Have you ever taken a horrible stereotype, applied it, and been shamed into realizing the error of your ways? Well let’s just say that doesn’t happen in this clip:
The saddest part is how for a brief moment it actually appears that the butt of the joke (the owner of the gas station) appreciates the irony–she describes it as a “hick town” and more or less nails the premise (that the guys are baiting the rednecks). But then she calls in the rock-throwing country bumpkins and sets back America’s international reputation yet again. It’s hard to like anyone in this video, though; if you’re going to try to get each other killed, it’s no fair wiping off the paint when it looks like you might actually succeed. And honestly, “rubbish”? Are you havin’ a laugh? Maybe that kind of language flies in Wee Britain, but in the US of A we call it “trash.”
In summary: America = dumb hicks. Britain = mincing pansies.
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