glasstangerine |
11-08-2012 05:10 AM |
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Originally Posted by toronto_matt
(Post 5391909)
if deana was being evicted from the bbusa house she would be getting a standing ovation. but if she leaves bbuk tonight she will pretty much have stuff thrown at her. don't think you can make the link to the country as a whole tho lol. some of it plays into it, americans loving sarcasm and confrontation, brits slightly more reserved and allt hat but its still a big stretch. location does have apart in it tho. bbuk house in the middle of the sticks, made up of townie fools that have no lives. bbusa house in the middle of L.A, the rabbid fans usually relish and love blunt, in your face, honest and straightforward housemates.
if the bbuk house and audience was in central london things would probably be alot different. location location location.
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This is a pretty good analysis. I want to add something I have noticed as an American watching British TV, for some reason when you get in groups you seem shockingly mean and rude, for such a nice people one on one.
It's like America around Christas time when driving and everyone is dangerous, cutting people off, angry cursing, going through red lights and then you go in the stores and everyone smiles and wishes everyone else a Merry Christmas. The same lady can be screaming and red face and steal your spot in a parking lot and then smile and act nice and gracious and let you go in front of her in line at the store.
I think that during at time when you are expected to be nice/perfect then the bad side really comes out when you can be "anonymous."
Americans are a lot more sensitive to 'group think' you would almost never see a crowd ganging up on someone else without someone saying "whoa whoa whoa guys lets stop this now." I am not sure whats different about America's history and culture that makes us realize that one person telling you that you are a **** bag isn't a big deal but ten people saying it at once can be quite damaging no matter how true it is.
I suppose the same imputus which causes Americans to be bold to each others face, also causes us to stop a whole crowd if we don't like how they are treating someone.
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