British Comedy Guide

What can sitcoms teach me about Britishness? Page 6

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ August 11 2009, 1:15 PM BST

The only country obsessed who don't actually do it. And find it all embarrassingly silly when they do.

Judging by the glut of STDs and teenage pregnancies amongst our charming young, I'd say there's quite a lot of it going on.

Quote: chipolata @ August 11 2009, 1:13 PM BST

Is Britain the only country obessed with sex, though?

No. Having watched 'Allo 'Allo!, so are France and Germany.

Quote: Tim Walker @ August 11 2009, 1:18 PM BST

No. Having watched 'Allo 'Allo!, so are France and Germany.

:D

Quote: gardenshed @ August 10 2009, 5:45 PM BST

Any particular episodes or scenes?
It's sometimes difficult to know exactly how a work of fiction illustrates a culture if one is not familiar with that culture.

So where are you from gardenshed?

Quote: chipolata @ August 11 2009, 1:17 PM BST

Judging by the glut of STDs and teenage pregnancies amongst our charming young, I'd say there's quite a lot of it going on.

From most of the posts on this message board, I'd say there isn't. :)

As an outsider who has lived in the UK, the two that come to mind are The Royle Family and One Foot in the Grave. Jim complaining and Victor whingeing, from the northern housing estate to the outer London suburbs. The warmth of the first and the sadness of the second.

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