Want to see Simon Cowell be Nice?
Since I’ve mentioned some of the U.K.’s counterparts to our favorite shows like Dancing with the Stars ( Strictly Come Dancing ) I thought it might be a good idea to go and see how they do things across the pond.
Who are you, and what have you done with Simon Cowell?
The easiest place to start is Britain’s Got Talent, the equivalent of American Idol. I even saw the biting and critical Simon Cowell there in the judges chair. But what’s this? Rather than looking disgusted, he looked engaged! Interested! He was actually the friendliest of all the judges for this first act! See if you can guess why:
And in the second one he is just one of many supportive judges, and it just almost seemed spooky to see him being so positive:
Apparently, the key to a nice Simon is to be an attractive, scantily clad British woman. Who knew?
A Civilized Culture
I do have to give kudos to the judges and the audience – I can’t see women who did this kind of act in the U.S. being treated with anywhere near as much respect and cheering. I have friends who are belly dancers, and the odds of a judge knowing that there’s a difference between belly dancing and exotic dancing, and that exotic and erotic dancing is, in fact, still dancing – well, in this country, those odds are long, indeed.
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If you want to see Simon Cowell “be nice,” you should just check out Sharon Osborne on America’s got Talent. She’s sweet, honest, and British!!
I know, I just saw the show and i am a huge fan of Sharon’s. She is awesome!