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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[The IT Crowd]]'', Moss' fire extinguisher ''catches on fire'' as he attempts to use it. He wonders why and then sees the 'made in Britain' label — of course.
* ''[[Outsourced (TV series)]]'' - It's ''about'' a customer service department [[Operator From India|based in India]], and much of the humor lies in the culture shock that its American manager faces on a daily basis.
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* This also goes for the firearms industry. Some weapons are touted as having "European ergonomics." This is often a reference to shaped grips, stocks, and hand-guards, despite many European guns having down right horrible ergonomics or minimalist designs.
* A UK advert for "caffeine shampoo" (??) proclaims itself as "German Engineering For Your Hair", and tells you pretty much nothing about what it is (beyond being [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|caffeinated shampoo]], and being German) or why you would want it.
* Britain may be well the first country one thinks of upon the mention of '[[
* The Swiss and clocks ([[The Third Man|the cuckoo clock may be the only thing they ever invented]], but damn they do it well...) And of course, Harry Lime forgot to mention [http://www.amazon.com/Wenger-16999-Giant-Swiss-Knife/dp/B001DZTJRQ/ pocket knives.]
* Cuban cigars, though other nations are starting to catch up.
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