A few bits and pieces

One book all of you should try and get hold is Kate Fox's Watching the English.

It's the best book I've ever read about how England works, the peculiar social etiquette connected to such everyday things as queuing, pubs, small talk and so on. her disscetion of the core qualities of Englishness are very accurate and very very funny. A really readable, witty, perceptive book.


If you're interested in Cockney Rhyming Slang, you might find these sites below interesting.

Cockney Rhyming Slang

And here's the Wikipedia entry on the subject.



Finally, some classic British comedy clips.





Here's a whole episode of FAWLTY TOWERS in three parts,







Here are a few killer clips from more recent sitcom, THE OFFICE.





Here's the very dry, very deadpan ROYLE FAMILY.



Here are some sketches from THE FAST SHOW, which was huge in the mid-to-late 90s













Hope you enjoy these - and manage the odd chuckle!