I Wonder How Much Longer the EU Will Last?

[abaris]

I can also say, without any kind of precision, that when I watch British TV and films, although it is foreign, it is not at all like watching French or German or Spanish films.  Those go a whole other level of foreign.

I find that most interesting, since for me, british, French and German are on the same lines with a strong preference for british and French. US films and tv series on the other hand are rather alien to me, since they tend to transport moral or patriotic messages. We're talking about mainstream, syndicated shows of course. The british series - or the French for that matter - don't do that usually. The evildoer gets away occasionally, the government and authorities are often painted in a shady light, which doesn't happen nearly as often in (mainstream) American shows. Also you don't find these Gung Ho patriotism shows like Navy CIS or the former Miami franchise of CSI on any European channel. At least the ones I am aware of. Certainly not the british ones.

I've also visited both countries and feel much more at home in the UK than in the USA. Don't get me wrong, that isn't supposed to sound in any way as Anti American, since I found my encounters with the people rather pleasing. It's just alien to me. In the same way as visiting Turkey or Japan, since you brought that up. I visited more frequently in previous years, since one of my aunts moved to the States after the war. Now that she's retired she went to Canada because of better health care.