Understanding Europeans benefits from Miller's use of his own marriage to a French woman as examples, but there are not enough of them to overcome some of the drudgery of his psychoanalytical approach to his subject. There are some basic differences between our world views that Miller is able to pinpoint with some accuracy.
Although we are mostly aware of the Puritan and commercial streaks in our national character, to have it compared and contrasted to the Europeans makes it much easier to understand. This is indicative of my feeling for this book of Stuart Miller's, which is supposedly about those folk across the water, but ends up helping describe my neighbor and myself much more. And that is because writing is not viewed as a proper occupation by the majority of Americans, whereas in Europe, that answer would be sufficient.
Peter denying Jesus I cannot admit to my true purpose because of what people might think. Instead, I have to say that I plan to teach or take an editing position along with writing (which is true-I am not so naive as to believe in a magical diploma that opens up the world of publishing-but it is akin to someone who is studying to be a surgeon to say that they plan to work as an intern). But when people ask me what I plan to do with that degree, I can not tell them the truth: that I want to write. I have been working towards a career in writing recently, first by applying to graduate school where I hope to complete a Masters of Fine Arts degree. Understanding Europeans is an essential book for travelers, business people, students, and anyone who wishes to understand our European cousins."Tell them you're a writer." That is a chapter title in this book, and it illustrates one of the differences between Europeans and Americans. His book is replete with sharp insights and tellingly funny anecdotes about the tendency of Americans and Europeans to stumble over one anothers' cultures. Miller lived in Europe for many years, studying European culture and ultimately marrying a European. Importantly, in his observations on European differences, Miller also sheds light on the roots of American behavior. He offers a brief, insightful course in European history, showing how events of the distant as well as the recent past have shaped European thinking and behavior. In Understanding Europeans, Stuart Miller attempts to untangle the mystery of the Homo europus - the modern European. Europeans often seem rude and distant, or they seem offended by the outgoing, friendly nature of Americans.
Many are perplexed by the way Europeans think and behave. Millions of Americans travel to Europe every year for business and pleasure.
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