In the Loop: October 27, 2008 Archive

The difference between Brits and us

Posted at 4:32 PM on October 27, 2008 by Jeff Horwich

In the U.S., we're sending our reality show contestants to puke overboard on crab boats or bounce off giant red balls into the mud.

In Great Britain, they're competing to see who can best conduct an orchestra:

(The first season of BBC's "Maestro" has actually ended -- this woman won it.)

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