After watching these two TV programs I think that we can't compare this programs because they are headed for different audiences and their goals are different.
About Top Gear is a show dedicated to cars where they manage a black humorous style(this is the way of how they get rating).I have to admit that the first time I saw this episode I got upset because they used a lot of stereotypes about mexicans, and I said this british people are so stupid, how they don't see their own defects!!!. But then I rethought about the situation and we should learn to laugh of ourselves because we'are used to mock about foreigns, the examples are many of the comedy TV programs that we see daily or the jokes which we tell. So we are even!
For Anthony Bourdain TV show I can say that I like too much this kind of programs where they travel around the world, learning about different cultures, food, people ,etc. I'd never seen this episode but I liked how he tastes everything without any prejudgment. When we see this kind of shows we can appreciate our food and customs that hardly other countries have.
Finally, we shouldn't be so extremist due a comment of an sarcastic and stupid program because I'm sure that most people around the world don't think that, an example is Bourdain and many shows from abroad, that come to Mexico because they are very interested and end up very fascinated.
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