|
|
|
Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide by Jane Walmsley, Gray Jolliffe |
 |
Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide by Jane Walmsley, Gray Jolliffe
Publisher : Penguin Books
List Price :$14.00
Amazon Price : $10.50
Used Price : $7.99
 |
Avg. Customer Rating:
|
| Reviews for Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide
From Publishers Weekly
An American broadcaster and journalist who lives in London with her British husband, Walmsley observes that Yanks and Brits have distinctly different "attitudes and aspirations." Here she catalogues some of those differences, and the subjects include pets ("What Joan Collins is to Yanks' fantasies, sheepdogs are to Brits' "); humor ("The vastly popular Johnny Carson Show laid a U.K. egg"); sports (cricket is "an exercise of such subtlety that only life long devotees can tell when the ball is actually in play"); consumerism ("British salespeople are very attached to merchandise and try hard to keep it in the store"); and public appeal ("To succeed in America, you have to be 'cute' "). Walmsley also covers sex, death, religion, war, television and ice cream ("the Great Levelerthe Yank version of pubs"). This is a fine, funny guide from a perceptive humorist.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Book Description
hen it comes to understanding the great cultural ocean that divides Brits and Yanks, it's not just our vocabulary but also our attitudes that differ. This irreverent guide surveys a whole gamut of British-American divergences, from sex to food, from pets to religion, from sports to money, and from war to-most divergent of all-humor. Entertaining and invaluable, Brit-Think, Ameri-Think has been updated to reflect changes in political, cultural, and social trends, and includes new chapters on cultural icons Oprah Winfrey and Bridget Jones, and on Brit-cool vs. Ameri-cool.
About the Author
Jane Walmsley was born in Pittsburgh, but has lived in England for more than twenty years, where she works as a television broadcaster, producer, and journalist. She is married to a Brit, who is undoubtedly the source of much of her insight into the British character.
|
|
Read customer reviews about Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide at Amazon.com |
|
Buy Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide at Amazon.com |
|
Customers who shopped this item also shopped for
|
 |
Lonely Planet British Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks) - Elizabeth Bartsch-Parker, Roibeard O'Maolalaigh, Stephen Burger
Publisher - Lonely Planet Publications |
 |
Divided by a Common Language : A Guide to British and American English - Christopher Davies
Publisher - Houghton Mifflin |
 |
The Very Best of British - Mike Etherington, Sarah Etherington
Publisher - Effingpot Productions Ltd |
 |
Passport United Kingdom: Your Pocket Guide to British Business, Customs & Etiquette (Passport to the World) (Passport to the World) - Timothy Harper
Publisher - World Trade Press |
 |
The American-British British-American Dictionary - Jeremy Smith
Publisher - CodeSmith |
|
|
