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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch (edition 1999)

by Rodney Bolt

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After the considerable success of The Xenophobe's Guides series, which uncovers the quirks and curiosities of other nations for xenophobes (people who fear foreigners) a series of phrase books is now being launched for the 'xenolinguist' -- people who are afraid of speaking a foreign tongue.When visitors are traveling abroad, they have to expect to meet foreigners. Most of these foreigners will not speak English. The Xenophobe's Phrase Books series aims to help users overcome this setback and cope with the unexpected difficulties that may arise should they need to communicate with the natives.… (more)
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Title:The Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch
Authors:Rodney Bolt
Info:Oval Books (1999), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 64 pages
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More interesting than expected, also more serious than I expected.
Yes, some cliches got thrown in, but all in all a fair analysis of the Dutch mind in the 90s. ( )
  HeyMimi | Dec 28, 2020 |
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After the considerable success of The Xenophobe's Guides series, which uncovers the quirks and curiosities of other nations for xenophobes (people who fear foreigners) a series of phrase books is now being launched for the 'xenolinguist' -- people who are afraid of speaking a foreign tongue.When visitors are traveling abroad, they have to expect to meet foreigners. Most of these foreigners will not speak English. The Xenophobe's Phrase Books series aims to help users overcome this setback and cope with the unexpected difficulties that may arise should they need to communicate with the natives.

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