Okay, I apologise, not all Americans are assholes. Just those from California, New York, Texas and North Dakota.Not helping.
Yeah, TG4 bought the rights to a lot of acclaimed American shows (and Two and a Half Men) in what seems to be a desperate attempt to appear relevant. Sadly, most of them are left in English, so there's no version of The Wire where Clay Davis says "Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaac!" in a Connemara accent. But there is an Irish language version of South Park, which is both embarrassing and awesome in roughly equal measure.
It's probably because the vision of The American Way has shifted somewhat in recent times. Whereas before it was about working hard and being duly rewarded, now it brings visions of morbidly obese people in cowboy hats stuffing their face at an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's kind of like how if I were to refer to The Irish Way, you might have visions of me desperately trying to make alcohol from potatoes.I once mentioned something about Truth, Justice & The American Way to a lady from Scotland and she laughed hysterically at The American Way part.
Oh gods no, those uneducated, racist teenagers were way too cogent to be Tacky.Wow, you met Tacky?!
Yeah, but Americans are supposed to be the good guys so when they're rude about another culture it is particularly galling. Nobody expects the Germans to be the good guys so when they're rude about another culture we just laugh it off and say "Oh, those crazy Germans!"I'm not sure I subscribe to your theory, GodBen. After all, we have nudity and swear words on normal TV and yet, we're assholes.
But I guess you're right, assholes are everywhere so it can't be down to nudity on television.
Maybe it has something to do with flouride in the drinking water? Or telecommunication masts?
