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Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

by Kate Fox
RM30.00 MYR
Watching the English - Thryft
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Watching the English - Thryft

Unraveling English quirks through anthropological lens.

If you're fascinated by the subtleties of cultural behaviors or planning to visit England soon, "Watching the English" is like having an insider's guide to decoding everyday British social cues. Kate Fox doesn't just observe; she dives into experiments that’ll likely have you chuckling and nodding in recognition. It's a book that'll arm you with understanding, whether you're a traveler, an expat, or just someone intrigued by the complexities of English social norms.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

by Kate Fox
RM30.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9780340818862
Authors: Kate Fox
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, History, Travel, Science
Related Topics: Psychology, History, Anthropology, Social Issues
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 11246 readers)

Description

In "Watching the English," anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks, habits, and foibles of the English people. She puts the English national character under her anthropological microscope and finds a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and byzantine codes of behaviour. The rules of weather-speak, the ironic-gnome rule, the reflex apology rule, the paranoid-pantomime rule, class indicators and class anxiety tests, the money-talk taboo, and many more. Through a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments (using herself as a reluctant guinea pig), Kate Fox discovers what these unwritten behaviour codes tell us about Englishness.
 

Unraveling English quirks through anthropological lens.

If you're fascinated by the subtleties of cultural behaviors or planning to visit England soon, "Watching the English" is like having an insider's guide to decoding everyday British social cues. Kate Fox doesn't just observe; she dives into experiments that’ll likely have you chuckling and nodding in recognition. It's a book that'll arm you with understanding, whether you're a traveler, an expat, or just someone intrigued by the complexities of English social norms.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.