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Yes the two cultures are pretty different...British humour is more ironic, sarcastic, and wordy, although there is plenty of comedic overlap. I think Americans and Britons generally GET one another, aside from a few words and concepts, but for being English speaking nations they are pretty different.
Btw, most Muslim immigrants to Britain come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Muslim India, although there are Turks, Iranians, Moroccans, Algerians etc.
I like the British humour! Though to be honest, I don't get why British TV shows, especially comedies, often need to have theirs remade into another "American" version.
Come on, it's not like it's a foreign language or something.
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I like the British humour! Though to be honest, I don't get why British TV shows, especially comedies, often need to have theirs remade into another "American" version.
Come on, it's not like it's a foreign language or something.
Exactly. does Canada get more British programming?
Exactly. does Canada get more British programming?
Every remake has sucked, except the Office.
We do get some of the British shows here, though I don't know if I'd say it's "a lot" compared to the number of American shows.
I actually haven't watched TV in a while to be honest, so I'm not fully up to date as to what's on cable. Some of the ones not airing here (or if it did, I must have missed it), I watched online, like the "IT Crowd" (I thought that one was really funny).
I remember there were quite a few when I was younger too. Mr. Bean was really popular I remember since I remember my classmates talked about it on the playground a lot in the early 90s.
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Yep we got all those...IT Crowd is funny. We also got a lot of Canadian shows like Babar and later on Angela Anaconda, Bear in the Big Blue House, some I can't recall the names of.
Exactly. does Canada get more British programming?
Every remake has sucked, except the Office.
Since cable and satellite TV options have exploded in Canada, you can get a lot of British stuff here if you want it. And even if you don't, channels carrying British programming are often part of your package, though on the upper echelons like channel 279...
The mainstream networks in Canada do not carry that much British programming, and it is extremely rare to see stuff from the UK on the main channels in prime viewing hours. The CBC does carry the odd British series(Coronation Street is the prime example and is the only constant I'd say) and occasionally a British mini-series, but the CBC's content is very predominantly Canadian. The other main Canadian networks which are private overwhelmingly show American programming, with a smidgen of Canadian stuff they are required to carry by law.
Characters and actors from popular British shows like Eastenders are nowhere near household names in Canada like they would be close to being in Australia and New Zealand, for example.
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Since cable and satellite TV options have exploded in Canada, you can get a lot of British stuff here if you want it. And even if you don't, channels carrying British programming are often part of your package, though on the upper echelons like channel 279...
The mainstream networks in Canada do not carry that much British programming, and it is extremely rare to see stuff from the UK on the main channels in prime viewing hours. The CBC does carry the odd British series(Coronation Street is the prime example and is the only constant I'd say) and occasionally a British mini-series, but the CBC's content is very predominantly Canadian. The other main Canadian networks which are private overwhelmingly show American programming, with a smidgen of Canadian stuff they are required to carry by law.
Characters and actors from popular British shows like Eastenders are nowhere near household names in Canada like they would be close to being in Australia and New Zealand, for example.
Actually they don't even show Eastenders or Coronation Street here, except older episodes on one of the dozens of digital channels. I have no idea who any of the characters are. In contrast Neighbours and Home and Away have always been popular in the UK for some reason.
Actually they don't even show Eastenders or Coronation Street here, except older episodes on one of the dozens of digital channels. I have no idea who any of the characters are. In contrast Neighbours and Home and Away have always been popular in the UK for some reason.
Interesting. Perhaps my view of this aspect of Australia is outdated. Do the main Australian networks show other British comedy and drama series in prime time then?
(I did know about Aussie soapies being popular in the UK...)
American culture is just like the culture in the UK, Aus, NZ some say, very wrong, take sport, an American would have no idea what was happening when a test match was taking place, an Indian, West Indian and other former loyal colonies outside of Canada would.
The Canadians seem confused, are they the Northern states of the USA in culture and sport ?
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