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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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We're British innit,
By Nippo "RJN" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A to Z of All Things British (Hardcover)
A witty, well written guide to the social norms of Britain today. Invaluable for any expatriate returning home!
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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A cheeky little book on all things British!,
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Firstly, I must admit - I DO enjoy these types of books. They revel in all things British but do so in a tongue-in-cheek way - it's important not to get too hung up on our national heritage! We're quite an eccentric lot when you look at us - and this book brings this fact out in full.
The book is alphabetical rather than by topic which probably meant sense to the author - although I'd have preferred it by topic myself. For instance the "C" chapter covers Caravanning, Carry-On, Changing the Guard, Chavs, Cheese-rolling, Chips, Church Bells, Churchill etc - all described in an amusing way. Some entries will make you mildly titter and others will make you laugh-out-loud. All in all an excellent little book - almost 250 pages of "irreverent" humour. I'm guessing it will be a popular book for "male significant others" at xmas!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Witty and amusing and very British,
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We're British, Innit is exactly what it says it is - a mildly irreverent look at our national foibles. In places, it's very funny indeed and there's a healthy dose of irony bubbling underneath many of the entries - with many of the most satirical barbs being held back for the way the British media would like us to think of our nation. Aitch's grounding is probably similar to, say, Caroline Aherne's - because the humour has the same feel to it - both in terms of the strata of society it is conceived from and in terms of its cynicism for all that's "Cool Britannia" - as something like the Royle Family.
Its the sort of book that would make a great present for a "grumpy old man", not that they get off lightly inside it.
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