We haven’t really watched any television since leaving the English-speaking countries. This is usually just as well since we should probably be doing something productive like writing blogposts or watching the latest episode of Amazing Race on YouTube (internet permitting). Nonetheless, I can’t help but do the obligatory once-through the TV channels once we are settled in the room. On the continent, it’s usually a 60 second chore just to see if there is at least one English channel like BBC World News. Then, we proceed to ignore the appliance but for the weather check in the morning if the internet is not working.
During my initial run through, I like watching a few seconds of each channel. Normally, I am rewarded with some kind of American programming dubbed in French. For example, today’s scan found that the French Cartman sounds fairly similar to his American counterpart. In Ireland, I found that Sponge Bob knew Gaeltalk. In Nice, we had a wacky deja vu moment…
Yeah, that’s the French Vannah White. A couple more…
Madame, Monsieur, French Wheel of Fortune.
French Southpark! sweet