Tuesday, December 21, 2010

watching them make fun of French people in France

The episode where Claire is having a dream that she's playing Jeopardy, and she's going to win either Bradon, or the tacky French guy stands out in my mind.  I was actually IN the country known as France, staying at a youth hostel at the time, watching TV in our group viewing room.  I had to smoke, because if you don't smoke in France then the smoking of others just really bothers you.  At least that's how it was in the 90's, maybe now they've all become more health conscious.

So the tacky smoochy French guy with the beret and the striped shirt, making kissy faces at Claire, was a real hit with the Frenchies.  The moment he made his "French face," the room exploded with applause and laughter.  Who knew that the real French actually have a sense of humor about their stereotypes!  They should have put that in the show.

What kind of American stereotype would be in a French show?  (we could probably guess....)  And would we find it amusing?  Not sure about how much of a sense of humor we Americans have about ourselves, because I suspect any stereotype would be just a little....too.....true.

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