9.20.2005

"The Foreign Groom"

A hit television show is scoring big ratings on both sides of the Aegean. That's right; Turks and Greeks are watching the same show. The storyline features a Turkish girl who falls in love with a foreigner, only to find out later that he is Greek. The show originated in Turkey, but is now being well-received in Greece as well. As my classmate Fatih (see below) says, Greece and Turkey are just a couple who had a bad divorce. And they're quarreling over custody of their child, Cyprus. New TV show ideas: a Palestinian and an Israeli pair up on "The Amazing Race"? A reality show in Northern Ireland: "Who Wants To Marry a Protestant Millionaire?" Or how about "Wife Swap" with a North and a South Korean couple? Or a show where a French politician, a Polish plumber, and an American journalist all switch jobs?