Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Kate Fox
Oct 2020 · Hodder & Stoughton · Narrated by Joan Walker
5.0star
2 reviewsreport
headphones
Audiobook
21 hr 13 min
Unabridged
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
Want a 2 hr 7 min sample? Listen anytime, even offline.
Add
About this audiobook
THE BESTSELLING MODERN CLASSIC. OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD.
'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY
'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Laugh out loud' MARTIN PARR
'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS
'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPH
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY
The unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.
From the class system to conversation etiquette, Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.
If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren't English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.
©2004 Kate Fox (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY
'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Laugh out loud' MARTIN PARR
'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS
'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPH
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY
The unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.
From the class system to conversation etiquette, Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.
If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren't English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.
©2004 Kate Fox (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Ratings and reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Bamshankar Sharma
- Flag inappropriate
September 25, 2023
ok
About the author
Kate Fox, an anthropologist, is currently an Associate Member of the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. After an erratic education at a random sample of schools in England, the USA, France and Ireland, she studied anthropology and philosophy at Cambridge. She was for many years co-director of an independent social research centre in Oxford. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon and bestselling author Henry Marsh.
Rate this audiobook
Tell us what you think.
Listening information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
