I am curious about Europe's fascination with this show. As some of you know I spent a summer in France when I was 15. I remember the first week with my host family and I was feeling a little homesick and they turned on the tv and there was Beverly Hills 90210. It is a little silly but I remember feeling a little less homesick watching an american tv show. I learned in the time I was there that reruns of Beverly Hills 90210 played frequently and that it was a very popular show. Now at that time Beverly Hills 90210 was also a popular show in the US. People I met asked me how close I lived to California when I was in France and I wondered if they were thinking about the show.
Now, many years later (18 years; I can't believe it!!) I find myself living in Europe and everyday reruns of Beverly Hills 90210 are on tv. Now it is important for me to add here that there are lots and lots and lots of american television shows. In fact, Ray and I have noticed that at any given day or time there is about 4 or 5 american shows or movies to choose from. And thankfully these are not dubbed; they just play with swedish subtitles. Which, by the way, is helping our understanding of written swedish a lot. We have heard that all the american tv that swedes watch is part of the reason why they speak such great english. Makes sense :)
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