Perceptions from non Aussies...
What do people think of Summer Heights High as Satirical television? Like Dislike? Do people see these characters in thrit own lives?
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yeah, well funny.
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I'm American and it's one of my favorites. I've known some Ja'mies and Mr. Gs, but not really any Jonahs... to an extent, yes, but pretty far from him.
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I am American and this is sooo realistic to many schools, including Jonah. He reminds me of a few kids I had in 8th grade, no lie.
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thats interesting because i tried to watch trailer park boys a canadian mocktumeryish program and thought most of the cultural references would be lost on me.That any non-australian could understand summer heights is suprising.
shareI am an American and I think this is one of the funniest shows Ive watched. Its as good as The Office or any other mock Ive seen. Mr G is so funny.
shareI feel like I can relate to it even though I'm American, but it's even funnier because the accents are harder for me to understand.
shareI am German and this show is my absolute favourite. It's really funny that - also we are on completely different sides of the world - the humor works 100% over here. Some American jokes don't really work because of cultural differences and it's interesting that it seems to be different with Australia. Maybe it's due to the Commonwealth thing and you being a little more "European" still... Don't know though, I've never been to Australia.
shareWe're nothing like Europeans. :)
shareOk, it was just a guess ;)
shareIgnore that comment - we are more British/European than American by a mile (even though we have all a shirt load of US *beep* on our teevs).
shareEvery nation produces crap media among the good stuff. I'm sure there are Australians who are obsessed with The Wire, or The Walking Dead, or any other great American show. You have both the good and the bad on your TV because the U.S. has a massive entertainment industry, so it's possible to point to examples that are great and examples of really bad stuff.
shareI'm Australian. The Wire is THE BEST show I have ever seen, and I love US comedy far more then British comedy. However the general Aussie consensus is that American shows tend to be rubbish, yet 75%+ of what is on here is from you guys.. weird.
sharefully-sick-kebab (probably a lebo) doesnt know what he is talking about. We (Australians) are indeed more European than we are America.
sharefully-sick-kebab (probably a lebo) doesnt know what he is talking about. We (Australians) are indeed more European than we are America.
shareThat is so far from logical.
We are MUCH more American than European.
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This thread is going a bit off topic but...
Because both Autralians and Americans can (mostly) trace their roots back to UK both US and AUS comedy is very accesible to Europeans.
However when its done well I think comedy can be funny in all cultures. SHH is one of those comedies.
I'm from England and it's so funny because I think it's so realistic. We definately had a Jonah and a Ja'mie at school.
shareI've seen some episodes that have been aired here in Norway, and everything is just spot on. There is always at least one Jonah and a couple of Ja'mies in the school. No Mr. Gs though from what I've experienced.
The humour is very understandable, though there are some references which can be difficult to understand for some. I've always been a fan of the mockumentary genre so this show is starting to become one of my favourites.
I didn't think SHH would fare well overseas, maybe New Zealand yes, but not America.. I would've thought our aussie humour would get lost in translation (or just taken the wrong way). Glad to see non-aussies enjoy the series as much as we do.
shareI'm from America and I love Chris Lilley! I really wish he was more well known here. I agree with what everyone else has said...there are definitely Jonahs, Ja'mies, and Mr. Gs all over the place.
I had no trouble with the different accents. I didn't really notice any cultural references other than the occasional slang like "bogan" (and even if I didn't understand the meaning at first, it was pretty easy to catch on).
I'm an American and I can attest that my high school had a Mr. G, plenty of Ja'mie's, and a fair share of Jonah's. This show is both hilarious and truthful, but the real brilliance of it is that it never hits so close to home that you can't take the joke.
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Well im canadian... watching it for the first time... and cannot stop laughing. Its way too good.
shareI'm Canadian also and I love this show, it's hilarious. I have no problem relating to it, I went to school with people like Jonah and Ja'mie, and there were teachers like Mr. G too. Also, me and my friends used to make fun of these kinds of people, which makes it even more funny.
shareThere were definitely some people that reminded me of Ja'mie in my HS days. Also, I had some classes where there would be 2-3 people who would interrupt the class numerous times each period, not quite on the level of Jonah but there were some kids who could not focus and always annoyed the teachers.
shareI'm American. I thought this show was absolutely hysterical, and it's definitely in my top five comedy shows. Too short lived, though.
shareI'm American and I can attest that the depiction of public high school is spot on. There are some cultural differences but the characters seem to be pretty universal. There's a Ja'mie, Jonah and Mr G at every school.
I heard about this show from a friend. It's very funny, Chris Lilley nails every role, and even though it's a comedy I think it reveals a lot of truths about society and education.