I fully intended on writing a legit post tonight, but there is a dubbed Luke Perry movie where he plays a naval pilot and professor of meteorology, which is distracting me both because it is so unbelievable, but also because watching really badly dubbed movies is quite hilarious... And now a Jean-Claude Van Damme film just came on which is another guaranteed stinker full of distraction!
Anywho, I will enlighten you this evening with a bit about television watching in Europe vs. in the USA:
* First, commercial volume does not seem to be 10x louder than the regular program you are watching. It is lovely to not have to scramble for the remote before one's ears begin to bleed.
*Second, there are far fewer commercials. I think this may be the result of government subsidized television (correct me if I'm wrong on this). I believe they have a lot more control over the airwaves, i.e. limiting the amount of English language spoken. Whatever the reason, there are maybe 4-6 commercials (not commercial breaks) an hour depending on the station.
*Third, commercials in general are quite funny and often incorporate a good deal of sexual innuendo. It is not always crude either, often it can be quite comical.
With that, I leave you with a little taste of French commercial watching. The first of these came on during the Luke Perry movie... The second batch I found after watching the first one online... All are hilarious and worthy of three minutes of your time. Remember, you are traveling with me in spirit since I am sharing with you many of my cultural experiences this time. Enjoy! :)
(I'll write a proper update in the next day or so. I'm also trying to get my pictures in order so I can post them soon too!)
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