Costa Rica angered by Swedish comedy show

[yuiyoshida]

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A Swedish TV network has apologized to Costa Rica for using the Central American country's national anthem to promote a comedy show.

TV4 is using the anthem in a trailer for "Parlamentet," a popular game show featuring some of Sweden's best-known comedians.

After receiving complaints from Costa Ricans living in Sweden, Costa Rica lodged a diplomatic protest, calling it a "grave disrespect to our national symbol."

Network spokesman Anders Edholm told The Associated Press on Friday that producers have apologized to Costa Rica's ambassador in Sweden and Norway, and assured him they won't show the trailer after the first episode of the season airs Sunday.

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140823p2g00m0dm015000c.html

[Cha]

1. O-kay..

[yuiyoshida]

2. Could you imagine how some people

in this country might react, if our National Anthem was used as a comedy theme, in some other country? (France, for example) ....boggles the mind.

[trumad]

3. I could care less...

its just a song... And not a good one at that.

[Cha]

4. I guess you're right, yuiyo.. it's boggling that Sweden would even do that

in the first place.. and that Costa Ricans are living in Sweden!

[Silent3]

5. Here's what that anthem sounds like

http://www.costaricatraveller.com/about_costa_rica/national_anthem.htm

Sorry to say, to my ear at least, this works better as comedy show theme music than as an anthem for a real country.

[yuiyoshida]

6. It has a certain kind of... style..

almost like this....

[JustAnotherGen]

7. I'm with them

But I love that country and the people in it! Pura Vida I said - I said! : They really 'live' in Costa Rica - they don't go through the motions. So 'fun' song or not - probably not a good idea to insult their joy with life.