British Teeth: Difference between revisions

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In fact, [http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=7933596&story_id=15060097 a 2009 study by the OECD] found the UK to have some of the industrialized world's better dental health (actually ahead of the United States by a fair margin). The BBC has a [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7633254.stm fairly accurate overview] of the situation and varying attitudes on both sides of the pond. It basically boils down to the British feeling that having teeth be a little crooked or off color just adds character, whereas perfectly white straight teeth are [[Uncanny Valley|a little too perfect, if not outright creepy]].

It's possible that since the British create a lot more [[Period Drama|Period Dramas]] than America (most of which take place before modern dentistry), the British feel that having row after row of [[Eternally Pearly White Teeth]] would border on [[Anachronism Stew]] after a while.

It's possible that since the British create a lot more [[Period Drama|Period Dramas]] than America (most of which take place before modern dentistry), the British feel that having row after row of [[Eternally Pearly-White Teeth]] would border on [[Anachronism Stew]] after a while.

For actors having a gleaming smile no matter what kind of character they are playing, see [[Eternally Pearly White Teeth]].

For actors having a gleaming smile no matter what kind of character they are playing, see [[Eternally Pearly-White Teeth]].

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== [[Film]] ==

* The ''[[Austin Powers]]'' films pull a few jokes of this nature on the titular spy, who has atrocious teeth. This is in part to show how times have changed since the 1960's, when straight teeth weren't as highly prized, and also furthers the point that it's Austin's personality that makes him attractive, not his looks. He does some dental work before the first movie ends. But in the following movie, they revert to being horrible when Austin time travels.

* The two English pirates from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' qualify. Apparently everyone else who spent months at a time on a ship in the Caribbean had access [[Eternally Pearly White Teeth|to a really good dentist]]. Of course, most of characters in the films are English so maybe it was just a part of those two pirates' character.

* The two English pirates from ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' qualify. Apparently everyone else who spent months at a time on a ship in the Caribbean had access [[Eternally Pearly-White Teeth|to a really good dentist]]. Of course, most of characters in the films are English so maybe it was just a part of those two pirates' character.

* Lampshaded and inverted in ''[[A Good Year]]'' when Max observes that Christie must be American because of her perfect teeth.

* ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'': Owen Wilson's character flirts with a pretty young English damsel, only for her to smile and send him running from her moldy choppers.

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