I didn't realize the show was also on the BBC. If there was a Japanese version of the Apprentice, the fired person would be expected to commit harakiri.
What a hilarious notion!! You're so funny.......and you're right, too. Humiliation at losing is still a part of Japanese culture.
Therein lies the difference: the American will pick himself up, dust himself off, learn from the mistakes, take whatever wins he did have and run with those. I'm betting nearly every "loser" on The Apprentice has landed a very lucrative position.
Offing the almost-but-not-quite-best is not condusive to "survival of the fittest".
Just about every American reality show has its roots in british or european television. Survivor, big brother, millionaire, weakest link, american idol, all have british versions that were on air long before ours.
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