Ash UK/US

Geez who rattled your cage! a little far fetched don't ya think? all I am saying is I am able to decide what I or my child can watch without someone bleeping every other word. It is lazy parenting just to sit a kid infront of a TV and let someone else cansor it for you.

Ash

rincewind

Not sure where you are getting your info from but King Henry VIII initiated the Church Of England whereas Elizabeth I actioned the Act of Uniformity as an attempt to make the C of E a hybrid of Protestant and Catholic religions. Henry holds the title as "creator" of C of E.

CalgaryAMC

Far fetched? OTT? Why?

If every other word in a show has to be bleeped out, then clearly that show is not fit for public broadcast. A subscriber channel would be more appropriate for that show. Public broadcasts, however, are subject to the same standards of decency that apply everywhere else in the public domain.

AdobePinon

Depends on the standard being applied. Personally I think that US broadcasters are too afraid of anything that is halfway controversial unless it advocates a very politically correct position. (The one exception may be PBS which will not cut automatically nudity and swearing. But they also are tame compared to what you will find in most countries.)

CalgaryAMC

Yes, the UK's standards are lower. That is why it is more tolerant.

torpkevuk

i've seen schindlers list cut in both america and england, wasn't till i bought it on dvd that i saw it in its entirety..

Muswell Hill

By "standards", exactly what do you mean? Social, ethical, moral????????

I would argue the UK is more tolerant because it is more enlightened to all that happens around it and in it. Being tolerant means being able to respect other people's views, even when they conflict with yours and not trying to force your opinion on others. This is a lesson "President" Bush should learn. Mind you I doubt he could even spell the word tolerant.

Manc

The UK lifestyle is more laid back I think with our 39 hour weeks and 4 weeks vacation. I think there is generally less stress and therefore less to get worked up about.

veryfunny

37.5hr a week to some of us!

veryfunny

You must have been reading my mind! I absolutely agree with you on this, also in the UK because you are poor does not necessary mean you are lazy compared to here.

Manc

This is true. I have a mate who all he ever wanted to do all his life was work at the airport.
He works for BA Handling as a baggage handler at Manchester. He's as happy as a pig in muck.

Over here he would be seen as a failure.

dunroving

Because we don't sue when someone offends us or we get a paper cut.

CalgaryAMC

post #7 onwards

CalgaryAMC

Are there instances in which you think Americans could sue where Britons could not? Or do you think that Americans are simply more likely to choose to litigate?

The former has never been true and the latter hasn't been true for about 20 years. It is just a popular myth...the rehashed woman spilling coffee story. Incidentally, the vast majority of personal injury litigation in the US is insurance company sponsored. Individual Americans are actually not very litigious at all.

oceanMDX

? Tell that to any healthcare provider in the US.