The Wicked Traveler

by Howard Tomb

Respond to Japanese Noh theater like a native: Kazoku sorrote no seppuku ga yokatta. ("I love the part where the whole family disembowels themselves.") Speak to homicidal Parisian taxi drivers in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761135928
• ISBN13: 9780761135920
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

How to hold your own Overseas

This is a compilation of the great little books by Howard Tomb, the Wicked French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish books. The theme is how to insult people in their own language, showing them that two can play at that game! No more let's abuse the tourist! Each phrase has an excellent guide to pronunciation, and there are pages with very helpful tips about that culture. Some of the phrases might not exactly fit your situation, but if you take the time to learn and pronounce them you will suddenly find you can function at a basic level in that language. And best of all, you will have offended all kinds of people, taxi drivers, waiters, hotel staff, and yes, even the police. What could be better than that!

wicked indeed!

I am very happy to find the condenced wicked colletion into one book. I have purchased the individual books for years now; they make great gifts. These new book is well priced and has 5 languages to choose from. If you have a friend visiting Europe or Japan this is the book to give them!!