What a time to be alive!
Australian television has hit an all-time high. This is even bigger than when a cyclone hit Summer Bay (has that happened? Let’s assume).
This is even better than the smash-hit of 2006, Yasmin’s Getting Married.
Last night, Channel Seven FINALLY listened to the people, by airing a ground-breaking new series, straight from the UK.
Never Teach Your Wife To Drive.
“They say ‘never teach your wife to drive'”, says the posh English-accented voiceover, pointing out that common catchphrase that I’ve heard so many times in my life, that if I had a dollar for every time I’d heard it, I’d be homeless. “But these brave men are doing exactly that.”
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Funny, men are painted as stupid 99.99999% of the time in the media. Even dare have a laugh at a female's expense, and OMG, THE SKY IS FALLING! OUTRAGE STATIONS!!!
Grow a sense of humour and ability to laugh at yourself ladies.
Yeah, men are painted as stupid in ads all the time, and us women hear about it from men all the time. I'd far prefer it neither sex was painted as being a complete idiot, thanks very much.
I thought this show had the weirdest take on the footage that they had. If anything, I thought it should be titled: 'Never Get Your Husband to Teach You to Drive,' since I saw the issues as being 50% of the fault of the husband, at the very least! The three women in the show really really needed lessons from professionals (and to be fair, they all were utterly terrible drivers), and not from people who they were in relationships with. People whose job it is to teach people to drive. People who view their students with kindness and respect and not someone who is going to be cooking dinner for them later. And the women need to have teachers who they can't use sexual acts to bargain with (all being well). It's not going to be a good learning environment for anyone involved if the student is telling the teacher that if they don't keep their hands off the wheel that they're not going to get any sex that night.
I can see how what they showed could be a fun and funny program, but the takeaway shouldn't be that you shouldn't teach your wife to drive. I could see the show having three sections. First we see the couple in the car with the woman at the wheel and driving appallingly, and the partner cringing as he fears for his life in the passenger seat. Then we see the woman having lessons with a professional and how she learns to drive like someone who isn't Mr Magoo. Then she takes her test, passes it and we see another drive where she is at the wheel, the partner in the passenger seat and this time around it's not a stressful experience since she can actually drive. It ends on a shot of the couple where the woman is holding up her new drivers licence and then they share a high five at a job well done.
Yeah - it seems to be an intentionally provocative title for the media and publicity. I thought a better title would The Perils of Teaching someone you know how to drive can be perilous to your relationship so leave it to the professionals, it's not quite as catchy though.
I know a lot of nervous Nellies and Nervous Neds and I would never consider offering to teach them how to drive on public roads, let alone a go-kart, my gritted teeth and white clenched knuckles ripping open the dashboard is not going to help anyone. Unless, it's their car of course.