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by Agnes Catherine Poirier (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (27 Jul 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297852345
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297852346
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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'The funniest frog in print.' (DAILY MAIL )

'Perhaps it doesn't sound like much fun to be set straight on everything... by a French "intellectual"... Strangely, it is.' (DAILY TELEGRAPH )

'Politics, society, food, art... are all discussed with a cheerful wit, backed up by... more serious historical and philosophical observations.' (NEW STATESMAN )

'This funny and fascinating bid to uncover the differences between us Brits and the French... is full of side-splitting observations.' (OK! Magazine )

'Poirier is a wind-up merchant, opinionated, French and severely witty... writes beautiful, clear, neatly measured English... lively sardonic, always poised' (THE SCOTSMAN )

'interesting and entertaining... A great read: insightful, intelligent and above all funny.' (FRENCH MAGAZINE )

'perhaps the most fascinating thing about this book is ... what it tells us about France.' (THE SPECTATOR )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Shallow and slight, 28 Aug 2007
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There are a few interesting bits in this book, but they'd take you 10 minutes to read. She's good on the way we use French phrases constantly, but are unaware of their exact meaning in French. It's interesting to know that the French separation of religion and education has led to a widespread mistrust of religion. And it can't be said too often that the English are as obsessed with class as they ever were. French journalists all have PhDs and give opinions, she says, whereas British journalists are detectives (chalk one up to us, then). Otherwise, she demonstrates La Différence by giving very few facts and observations, stuck into too-short chapters that are otherwise mainly waffle (or gauffret). Just as you're getting interested, she moves on to another subject. And she gets titles of publications and authors' names wrong. Some of the awkwardness of her style can be blamed on her English co-writer, who has failed to tell her that the British don't refer to all working-class men as "thugs". She wanted to call herself Agnes Parrot because it would be easier for us to pronounce - fortunately she was laughed out of it.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best antidote to chicklit, 25 Jan 2007
If you're looking for chicklit, this is definitely not for you. In that aspect, the cover is really misleading, as if the marketing department hadn't read the book. It's not heavy stuff but it's substantial, political, in the French tradition, and yet funny, in the English one. In other word, it's a book for a sophisticated readership (who don't mind a silly cover). Touche is thoughtful, informed, touching and thought-provoking.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading and great fun, 19 Nov 2006
No beating about the bush: this book is great reading and great fun. Having lived in both countries, it's what I had been waiting for: an intelligent and well-informed take, away from the usual stereotypes. Look beyond the Vogue-ish cover: this is essential reading for anyone interested in France and Britain. Forget about British expats and their eurotrash, this is the real thing. Poirier doesn't mince her words but never offends as she is a true anglophile. Her personal memories are touching but her tongue is sharp too. A great attempt at Fluff with substance, as a British journalist said recently.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Britain/England - England/Britain
Yup, a very well-written book indeed, smart in its way and a good laugh -if you're a British person who doesn't mind being called English. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Àdhamh Ó Broin

5.0 out of 5 stars clever and entertaining
What I like best is to be enlightened AND entertained. Problem is I hate serious stuff but I also dislike fluff and what Touché achieves is to be light and profound at the same... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Charlie " a reader"

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab and fun
Am a fan of her writing in The Guardian. The book is as witty and insightful: serious at times but always tongue in cheeck. Well done, Agie!
Published 21 months ago by Jane T " a reader"

3.0 out of 5 stars Too cocksure
The author and I crossed the Channel in opposite directions at roughly the same time, in the mid 1990s. She was in her early 20s and I was approaching 50. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Josquine

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and clever book comparing the differences
This is an unusual book in that it is not the average book that you might expect on this subject but instead it cleverly combines together both anecdotes and rather more... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr X

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I've enjoyed some of her newspaper articles, but the book is a disappointment. She's not quite as clever as she thinks she is, and her unthinking anti-Americanism is just... Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Morgan

1.0 out of 5 stars Vacuous
I discussed this book with a young French guy (in France) who was about to go to LA to study film making. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Mr. Jm Bradley

5.0 out of 5 stars Formidable!
I bought the book as I wanted to compare with Stephen Clarke's novels which I love. It's a different style, non-fiction, more journalistic and informative, but it's as good. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2007 by Sam Wood '"Sam Wood"

5.0 out of 5 stars Adult conversation
This book is like the very best of nouvelle cuisine--substantially nourishing but not overloaded with fat and attractively presented on a plate large enough to give her ideas... Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2007 by John Whiting

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply great
The most fascinating thing about this book is that it tells us as much about the French as it informs us on how we're viewed by the French. Read more
Published on 3 Jul 2007 by Jane Austen Junior

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