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In Britain, watching soaps is more acceptable, and since soaps tend to be broadcast during [[Prime Time]], daytime drama queens just don't show up so often on the European side of [[The Pond]]. In Australia, this type of character does appear occasionally, but tends to be shown as addicted to American rather than Australian soaps due to their more over-the-top nature. In Latin America this type of character is virtually absent since soaps are, in most countries, pretty much the only kind of dramatic production locally produced; and given that in Hispanic culture soap operas are so far on the [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness|serious side of the scale]] that they are [[Serious Business]], such a character would be seen as too aware for his own good, or a shot in the network's foot.
It's possible that this trope will [[Dead Horse Music Genre|die]] out in America and become a [[Forgotten Trope]] in the next{{when}} decade. Five of the nine American daytime serials airing have been canceled since 2007 (''[[Passions]]'', ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[As the World Turns]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', and ''[[One Life to Live]]''). Only ''[[Days of Our Lives]],'' ''[[The Young and The Restless]],'' ''[[The Bold And The Beautiful]],'' and ''[[General Hospital]]'' remain, and many say they're on their last legs anyway.
See also [[Explaining the Soap]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* When not being a psychotic gunslinger, Revy of ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' likes watching soap operas.
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