The Anglo Files, by Sarah Lyall
Oh my goodness, what a delightful read! The subtitle reads, A field guide to the British, and it is just that: everything you wished someone had told you about the Brits before being immersed in their culture. Lyall is an American journalist living in London with her Brit husband and two daughters. Her descriptions are vivid, hilarious, and thought-provoking.
Some topics covered in depth:
- Cricket as metaphor
- Meaning behind the bad food
- Princess Di and the emotional revolution she began
- Loving animals more openly than other people
- The connection between repressed feelings and drinking
- Euphemisms
- Hereditary titles and the House of Lords
- Weather, and speaking about the weather
If you have any interest whatsoever in the British tradition, nation, culture, or identifying yourself as an anglophile, this book is for you!
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