Customer Reviews
Better buy other books from this series - By: Schneekloth, 10 Dec 2007 
Americans don't seem to have a sense of humour about themselves. This book is not funny, it totally misses its point. In comparison to Xenophobes Guide to the British or the Germans, which both tell a hilarious truth, this book just wants to stay clear of any possible insult. And sorry, that is not what this series is about. This series describes various nationsin a stereotypical way & nevertheless bears some truth. It ridicules specific ways of life, butin a "we like you anyway"-fashion. Don't buy this one!
Yep, that's us. - By: J. Beaulieu, 02 Dec 2001 
An excellent level one primer on the American psyche. I got this book hoping for a laugh on us & to get an objective opinion on my fellow countrymen for an article I'm writing. It was too true to be funny. ;-) Not insulting, just plain true. I only found one or two mistakes & they were minor, dealing with slang that could be differentin different regions of the States. There were a couple of parts that made me wonder, "You mean it's not like that all over the world?" (For example, the part about how every eventin American life is structured so that someone wins & someone loses.)
For such a small book, it does just what it sets out to do, cover the surface. Worth the £.
For a more in-depth & very funny primer on Americans & the American psyche, I highly recommend Bill Bryson's "Notes from a Big Country" (US title: "I'm Just a Stranger Here Myself").
Absolutely brilliant. - By: , 11 May 2000 Written by an American, about Americans, this amusing booklet allows you to observe the personality traits of our (very) distant cousins without having to risk talking to any real Americans. Marvellous examples include Gun Culture, Feeling Good, Cars & the average American's view of the world beyond America (only 1in 10 Americans have passports).
