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An edition of Stuff white people like (2008)

Stuff White People Like

The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions

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"The Preppy Handbook" meets "PostSecret," in this cultural manifesto for a new generation. Imagine Sarah Silverman sitting down in your living room describing what makes white people tick. That is Stuff White People Like. Christian Lander has the inside scoop, from coffee to farmers markets to bumper stickers. You will laugh out loud, and you just might, at times, think the joke is on you. Lander and his blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com have already been profiled by NPR and "The Los Angeles Times," adding to the success of the Internet phenomenon.

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First Sentence

"There is no doubt that white people like coffee."

Table of Contents

1. Coffee
Page 3
2. Religions Their Parents Don't Belong To
Page 4
3. Film Festivals
Page 5
4. Assists
Page 6
5. Farmers' Markets
Page 6
6. Organic Food
Page 7
7. Diversity
Page 9
8. Barack Obama
Page 10
9. Making You Feel Bad for Not Going Outside
Page 10
10. Wes Anderson Movies
Page 11
11. Asian Girls
Page 12
12. Nonprofit Organizations
Page 13
13. Tea
Page 14
14. Having Black Friends
Page 15
15. Yoga
Page 16
16. Gifted Children
Page 17
17. Hating Their Parents
Page 20
18. Awareness
Page 21
19. International Travel
Page 22
20. Being an Expert on Your Culture
Page 26
21. Writer's Workshops
Page 27
22. Having Two Last Names
Page 27
23. Microbreweries
Page 28
24. Wine
Page 29
25. David Sedaris
Page 30
26. Manhattan (and Now Brooklyn, Too!)
Page 32
27. Marathons
Page 33
28. Not Having a TV
Page 34
29. '80s Night
Page 35
30. Wrigley Field
Page 36
31. Snowboarding
Page 37
32. Veganism/Vegetarianism
Page 38
33. Marijuana
Page 39
34. Architecture
Page 41
35. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart/The Colbert Report
Page 42
36. Brunch
Page 43
37. Renovations
Page 44
38. Arrested Development
Page 45
39. Netflix
Page 46
40. Apple Products
Page 47
41. Indie Music
Page 49
42. Sushi
Page 51
43. Plays
Page 53
44. Public Radio
Page 53
45. Asian Fusion Food
Page 55
46. The Sunday New York Times
Page 56
47. Liberal Arts Degrees
Page 57
48. Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
Page 61
49. Vintage
Page 62
50. Irony
Page 63
51. Living by the Water
Page 65
52. Sarah Silverman
Page 66
53. Dogs
Page 67
54. Kitchen Gadgets
Page 69
55. Apologies
Page 70
56. Lawyers
Page 71
57. Documentaries
Page 72
58. Japan
Page 73
59. Natural Medicine
Page 75
60. Toyota Prius
Page 76
61. Bicycles
Page 77
62. Knowing What's Best for Poor People
Page 79
63. Expensive Sandwiches
Page 80
64. Recycling
Page 81
65. Coed Sports
Page 82
66. Divorce
Page 84
67. Standing Still at Concerts
Page 85
68. Michel Gondry
Page 86
69. Mos Def
Page 87
70. Difficult Breakups
Page 88
71. Being the Only White Person Around
Page 89
72. Study Abroad
Page 90
73. Gentrification
Page 91
74. Oscar Parties
Page 94
75. Threatening to Move to Canada
Page 95
76. Water Bottles
Page 96
77. Musical Comedy
Page 98
78. Multilingual Children
Page 99
79. Modern Furniture
Page 100
80. The Idea of Soccer
Page 101
81. Graduate School
Page 102
82. Hating Corporations
Page 104
83. Bad Memories of High School
Page 105
84. T-shirts
Page 107
85. The Wire
Page 108
86. Shorts
Page 110
87. Outdoor Performance Clothes
Page 111
88. Having Gay Friends
Page 112
89. St. Patrick's Day
Page 113
90. Dinner Parties
Page 115
91. San Francisco
Page 121
92. Music Piracy
Page 123
93. Rugby
Page 125
94. New Balance Shoes
Page 126
95. Beards
Page 128
96. Having Children in Their Late Thirties
Page 130
97. Red Hair
Page 131
98. Noam Chomsky
Page 132
99. Non-Motorized Boating
Page 133
100. The Boston Red Sox
Page 134
101. Scarves
Page 135
102. Cleanses
Page 137
103. Self-Deprecating Humor
Page 138
104. Integrity
Page 139
105. Pretending to Be a Canadian When Traveling Abroad
Page 141
106. The Criterion Collection
Page 142
107. Natural Childbirth
Page 143
108. High School English Teachers
Page 144
109. Native Wisdom
Page 146
110. Trying Too Hard
Page 147
111. Portland, Oregon
Page 148
112. Free Health Care
Page 149
113. Che Guevara
Page 153
114. The New Yorker
Page 154
115. Non-American News Sources
Page 155
116. Subtitles
Page 156
117. Premium Juice
Page 157
118. The ACLU
Page 159
119. Plaid
Page 160
120. Platonic Friendships
Page 161
121. Reusable Shopping Bags
Page 163
122. Acoustic Covers
Page 165
123. Dave Chappelle
Page 166
124. Tibet
Page 167
125. Nintendo Wii
Page 168
126. Conspiracies
Page 169
127. The Simpsons
Page 170
128. Avoiding Confrontations
Page 171
129. DJs
Page 173
130. Carbon Offsets
Page 174
131. Following Their Dreams
Page 176
132. Not Having Cash
Page 180
133. Adopting Foreign Children
Page 181
134. LEED Certification
Page 182
135. Expensive Strollers
Page 183
136. Singer-Songwriters
Page 184
137. Eating Outside
Page 185
138. Books
Page 187
139. Music Festivals
Page 188
140. Glasses
Page 190
141. McSweeney's
Page 191
142. Hardwood Floors
Page 192
143. Bakeries
Page 193
144. Modern Art Museums
Page 194
145. Cheese
Page 196
146. Therapy
Page 197
147. Public Transportation That Is Not a Bus
Page 198
148. Dive Bars
Page 199
149. Self-Importance
Page 201
150. Rock-Climbing
Page 202

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Humor

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN6165 .L354 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
211 p. :
Number of pages
211

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23097625M
Internet Archive
stuffwhitepeople00land
ISBN 10
0812979915
ISBN 13
9780812979916
LCCN
2008298709
OCLC/WorldCat
216937423
Library Thing
5375574
Goodreads
3106441

First Sentence

"There is no doubt that white people like coffee."

Work Description

They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they're unique, yet somehow they're all exactly the same, talking about how they "get" Sarah Silverman's "subversive" comedy and Wes Anderson's "droll" films. They're also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They're organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: They're white people. And they're here, and you're gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here's a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being.Praise for STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE:"The best of a hilarious Web site: an uncannily accurate catalog of dead-on predilections. The Criterion Collection of classic films? Haircuts with bangs? Expensive fruit juice? 'Blonde on Blonde' on the iPod? The author knows who reads The New Yorker and who wears plaid."--Janet Maslin's summer picks, CBS.com"The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. . . . It gently mocks the habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation (as long as it's not a bus), their idle threats to move to Canada, and joy in playing children's games as adults. Kickball, anyone?"--Salon.com"A handy reference guide with which you can check just how white you are. Hint: If you like only documentaries and think your child is gifted, you glow in the dark, buddy."--NY Daily NewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

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