It is no secret that the United States is a huge producer of entertainment and culture around the world. We also have no shortage of embarrassing celebrities that give citizens of other countries a bad impression of American culture. It is fairly difficult to avoid an eye roll when more news of pop singer Justin Bieber’s escapades surface.
Bieber’s latest alleged egging incident has made headlines around the globe. The Guardian simply reported the facts. Justin Bieber was allegedly filmed egging his neighbor’s expensive house while his neighbor and his neighbor’s daughter were on their balcony. It is certainly not the most scandalous thing we have seen from Mr. Bieber.
He certainly is not helping the United States’ reputation abroad. Interestingly, while Bieber resides in the US, he is actually Canadian. Canada had some sarcastic and unenthused words about the pop singer’s latest hijinks. The Toronto Star reported, “Remember how on Friday, I told you about the latest eggscapade of our tiny, national treasure? Justin Beiber egged his neighbour’s house and there’s video and audio and everything. Such a dear.”
Clearly, Canada is not particularly thrilled with our little pop star. They take a much more frustrated tone when describing his behaviors. Because for them its more personal, just like the cast of Jersey Shore in Italy was personal for the US. For reporters in the UK or elsewhere, he is just a funny Canadian/American celebrity getting into trouble once again.
It’s interesting to see how one person can make so much world wide news just by egging a house. However, whether he’s declaring his retirement over twitter, or being kicked out of a Paris hotel, we get to share the celebrity embarrassment with our dear friends in Canada. Finally, we can sit back and laugh with the rest of the world because this time he is not just ours.
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