I think the folks who've already answered know more about British TV than I do. We get relatively little British and European stuff out here in Hawai'i.
However, we get distinctly more Oriental TV, especially Japanese, Korean, and Filipino. {pause} Our standards are notably different. It's easy to talk about how lax their standards are. You immediately notice when when an "older" theme is part of a "younger" show. Everyone notices when two guys are awfully close in a Japanese show, especially one for kids.
It's harder to notice that something is missing. If the gals aren't as close in that same Japanese show with the very close guys, so what? That's unremarkable... until someone who knows both cultures points out that the Japanese are more comfortable with guys being close, while Americans are more comfortable with gals being close. {smile}
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Date: 2008-06-23 10:50 pm (UTC)However, we get distinctly more Oriental TV, especially Japanese, Korean, and Filipino. {pause} Our standards are notably different. It's easy to talk about how lax their standards are. You immediately notice when when an "older" theme is part of a "younger" show. Everyone notices when two guys are awfully close in a Japanese show, especially one for kids.
It's harder to notice that something is missing. If the gals aren't as close in that same Japanese show with the very close guys, so what? That's unremarkable... until someone who knows both cultures points out that the Japanese are more comfortable with guys being close, while Americans are more comfortable with gals being close. {smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin