XPost: soc.culture.russian, soc.culture.french, soc.culture.europe   
   From: LynnG@PastaNSauce.com   
      
   "Felsenmeer"  wrote in message   
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   >> Americans have more disposable income so if they want to go to a   
   >> movie/restaurant, it's all very routine.   
   >> Euros have lots of time off because most of them are unemployed. Maybe   
   > they   
   >> can sit on the steps in the piazza but they probably don't have enough   
   > cash   
   >> for the cinema. That's assuming that there would be a movie worth   
   > watching.   
   >> Like the old Soviet movie industry, the French just put out any old junk   
   >> because they don't pay for it and don't have to worry if nobody comes to   
   >> watch.   
   >>   
   >   
   > ... have you ever noticed how fat Americans are?  That's because you spend   
   > all your time sitting on your asses in theatres or feeding your faces at   
   > the   
   > Sirloin Stockade.  Only in America would a movie like "Supersize Me" have   
   > any cultural relevance.   
   >   
      
   Super is real popular in Europe where they have severe inferiority complexes   
   when compared to America. Watching a movie that bashes Americans makes them   
   feel better.   
      
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