We have to have little notices at the end of programs stating that 'the
emergency number in Australia is 000, NOT 911.
You underestimate the impact of US TV drama and cartoons.
But personally, I blame MacDonalds and Sesame Street.
Andrew Fildes
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On 07/02/2013, at 11:50 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Ah, I beg to differ. The Brits contribute heavily to cultural imperialism,
> but they've hidden it behind US adaptations of their material. It's a sad
> fact that much of our pop culture, particularly music and television, has its
> origins in the UK, but is taken and rebranded as a US product, and then
> spread globally. (Not to mention that many of our pop culture icons are
> ex-pat Canadians who came south to the land of low taxes.) Brits must be
> snickering every time some international wag wags his finger at US cultural
> imperialism. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
>
> --Bob (not your uncle)
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> It's one of those 'cultural imperialism' things - stuff that is so
>> ubiquitous in US TV content that it spreads across the English speaking
>> world with little travelling in the opposite direction.
>
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