{"product_id":"meet-the-english","title":"MEET the ENGLISH","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe single quality that sets the English apart from their European cousins is that they are an island people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir closest neighbours are the fish in the sea. This unusual relationship brings out unexpected behaviour and highlights their eccentricity: they drive on the opposite side of the road  to the rest of the world; like their beer warm rather than cold; prefer roundabouts to traffic lights; pretend that foreign languages donÕt exist; sprinkle vinegar over their chips and for centuries used a peculiar measurement system with strange units of feet, stones and hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe English are indeed an enigmatic folk, normal on the surface, but stranger with every layer revealed: encyclopaedias could be written about their quirky habits. This slim volume attempts no more than to scratch the surface of a big subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44379530363041,"sku":"9781326194451","price":37.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/14rvr6vz-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1716872028","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/meet-the-english","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}