Very British Problems

I appreciate what they were trying to do but we don't need 15 examples of each tiny thing. The introductory narration was about 4 x longer than it needed to be. I couldn't make it through a whole episode.

A delightful series! Very funny and entertaining. The Series examines some quarks prominent in British culture, but you don't have to be British to relate to many of the annoyances that they bring up. I find myself identifying with a lot of the topics brought up. It's also educational, through watching the series I found out things about not only British culture but also German, Spanish and French cultures as the narrator often compares how British tradition differs from these other European cultures. The series brings up fun and interesting facts that I was not aware of. The cast is made up of some hilarious, articulate and thoughtful celebrities who come across and very approachable and amiable, you feel like you are really getting to know them and I like that. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone.

Other nationalities may well misunderstand the series. It is tongue in cheek - which is a very British skill. Unfortunately, the previous viewer misunderstood the entire series. We always poke fun at ourselves. Some people mistake it for arrogance. Their loss. Listen to the contributors - they are comedians who are insightful and don't have inflated egos. We have a unique sense of humour. Get it or forget it. Check out the British series like midsomer murders, Vexed, for murder mysteries with a sense of humour. American humour tends to be more obvious. And we all love Everybody loves Raymond/Friends/etc, but watch 'Fawlty Towers'/'I give it a Year'/ 'Sweet Revenge' and you will start to loosen up.

There are a lot of things at which the British excel; things such as close-order drill, building ocean liners, creating (and losing) empires and, of course, queuing. However, one thing that the British do, perhaps better than any other nation, is self-deprecating humor. Perhaps other nationalities are too insecure in their national pride to permit their people to poke fun at themselves. Other nationalities make jokes about foreigners. However, the British are sufficiently secure in their national pride to have no qualms about ridiculing their own inadequacies before the entire world.

The result is very funny. Yet, one cannot come away from the experience without the sneaking suspicion that this series was produced by, and for, AUSTRALIANS. It all sounds like every joke ever told by the Australians about the "Poms". Barry Humphries would just love it.

It's funny as hell but the humor in it is inconsistently adult. It's a show you think is okay to watch with family and in a split second isn't. It would be ok watered down a bit or amped up all the way but this half and half makes it a bumpy ride.