In America, all of our television journalists, in one way or another, are fairly attractive. At least, they are not difficult to look at. And, as far as I know, most American journalists appearing on television have great teeth.

This is because dental health and appearance are very important to Americans, and no one is willing to look at a screen for two minutes if the person is unattractive and has bad teeth.

The same is apparently not true for China.

While watching some of the World Cup coverage on CCTV 5, the ESPN of China, I watched some half-hearted commentary from this guy.

Show me that big smile.

Commentary

This may seem like a minor, niggling point, but I think it says something about China and America and the different values that they have.