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The Last Place

Posted by michael on from the word-from-our-sponsor dept.

angela morgenstern writes "Buddhist Bhutan was the last place on earth to legalize television. Trading traditional practices for daytime soaps and WWF, many fear that western influence will trample the culture." A whole set of articles about the effect of American television on one of the most remote places on earth - it's official, there is no escape from American "culture".

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  1. Hmm by af_robot · · Score: 1, Troll

    What is so "wrong" with American culture? Why everybody hates it?! If our culture can so easily break your own traditions from usual TV broadcasts then you should blame only yourself, not Americans. And if you don't like American Rationalism then welcome back to medieval age...

  2. American Culture? by jlt9572 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is it fair to call the trash on television American Culture, or Jewish Culture?

  3. Re:not WWF by awrc · · Score: 1, Troll

    Get the F out. Its WWE you nerds!

    Tough words for someone whose heroes got taken out by a panda.

  4. Excuse the Fuck out of me but by gelfling · · Score: 1, Troll

    I noticed the BBC is on that list.