“[I] tried to explain: There was an uprising against Germany, but the Russians were across the river, and on the German side there were also soldiers from Hungary or Ukraine,” he said. "For Americans, it was completely incomprehensible, too complicated, because they grew up in a different historical context, where everything was arranged: America is always good, the rest are the bad guys. And there are no complications
This even extends to reality TV slop. Look at the difference between Gordon Ramsay’s American and British shows. It’s night and day.
american reality tv is very narrative/drama based and barely shows people doing shit. i had such a low opinion of reality TV until i watched stuff from asia like hyori’s bed and breakfast.
but that’s kinda american culture in general. we love to build up phony narratives and megadramas and bask in scandal and whatever else. a million serial killer movies and documentaries and county jail shows. the trump saga. following dumb trials. nobody acts real on anything or says anything real. can’t even go on a talent show without them giving people character arcs. then youtube is mostly the same shit.