Watching the English : The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

Author: Fox, Kate

England

Published on 24 April 2025 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 608 pages, n/a
199 x 131 x 39 | 422g

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' TELEGRAPHWITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRYThe 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.