Cultural Differences

It’s been a while since I last blogged so I figured that while eating my yoghourt in front of MTV Pimp Tuesday – my favourite TV night while in London with 2 hours of Pimp my Ride to relax after my evening class, I could well post this small entry.

There is a huge difference between the original Pimp my Ride and the UK version (Pimp my Ride UK): in California people scream “O MY GOD” when they see their pimped ride; in the UK, it’s the more down-to-earth “OH FUCK”.

I haven’t seen enough UK episodes to generalise but I found it amusing. Please comment if you have more to share on the subject. I have just eaten a Tesco chicken wrap with a use-by date on 7. nov, so I hope I’ll still be alive to skim through your comments. ;)

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Anonymous said…
Stay alive ! or I won't know what's going on in the british Pimp my ride !
8/11/05 18:16
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