Watched Dr Who with my Nana when I was 8 (lifelong love of the show), they watched British mysteries and I watched “Britcoms” with them. Went through my Monty Python thing -and the whole absurdism of British comedy is just awesome.
I’ve grown to appreciate the French ways too though. It’s not as “deep” for me but I can see what ppl like about it. They’re a little “too much” in the “let’s rip everything apart because we can” department but I can appreciate that for what it is.
My politics? yeah, they’re left of center too. I’m more contrary than left-of-center entirely; if I’m talking with someone who is very left of center, I might start taking the opposite position