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Holy shit it's like watching teleshopping with tiny slices of entertainment. Never realised that you guys don't have the prelude bit before the main title of most sitcoms. Also; why the fuck is all your lemonade flat?
WeeabooBitch69
As an Americn, I feel.
OmicronPerseiEight
Don't watch American TV, just stream shows like a regular American does.
BrokenAnimal
Haven't watched TV for years for this exact reason. HBO and Netflix all the way for me these days. I watch what I want when I want.
synjed
Most of our lemonades are flat because all our drinks are acidic and the carbonation makes them more bitter.
WhoSaidYouCouldEatTheLastCookie
I don't own a television so I haven't seen mainstream TV for years. I have a computer and access to torrent sites so I'm good.
FreshWater13
This is why we don't have cable. Ads are bullshit, honestly I feel personally attacked whenever an ad is shown to me without my permission
cogs
For those that are wondering, "lemonade" in many of the countries that haven't been to the moon is actually Sprite. But we still love them.
pantzonfire
European lemonade doesn't necessarily have lemons in it! I feel like that's worse!
BellaofEclecticEccentricitiesDiceJewelry
You must be an Aussie? I know their Lemonade is lemon soda. =) Do yourself a favor, get netflix, ditch cable. @OP
JDemon2
I'm a Brit :)
Pandquin
Currently in Europe as an American. Why do you call everything lemonade, why is everything served warm, why is everything carbonated?
SaffronTeabagPierogi
What's worse is all the fucking channels go to commercial at nearly the same time!
RugerreguR
Welcome to the area chief
Phustercluck
Europe has fewer breaks but they're so long that I've forgotten wtf I was watching before the end.
PreciousPotato
Especially when zapping. I could take a shower in that time.
Binsto
4-5 min breaks every 20 minutes orso
majorminers
I collect t.v. shows. In the 60s it was 27min per half hr. 70s 26min per. 80s and 90s 23 min per. Now its less than 20. Sickening.
AwkwardKeming
I only watch "normal" TV for news, but even that if you miss the first 10 minutes it's all prescription drug ads and celebrity gossip.
locknut8
Remember, they will cut out vital plot in TV shows to make space for ads. My advice, watch on demand or PVR.
locknut8
I especially hate the last ad break in a show where you might get 10 more seconds of show before the credits roll.
GooberSnotpants
The lemonade thing is hilarious. Try the fresh-squeezed stuff, then see how you feel.
LetTheWholeWorldBurn
We have preludes.. But I thought this yesterday, my mom pays so much $ for TV for 5min of show then 5min of ads. But then there's stuff like
LetTheWholeWorldBurn
--Youtube where you're only watching ads on high traffic content which is still free. TV isn't worth it imo
christopherwalkenslegs
I stopped watching TV a long time ago. =) You should too.
SanPedroLover
Amen
Bigballz
Everyone DVR's here now. Or just skips TV altogether and watches Netflix/HBOGo
Wuz314159
I have the latest in video technology & it doesn't allow for DVR use. No way to record anything. . . only option would be torrent. :(
ColoneISanders
I thought everyone knew that America runs on money. Also Dunkin'.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
This is why everyone's leaving cable, and why cable companies are attacking Net Neutrality
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Also they refuse to adapt to the fact that the Internet is a better service. Dish TV or Dish Network owns Sling TV, awesome service
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Instead of whine and cry about losing customers, they created a good alternative to people who want internet TV and it fucking works.
BlackPengu
It's their last stand
Lierofox
@OP Yeah...no BBC here to subsidize the programming costs, so our networks run 22 minutes of programming in a 30 minute timeslot.
taliesan
Even digital channels only have 1 2.5 min break for a single 30 min show, i've seen some american tv and adds are like every 5 mins?
Straga27
Even barring BBC, which is a massive exception when it comes to TV, networks like Sky have WAY less ads than typical american TV.
Straga27
I remember watching an American TV channel online (no idea what it was) and I was amazed at how many ads there were in an hour.
Straga27
And I was disturbed at how many were advertising drugs like antidepressants and antipsychotics
Wuz314159
. . . . . . . PBS.
Katalliaan
Is mainly funded by people voluntarily donating to it, just like NPR.
Wuz314159
Personal Donations are only about 30% of their income.
UnrelatedHistoryLesson
Gets a drop of water of funding from the government compared to the bucket of funding the BBC gets in Britain.
evilspyre
It is the TV licence fee we pay that subsidizes the BBC so they don't have adverts
IlluminaBlade
But we pay a fee to see the commercials.
PolarHailStorm
Yeah, I had a discussion with an American that thought being charged for a TV license was ridiculous, despite explaining why.
HighFive1
The more people leave cable, the more they have to sell ad space to keep it afloat...and the more they go up in cost, which drives more away
wzzt
Or they could ya know...adapt to consumer demand. Cable companies certainly have enough cash on hand to do it...
SaintMaceToTheFace
Except the people in charge are stuck in an outdated status quo. They just refuse. I think one day we will use Netflix like cable.
lichenit
DVR then fast forward all the ads. I can't stand tv any other way, except for soccor.
WanderingPom
You actually pay more attention fast forwarding (instead of leaving for a drink), that's why the first and last ad in break cost more.
Wuz314159
That's a technology that no longer exists for me. In the 80s I could record a show. Now, technology won't allow it.
TheDaharMaster
Fuck DVR. That's the reason we have ad placement in shows now.
PenanceArkana
All of that predates the VCR, let alone DVR.
TheDaharMaster
It's worse now but hey, enjoy all the ads getting thrown at you while you're watching.
lichenit
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LoveSays
Hey I kind of want a taco now even though I just had some for dinner...hmmm......weird
keyserv
They're so fucking loud, too. I haven't watched television in years it's just that painful.
stimpsonjcatt
Once I discovered DVR, I haven't gone back.
bloatedplutocrat
That's illegal now. Companies still do it all the time because enforcement is lax but https://www.fcc.gov/media/policy/loud-commercials
SherMattLockSmith
The president of what was Time Warner Cable when asked about the loud commercials just replied "we encourage our customers to 1/2
SherMattLockSmith
2/2 Use the volume adjustment on their remote control." Fucking asshole.
asquiiiiiiisha
That's what we did growing up - "oh, a commercial break? *MUTE*" only problem is timing when to turn the sound on again.
craze
this needs more upvotes.
madethisaccountjusttocomment
They are technically not louder, they just use a larger audio spectrum to appear louder.
hibsta
I heard a few years ago that the sound of commercials had to be lowered due to federal law, never heard anything after that
motorwaffle
Lowered to at most the loudest decibel pitch of the show preceding it. Cue massive explosion before cut to commercial break.
FloridaLawyer
While they can only be as old as the program they accompany, the can be as loud as the loudest part of that program. i.e. explosion
HypnoButler
Ever notice the wildly imbalanced volume in football games on ESPN where they cut to a different talking head twice as loud? That's why.
FloridaLawyer
*loud
SpecialMrQtip
You're thinking of sprite
JDemon2
Sprite is lemonade...
GadenKerensky
Solo, Sprite, it's all Lemonade. Don't worry, Aussie here, all these people are weird.
illegalacorn
you're doing it wrong and doing yourself a disservice.
AxelYamanaka
Not really....
cornertrail
RyoukoSama
No... no it is not.
SaintMaceToTheFace
No. Oh GOD no
themuttonisniceandlean
Not in the US. Lemonade is lemons, sugar, and water. You want Sprite or 7Up. Sparkling lemonade here is carbonated water + lemons + sugar.
illegalacorn
lemonade is lemonade. Everyone outside of america is doing it wrong, for once.
Begotten
Lemonade is water + lemon juice + sugar
iamthisguy247
Sprite is lemon-lime soda.
BrohthorNature
@OP wait, your lemonade has bubbles??
SirChadwellHeath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hro4AdTYiTA
GlenL
UK lemonade is essentially sprite/7up
BrohthorNature
Interesting. What does sprite with no lime taste like? Also what does lemonade w/ bubbles taste like? Your brain is thinking 2 flavors now
JDemon2
Yeah... I thought that was the same everywhere
LadyNoHeart
Look online for a lemonade recipe and make it, consists of 3 ingredients. Water, sugar, and lemon juice. Let us Americans know what u think.
RexCalzone
Nah man, if lemonade had bubbles, that would put children's lemonade stands out of business. Think of the children
michaels94
You're lemonade is what we call lemon-lime soda. Our lemonade is made from actual lemons
SaintMaceToTheFace
No. Lemon+water+sugar=lemonade. Anything else is a lie
TheCrimsonComet
Who the fuck still watches TV?
angelah353
Most people?
Saxxon92
My TV is basically a monitor for my PS4
Ivalicenyan
People with money
Vellii
I'd argue the opposite, the wealthier the individual the less time they seem to spend watching tv.
ConsistentlyLateCommenter
Agreed. I spend most of my week earning that money! After work there's Netflix and Prime. Haven't had cable in forever.
NikoLorenzio
I haven't owned a TV in 10+ years.
mechanicalhemiola
BlackPengu
Trump crowd
WeeabooBitch69
Old people
iamthisguy247
Sports fans.
JDemon2
I will concede that American sport is a million times better than the sport Brits are known for
ColoneISanders
Don't sell yourselves short. You have that whole futbol/soccer thing which is HUGE everywhere else but here.
missbelled
For the real stadium experience: make a dodgy hot dog in a stale bun + some soggy garlic fries and a flat beer, and throw $30 in the trash.
dazedNconfuzed
There's an app for that.
iamthisguy247
Which app is that?
dazedNconfuzed
Depends on the sport. Olympics app was great. NFL: https://appsto.re/us/IA">x.i">https://appsto.re/us/IA5ox.i NHL: https://appsto.re/us/9amUB.i Many others, whatcha want?
iamthisguy247
Probably the two you mentioned plus NBA and MLB.
McGullicutti
Sling TV
CirclejerqueDuSoleil
Yeah, this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.twitch.android.app
McGullicutti
Sling TV
SaintMaceToTheFace
I don't think I can watch the Cubs or Ohio State on twitch
CirclejerqueDuSoleil
Mainly because the broadcasting companies haven't figured out the future
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
If lemonade wasn't flat it would be called lemon soda.
JamieSmyth
but what about cloudy lemonade?
pyrrhlis
Or sparkling lemonade.
JDemon2
The "are" suffix means fizzy back home... Like orangeade and cherryade etc
Sobutai
New Yorker here, upstate not city folk. Never seen fizzy "ades" before.
ForbinDallas
'Ade' does not mean that here. Lemonade, limeade, koolaid, Gatorade, not carbonated. Never heard of carbonated lemonade actually.
thirteenorphans
It would be sparkling lemonade here. If you want that, I quite like Lemmy as a brand.
bananerbread
Lemonade =/= sprite
Hammertulski
Orangina-ade.
holyguacamonica
Try sprite, that's what you consider lemonade.
DARfuckinROCKS
Welcome to Boston yoooooo
ColoneISanders
When I visited the UK I discovered this as well. Personally, I like that you carbonate everything. Makes it much better.
Sothenwhereismypen
How do you get 'are' out of lemonade??
EClaire1073
Ask nicely?
tarWHOdis
Very slowly
THRILLHOUSE69
You're looking for 7Up or Sprite. Lemonade here has no carbonation.
THRILLHOUSE69
Also get your dates in the right order and learn the imperial measurements, commie
Strostkovy
Are your grenades carbonated?
CapnJackSparrow
Shake em up, open the lid and throw. It'll explode for sure
JDemon2
Yes
GPLink
They are popping with flavor
asquiiiiiiisha
US lemonade = "traditional lemonade" or reconstituted squash. It's an older drink than anything fizzy so I don't know why the name split.
666SomeGayKid666
I have a theory that the British make up words just to stop using them so that they can ridicule Americans.
0hnonono
Is your Gatorade carbonated?
madmanmoe64
gatorade is american so it doesn't follow the rule.
BritishBatman
they don't sell it here. so no.
DungeonMaster69
In europe its just carbonated liquid alligator
JDemon2
I have realised my mistake
JDemon2
But also Gatorade is an American brand
DefinetlyNotObsessed
Lol go buy some lemon soda ya Cooke Brit or Australian or New Zealander all I know is that you're not Canadian.
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
Haha. Well that could be confusing. Only 2 drinks I know here with "ade" lemonade and limeade. So here it seems to mean fruit and sugar mix.
upvotehypnotoad
Koolaid (they just changed the suffix to make it unique)
JDemon2
*ade
HsuDoNihm
ARRR!
orxy
Or pop! I remember having to explain that to my Canadian friend that it was because the bubbles went pop on your tongue
GothmogLordofBalrogs
it was called soda pop
notwastingtimeiswear
That beverage is soda, friend
upvotehypnotoad
Or washing machines "swishy's"
upvotehypnotoad
And guns "pew-pews"
orxy
Sadly only farmers had guns where i grew up so no funny names for them as we never saw them
upvotehypnotoad
You must call automobiles "vroom-vrooms"
daaaBlues
Isn't this because what Europeans call lemonade is our sprite/7up?
HighlandPotatoe
Exactly.
HermitBean
Only one country has English as native language. Pls realise this.
Thesaya
...Europeans? No, just the Brits and maybe some other countries.
bohemiancrabcity
I've heard it called that in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. That's a lot of Europe. Maybe it's a translation thing.
Thesaya
Almost certainly translation, but also, that is four out of 44 countries so I wouldn't call that a lot actually ;)
bohemiancrabcity
Not sure what countries you count your 44. If you include france, which I meant to add to my comment, that is 235 million people. That's a
bohemiancrabcity
Lot of Europe by population. Country counts aren't an accurate comparison because some European country's have tiny populations.
iamthisguy247
Canadian chiming in. While it's fun to pick on Americans, what the US considers lemonade is soooo much better than what the UK does.
Calwazaki
Yeah Australian chipping in, went on a cruise had American lemonade and its so good.
BillNyeTheCastingCouchGuy
I don't care what the others say about you. You're a good neighbor Canada.
heartygizmo
Because it's made from REAL FUCKING LEMONS!!!!!!!
upvotehypnotoad
Have you tried Sweet-tea? Or that shit only northerners and sadists drink called "Unsweetend Ice tea"
DoritoDustedFingers
Oregonian server here, its just Iced Tea and Sweet Tea. Iced tea with added sugar ISNT the same as sweet tea. Sweet tea is hypersaturated.
upvotehypnotoad
"Hypersaturated" not quite. But correct - adding sugar to ice tea doesn't dissolve the sugar. Sugar is added to sweet tea while hot
DoritoDustedFingers
Haha yea I ran out of characters. But yea sugar + hot brewing tea + (ice)(time) = sweet tea. Sugar + iced tea = half-assed abomination
iamthisguy247
Yeah. In Canada we drink Nestea's version (I'm sure that's not authentic), a few times on road trips through NY, they've given me cold tea>
iamthisguy247
upvotehypnotoad
Pro tip- Some places chill it prior, others just brew it and pour hot over ice. If its hot, order w/o ice, glass of ice on side, add sugar
Geezreally
Okay, buy Lipton or Louisiana tea bags, boil a big pot of water, add 3 large or 6 small bags, remove from heat, let it steep for
DoritoDustedFingers
Since agreeing with our lemon-flavored superiority, I dub you an honorary freedom-loving gun-toting firework-shooting American. Welcome.
iamthisguy247
I'm honoured. I live a couple hours from the US, so I already grew up watching US TV, so I'm half way there.
Subdominant
Woahhh livin on a prayer
MitchHon
Second this notion.
abbz2694
Than it is agreed he is now an honorary American. Baptize him in whiskey and build him a house made of bacon.
iamthisguy247
That's awesome! *hides maple syrup covered Canadian bacon and rye*
TheSherlockHomo
All in favor of this motion, say aye.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Aye
NeuroDefiance
Ayyyyyy