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Dinner for one: A little-known British comedy famous in Germany
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#112In Poland, the British comedy “keeping up appearances” is very popular for some reason. When I moved to the UK I was surprised it’s almost unknown here for anyone under the age of 60.
It was unusually popular in the US in the 90s because it was shown on the public educational TV network, along with "Are You Being Served?". Because low-brow jokes about Mrs. Slocombe's naughty bits are highly intelligent and sophisticated as long as the accent is British.
>Because low-brow jokes about Mrs. Slocombe's naughty bits are highly intelligent and sophisticated as long as the accent is British.
What 'naughty bits', all I rememeber are joks abut her pussy.
And, for any non-English, or ESL-speakers, 'it' is ithe funniest word in the English language. For any English speakers (mother tongue etc) - prove me wrong. You'll notice, the more you try, the harder it gets.
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#113In the UK, "The Snowman" animation based on Raymond Briggs's picture book appears to have become a tradition on Christmas Eve - since the eighties at least anyway. No child or most adults can watch without bursting into tears. https://youtu.be/ZE9KpobX9J8
The Snowman is a tradition here in Finland as well but it airs in the midday just before the announcement of Christmas Peace[1] (which is aired live every year from Turku and watching that as well is a tradition for some).
Quite many Finnish (metal) bands have been covering Snowman song as well but they don't sound as good as the original, though. One example is the cover by Nightwish [2].
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was surprised to discover that Mickey Mouse was more popular and well-known in the US than Donald Duck. Come on, Donald Duck is a much more fun and interesting character!
Is it due to the US being prudes and Donald Duck doesn't wear any trousers/underwear?
I'll contribute another anecdotal data point; I've never known anyone even to consider that point of view. It's more that Donald Duck comic books just didn't catch on here the way they did in other countries. But people do recognize Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
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#115The real news: It's going to get a prequel soon. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/30/european-new-y...
I think this might actually be good. Always wondered what happened to her guests. Did she do them in her self? Did they trip on the lion while drunk? So many unanswered questions!
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#116As a Brit deeply into comedy I can confirm my total ignorance of "Dinner For One". How very strange what travels. Visiting the US I was surprised how many Americans knew obscure and not terribly funny Monty Python sketches word for word, and meeting a Chinese CTO once whose first words were "Ah Mr. Bean".
For the reverse of the reverse - no one in Germany actually cares about David Hasselhoff.
He definitely was very big with us kids in Switzerland in the 80s
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#117Here in Denmark, it's new years tradition to watch this on NYE, it's about as important as the Queens new years address. Also, it _NEVER_ stops being fun* [*] Legally required to hold this opinion.
In Switzerland too and it's also shown on national television! And on christmas morning it's tradition that the movie "Drei Nüsse für Aschenbrödel" (Cinderella) is broadcast on national television.
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#118The real news: It's going to get a prequel soon. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/30/european-new-y...
This should be the top comment!
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
For the reverse of the reverse - no one in Germany actually cares about David Hasselhoff.
not true. i have seen more david hasselhoff posters in my german peers flats than probably all of the usa combined.
This is an interesting one and I’m going entirely off anecdotal evidence here: yes, you will be seeing David Hasselhoff posters and the like quite often throughout Germany. Me personally, I have yet to meet a single person who unironically likes his music or is a „fan“ (whatever that may mean to you) - and this holds true for the generation of my parents as well.
My working theory is that there’s some kind of reverse self-fulfilling prophecy at play here: It’s been imposed on Germans that “we love Hasselhoff” over and over again and at some point we just went with it, albeit it’s mostly and irony thing now.
Then again, I might be totally off and not realize that I’m looking at it from within a bubble of people not actually liking him.
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#120Also a New Year's tradition in Norway. It has been broadcast by NRK on New Year's Eve every year since 1980. https://serienytt.no/events/grevinnen-og-hovmesteren-2022/ https://www.nrk.no/kultur/alt-om-_grevinnen-og-hovmesteren_-...
I think you mean “The Day before Christmas Eve” (what is called “Little Christmas Eve” in Norway) instead of New Year’s Eve.
Yes, of course. No idea why I wrote New Year's Eve. Actually I haven't seen it for several years, no broadcast television subscription.