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I disagree with her personally. If you expect the british version to be like the American, you'll be sorely disappointed. To me, the American version reminds me of everything I hate about drunk people in a bar - overly loud, boisterous people trying to play up their drunken state thinking it is cool to do - while telling me a story. Badly. The British version reminds me of someone telling me a story. They know about the story, but don't remember the details, and the drunkeness is getting in the way. The basic description is correct: no host. To me, it is more intimate and less "sober person making fun of the drunk in the room" because of the setup. I can't stand many drunk people when I'm sober - and perhaps I'd enjoy the American version better if I were drunk. It could also be that the American version features a different sort of drunk - or more like people that are acting drunk because of societal expectations. The humor is also different between the two nations: I've preferred british humor for years, well before I moved to Europe from the US. Sometimes it is quite hilariously depressing, sure, but that is part of the charm. I'll also add that the stigma against drinking alone doesn't seem to be the same as it is in the US. For whatever reason, someone drinking alone in the US basically means you are an alcoholic, not that you are too poor to go to bars, that you work weird hours, or that you have few friends to drink with but occasionally would like a drink. Drink alone once a week means alcoholism, getting smashed with friends means you are social. If you have this sort of bias, seeing someone drink alone (when they obviously aren't - camera crew and all) is probably going to be more depressing. |
> The British version reminds me of someone telling me a story. They know about the story, but don't remember the details, and the drunkeness is getting in the way. The basic description is correct: no host. To me, it is more intimate and less "sober person making fun of the drunk in the room" because of the setup.
Huh, I didn't even know there was a British version, but having just checked out a random few (ARTHUR Conan Doyle, Napoleon), it seems like they ham up the drunken silliness a LOT more than the American ones I've seen.