One of the things that I find interesting about this board is the opportunity to get an insight into different cultures from the perspective of the people who actually live there, rather than filtered through news media. I loved the moment when Jackie posted that it had never ocurred to her that people in other countries would have any reason to be interested in the election taking place in her country. I also loved it when Jazz asked why the production values of British TV shows were so bad - he got a few shots through the ether but maybe he was right, either way, an honest opinion is worth so much more than the tripe we are fed through the press.
My latest cultural sterotype to bite the dust is that the US cannot cope with sex on TV. I sometimes watch "Sex in the City" (HBO in the US, on our terrestial Channel 4), it deals with taboo subjects in a very amusing way, especially interesting as it from the viewpoint of (over??) sexually liberated women, rather than the usual tacky male sub-porno stuff. It has attempted to discuss some very interesting topics about life and relationships, sadly(???) it is not at all like my life. A couple of weeks ago I videoed the show (it is shown at 10pm) and caught up with it later. I was amazed, even I was (almost) shocked, I certainly made sure that I taped over it, in case the children (10 and 12) saw it by mistake. Like the judge in the Lady Chatterley case, I'm not sure I would allow my servant to see it. So what I want to know, is America getting less prudish, which certainly seems to be the case judging by some episodes of "Friends" (usually shown here at 9pm but sometimes at 6pm). I'm less interested in whether that is good or bad, just whether it is true or not.
