Many Britons were outraged last month when President Obama gave their prime minister a set of DVDs. Now, it turns out, the discs can’t even be viewed in England.
When Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently tried to watch one of the 25 American classic films in a boxed set he received during a ceremonial visit to Washington, the words “wrong region” flashed on his screen, according to The Daily Telegraph of London.
Four British newspapers denounced the gift last month, with one calling it “as exciting as a pair of socks.”