Things that Americans are always doing on British TV vs Things that the British are always doing on American TV

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― rumpie, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 15:53 (eighteen years ago)

Blowing Countries Up vs Sitting Up and Begging

― Tom D., Tuesday, 27 March 2007 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

Uh, I know this! I know this!

It's TIPPING, right?

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 15:56 (eighteen years ago)

making sweeping generalisations about nationalities v being absolutely right when making sweeping generalisations about nationalities

― Alan, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

Dying of morbid obesity vs dental work

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:12 (eighteen years ago)

Is there an English CSI equivalent?

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:14 (eighteen years ago)

Americans on British TV:
Obnoxious, arrogant, smarmy, bold/uninhibited

British on American TV:
Bumbling, intelligent, EVIL, jovial/smiley

There are more examples of the latter than the former it seems.

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

being racist vs. having bad teeth

― kenan, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

There are more examples of the latter than the former it seems.

Americans make more TV.

― kenan, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

when did the 'bad teeth' meme really take off? was it a thing straight after the war ("omg your candy bars have HOW MUCH sugar in them" etc.) or came thru later?

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

Americans on British TV:
Obnoxious, arrogant, smarmy, bold/uninhibited

Also, ignorant and ill-informed. It's the "special relationship" in action

― Tom D., Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

Americans make more TV.

they don't have to feature British characters tho

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:18 (eighteen years ago)

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Surely "omg this norfolk milking girl i'm getting my dicked suck by has HOW FEW teeth?"

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

lean times indeed

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

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― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

I thought the teeth thing was more about pop stars and actors than ordinary people. I got the impression that if you wanted to make it in Hollywood then it was taken for granted that you had to spend money to get perfect teeth first (plus whatever other cosmetic surgery is in vogue), whereas that's obviously not the case to get a job on Eastenders. So Americans are more used to being bombarded with this on their screens:
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than English people are.

― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

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