[RC one]

Lukin has it wrong. He could come to understand about 40% of all Americans by spending a couple of weeks watching all the old John Wayne and Clint Eastwood cowboy movies. He could come to understand another 40% of Americans by spending a few weeks watching Ellen, Oprah, and Jerry Springer reruns.

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He could come to understand about 40% of all Americans by spending a couple of weeks watching all the old John Wayne and Clint Eastwood cowboy movies. He could come to understand another 40% of Americans by spending a few weeks watching Ellen, Oprah, and Jerry Springer reruns.

Your numbers are wishful thinking. Or at least, there are people out there who may in a pinch act like Wayne and Eastwood who are watching the other shows a lot of the time.

[Freelance Warrior]

...watching all the old John Wayne and Clint Eastwood cowboy movies. He could come to understand another 40% of Americans by spending a few weeks watching Ellen, Oprah, and Jerry Springer reruns

Most propably he's worked out his opinion by reading books, not watching movies. And those books have been a complete set of works by Jack London, Theodor Dreiser and O.Henri who were picked for translation by the Soviets.

Some Russians still think that Shark Dodson from the 'Roads we take' is the impersonation of the American spirit.

[Freelance Warrior]

There is a popular Soviet film based on the 'The roads we take'.