They briefly describe its culture and history and something of the values held by its people under headings like "Business", "Language", etc.
Jo Myers of the Evening Standard described the series as "quick to read, lighthearted and entertaining".
[1] In a review of the French guide, the English writer Lorna Sage called it "short, aphoristic, seriously funny, not that xenophobic and almost entirely apt".
[2] The Scots guide, written by David Ross, was controversially received for its jokes about Scottish people, including one that alleged poor hygiene.
Alex Salmond, then the leader of the Scottish National Party, criticised it as "a few gags short of the full joke", and historian Tom Devine found it too extreme.