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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans [Kindle Edition]

Stephanie Faul (Author)
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A guide to understanding the Americans which dispels or confirms preconceived prejudices with humour and insight.

Synopsis

One of a series of humorous guides to foreign countries which, makes sweeping generalizations and observations on life in the country concerned. It details what to expect and how to cope with it, and aspects of the country that are quaint, peculiar or different.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 626 KB
  • Print Length: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Xenophobe's Guides (10 Mar 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0070D3UA2
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #236,966 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Yep, that's us. 2 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
An excellent level one primer on the American psyche. I got this book hoping for a laugh on us and to get an objective opinion on my fellow countrymen for an article I'm writing. It was too true to be funny. ;-) Not insulting, just plain true. I only found one or two mistakes and they were minor, dealing with slang that could be different in different regions of the States. There were a couple of parts that made me wonder, "You mean it's not like that all over the world?" (For example, the part about how every event in American life is structured so that someone wins and someone loses.)

For such a small book, it does just what it sets out to do, cover the surface. Worth the £.

For a more in-depth and very funny primer on Americans and the American psyche, I highly recommend Bill Bryson's "Notes from a Big Country" (US title: "I'm Just a Stranger Here Myself").

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This is a short introduction to stereotypes about US people as seen by themselves. The Xenophobe books tend to be written by authors of the nationality they portray, though people who have been abroad, so that they have some perspective on their national foibles yet cannot be accused of ignorant stereotyping. I can't help but think that the intended market still is the own country. I laughed a lot reading the Xenophobe's guide to the Swedes, but found fewer chuckles in this bok on Americans, possibly because of missing shared assumptions about what is ridiculous.

This book is a couple of decades old now. One wonders if the US psyche has changed since it was written and the Culture of Fear would feature more prominently today.
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11 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Americans don't seem to have a sense of humour about themselves. This book is not funny, it totally misses its point. In comparison to Xenophobes Guide to the British or the Germans, which both tell a hilarious truth, this book just wants to stay clear of any possible insult. And sorry, that is not what this series is about. This series describes various nations in a stereotypical way and nevertheless bears some truth. It ridicules specific ways of life, but in a "we like you anyway"-fashion. Don't buy this one!
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