Originally Posted by phylogeny:
“Well, PBS does receive some funding by Congress....something certain conservatives would like to see end because of it's purported 'leftist' stance (ya know, actually reporting on global warming and such....
), Government funding is less than 50% though. Private fundings covers the rest.
But ok, I'll give you that HBO and other such channels are not like BBC----but I was asking why IDA starts at such odd times. The reply was that the BBC doesn't have ads to pad out to an hour or half hour show. My reply was that US also has channels without commercials but they still start on the hour/half hour.
All well, I'm just gonna go with the "The Brits and their eccentricity' hypothesis because it really makes my life easier.
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“Well, PBS does receive some funding by Congress....something certain conservatives would like to see end because of it's purported 'leftist' stance (ya know, actually reporting on global warming and such....
), Government funding is less than 50% though. Private fundings covers the rest.But ok, I'll give you that HBO and other such channels are not like BBC----but I was asking why IDA starts at such odd times. The reply was that the BBC doesn't have ads to pad out to an hour or half hour show. My reply was that US also has channels without commercials but they still start on the hour/half hour.
All well, I'm just gonna go with the "The Brits and their eccentricity' hypothesis because it really makes my life easier.
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Heh - it's not even something I'd ever considered odd to be honest. I suppose that it's just because our programmes aren't always one hour or half hour blocks, and so it's just fitting them in where they'll go, if you know what I mean. Even on the channels that do have advertising, having a programme start at twenty-five to the hour isn't unheard of.
and i find it a complimentary word anyway.
kidding, I have a lot of family who live there now and I think any culture that differs do think differently and hold on to stereotypes if I am honest. The Simpsons portrays Candians as being stupid which we are not. Most british friends love Canada. I also know Brits who perceive Americans as loving Britain and the Royal Family, I don't see it that way by in large. I do know when I first moved to England and i was in a sporting goods store, until the fellow knew I was Canadian by origin and not American he didn't help me. seriously, he said "oh sorry,you are not American then" I could have complained but I didn't. sorry to say that because I am sure you are lovely and it isn't fair to those who are kind Americans. I get diversity but still have my thoughts on a lot of places including my own country.
I'm probably just being totally thick though, and it's somewhere really obvious!
