Oh, I know. You're just not used to the typically American 'white trash' (or 'colored trash', for that matter) mentality.:P I think there might have been a bit of deliberate exaggeration involved, but generally speaking, extreme cleverness or high education are not that much in evidence among certain layers of American society. And that doesn't just apply to Louisiana.:D
But yes, it can be irritating, and that's possibly why I don't really feel the need to watch American TV shows. I mean, there are stupid people everywhere - but if you watch a European TV series, they rather tend to be a minority, LOL.
Plus, a redneck vampire is not really a concept I'm too interested in exploring further.:P (though I did like the main vampire character, Bill, who was a tiny bit more sophisticated than the others ;)
I've only watched Chinese historical epics with empresses and warriors
Oh, I love those too. I was totally enchanted by The House of Flying Daggers, for example (mostly due to the tragic love story - though the sweeping nature panoramas and fighting choreography were also amazing). In fact, I nearly developed a crush on the Chinese/Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, who would make a perfect Elven warrior if he were ever transported to Middle Earth.:D
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Date: 2009-07-04 09:55 pm (UTC)Oh, I know. You're just not used to the typically American 'white trash' (or 'colored trash', for that matter) mentality.:P I think there might have been a bit of deliberate exaggeration involved, but generally speaking, extreme cleverness or high education are not that much in evidence among certain layers of American society. And that doesn't just apply to Louisiana.:D
But yes, it can be irritating, and that's possibly why I don't really feel the need to watch American TV shows. I mean, there are stupid people everywhere - but if you watch a European TV series, they rather tend to be a minority, LOL.
Plus, a redneck vampire is not really a concept I'm too interested in exploring further.:P (though I did like the main vampire character, Bill, who was a tiny bit more sophisticated than the others ;)
I've only watched Chinese historical epics with empresses and warriors
Oh, I love those too. I was totally enchanted by The House of Flying Daggers, for example (mostly due to the tragic love story - though the sweeping nature panoramas and fighting choreography were also amazing). In fact, I nearly developed a crush on the Chinese/Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, who would make a perfect Elven warrior if he were ever transported to Middle Earth.:D