A role to follow.. Really?

Another rather disturbing trend I've noticed about this country is how much they try to imitate the States. It' none thing to have an admiration for their ways ( although, I have no idea why you would admire that!) but to copy everything they do is just sad and shows an alarming lack of creativity. Just take a look at TV shows, they have all taking on the American format of cut throat competition and fake drama. And they are more shows that have either a segment where they are just talking to the camera about what has just happened, how stupid do they think we are that we need them to explain what has just happened?!! They are also more and more judging shows, and what really makes me mad is that most of the judges are not even qualified to judge- they're crap themselves! All it promotes is a culture of bulling, just take a look across the pond, do you really wank children to have that much anxiety and hatred in them?

To further see how we are becoming more like the States just look at our schools, in my day we didn't have Proms, and I'm so glad we didn't, what a waste of time! Next thing you know we're going to have cheer-leading- can you just imagine how absurd that would be? Some time ago there was an interruption during a major sporting event when a man proposed to his girlfriend but instead of being greeted by applause he was treated to booing and jeers because he interrupted the game that they paid money to see, and why wouldn't they be annoyed, everything shouldn't be a spectacle. In the States they invest so much time in trivial things like sports and appearance, and did you know they invented cheer-leading? What do you expect, they would do anything to distract the people.

 Holidays are another thing, now I'm not a grinch and I do believe that certain events should be celebrated, but not like this. The huge explosion of crap that you are sold is unbelievable and the frenzy that comes with it is unnecessary, just take " Black Friday" where people are actually killed so that they can get a discount on a TV they don't even need! Even that has come over here and we don't even celebrate Thanksgiving, and some people have even been injured. I will never understand why anyone will wait for hours or even days outside a shop, so that they can get 30% of something they don't even need, when there are too many queues inside the store, I don't bother, because nothing is worth standing in line for hours, when you could be with family or friends, isn't that the real meaning of the holidays?