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Do Europeans relate to Kid Rock and his videos?

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    Do Europeans relate to Kid Rock and his videos?
    Victoria says (17 Oct '12)

    I'm an American in Florida who is interested in the European perception of American culture. I just watched KR's video for "American Bad ass" and wondered what someone in the Netherlands or England would think of it. In the video are bearded bikers, bikini girls (universally appealing), women mud-wresteling, and Kid's American Bravado before the "Stars and Stripes" of the American flag. Does it seem at all bizarre to you? Or has Hollywood/the Internet, etc., so saturated you with American culture that you feel that you relate to it, enjoy it, or however you might explain it? I'd love to hear your opinion, my European (or Asian...) friends.

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on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 6:06am

I'm an American in Florida who is interested in the European perception of American culture. I just watched KR's video for "American Bad ass" and wondered what someone in the Netherlands or England would think of it. In the video are bearded bikers, bikini girls (universally appealing), women mud-wresteling, and Kid's American Bravado before the "Stars and Stripes" of the American flag. Does it seem at all bizarre to you? Or has Hollywood/the Internet, etc., so saturated you with American culture that you feel that you relate to it, enjoy it, or however you might explain it? I'd love to hear your opinion, my European (or Asian...) friends.

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ntv.rabbe's picture

We have bearded bikers and bikinigirls (often without their bikinitop on) in Europe too :-)! Kid Rocks videos seem to me pretty normal, but American talkshows or realityshows with all of their crying, fighting, over the top drama and doublestandards I find bizarre, and also all of your censorship... Kid Rock is just a normal guy, who likes boobs, bikes and booze, just like any other guy in any other part of the world :-)

Montana Anna's picture

NTV.rabbe...Mange tusen takk!('munga tusen tuck' for all our learning to speak a smattering of Norwegian friends :) [www.flickr.com/photos/ystenes/5989325757/]):) I agree American talk shows and reality shows are...to say the least...bizarre! The drama they create, incite, and perpetuate offends me to my core! Interesting you bring up censorship...In The Land of the Free...with Constitutionally Protected Free Speech...how do you see it? Having been abroad a fair enough share, I appreciate your perspective. I find it a bit absurd Kid's lyrics are often censored yet offensive talk/reality shows get away with what they do. Plus so much TV is lightly censored (if at all, it seems) sex, drugs, and rock n roll, yet when Kid sings about it, he is censored?!?! Somethin' ain't right! I, too, believe Kid Rock is a normal boobs-bikes-and-booze loving man...God Bless Him :) ...although I'd add in awesome, too :)

KidRockNetherlands's picture

www.kidrock.nl/News/

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Thank you

bluesuedeshoe's picture

Nico, please put your site addy up so others can see it. He runs an excellent Kid Rock site in Holland. Gosee.

clark92's picture

i live in new zealand and i love kid rock. I seem to becoming more and more obsessed with american culture . i love your tv shows, your cars, the music and constant tour going on american football ( huge Cowboys fan ) the friendly people, amazing cities and landscapes. i would love to live in america. my dream would be live in Nashville

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2 of our Kid rock Websites are runby Europeans. Extreme Kid rock is run by John and he lives in the UK There are tons of fans over the pond. lol Many like Gabi and Jordane have come here for shows and to meet some of the fans they talk to... lol

KidRockNetherlands's picture

Hi There,

We dont live in the middle ages overhere lol , MTV Europe started in 1986 I think, so we are used to some video clips , and the plus side there is almost NO censorship overhere so how raunchy a clip is it will be shown unedited , heck the more bikini girls in a clip the better ! ,
You can also see it in reverse : A lot of television shows are first tested overhere in The Netherlands, and then imported to the US, does Endemol sound familiar Big Brother / Idols etc ? ,dont mean they are all top notch shows but you seem to like them, also by US television networks who "test " some shows / product out here and then introduce it in the US .
We even have a Kid Rock Fan Site ! www.kidrock.nl lots of videos !!!

mattkidrock's picture

I know deal or no deal is dutch aswell! and maybe 50% of the worlds pornos lol

Outside The Box's picture

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