Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"

Re:Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide ove... by peterashford on Thursday January 22, 2026 @06:57PM (#46726690)

Don't underestimate the power of big media corporations to push a world view. When I was a kid in NZ, British culture was impressed on us via the media. These days, there's more American influence. I don't think that's to do with the inherent quality of those cultures.

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Re:Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide ove... by JCattheATM on Thursday January 22, 2026 @07:12PM (#46726792)

Of course not. But I think the US is unique in having it's shows be syndicated to such an extent globally, that isn't true for most other countries even English speaking ones. I assume that feeds back to them having that in mind and trying to please the lowest common denominator.

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