According to a TV luvvy type friend of mine, the Top Gear presenter team are nothing but performing monkeys. Everything that they do is scripted, the ‘japes’ that they get up to are mainly the result of the writers and directors. The trouble they get in to is usually the result of someone else saying ‘It will be fine’ and the editors not looking at the bigger picture when it comes to time to air. In this case, actually going to Argentina to film a production known for it’s jingoistic leanings was asking for trouble and whoever green lit it needs a poke in the eyes. Argentina is full of people who are looking to blame Britain for all of their ills and it was always going to be the case that someone would get offended and drum up enough support to form a lynch mob.
If Clarkson was dieing of thirst then I would pee on the ground next to him to tease him a bit, but I actually felt sorry for him over the whole ‘eeniemeenie’ thing. When you look at the video, he is very uncomfortable with what he was being paid to say and insisted on the script being changed because he knew that it was unacceptable.
Oh, and by the way, my family is Argentinian
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