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A review by taetris
Watching the English by Kate Fox
4.0
This non-fiction book is an anthropological/sociological look the English. Kate Fox dissects all aspects of English life and tries to figure out "Englishness". Every chapter is on a new part of English life like eating, clothing, living...
Fox bases her analyses on works that have been written on the subject, on surveys and her own experimental research. For instance, she went into train and subway stations and did "bumping experiments" during which she intentionally bumped people to see how many would say "sorry". She then proceeds to analyse what she has gleaned and put it into words. She often has ways of putting things that make it seem both completely obvious and well analysed at the same time. On top of this, she is extremely funny.
Fox bases her analyses on works that have been written on the subject, on surveys and her own experimental research. For instance, she went into train and subway stations and did "bumping experiments" during which she intentionally bumped people to see how many would say "sorry". She then proceeds to analyse what she has gleaned and put it into words. She often has ways of putting things that make it seem both completely obvious and well analysed at the same time. On top of this, she is extremely funny.