Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide, Revised Edition

When 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.

An irreverent and indispensable guide to understanding the great cultural ocean that divides Britain and America.

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.

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. (June)

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.