Feb 202021
This training film for US soldiers deployed to Britain during WWII is a little uncomfortable. It comes across as a film made by clueless Hollywood types based on crude cliched British stereotypes… but it was made by the British Ministry of Information. So… I guess it’s cool?
I’m curious whether:
1: The stereotypes were broadly accurate
2: The stereotypes were what the MoI *wanted* to be real
3: The stereotypes were what the MoI wanted the Yanks to *believe*
And interesting ponderable: about 80 years ago, Americans flooded into Britain. They were expected to learn the local customs and laws and to behave themselves accordingly. Feel free to compare and contrast to events from more recent years.