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Posted By: davidcycleback

(I earlier edited my reference to watching Bennie Hill)

I've learned all I know about British culture from their sit coms (including when to say "rotter" and how to chat up a dolly bird), and all about Canadian culture from Red Green (it appears Canadians men like duct tape and are scared of their wives).

My dad met a German who he said, before he come to the US, he learned about American family interaction by watching "Married ... With Children." My dad wasn't certain if he was joking or not.

Talking of like and disliking, it's fair to say about as many women like Red Green as like Bennie Hill. My aunt was not amused when she turned on her TV to watch her weekly BBC Woman Detective Mystery to find out it had been replaced by Red Green.

After her second stroke, my late 80s year old grandmother's favorite tv show became Married With Children. There's a special bond formed when watching Married With Children with your 86 year old grandmother .... She also liked action shows, and one of her best old lady quotes was, "I hate the sex on TV, but I like the violence."