The Xenophobe S Guide To The Austrians

Author : Louis James
Publisher : Xenophobe's Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Austria
ISBN : 1906042217

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Austrians by Louis James Pdf

A guide to understanding the Austrians that delves into the cultural curiosities and peculiar characteristics of this land-locked nation"""""The Austrian needs lots of persuading to have his traditions tampered with in the name of modernization and efficiency. He is attached to his sausage, his insipid beer, and the young white wine that tastes so remarkably like iron filings. He prefers the familiar, tried, and tested to the novelty, the latter almost certainly being an attempt by persons unknown to make money at his expense.""""""""Home life for the Austrians is a never-ending quest for Gemutlichkeit or coziness, which is achieved by accumulating objects that run the gamut from the pleasingly aesthetic to the mind-blowingly kitsch.""""""""In Austria detonating pretension is a national pastime. It has to do with attitudes to power that date back to an absolutist form of government and with the self-irony developed by people who were (or thought they were) more talented than the authority to which they had to defer.""""""""The paradoxical character of the Austrian mingles profoundly conservative attitudes with a flair for innovation and invention. This creative tension usually takes the form of official obstructionism to good ideas, but sometimes the other way round. For example, the population were outraged by Josef II's attempt to make them adopt reusable coffins with flaps on the underside for dropping out the corpses. (The Emperor was forced to retreat, grumbling as he did so about the people's wasteful attitude.)""""

Author : Helen Dyrbye,Thomas Golzen,Steve Harris
Publisher : Oval Projects
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781908120243

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Danes by Helen Dyrbye,Thomas Golzen,Steve Harris Pdf

A guide to understanding the Danes that highlights their character and behaviour with warmth and wit.

Author : Stefan Zeidenitz,Ben Barkow
Publisher : Ravette Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000035438617

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Germans by Stefan Zeidenitz,Ben Barkow Pdf

This is an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of Germany, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.

Author : Tarja Moles
Publisher : Oval Projects
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-13
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781908120366

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Finns by Tarja Moles Pdf

A guide to understanding the Finns that explores their national characteristics with humour and style.

Author : Ken Hunt,Mike Taylor
Publisher : Xenophobe's Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1906042209

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Aussies by Ken Hunt,Mike Taylor Pdf

Appearances are deceptive Never make the error of underestimating the Aussies. They love to portray a casual disregard for everything around them, but no-one accidentally achieves a lifestyle as relaxed as theirs. Logic down under Aussies will twist any statistics to their own ends. One statistic doing the rounds was that 40% of drivers in accidents had been drinking. Since this left 60% of drivers who hadn't had a drop, but who still had accidents, it must obviously be safer to drink and drive. Let's talk "strine" The Aussies are not subtle and neither is their language. They will say what they mean. The problem is that the words they use don't always mean what they say. For example: bluey--someone who has red hair; you're orright--you are absolutely super; itsa bit warm-- it is probably 120F in the water bag (water bags are always hung in the shade); that'd be right--I don't believe it either. Out in the outback Nature is the biggest single influence on the Aussie attitude. And a very harsh and unforgiving influence it is. Reality, totally uncontrollable, is never far outside the suburban limits.

Author : Paul Bilton
Publisher : Xenophobe's Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : National characteristics, Swiss
ISBN : 1906042500

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Swiss by Paul Bilton Pdf

Highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.

Author : Antony Mason
Publisher : Oval Projects Ltd
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Belgians
ISBN : 1906042225

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians by Antony Mason Pdf

Belgians like above all to be practical, solid. They stand square and conduct conversation from the base of the neck. Courteous behaviour is expected: it is the natural product of right-mindedness. It is also practical: that is how you get on in the world. Belgians would be very happy indeed if all the world knew them to be good-natured, tolerant, individualistic, self-assertive, modest, moderate, and the embodiment of European ideals. This is a long-term project. Meanwhile being placed somewhere on the map of Europe will do.

Author : Nicholas Parsons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0199704546

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Vienna by Nicholas Parsons Pdf

From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna's fortunes swung between survival and expansion. By the late nineteenth century it had become the western capital of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, but the twentieth century saw it degraded to a 'hydrocephalus' cut off from its former economic hinterland. After the inglorious Nazi interlude, Vienna began the long climb back to the prosperous and cultivated city of 1.7 million inhabitants that it is today. Subjected to constant infusions of new, Vienna has both assimilated and resisted cultural influences from outside, creating its own sui generis culture.

Author : Antony Miall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : National characteristics, English
ISBN : OCLC:1256747182

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the English by Antony Miall Pdf

Author : Martin Solly
Publisher : Oval Projects
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781908120601

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Italians by Martin Solly Pdf

A guide to understanding the Italians which reveals their cultural curiosities and defining characteristics.

Author : Richard Sale
Publisher : Oval Projects
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781908120519

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders by Richard Sale Pdf

A guide to understanding the Icelanders which takes an insightful, humorous look at their character and values.

Author : Paulo Henrique Barauna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Brazil
ISBN : 1906042233

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Brazilians by Paulo Henrique Barauna Pdf

Author : Vladimir Zhelvis
Publisher : Xenophobe's Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : National characteristics, Russian
ISBN : 1906042462

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Russians by Vladimir Zhelvis Pdf

A guide to understanding the Russians which goes behind the curtain of bearishness to reveal their soft underbelly and highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.

Author : Ruth Wodak
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748637355

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Discursive Construction of National Identity by Ruth Wodak Pdf

How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria.In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the authors analyse current and on-going transformations in the self-and other definition of national identities using an innovative interdisciplinary approach which combines discourse-historical theory and methodology and political science perspectives. Thus, the rhetorical promotion of national identification and the discursive construction and reproduction of national difference on public, semi-public and semi-private levels within a nation state are analysed in much detail and illustrated with a huge amount of examples taken from many genres (speeches, focus-groups, interviews, media, and so forth). In addition to the critical discourse analysis of multiple genres accompanying various commemorative and celebratory events in 1995, this extended and revised edition is able to draw comparisons with similar events in 2005. The impact of socio-political changes in Austria and in the European Union is also made transparent in the attempts of constructing hegemonic national identities.

Author : Sahoko Kaji,Noriko Hama,Robert Ainsley,Jonathan Rice
Publisher : Oval Projects Ltd
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : National characteristics, Japanese
ISBN : 1906042403

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Xenophobe's Guide to the Japanese by Sahoko Kaji,Noriko Hama,Robert Ainsley,Jonathan Rice Pdf

"The quintessence of unspoken mutual understanding is to be found in the word yoroshiku: 'You have understood what I want you to do. I have understood that you have understood what I want you to do. Therefore I leave it up to you to finish the task and I expect it to be done in the way I want it to be done. And I thank you for understanding me and agreeing to take the trouble to do the task.' All this in four syllables." "For all the apparent worship of the way of the warrior, being yasashii, which means being gentle, tender, caring, yielding and considerate, is very important in Japan. Asked what a Japanese values most in a potential spouse, both sexes tend to put being being yasashii at the top of their list of desirable virtues. The concept is even applied to the inanimate. For instance, a car or shampoo can be yasashii to you, to the eye, and to the environment."