I am a daft old biddy! That book 'Understanding The British' arrived yesterday, and it's by some geezer called Adam Fletcher, not Bill Bryson! Amazon promoted it on their website, craftily alongside many of Bryson's books. I've started to read it and it's quite entertaining however.
I also like Sherry Argov's books 'Why Men Love Bitches' and 'Why Men Marry Bitches' (very funny and instructive!), plus Susan Maushart's 'Wifework' and 'What Women Want Next' (both feminist, well-written by a PhD graduate in Sociology and interesting).
I've waved Shakespeare, Jane Austen and all the other classics goodbye!