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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 216619" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>And thats because it is.</p><p></p><p>Its all because of the French and all those bloody bloody wars - not to mention the Spanish Armada and the well the Ducth!!</p><p></p><p>Of course we wont mention the fact that the Royals are German nor the Norman conquest.</p><p></p><p><strong>as for the actual question</strong></p><p></p><p>America has an edge on MARKETING of imagination. It is the land of Consumerism where anything can be sold because people will buy anything thats MARKETED to them. The fact that English is the 'language' of commerce gives US an advantage too (I've seen some beautiful looking French RPGs but can't speak french) NB the English don't have this advantage because they don't have the Consumerite ethos.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd say English/European for quality and US for quantity/candy</p><p></p><p>A selection</p><p>Books - English writers win hands down (Pratchett, Adams, Lewis etc)</p><p>Movies - Seen some great French movies (but again language barrier means mainly enlish-language offerings). Favourite movies are European (Cyrano De Begerac, My Beautiful Laundrette)</p><p>TV - also preferred English comedy and soaps to US (except for Sledgehammer which was great) and prefer BBC to CNN. </p><p>RPGs - as above D20 and GURPS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 216619, member: 1125"] And thats because it is. Its all because of the French and all those bloody bloody wars - not to mention the Spanish Armada and the well the Ducth!! Of course we wont mention the fact that the Royals are German nor the Norman conquest. [b]as for the actual question[/b] America has an edge on MARKETING of imagination. It is the land of Consumerism where anything can be sold because people will buy anything thats MARKETED to them. The fact that English is the 'language' of commerce gives US an advantage too (I've seen some beautiful looking French RPGs but can't speak french) NB the English don't have this advantage because they don't have the Consumerite ethos. Personally I'd say English/European for quality and US for quantity/candy A selection Books - English writers win hands down (Pratchett, Adams, Lewis etc) Movies - Seen some great French movies (but again language barrier means mainly enlish-language offerings). Favourite movies are European (Cyrano De Begerac, My Beautiful Laundrette) TV - also preferred English comedy and soaps to US (except for Sledgehammer which was great) and prefer BBC to CNN. RPGs - as above D20 and GURPS [/QUOTE]
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