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Why is there always a Brit in the rarest of places?

posted 13 years ago by roycant07
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I really want to see this film but I cannot stand the trend of sticking a British or Aussie in the most rarest of places.

So far in these quirky comedies there have been Brits as CIA special agents, grocery store clerks, Southern Baptist Pastors, local store managers, bank clerks, loan officers, etc.

And these films are usually set in podunk towns or small cities, yet there is always a British person working at the local so-and-so.

Since when do Americans run into a British person in their every day lives much less at a local shop?

Why aren't they sticking Americans in random places in British movies? How about an American manning the local pharmacy in the next Simon Pegg film?

[–] Esuma 13 years ago

What do you have against English people?

[–] roycant07 13 years ago

I do not have anything against English people. The point was that it's weird for Hollywood studios to stick Brit actors in the rarest of places in films.

[–] thats_ridiculous 13 years ago

The fact that she's English is important to a plotline in this movie.

[–] roycant07 13 years ago

Could be, but my point still stands about writers sticking Brits in American films.

[–] Esuma 13 years ago

... Why does it matter?

[–] Arlith 12 years ago

It doesn't.

Basically, people will always find a reason to complain. Simple as that.

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[–] Quickblood 13 years ago

Why aren't they sticking Americans in random places in British movies?

Funnily enough they have been doing that for years in both TV and Movies and American actors rarely try to do any British accents too so their characters are usually American, which isn't always the case with our actors.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (4524359) 13 years ago

"Why aren't they sticking Americans in random places in British movies?"

Obviously you don't watch that many british movies.

[–] qofreason 13 years ago

I know what you mean. Imagine my surprise when I saw two of them in the waiting room for the dentist.

[–] pablo-taylor 13 years ago

"Why is there always a Brit in the rarest of places?"

'Cos unlike most Yanks we own *beep*ing passports and actually experience the world beyond our front yards?

[–] HeavyHeartToCarry 13 years ago

Like no one has heard that a million times over. Go brush your teeth and think up a better one.

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[–] Esuma 13 years ago

I hope they were being ironic. It would be pretty sad if the poster didn't realise the hypocrisy of their comment.

LOLZ stereotypes are fun.

[–] f3nsta 12 years ago

It was part of the plot. She missed the plane and couldn't get back to England to be with her family. How do you not understand ?

[–] jeffyoung1 13 years ago

It's because British people like visiting and emigrating to the United States. Makes sense to me. Besides the early Paleo-Indians who first settled America out of Siberia then to become the Native American Indians, the first European settlers were British, people from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (part of the empire back then). It depends where in America. You'll find more Brits on the East and West Coasts in the big cities. Los Angeles County is a highly favorite spot for emigrating Brits. Not for nothing is Santa Monica joked by some Brit expatriates as the 'last outpost of the empire'. It most reminds them of the dense urban culture where you can easily walk around the city from store to store from nightclub to nightclub.

I also read a joke from a famous male British actor who from time to time appears in American movies. He joked that Hollywood liked to hire British actors because they cheaper to hire.

[–] General_Friday 10 years ago

Brits tend to end up on the east coast of the states, New York in particular is pretty difficult to go anywhere without running into a one. But they have literally immigrated to everywhere in the states. So it isn't all too uncommon to run into a random Brit no matter where you are.

You're more likely to find an Aussie immigrant on the west coast, closer to their island nation. California is home to thousands of Australian immigrants. The colder weather and higher elevation found further inland is quite alien to most Aussies, thus far less common to find one in those states. I have yet to run into an Aussie somewhere in the states that isn't coastal.

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[–] hurtmesogood 13 years ago

My best friend's dad is from New Zealand and our town is really small and in the middle of nowhere. I never asked him how he ended up there but maybe I should have. It's a little random to have people from other countries in your town but it's not impossible and I haven't seen the movie so it might be relevant I don't know.

[–] DCI77 13 years ago

LOL careful now - she is a Brit, but she's an English woman to be specific. I also notice that Indians with English accents are becoming a rising trend in America's television. Is this the new "token"?

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