Watching the English-The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox c2005

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In Watching the English, social anthropologist Kate Fox turns her professional gaze toward her own culture to decode the unspoken codes of British behavior. Through exhaustive “participant observation,” Fox identifies the underlying rules governing everything from weather talk and pub etiquette to the intricacies of class and grooming. Her witty analysis reveals “social dis-ease” as the defining characteristic of the national identity, offering a humorous yet insightful map of the English psyche for natives and outsiders alike.