I apologize for the long absence. I had some trouble with wifi connection after getting my TV installed. The good people at KPN were very happy to help and switched the channel for me.
So I had a few days of watching TV without the internet. I'm very glad to see that TV watching is pretty much like the experience in the US. I'm also very happy to report that I do have a DVR! All I seemed to watch in the US was Frasier and the King of Queens and I get them here with Dutch Subtitles. So it's pretty much like bizarro world for me with the menus all in Dutch and the DVR. But that's also like my experience with the internet. I've come to really love google.nl.
There is of course, the Office and My Name is Earl. Other than the cheesy American shows in syndication there is the BBC and several German stations and even a Spanish station. The BBC stations seem to be all Doctor Who all of the time. When it isn't Doctor Who, it's Doctor Who COnfidential which is a behind the scenes shows. What I watched most often was the Discovery Channel for the Mythbusters. I love Jaime and Adam...but Jaime more, then Grant...then Adam.
I've never craved a coke. Occasionally I've enjoyed a ginger ale, root beer or Dr. Pepper and in the Pepsi vs Coke debate, I'm all Pepsi. I guess it's all of the advertising but I've been craving a coke.
My favorite ad so far is this McDonald's ad for the Greek Mac. It appears to be a burger in pita. So the set up is this Dutch young guy enjoying a Greek Mac sitting next to his buddy at a table outdoors. His mind drifts off and he sees this Greek girl splashing around on a beach in a yellow bikini. He's dreaming of being with her on the beach, rolling around on the sand. She starts leading him off the beach through a courtyard, he's getting excited. She lead him through this door and he starts unbuttoning his shirt and then she turns to his left and introduces him to her big Greek family. Then he's jerked back into reality by his buddy. I don't know why it's so amusing to me.
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