Watching the English

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.

Watching the English picks apart the bizarre codes of behaviour and quiet embarrassment of English culture to help you navigate the unspoken rules of this peculiar island nation.

Kate Fox lays bare the inner workings of the class system and reveals why the whole country obsessively apologises and talks incessantly about the weather.