Emily in Paris

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Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Agreed that it was weird to show that yet not show the sex scene with Gabriel. He must have a nudity clause.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought that the lady at the bakery was being helpful with the pronunciation, not being difficult.

Emily’s clothes are too much and so contrived.

It's never polite to correct someone's grammar or pronunciation without being asked first. Bad manners.

You're applying American manners to a different country.

Then perhaps the stereotypes portrayed in the show really weren’t so far fetched? Perhaps certain French stereotypes exist for a reason?

People have different cultural norms in different countries and regions, including what is considered rude. People are trained to act accordingly through environmental pressure and education. Whether it is rude or not depends on where the conduct is occurring. If a person is trained that correcting the grammar of a non-native speaker is polite (helpful), than they are doing so according to their training and with good intent, and therefore are not rude. They are perceived as rude by those trained otherwise, and without knowledge of the culture. Presumably, the show writers researched French culture, and knew this, and intentionally mis-portrayed this as rude behavior, or they did not do research and made the show in ignorance.

Nice try, pp. But, no.

By your own account, the French don’t think this is rude but Americans do.

The show is American, and we’re watching it through the eyes of an American. So, it’s fine to think it rude...or simply French.

The show made it seem like the French were being rude in those scenes, by taking advantage of the ignorance of viewers for the sake of cheap shots. That is a critique of the show, not of the people watching the show, who may not know better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Did you watch beyond the first episode?

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Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Did you watch beyond the first episode?

For better or worse, yes. To me it was the level of a cheesy tween romantic comedy, but for these adult moments. I just don't think they did much for the plot or the character development. I am using the terms "plot" and "character development" very, very loosely.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought that the lady at the bakery was being helpful with the pronunciation, not being difficult.

Emily’s clothes are too much and so contrived.

It's never polite to correct someone's grammar or pronunciation without being asked first. Bad manners.

You're applying American manners to a different country.

Then perhaps the stereotypes portrayed in the show really weren’t so far fetched? Perhaps certain French stereotypes exist for a reason?

People have different cultural norms in different countries and regions, including what is considered rude. People are trained to act accordingly through environmental pressure and education. Whether it is rude or not depends on where the conduct is occurring. If a person is trained that correcting the grammar of a non-native speaker is polite (helpful), than they are doing so according to their training and with good intent, and therefore are not rude. They are perceived as rude by those trained otherwise, and without knowledge of the culture. Presumably, the show writers researched French culture, and knew this, and intentionally mis-portrayed this as rude behavior, or they did not do research and made the show in ignorance.

Nice try, pp. But, no.

By your own account, the French don’t think this is rude but Americans do.

The show is American, and we’re watching it through the eyes of an American. So, it’s fine to think it rude...or simply French.

The show made it seem like the French were being rude in those scenes, by taking advantage of the ignorance of viewers for the sake of cheap shots. That is a critique of the show, not of the people watching the show, who may not know better.

Here’s the thing: most stereotypes exist for a reason. Sure, tv and movies play them up for entertainment value/laughs, but the stereotypes are grounded in truth (albeit not one that can or should be applied universally).

The French are not known to be super friendly...particularly to tourists. Canadians on the other hand are super friendly.

This is a Netflix show, not a documentary. The rude French bits were amusing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Agreed that it was weird to show that yet not show the sex scene with Gabriel. He must have a nudity clause.

It's a show about a 20something who moves to Paris and you were surprised that there would be SOME sexuality?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Agreed that it was weird to show that yet not show the sex scene with Gabriel. He must have a nudity clause.

It's a show about a 20something who moves to Paris and you were surprised that there would be SOME sexuality?!

I’m surprised they showed masturbation yet didn’t show the pivotal sex scene with the hot chef. Very disappointing.

[Anonymous]

I lost count of how many guys she slept with. I know it’s just a campy show but she broke the girl-code and betrayed her good friend, screwed a child and then got with an old, unattractive rich guy. It was like they were trying to throw ever possible stereotype of a guy and have her sleep with them.

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It’s kind of cute but wow.....she always saves the day! Totally unrealistic. Another thing that really bothered me is that she hooked up with her friend’s boyfriend. She’s a lousy friend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that the lady at the bakery was being helpful with the pronunciation, not being difficult.

Emily’s clothes are too much and so contrived.

It's never polite to correct someone's grammar or pronunciation without being asked first. Bad manners.

You're applying American manners to a different country.

Then perhaps the stereotypes portrayed in the show really weren’t so far fetched? Perhaps certain French stereotypes exist for a reason?

People have different cultural norms in different countries and regions, including what is considered rude. People are trained to act accordingly through environmental pressure and education. Whether it is rude or not depends on where the conduct is occurring. If a person is trained that correcting the grammar of a non-native speaker is polite (helpful), than they are doing so according to their training and with good intent, and therefore are not rude. They are perceived as rude by those trained otherwise, and without knowledge of the culture. Presumably, the show writers researched French culture, and knew this, and intentionally mis-portrayed this as rude behavior, or they did not do research and made the show in ignorance.

Nice try, pp. But, no.

By your own account, the French don’t think this is rude but Americans do.

The show is American, and we’re watching it through the eyes of an American. So, it’s fine to think it rude...or simply French.

NP what part of Emily in PARIS are you too dense to get ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s kind of cute but wow.....she always saves the day! Totally unrealistic. Another thing that really bothered me is that she hooked up with her friend’s boyfriend. She’s a lousy friend.

She doesn't always save the day. She also gets by with a little help from her friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I quit it when it got around to masturbation - in the every first episode. Shame on you Netflix. I thought my young kids might enjoy the new series. I missed any warning there might have been.

This annoyed me only because it was an otherwise simplistic show that would be appropriate for kids. To me, it came off like they threw in some adult themes in a ham-fisted attempt to level up a childish show. These elements seemed out of place against how silly everything else was, including the ridiculous stereotyping. They unnecessarily limited their audience, which, in light of the stereotyping, might be a good thing. (I also knew nothing about the show or the show writers when I started it. I was not watching with a kid so it was fine.) Whoever described it as the bag of candy you don't really like, but eat out of boredom or desperation, was spot on. This show was my candy corn.

Agreed that it was weird to show that yet not show the sex scene with Gabriel. He must have a nudity clause.

Only people who are used to sporting generic , creepy faux smiles all day long think of the French as not super 'friendly'.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s kind of cute but wow.....she always saves the day! Totally unrealistic. Another thing that really bothered me is that she hooked up with her friend’s boyfriend. She’s a lousy friend.

She doesn't always save the day. She also gets by with a little help from her friends.

To me it always seemed like she saved the day.....that was a common theme in the series.

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Only people who are used to sporting generic , creepy faux smiles all day long think of the French as not super 'friendly'.

^This. Thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:Lily Collins is too skinny.

Agree. It is uncomfortable.

It is. And she has lines on her neck like a woman in her 30s or 40s due to her extreme lack of fat.

She is in her 30s