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This is from the introduction to the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror edited by Stephen Jones...
"Whereas the British will invariably tell you straight what they think of something, many Americans would rather not say anything negative (presumably under the cultural delusion that 'everybody's a winner'). Well, everybody's not. Just because you've written a story, published a book or produced a piece of art, it does not automatically mean you that you have achieved anything special (no matter how many self-help manuals and reality TV talent shows tell you differently)."
This point is in relation to a friend of Jones who asked him his opinion on a new dvd project (Jones said he liked the acting but a few other issues let the project down. The friend wasn't happy about this). Would you say the point in the difference between the UK and the US is true or is Jones generalising? Based on some of the replies in a couple of threads with a similar issue, I'm wondering if there's some truth to it.
The book is here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849013721/?tag=absowrit-21
"Whereas the British will invariably tell you straight what they think of something, many Americans would rather not say anything negative (presumably under the cultural delusion that 'everybody's a winner'). Well, everybody's not. Just because you've written a story, published a book or produced a piece of art, it does not automatically mean you that you have achieved anything special (no matter how many self-help manuals and reality TV talent shows tell you differently)."
This point is in relation to a friend of Jones who asked him his opinion on a new dvd project (Jones said he liked the acting but a few other issues let the project down. The friend wasn't happy about this). Would you say the point in the difference between the UK and the US is true or is Jones generalising? Based on some of the replies in a couple of threads with a similar issue, I'm wondering if there's some truth to it.
The book is here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849013721/?tag=absowrit-21
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