The Xenophobe'S Guide to the Irish [Audiobook] download free by Frank Mcnally
- Listen audiobook: The Xenophobe'S Guide to the Irish
- Author: Frank Mcnally
- Release date: 2008/1/25
- Publisher: OVAL BOOKS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Travel and Holiday Guides
- ISBN: 9781906042370
- Rating: 9.8 of 10
- Votes: 780
- Review by: Levi Broome
- Review rating: 7.26 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/26
- Duration: 1H10M11S in 256 kbps (19.2 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-31
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA Lossless, MP3, MPEG4, ATRAC, WAV, FLAC, WMA (compression BZ, RAR, TAR.LZO, ZIP)
- Total pages original book: 96
- Includes a PDF summary of 7 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 4M50S (1.4 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: 'The couth truth''A popular perception of the Irish is that they're all fiery, freckle-faced red-heads who'll start a fight at the slightest offence (e.g., being called British). The bit about the freckles is accurate enough, but the typical Irish person has brown hair and blue eyes. And while they may be descended from the Celts, a fearless people whose warriors were known to run naked into battle, most modern-day Irish people would think twice before running naked into the bathroom.''''Avoid the void''There's no use denying it, Irish people talk a lot. They don't know why. It just seems to pour out of them. Maybe it's something to do with living on a lonely mist-covered island on the western fringe of Europe. Whatever the reason, they just can't abide silence. It's a vacuum that must be filled.''''The write stuff''The Irish devotion to literature is almost a character weakness. It is said that every Irish person has a book inside him or her. Very few of them can be persuaded to leave it there.''''From gags to riches''The myth of the thick Paddyonce especially popular in Britainhas waned in recent years. But the stereotype of the Irish as a charming-yet-feckless people lingers. They are seen as being ruled by their emotions, incapable of organization, and uninterested in material things. This has become very useful in business negotiations. The ability to pose as hopeless romantics with no concern for money has been a big factor in making Ireland one of the richest countries in the world.''
- Other categories, genre or collection: Popular Culture, Guidebooks, Funny Books & Stories, Cultural Studies
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- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 6.50 USD
- Dimensions: 110x178x6mm
- Weight: 77.11g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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