《How to be an Alien》Penguin Readers（Level 3），由匈牙利作家George Mikes在1946年出版，書名為《How to be an Alien: a handbook for beginners and more advanced pupils》。閱讀這本書是因為上一本《British Life》裡引用了George Mikes的一段話：
If you go for a walk with a friend, don't say a word for hours; if you go out for a walk with your dog, keep chatting to him.
作者以外國人(an alien)的角度敘述英國人生活點滴，這整本書從頭到尾都非常幽默風趣，部份內容甚至讓英國人覺得很無理。全書簡單分成兩部份：Part 1 The Most Important Rules、Part 2 Less Important Rules and some Special Examples
開始前言又一段調侃英國人老愛把「天氣」如何如何掛在嘴邊，他說：
開始前言又一段調侃英國人老愛把「天氣」如何如何掛在嘴邊，他說：
The weather is the most important subject in the land. In Europe, people say, 'He is the type of person who talks about the weather', to show that somebody is very boring. In England, the weather is always an interesting, exciting subject and you must be good at talking about it.
