As much as I love Hugh Laurie starring in “House,” I don’t like him so much in this video! In the video from the BBC Network, the Brits are mocking us Americans. Laurie symbolizes the average Joe (American) musician. It’s apparent the Brits believe that American music is repetitive, pointless or without substance, and mostly about patriotism. Those things listed, in the eyes of the Brits (the audience) are of laughing matter. Another interesting observation I made was Hugh’s attire. I’ve been in Europe and many Europeans feel or at least act superior to Americans. Many view Americans as fat and lazy. The crazy thing about it all is that the United States of America is a super power that many nations rely upon.
After watching this video, I googled on YouTube other videos of differences between Brits and Americans. One video was of Hugh Laurie and Ellen DeGeneres. Both celebrities were playing a guessing game on each other’s slang terms. It became apparent to me that both British citizens and American citizens are cocky by nature. The UK, more than anything, may still be bitter about losing the States (America…America…America…) and since then have been forced to hide behind the great shadow of the United States.
This video on YouTube misinterpreted American music and Americans. Truth is we Americans are awesome!
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