I watch a lot of TV in Korea. I watch way more TV than I should. I have cable TV too, since it only costs me 4,000 won. It's really no surprise that there's a lot of American programming on TV here. Almost at any time of the day, I'm able to find something on in English. Anyway, here are some valuable insights into American culture that I've gotten from Korean television:
- CSI, Bones, Law & Order: SVU and NCIS all show that there's a lot of crime in America. Run-of-the-mill vandalism and auto theft don't really happen in the United States, just extremely violent, often sexually motivated, murders occur.
- Unless you're in Florida, because in Miami there's a lot of drug running and organized crime. It's okay though. Horatio Caine will take care of it.
- The narrative of American history is one of crime and violence. Cold Case makes sure we know that.
- American athletes like to come to Korea and play sports, especially baseball and basketball.
- Steven Segal is the greatest actor of all time. I see Steven Segal on TV more times than I see my own shadow.
- Chan Ho Park and Shin-soo Choo are the only two players worth knowing in MLB.
- Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Denzel are all close contenders for that title.
- America only makes action movies.
- Every American carries a gun. If you don't have one, you're going to get killed and raped (see #1).
- Sex only happens in America under the craziest of circumstances [anyone else in Korean can back me up on saying that the amount of soft-core porn that comes on after midnight is ridiculous].
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