Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Oct 24th 2011, 5:58 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
They might just as well wear plaid and be done with it.
Oct 24th 2011, 6:23 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
I think this is what is referred to as the "telescoping effect" by researchers, you remember things in the past by remembering all the good things and not all the bad things over an extended period of time. If in fact in the past UK TV ever was better than Canadian TV it isn't now.
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
Oct 24th 2011, 6:27 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Agreed i tried watchin Canadian TV for a full year without watching UK TV..now im back watching UK TV 95% of the time as Canadian TV is so dire!
Oct 24th 2011, 6:30 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
This just isn't true at all. A large number people on this forum still have access to UK TV and watch it regularly. I know I do and I say Canadian TV is shit in comparison. Sure most UK TV is shit, but the shit ratio here is much much higher.
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
Oct 24th 2011, 6:31 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Indeed....many things at one time considered typically 'British' have now become the epitome of something becoming 'FUBAR'.....
I blame the Immigrants....
Oct 24th 2011, 6:33 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
This just isn't true at all. A large number people on this forum still have access to UK TV and watch it regularly. I know I do and I say Canadian TV is shit in comparison. Sure most UK TV is shit, but the shit ratio here is much much higher.
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
Oct 24th 2011, 6:37 pm
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Oct 24th 2011, 6:45 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Really? How very modern.
Oct 24th 2011, 6:57 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
For example, I've just watched a documentary series about the history of electricity on the BBC and it was bloody great - informative, concise, and well presented. Nothing on PBS or discovery that I've seen so far comes close to shows like this - in fact pretty much every documentary made here that I've seen seems to be aimed at people educated to 6 year old level.
Oct 24th 2011, 7:26 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
I've always found that a plus when visiting home. I like miserable people, it produces an earthy Schopenhauerian perspective to life. People like that are far more interesting than the saccharine grinning vapidity you get over here.
Oct 24th 2011, 7:28 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Sometimes I'd rather have general cynicism than vacuous pleasantries.
Oct 24th 2011, 7:30 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Discovery Channel is particularly bad for that. The narration is childish in the extreme. I could understand it if it were aimed at children, but it's not. And really basic mistakes as well, like insisting that the subject bridge or aircraft carrier or skyscraper is made out of iron (it's steel).
When you consider the lower 30% of that audience it doesn’t do too bad..
When you consider an elected senator recommended prayer as a solution to global warming, it still has its work cut out and may need to dumb it down a bit more
Oct 24th 2011, 7:59 pm
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Re: Your observations when visiting UK from Canada !
Just returned from a 10 day dash around Scandinavia and Netherlands, with a brief weekend pit stop in the UK. Yes, it's more crowded/greener/the beers better/sunnier etc etc. But what really struck me was the apparent social and sartorial acceptability of wearing brown shoes with grey or black suits (and to mix languages) dress pants. When did that happen then?
If not then I have committed this fashion faux pas myself.......
