isn't it strange

[nigelnibbles]

why is it that the most violent gun happy country in the world is so prudish when it comes to the human body. has anyone ever noticed on american TV programs that when ever there is flash of boobs or bums they blur it out, the same on programs like springer, they blur it out when someone even gives the "finger".

I just find it strange that they have no qualms about showing someone getting their brains blown out, or the crap kicked out of them, but showing parts of the human body is a big no no,when we were over there we showed our american friends a copy of the mirror, and they were surprised that a daily paper was even allowed to print pics of topless women in it, any thoughts on this

[poledark]

Yeah, but if I told you I would get banned from this forum

 

 

Den

[chesters1]

for the title "land of the free" they are very backward , an interveiw with that tall chap on that car program (forgotten his name ) was very funny ,he was sick and tired on a visit to the U.S. of being told "sorry ,you cant do that sir"

mind you saying that THIS country has become more prudish and certainly more restrictive ,anyone remembering films (whether TV or cinema) in the 70`s and 80`s there was plenty of nudity etc (even posh stuff like "i claudius" etc) these are now censored ,even the harmless film (60`s?) Hannible jones???? (where Olly Reed played a chap taking an elephant for walkies) IS NOW cencored to go on the telly ,it wasnt on the big screen nor on the tv in earlier transmissions :confused:

soon all references to ww2,the ira,romans ,vikings,jews,moslems,turks etc etc etc will be carefully edited from our eyes just incase we offend them

it baffles me that people ACTUALLY want to change the past :confused: smacks of a python film EH?

[Jeff S]

and not to mention every five minutes an advert

[jeepster]

when i was last in the land of the free, in new hampshire whose state motto is 'liberty or death' or something like that anyway, i was out having dinner with my colleagues, and when we asked for a second bottle of wine, we were told 'i'm sorry sirs, i think you are becoming intoxicated', this is after a quarter of a bottle of wine each! the waitress after a lot of chatting up said we could have one more then that was most definately it. she also said, if we were to get 'intoxicated' and she had sold us the alcohol, she would then be liable if we drove home and knocked someone over and killed them.

 

its a crazy place!

[Jeff S]

1.Only in America... Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Only in America... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

3. Only in America.... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

4. Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

9. Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

10. Only in America.......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

[Cranfield]

I thought it was recently reported that there was more gun crime per head of population in the UK, than in America.

 

Dvarcet, your list applies pefectly to the UK as well, apart from the braille ATM, unless someone knows where there is one.