Friday, June 3, 2011
BBC Skit
Hugh Laurie's song showed his interpretation of American singers. While certain emotions are recognized all around the world, Americans can be seen as a more emotional culture. In America, people, especially singers, tend to be open about how they are feeling. American singers are expected to sing songs with feeling. To the British, these concepts may clash with their social norms, and therefore, seem silly or ridiculous. From the clip, it seems that the British do not like overly dramatic or emotional people. This could be a reason why Laurie was punched at the end of the skit. He may also have been punched for repeating the same two words over and over again. Many American songs have choruses that repeat throughout. I can understand how the British would think American songs only repeat certain words. Some American songs, such as various Jason Derulo songs, only have one or two statements that repeat over and over again. Although the video was poking fun at Americans and portraying Americans in a negative light, I thought Hugh Laurie did a good job of interpreting American norms.
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