True Brits - J.R. Daeschner
KORTE INHOUD
A tour of twenty-first century Britain in all its shin-kicking, bog-snorkelling and cheese-rolling glory, this is a uniquely British travel book..When J. R. Daeschner first heard about 'shin kicking' he was intrigued. As an American who had lived in Britain for some time, he thought he knew a thing or two about the country. But he'd never come across this centuries-old 'sport', which had to be one of the most painful and infuriating ever invented. J. R. had to find out more, and soon discovered that Britain has dozens, if not hundreds, of similar acts of lunacy enshrined as traditions; strange-named events such as cheese rolling, gurning, bog snorkelling... True Brits is a funny and fascinating travel guide to Britain's oddest places. people and traditions. Readers can follow J. R. as he meets some of the great British eccentrics who involve themselves in a host of bizarre pastimes which include hurling themselves down a grassy cliff in pursuit of a cheese, coating themselves in prickly green burrs, hanging t...
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2004 Uitgever: Arrow Books Ltd 288 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0099453460 ISBN-13: 9780099453468Koop dit boek tweedehands
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