You know what it's like. You travel abroad, generously boosting another country's economy, yet all you get by way of thanks is the locals muttering and sniggering at you in their native tongue. And because your knowledge of their language doesn't extend beyond 'Doesn't anyone here speak English?' you have no way of replying with a suitable insult of your own. Now help is at hand. "The Great British Guide to Swearing, Insulting and Offending Abroad" presents an invaluable guide to annoying Johnny Foreigner in every language from Albanian to Azerbaijani, Icelandic to Italian, Slovenian to Spanish. So that you have an insult ready for any occasion, the book is divided into sections relating to the different situations you are likely to encounter, including On the Beach, In the Bar, On the Pull, Asking for Directions, In the Hotel, Your Country Stinks and Your Mother Is a Whore. Difficult words and phrases are accompanied by helpful pronunciation notes and at the end of each section there is a 'test yourself' quiz, enabling you to brush up on your mastery of the insult. After all, who would want to forget that 'Aitisi nai poroja' is Finnish for 'Your mother copulates with reindeer'?
It all goes to make this book the most comprehensive guide yet for the British tourist wishing to insult foreigners in their own precious language.
- ISBN10 1407027387
- ISBN13 9781407027388
- Publish Date 6 May 2010 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 3 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Imprint Ebury Digital
- Format eBook
- Language English