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Re:I have seen things by dctoedt on Saturday March 07, 2020 @09:40AM (#22511693)
> You want a wide palette of cultural idioms and metaphors in order to find better ways of connecting with your students.

Some of my (law) students barely know what the TV show Seinfeld was — and one semester a couple of them, native-born Americans no less, weren't familiar with Friends.

Re:I have seen things by Angostura on Saturday March 07, 2020 @12:18PM (#22512680)
Oddly enough, my 14 year old daughter has just binge-watched the whole thing on Netflix UK.
Re:I have seen things by dctoedt on Saturday March 07, 2020 @12:21PM (#22512708)
My own now-adult daughter and her BFF were such Friends fanatics that they could tell you what episode it is just from hearing a line of dialog quoted.
Re:I have seen things by leetcrew on Saturday March 07, 2020 @10:39AM (#22512062)
I'm 26 and I've heard of friends, but I couldn't differentiate it from cheer if you played a random episode for me. sorry.