[wutbrodo]

>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.

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.