212 reviews for:

Watching the English

Kate Fox

3.82 AVERAGE

saibhandari's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative medium-paced

cparsons's review against another edition

3.5

funny informative reflective

crystalmethany's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative

s2t's review against another edition

2.5

informative medium-paced

adriana69's review against another edition

4.5

funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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Very accessible, but drawn from serious study. Fascinating. Roots of our instinctive social behaviour. Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. 

jenmulholland's review against another edition

3.25

informative slow-paced

adelinawhy's review against another edition

3.75

funny informative medium-paced

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This was really a fun read but it could have been a lot shorter - sometimes felt like it dragged on a bit

felinity's review against another edition

5.0

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I need to reread this, but from my recollections - an entertaining and very informative view of the English from the point of view of an anthropologist. At one point she plans to spend an afternoon deliberately jostling people in a crowd to get their reactions but is so mortified that she has to cut her research short, while noting that hers is a very English reaction!

hannahowens's review against another edition

5.0

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So hilarious and on-point! I recommend it to every English person, so as they can see how peculiar we really are, and to every non-English person to get a handle on how to handle us.

catriona176's review against another edition

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Writing was too academic for me