Yeah, there’s so much Mr. Bean stuff in Vietnam. There was Mr. Bean graffiti and murals all over HCMC when I went.
I would say Mr Bean is more popular outside the UK than in it.
I lived in India for a bit, and my work colleagues absolutely LOVED Mr Bean. I, however, hadn’t seen it since the original run as a kid. And yet, no-one knew about Blackadder, which I always found much funnier.
Now imagine being James Acaster
They love Mr Bean in Vn, the kids will all happily watch the cartoons. China is apparently the same.
Weird some programs that get across TBH. My wife grew up watching all the UK Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett.
To us Rowan Atkinson is a brilliant comedic actor. To the rest of the world the man doesn’t exist. Only Bean, and he’s more famous than ant other Brit in history.
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I remember being in a hostel in Mongolia in 2008 and the staff were watching Mr Bean and crying with laughter. To be fair, it was the bit where he tries to paint his living room by blowing up a tin of paint, a real Bean highlight
Turns out comedy with no language barrier has the ability to transcend language barriers
About 8 years ago, I taught English in Taiwan and decided to play a few Mr Bean videos for my students (Aged around 8 or 9) to introduce them to him.
As soon as I put it on, they knew who he was and had already seen it. Mr Bean is known everywhere.
North Koreans react to watching Mr. Bean at the Pyongyang International Film Festival.
The Koreans love Mr Bean it seems 🙂
used to pick up so much shite gear this place. good times
Did you see the Mr Blobby bar down the road?
I remember walking past a guest house in Thailand called Fawlty Towers and being highly amused, despite being lost.
There are better pubs along the street.
That brings back so many memories, I was there in 2018, with a group of friends I met at the hostel.
Does it still blare out reggae music?
It’s funny how some things seem to really pick up elsewhere. Inside No 9 is really popular in China. IIRC, Steve Pemberton is nicknamed fat fat (as he’s chubby and cute, and in Chinese it sounds like Pem-Pem)
Not surprised by Bean though really – the non verbal slapstick nature probably works in its favour.
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The world loves Bean
Yeah, there’s so much Mr. Bean stuff in Vietnam. There was Mr. Bean graffiti and murals all over HCMC when I went.
I would say Mr Bean is more popular outside the UK than in it.
I lived in India for a bit, and my work colleagues absolutely LOVED Mr Bean. I, however, hadn’t seen it since the original run as a kid. And yet, no-one knew about Blackadder, which I always found much funnier.
Now imagine being James Acaster
They love Mr Bean in Vn, the kids will all happily watch the cartoons. China is apparently the same.
Weird some programs that get across TBH. My wife grew up watching all the UK Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett.
To us Rowan Atkinson is a brilliant comedic actor. To the rest of the world the man doesn’t exist. Only Bean, and he’s more famous than ant other Brit in history.
Post this on crappyoffbrands
I remember being in a hostel in Mongolia in 2008 and the staff were watching Mr Bean and crying with laughter. To be fair, it was the bit where he tries to paint his living room by blowing up a tin of paint, a real Bean highlight
Turns out comedy with no language barrier has the ability to transcend language barriers
About 8 years ago, I taught English in Taiwan and decided to play a few Mr Bean videos for my students (Aged around 8 or 9) to introduce them to him.
As soon as I put it on, they knew who he was and had already seen it. Mr Bean is known everywhere.
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North Koreans react to watching Mr. Bean at the Pyongyang International Film Festival.
The Koreans love Mr Bean it seems 🙂
used to pick up so much shite gear this place. good times
Did you see the Mr Blobby bar down the road?
I remember walking past a guest house in Thailand called Fawlty Towers and being highly amused, despite being lost.
There are better pubs along the street.
That brings back so many memories, I was there in 2018, with a group of friends I met at the hostel.
Does it still blare out reggae music?
It’s funny how some things seem to really pick up elsewhere. Inside No 9 is really popular in China. IIRC, Steve Pemberton is nicknamed fat fat (as he’s chubby and cute, and in Chinese it sounds like Pem-Pem)
Not surprised by Bean though really – the non verbal slapstick nature probably works in its favour.
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