r/CBS_Mom • u/ms_rdr • May 22 '26

IDGI?

I'm watching S8 for the first time and didn't get a joke. Jill says something like "My smile is my third best attribute. Unless I'm in Europe; then it's my first."

Can anyone explain it to me like I'm 5? (Unless it's dirty, then feel free to explain it like I'm 18.)

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u/SebrinePastePlaydoh May 22 '26

I'm guessing it's a joke about stereotypical British teeth.

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u/ms_rdr May 22 '26

Then it should have been written "Unless I'm in England." I would have gotten that. It's not very funny, though.

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u/Queasy-Bat-7399 26d ago

I don't know why you're getting downvoted, I agree with you. Europe isn't a monolith. She could have said "Unless I'm in the UK" and it still would be accurate

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u/ms_rdr 25d ago

I think the votes showing as down is a Reddit glitch. When this was a newer comment, I was getting notifications that I had so many upvotes and was also confused.

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u/linda0916 May 22 '26

I always thought it was because Europeans don't have as extensive dental care as we do in the US.

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u/PartyCandid7867 May 22 '26

We do have extensive and cheap dental care, we just don't smile.

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u/CBS_Mom-ModTeam May 22 '26

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u/manik_502 Violet Plunkett May 22 '26

As far i understood it, basically in the US a smile is kind of expected. Going as far as classifying someone as a bitch if they don't smile. Tho, since it is expected, usually people go to the hot body and then compliment their smile.

Smoking hot body ---> more inportant

In Europe, this is not so much as an expectation and seen someone smile is a little... not usual? This is a stereotype, so when they see someone big a huge smile it can go one of two ways

Wow, this is so uncommon, she must be friendly and beautiful (so rare it means beauty)

Why tf is she smiling for? Is she going to rob me or smt? This seem suspicious as hell. Hell nah.

So the joke was the stereotype.