This book made a splash in the author's homeland, immediately after its publication, causing a flurry of enthusiastic responses from readers, critics and sociologists. Kate Fox, a hereditary anthropologist, managed to create a funny and strikingly accurate portrait of English society. She analyzes the quirks, habits and weaknesses of the English, but writes not as an anthropologist, but as an Englishwoman - with humor and without fanfare, witty, expressive and accessible language.