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by wil421 1804 days ago
Same here and avoided it for a while. I stayed away because its pushing a tired trope “Americans are so stupid compared to Europeans. Look at what kind of Football they play etc…”.

The premise still bugs me but the comedy and actors are great.
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hyper_reality 1804 days ago
On the other hand, I feel the show also pushes a positive view of American go-getter mentality: optimism and infectious enthusiasm which is sorely lacking in the British characters.
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aplummer 1804 days ago
This is one of my favourite things about moving to America that is definitely true.

People are just so optimistic to the point of delusion sometimes.

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afavour 1804 days ago
It's all the more amazing that it is based on a series of promos for NBC's premier league soccer coverage (IIRC). Impressive that they created a whole universe from it.
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