Well based on that video I think that other countries seem to think that we are full of ourselves, America and the states. All he sang over and over was America America America.. etc.. and then The states the states the states.... etc.. until the other guy came over and punched him. To me it seems that they think that all Americans think about is America and the states and nothing else and all they want to do is just punch us to shut us up.
Now I could be completely wrong but that's just what makes the most sense to me is that all we care about is ourselves and ONLY ourselves..
Sir Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie do in fact poke fun of the American ego, not only in this sketch, but in many others. The American sense of superiority is in fact annoying, and anyone from another country will tell you that. Americans tend to poke fun of Hispanics for being poor, Asians for being good in math, Canadians for being polite, the Middle Eastern for ridiculous reasons that boggle my mind, the British for their accents and their culture, Russians for being communists, Jews, Mormon, French, Eastern Europeans, Africans... You name it, America has poked fun of it. I don't think that America looks down on the culture it pokes fun of, it is just comedy!
ReplyDeleteAbout Stephen punching Hugh, it has nothing to do with the sketch itself. It is more about Stephen (the composed, classy one) finding Hugh (the sporty, silly one) annoying. It is sort of a recurring joke, which is more notably referenced in the later (and funnier) sketch entitled "Where is the Lid?".
Helen,
ReplyDeleteSome of the students found this offensive. They did not like way Americans are depicted in this. I guess I feel they should lighten up a little in response to this. Richard Bobys
Helen,
ReplyDeleteSome of the students found this offensive. They did not like the way Americans are depicted here. Richard Bobys