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Season 1

  • S01E01 Meet the Natives UK: Episode 1

    • September 27, 2007
    • Channel 4

    The ambassadors travel to Norfolk to stay with Simon and Bobbie at their farmhouse B&B. They learn about English pig-farming, attend a life-sculpting class and join in the ritual Friday night activities at the local pub. Many of the things they see they find very strange, but then they meet Ian, a local rabbit hunter, who takes them ferreting. His connection to life and nature greatly impresses the ambassadors, and leads to a remarkable epiphany in Bobbie's kitchen.

  • S01E02 Meet the Natives UK: Episode 2

    • October 4, 2007
    • Channel 4

    The islanders head off to stay with Manchester couple Julie and Ray for a taste of British urban life. Visiting their first British city is an exciting and eye-opening experience for the islanders but they are saddened to discover how many homeless people are living on the streets. How, they ask, is it possible for a city with so much wealth to contain people with no home or family to shelter them?

  • S01E03 Meet the Natives UK: Episode 3

    • October 11, 2007
    • Channel 4

    The ambassadors travel to Northumberland to stay at Chillingham Castle, and then head further north. After a run-in with some snow they head to London, which they find full of people who don't smile and seem to be rushing everywhere. But in London they receive a letter inviting them to Windsor to meet HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. For the five ambassadors, this is the fulfilment of all their hopes.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Cowboy People

    • October 11, 2009
    • Channel 4

    For their first stop, the tribesmen traveled to a cattle farm in Montana. During their visit, they learned how Americans raise and maintain farms. The tribe did not like the fact that medicine is injected into the cows that people actually eat for the fear of "spoiling the body".

  • S02E02 The Big Apple

    • October 18, 2009
    • Channel 4

    The men visited New York's upper class area where they meet Bunny, who lives alone while her husband is away on business and her children are away at college. Bunny introduces them to the art of painting. The tribe starts to realize that America lives off of money. They take interest in an individual who is homeless and quickly explain how their culture would not allow for an individual to be homeless.

  • S02E03 The Suburbans

    • October 25, 2009
    • Channel 4

    In Peoria, the tribesmen get the chance to experience Thanksgiving. While helping cook the meal, they have some concerns with the way in which the food had been stored. They were particularly concerned with using a plastic oven bag to cook the turkey in for the fear of being poisoned. They also were shocked that people ate food that has been stored in tin cans for months, maybe even years. They realized that the way Americans cook is very different from the way they are used to cooking.

  • S02E04 L.A. L.A. Land

    • November 2, 2009
    • Channel 4

    The men travel to Orange County, California where they experience the life of being pampered with pedicures, facials and mud baths. They also play golf, observe a home Botox party, and ride roller coasters at Knott's Berry Farm. They notice that there is a lot of food available as well as the usage of cars for almost everything.

  • S02E05 The Army People

    • November 8, 2009
    • Channel 4

    The tribesmen travel to Fort Stewart and Washington, D.C., where they learn more about the war that America is fighting and they also give advice on keeping peace. They explain that they do not agree with people fighting other people and they vigorously tried to relay the message that America should put the guns down and keep peace. They speak with Colin Powell to try to get their message across to the people of America.

  • S02E06 Reflections

    • December 20, 2009
    • Channel 4

    The group reflects back on the experience they had while visiting America. They express that they know there are some differences, but for the most part people in America are loving and very welcoming individuals. They also reflect back on the "big animals" of America, such as the buffalo, and their first time seeing snow. While in the U.S they loved eating ice cream and sweets such as candy. They are preparing to go back home and tell the rest of their tribe about their experience and everything they learned about American culture.