是英国人类学家Kate Fox于2004年出版的笑话集。不,应该说是英国文化现象研究。作者身为英国人的一份子,却用极端犀利嘲讽口吻描述英国人典型的社交障碍、中庸态度与无处不在的阶级意识等文化特色,不刻意搞笑但行间显露出的典型英国幽默令读者每每会心一笑。
Introduction - Anthropology at Home
PART ONE: CONVERSATION CODES
The Weather
Grooming-talk
Humour Rules
Linguistic Class Codes
Emerging Talk-rules:The Mobile Phone
Pub-talk
PART TWO: BEHAVIOUR CODES
Home Rules
Rules of the Road
Work to Rule
Rules of Play
Dress Codes
Food Rules
Rules of Sex
Rites of Passage
Conclusion: Defining Englishness
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
References
Index