tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post1992223258357498633..comments2024-03-03T15:25:01.761-05:00Comments on AngloAddict: If you can't say something niceLisanne624http://www.blogger.com/profile/14515571677458538151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-40402368991764229752008-12-28T12:04:00.000-05:002008-12-28T12:04:00.000-05:00Lisa, I had been wanting to buy this book but have...Lisa, I had been wanting to buy this book but have heard other reviews that agree with yours. now I'm waiting until someone I know buys it, so I can borrow it.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-90078219783276747652008-12-27T18:09:00.000-05:002008-12-27T18:09:00.000-05:00Melissa, the lady who wrote the book (from her pho...Melissa, the lady who wrote the book (from her photo on the book cover) looks to be in her late 30s-early 40s. From what I can tell, she still lives there. Maybe if she writes a follow up in a decade or two she might have mellowed a bit! If you do read it, I'd be interested to see if you can "identify" with any of the experiences you had while living over there!Lisanne624https://www.blogger.com/profile/14515571677458538151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-65088381939601865482008-12-27T18:07:00.000-05:002008-12-27T18:07:00.000-05:00Wendy, thanks for the recommendation! I'll look u...Wendy, thanks for the recommendation! I'll look up Kate Fox's book.Lisanne624https://www.blogger.com/profile/14515571677458538151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-72148796380794964092008-12-27T18:06:00.000-05:002008-12-27T18:06:00.000-05:00Gail, you are so right! The lady has lived in Bri...Gail, you are so right! The lady has lived in Britain for a while, and still lives there, so there must be some good things . . . I just would be hard pressed to name any of them after reading this book! I wonder if there are any books that go the other way -- British people who have moved to the US and found it woefully lacking?? It would be interesting to read one of those!Lisanne624https://www.blogger.com/profile/14515571677458538151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-86664055087653406282008-12-27T04:48:00.000-05:002008-12-27T04:48:00.000-05:00Seems to be a big trend at the moment for expats t...Seems to be a big trend at the moment for expats to write nasty accounts of life in Britain - there's a version by a Russian woman doing the rounds. Of course a lot of it is true, but they don't mention the positive aspects.Gail Is This Mutton?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624214724309633433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-8997654202559049252008-12-24T23:26:00.000-05:002008-12-24T23:26:00.000-05:00I have to agree with you. I liked Kate Fox's book ...I have to agree with you. I liked Kate Fox's book much better.<BR/>Wendy (who just found you!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077278278710630031.post-10109048445292097212008-12-24T22:46:00.000-05:002008-12-24T22:46:00.000-05:00Lisa- I saw this book online awhile ago and gave ...Lisa- I saw this book online awhile ago and gave it a miss because it got mixed reviews. Now I am intrigued. You are right on with the culture shock thing. I was very young and immature so I did a lot of comparing Britain to the U.S. and whined about the lack of conveniences. I would be interested to know how old the author was when she had these experiences. Maturity and wisdom makes those things I complained about seem so petty now. It's a pity the book takes on such an ethnocentric tone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com