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{{quote|'''Louis Ciccone:''' Your honour, may I approach the bench?<br />
'''Judge:''' You've been watching too much American TV, Mr. Ciccone. No one "approaches the bench" in a Canadian court. |''[[
A special case of [[Reality Is Unrealistic]], Eagleland Osmosis occurs when people outside the United States consume American pop culture and start to believe that aspects of their own society work like they do in these imported films and television shows.
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** Many French judges also get annoyed at hearing themselves being called "Votre Honneur" ("Your Honor", the American form of address) instead of the correct French address, "Monsieur le juge" / "Monsieur le président"<ref> the feminine forms -- "Madame la juge" and "Madame la présidente" respectively -- should be used where appropriate</ref>.
*** The problems with forms of address also appear in Germany. "Euer Ehren" (your honour) is incorrect - it's "Herr Vorsitzender" or "Frau Vorsitzende". Sometimes "Hohes Gericht", under certain circumstances. But never "Euer Ehren".
* From the [[German Media|German]] [[Sketch Comedy]] ''[[
{{quote| '''Lawyer:''' Objection! I dont like what the opposition is saying about my client!<br />
'''Judge:''' Rejected.<br />
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'''Prosecutor''': Objection! Juries also exist only in America! }}
*** And it's true, that German courts neither have 'Objections' as such, nor do they have 12-person juries. The German ''"jury"'' (yes, the name is still applied) consists of three professional magistrates and two sworn aldermen. It is nevertheless falsely used in the context above.
* Lampshaded in ''[[
* Parodied in the Icelandic sketch show ''Mið Ísland'' where a defense lawyer in an Icelandic courtroom addresses the judge as "yðar hátign" (or "your highness" in English bungling even the American term) and ask permission to address the jury, only to be informed there are are no juries in Iceland. He then ask whether he may approach the bench (with the judge asking "what bench?") and explains that his whole case hinges on a moving speech before a jury that includes minorities. After the judge assures him there is no jury the defense lawyer advises the defendant to admit guilt before even the charges are read.
* [[Truth in Television]]: A few years ago, Argentina started using 911 as a unified emergency number. It's the only x11 number, the rest of the standard services are still 11x. 911 (along with the European 112) is also the emergency number for cell phones worldwide.
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