The United Kingdom [antikvár]

If you've ever wondered why Queen Elizabeth has two birthdays, what a Whip does in the Houses of Parliament, where you can find the rules of cricket or just what makes that famous British sense of humour, you need look no further than this book.100 Questions Answered is the result of a survey undertaken by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to find out the most common and somé of the more interesting questions asked about Britain around the world.We hope it will be useful not only to staff in Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, who have to answer many queries, from the pi actical to the most obscure, but alsó to anyone who has an interest in Britain and what makes the British the way they are - whether you are a student learning English, a journalist looking for a new angle, or a business executive wanting a different insight into the country.