The great divide.

So the Americans don't understand our sense of humour, and why so many of our top comedy sit-coms are based on self-deprecation - like "One Foot in the Grave", "Fawlty Towers" or "The Office". Can I suggest that this is a matter of national maturity? We as a nation are old enough to be able to look at the world and see it for what it really is, whereas the USA still has to bolster its self-confidence by constantly telling itself how great it is. So we have Victor Meldrew and they have Rambo.