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A review by rosaryoleander
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
There's clearly been a lot of work gone into this book. The author seems very knowledgeable of a broad section of the UK populous, it's foibles and quirks, and has clearly spent time building her hypotheses and treating them on often unsuspecting members of the public and slightly worn, valued our bemused friends, most of whom seem to have been born outside of England.
It was really entertaining to have my own actions and second nature mirrored back to me, though at an angle, allowing me to watch myself and think on why I behaved the way I did.
My only criticism was the London-centric nature of the work, which also had a very middle class, middle aged tone, and some of the remarks about the North of England and the working class fell somewhat flat and felt untrue, or at least beyond my own experience.
It was however, very enjoyable overall, and well worth a read, if only to laugh and oneself wrly.
It was really entertaining to have my own actions and second nature mirrored back to me, though at an angle, allowing me to watch myself and think on why I behaved the way I did.
My only criticism was the London-centric nature of the work, which also had a very middle class, middle aged tone, and some of the remarks about the North of England and the working class fell somewhat flat and felt untrue, or at least beyond my own experience.
It was however, very enjoyable overall, and well worth a read, if only to laugh and oneself wrly.