Author: Paul Richards
Date: 15:29:28 07/23/99
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On July 23, 1999 at 17:34:20, Fernando Villegas wrote: [snip] The problem is simply that Americans are uptight about sex. They can put the most violent trash all over the tele, but time itself would come to an end before you will see a nude breast. The other thing is that to an American a joke MUST be clearly introduced as a joke. To make a joke without making it perfectly clear that it's a joke is a no-no. Otherwise there will be an awkward episode where the other guy isn't sure you're joking, and ends up feeling uncomfortable out of fear of looking stupid. But I digress, I'm not bashing Americans, I simply see a great cultural difference between them and Europeans and most other cultures. So there are two options: sterilize everything so that not even the most uptight wanker can complain (except about how sterile it is), or allow some cultural diversity and people who get offended at every little comment can piss off. The Americans would probably vote for the first option, non-Americans would vote for the second. I expect the first option to win.
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