Tropescilloscope: Country Matters

The effects of the word "cunt" differs based on culture. (read more at tvtropes.org)

More Tropes Fatal Flaw Chekhov's Gunman Fun with Acronyms Animated Credits Opening Artistic License – Gun Safety The Power of Love Mexican Standoff Heel–Face Turn Mythology Gag Epic Fail Ugly Guy, Hot Wife Insistent Terminology Historical-Domain Character The '60s The Great Depression Fantastic Racism And the Adventure Continues Drugs Are Bad Novelization Redemption Equals Death It's Personal Australian Movies French Films Affably Evil Cloudcuckoolander Amusing Injuries Whole Plot Reference Body Horror Badass Grandpa Action Survivor Retirony Car Fu Martial Arts Movie Science Fiction Films Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! Domestic Abuse Say My Name Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil Pragmatic Villainy Antagonist Title Bavarian Fire Drill Storming the Castle I'm a Humanitarian Artistic License – Physics He Knows Too Much Rule of Three Japanese Films Auto Erotica Unusual Euphemism Eiffel Tower Effect Room Full of Crazy Deal with the Devil You Have Failed Me Off-into-the-Distance Ending One-Word Title Genre Savvy Dark Is Not Evil Well-Intentioned Extremist Dwindling Party Even Evil Has Standards Adorkable You Have Got to Be Kidding Me! The Voiceless Protagonist Title Heel Realization Wretched Hive Apocalypse How Together in Death Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Peek-a-Boo Corpse Scenery Porn Beauty Is Never Tarnished Femme Fatale No-Sell Better to Die than Be Killed German Films Catch-Phrase Victoria's Secret Compartment Imagine Spot Manic Pixie Dream Girl As Long as It Sounds Foreign Humiliation Conga Star-Crossed Lovers Oh, Crap! Film Noir Index Disguised in Drag Mood Whiplash Red Right Hand Instant Death Bullet Becoming the Mask Politically Incorrect Villain Adapted Out Fan Disservice A.I. Is a Crapshoot Chewing the Scenery Decoy Protagonist Informed Ability Arranged Marriage Central Theme Break the Haughty Implacable Man No Ending Calling the Old Man Out Man on Fire Never My Fault Early Installment Weirdness The Mafia Diabolus ex Machina Shut Up, Hannibal! Eyepatch of Power Major Injury Underreaction Adaptation Expansion Sports Stories All There in the Script Anachronism Stew Pun aka: Incredibly Lame Pun As the Good Book Says... Vampire Fiction Early-Bird Cameo Red Eyes, Take Warning Police are Useless Facial Horror Kill 'em All Pay Evil unto Evil Villain Opening Scene Silence Is Golden Deliberate Values Dissonance Determinator aka: The Determinator Evil Is Petty Betty and Veronica Too Dumb to Live The Quiet One Blonde, Brunette, Redhead Pretty Little Headshots Overly Long Gag Driven to Suicide Anachronic Order Dressing as the Enemy Character Development Girl-on-Girl Is Hot Mercy Kill Take That! Kick the Dog The Chessmaster Dull Surprise Red Oni, Blue Oni Gorn Spiteful Spit An Axe to Grind Slasher Movie Shell-Shocked Veteran Punctuated! For! Emphasis! Romantic Comedy Genre Shift Soft Glass Crapsack World Evil Cannot Comprehend Good Bittersweet Ending La Résistance Asshole Victim What You Are in the Dark Blatant Lies Bloodless Carnage Sequel Hook Flipping the Bird Big Eater Crazy-Prepared Tap on the Head Freeze-Frame Bonus Black Comedy Rape Vomit Discretion Shot Match Cut I Did What I Had to Do Improvised Weapon Never Found the Body Sealed Evil in a Can Pretty in Mink Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? Rule of Symbolism Evil vs. Evil Bar Brawl Badass Boast Book-Ends Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" The Stoner No Antagonist Gilligan Cut Alas, Poor Villain Cool Shades Psychopathic Manchild Token Minority Retired Badass Actually Pretty Funny Depraved Bisexual Monumental Damage Naked People Are Funny Alpha Bitch Due to the Dead Bad Boss Screw the Money, I Have Rules! "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue Fish out of Water Funny Foreigner Needs Wiki Magic Love Exact Words The Oner Ambiguous Ending Accidental Murder The Place Smug Snake Poor Communication Kills Brother–Sister Incest Gone Horribly Right Fourth Date Marriage Fate Worse than Death Worthy Opponent Unwitting Instigator of Doom Scenery Gorn Badass Normal Groin Attack Evil Counterpart Loads and Loads of Characters Adaptational Badass Psycho for Hire Animal Title Index Plucky Comic Relief Horror Films Maybe Ever After Framing Device Romantic False Lead The Lancer Historical Villain Upgrade Attempted Rape Lighter and Softer Serial Killer Every Car Is a Pinto Bury Your Gays The Dreaded Green-Eyed Monster Adaptation Dye-Job The Casanova Film Noir Canon Foreigner The Vamp Badass Bookworm Papa Wolf Action Genre Card-Carrying Villain Department of Redundancy Department Evil-Detecting Dog Adaptational Attractiveness Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism Malevolent Masked Men Coming-of-Age Story Bolivian Army Ending A Minor Kidroduction Knife Nut Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds Extremely Short Timespan Disney Villain Death Corrupt Corporate Executive Only a Flesh Wound Lampshade Hanging Credits Gag Suspiciously Specific Denial Parental Neglect Retcon Captain Ersatz Expy Fanservice Stock Footage Hollywood Darkness Hate Sink Dramatic Irony Combat Pragmatist Those Wacky Nazis Real Life Writes the Plot Beware the Nice Ones Idiot Ball Cat Scare Shout-Out Ascended Extra Italian Films Alliterative Name Adults Are Useless Bald of Evil Undying Loyalty Double Entendre Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Biopic Getting Crap Past the Radar The Bad Guy Wins The Musical Drives Like Crazy Zombie Stories Manly Tears Recap / RiffTrax aka: Riff Trax Movies Corpsing Only Sane Man Adaptational Villainy The '80s Spanner in the Works Be Careful What You Wish For Jerkass Has a Point Impaled with Extreme Prejudice No OSHA Compliance Deadpan Snarker Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? Evil Sounds Deep The '70s Babies Ever After Meaningful Background Event Suddenly SHOUTING! Meaningful Echo Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! Left the Background Music On Determinator Red Shirt Bond One-Liner Hero Antagonist Twist Ending Colour-Coded for Your Convenience aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience Broken Bird Spell My Name with an "S" Unreliable Narrator Anti-Hero Unspoken Plan Guarantee Tempting Fate Red Herring Laser-Guided Karma Public Domain Feature Films Black Best Friend Woman in White Artistic License – Biology Ax-Crazy Drill Sergeant Nasty Ripped from the Headlines Kick the Son of a Bitch The Cavalry Badass in a Nice Suit The Hero Brainless Beauty Jitter Cam Fire-Forged Friends The Cameo Failed a Spot Check Ms. Fanservice Hypocritical Humor Re-Cut Actor Allusion timeperiod Setting Update Aside Glance Fake Shemp Arch-Enemy Faking the Dead The Load May–December Romance Defrosting Ice Queen Anyone Can Die "Well Done, Son!" Guy Abhorrent Admirer Stealth Hi/Bye Trailers Always Spoil Awesome, but Impractical Big-Bad Ensemble Only in It for the Money Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome Those Two Bad Guys Frame-Up Everyone Has Standards Meaningful Name Covers Always Lie Chiaroscuro Catapult Nightmare The '90s Bloody Hilarious He Who Fights Monsters The Alleged Car Empathic Environment Hooker with a Heart of Gold Epic Movie In Name Only Recycled IN SPACE! Suspiciously Similar Substitute Title Drop Evil Brit MacGuffin Vitriolic Best Buds The Ace Fatal Family Photo Rated M for Manly Took a Level in Badass Laughing Mad Stealth Pun Crazy Jealous Guy Death of a Child Eagleland Curb-Stomp Battle Improbable Weapon User Rewatch Bonus Big "NO!" Mama Bear Crucified Hero Shot Good Is Not Nice Military and Warfare Films Bilingual Bonus Black Comedy Only Known by Their Nickname Older Than They Look Armor-Piercing Question Distracted by the Sexy Manipulative Bastard Bloodier and Gorier Hell Is That Noise Loophole Abuse Narrator Honor Before Reason Dark Action Girl "Shaggy Dog" Story Fingore Woman Scorned Bond Villain Stupidity Tranquil Fury Brick Joke War Is Hell Half the Man He Used to Be I Want My Beloved to Be Happy Anguished Declaration of Love All Just a Dream Punny Name Christmas Movies Index Television Movie Index Knight Templar Black and Gray Morality Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping I Need a Freaking Drink She's Got Legs The Remake Intrepid Reporter Ominous Latin Chanting Villain with Good Publicity Dirty Old Man Foil Not So Different Running Gag O.O.C. Is Serious Business Expository Hairstyle Change Roger Ebert: Great Movies List Curse Cut Short Accidental Misnaming The Lost Lenore As Himself Death by Adaptation Does This Remind You of Anything? Silent Movie Sadistic Choice Very Loosely Based on a True Story Bullying a Dragon Belligerent Sexual Tension Motor Mouth Bring My Brown Pants Big Brother Instinct Bait-and-Switch Extreme Doormat Soundtrack Dissonance Deconstruction Blackmail Grey and Gray Morality Mugging the Monster The Faceless Cluster F-Bomb Leaning on the Fourth Wall Dying Moment of Awesome Lock and Load Montage Badass Longcoat Karma Houdini Downer Ending Reality Ensues Deliberately Monochrome Hidden Depths Reckless Gun Usage Agony of the Feet Meet Cute Sequel Escalation My Greatest Failure Screw the Rules, I Have Money! Based on a True Story Grievous Bottley Harm The Smurfette Principle Fat Bastard Dirty Coward Daddy's Girl Brutal Honesty Russian Films Stepford Smiler Superhero You Have Outlived Your Usefulness NO INDOOR VOICE Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene Cool Old Lady Horror Comedy Age Lift Straight Gay Easily Forgiven More Dakka Gold Digger Wham Shot Time Skip The Un-Favourite aka: The Un Favorite Face Death with Dignity Deus ex Machina Taking the Bullet Chuck Cunningham Syndrome Self-Deprecation Face–Heel Turn Men Are the Expendable Gender Toplessness from the Back A God Am I The Atoner Affectionate Parody After the End Camp Gay Interrupted Suicide Children Are Innocent Double-Meaning Title Award-Bait Song All Girls Want Bad Boys Offscreen Teleportation Karmic Death Henpecked Husband Improbable Aiming Skills Mr. Fanservice Even Evil Has Loved Ones Totally Radical Shoot the Shaggy Dog Tagline Pre-Asskicking One-Liner Vacation Films This Is Gonna Suck Black Dude Dies First Bare Your Midriff Creative Closing Credits Shown Their Work Dogged Nice Guy What Happened to the Mouse? The X of Y The End... Or Is It? Famous Last Words Kill It with Fire Mind Screw Author Avatar Annoying Younger Sibling Reality Has No Subtitles Made of Explodium Bad "Bad Acting" Dark and Troubled Past Cool Old Guy Earn Your Happy Ending Wounded Gazelle Gambit Visual Pun Improbable Infant Survival aka: Infant Immortality Drowning My Sorrows Chase Scene Not Using the "Z" Word Our Zombies Are Different Jump Scare Break the Cutie Intergenerational Friendship Arc Words Yandere Training Montage Dropped a Bridge on Him Historical Hero Upgrade Butt-Monkey No Celebrities Were Harmed Took a Level in Jerkass Sexy Discretion Shot Fantasy Films Insult Backfire Race Against the Clock Redshirt Army In the Back Last-Name Basis Married to the Job Unresolved Sexual Tension Parental Abandonment Disappeared Dad Spared by the Adaptation Handicapped Badass Sinister Minister World of Ham Video Credits Air-Vent Passageway Male Gaze Music Stories Casting Gag Eye Scream Adult Fear Cold-Blooded Torture Your Head A-Splode As You Know Revenge Film Series Adaptation Distillation Put on a Bus Contrived Coincidence Bi the Way Evil Plan Four-Temperament Ensemble The Stinger Taking You with Me Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique A Date with Rosie Palms Take a Third Option Eldritch Abomination Call-Back Vomit Indiscretion Shot The Dog Bites Back Moment Killer Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer Big Fancy House Sassy Black Woman Irony Fanservice Extra The Mole folderlabel Creepy Child Historical In-Joke All Men Are Perverts Parental Substitute Author Appeal Dies Wide Open There Is No Kill Like Overkill Unusually Uninteresting Sight '80s Hair All for Nothing Race Lift Danny Peary Cult Movies List Important Haircut Eureka Moment Breaking the Fourth Wall Cowboy Cop Mad Scientist Developing Doomed Characters Shipper on Deck Dutch Angle Anti-Villain Hero of Another Story Composite Character Refuge in Audacity Heterosexual Life-Partners Here We Go Again! Abusive Parents An Aesop The '50s Camera Abuse Chekhov's Gun Kids Are Cruel Pre-Mortem One-Liner Random Events Plot Artistic License – History Ambiguously Gay Love at First Sight Up to Eleven Manchild Sci-Fi Horror Pyrrhic Victory The Un-Reveal Mystery and Detective Films Truth in Television Fainting No-Holds-Barred Beatdown Dual Wielding The Hero Dies Adaptation Name Change Despair Event Horizon Exactly What It Says on the Tin Country Matters Almost Kiss From Bad to Worse Fiery Redhead Ass Shove The Reveal The Brute You Killed My Father Translation Convention Index of Film Westerns Mighty Whitey Death Glare The Bully Bland-Name Product Death by Sex Reasonable Authority Figure Final Girl Ambiguous Disorder Amoral Attorney Evil Laugh Not So Stoic My God, What Have I Done? Blood Knight Cool Car Artistic License – Law The Big Guy Five-Man Band Hypocrite Hoist by His Own Petard Slasher Smile The Dragon All There in the Manual Bowdlerise One-Man Army Mundane Made Awesome Made of Iron In Medias Res No Name Given Serious Business Hong Kong Films Nice Hat Large Ham Guns Akimbo For the Evulz Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas Rousing Speech Wicked Cultured Not What It Looks Like The Smart Guy Not So Above It All Destination Defenestration Reality Is Unrealistic Sir Swears-a-Lot True Companions I Have Your Wife Action Girl Morality Pet No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Broken Aesop Nice Job Fixing It, Villain! Would Hit a Girl Nothing Is Scarier Bottomless Magazines Artistic License – Military Artistic License – Geography The Stoic Defiant to the End Funny Background Event Same Language Dub Boom, Headshot! Villain Song Noodle Incident Hair-Trigger Temper Homage N-Word Privileges Overprotective Dad Never Trust a Trailer Disproportionate Retribution The Alcoholic Captain Obvious Off with His Head! Toilet Humour aka: Toilet Humor Thriller A Father to His Men Pet the Dog Mr. Exposition Nice Guy Get Out! Small Name, Big Ego Market-Based Title Death Seeker Bunny-Ears Lawyer Big Applesauce Gratuitous English Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold She Cleans Up Nicely Dramatic Gun Cock Slashed Throat And I Must Scream Non-Indicative Name One Steve Limit Broken Pedestal Once More, with Clarity! And Starring Advertised Extra The Ditz Would Hurt a Child Stalker with a Crush Male Frontal Nudity Death by Irony Our Vampires Are Different Cain and Abel Gory Discretion Shot Punch-Clock Villain Not Even Bothering with the Accent Demonic Possession Big Bad Missing Mom Shower Scene Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other Slap-Slap-Kiss Only One Name Neck Snap Enemy Mine Didn't Think This Through Stuff Blowing Up Madness Mantra Darkest Hour Ship Tease Cruel and Unusual Death Ungrateful Bastard The Ghost Action Prologue Show Within a Show Insane Troll Logic Your Cheating Heart Spiritual Successor Heroic BSoD Those Two Guys Throwing Your Sword Always Works Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday Gainax Ending Obviously Evil Establishing Character Moment Pragmatic Adaptation Riddle for the Ages BFG Wham Line Big Damn Heroes Stylistic Suck Genre Throwback Rule of Funny Offscreen Moment of Awesome Skewed Priorities Neck Lift Logo Joke Dirty Cop Conspicuous CG "Awesome McCool" Name Canadian Movies Posthumous Character What the Hell, Hero? Parental Incest Rasputinian Death Villain Protagonist Jerk with a Heart of Gold Real Life Mistaken for Gay Creator Cameo Documentary Dumb Blonde Smoking Is Cool Evil Is Hammy Names to Run Away from Really Fast The Sociopath The Starscream Gender Flip Product Placement From Nobody to Nightmare Sanity Slippage Let's Get Dangerous! Really Gets Around Faux Affably Evil An Arm and a Leg Dissonant Serenity Greater-Scope Villain Continuity Nod Sole Survivor Police Brutality Obstructive Bureaucrat B-Movie Adaptational Heroism Damsel in Distress Friend to All Children The Chick Beta Couple Hope Spot Flashback Make It Look Like an Accident Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane Jerk Jock Love Triangle My Beloved Smother Jerkass Line-of-Sight Name Wrong Genre Savvy Scare Chord Shirtless Scene I Just Shot Marvin in the Face For Want of a Nail Killed Mid-Sentence Heroes Want Redheads Celebrity Paradox Hollywood Law Freudian Excuse Foregone Conclusion Heroic Sacrifice Beard of Evil Big Bad Duumvirate Cool Guns Costume Porn Plot Hole Dramedy Does Not Like Shoes 20 Minutes into the Future Demoted to Extra Word of God Did Not Get the Girl Properly Paranoid Ghost Fiction Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Blood from the Mouth Super Strength Leitmotif Works Set in World War II Guile Hero Leave the Camera Running Back from the Dead Comically Missing the Point Cassandra Truth Bound and Gagged Daylight Horror Pimped-Out Dress Happily Married Roaring Rampage of Revenge Naïve Newcomer Ironic Echo Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Foreshadowing Have a Gay Old Time Mooks Obfuscating Stupidity Psychological Thriller Disney Death Humans Are Bastards Precision F-Strike Kubrick Stare British Films Outrun the Fireball Cat Fight Darker and Edgier Rule of Cool It's All About Me The Film of the Book It Will Never Catch On Call-Forward Sacrificial Lion Villain Ball Authority Equals Asskicking Playing Gertrude How We Got Here Batman Gambit Chekhov's Skill Dark Reprise Paper-Thin Disguise Animal Motifs Villainous Breakdown Berserk Button Immune to Bullets Closed Circle Light Is Not Good Rich Bitch "The Reason You Suck" Speech Ragtag Bunch of Misfits Not Quite Dead Screw This, I'm Outta Here! Rape as Drama Scary Black Man Aluminum Christmas Trees It Can Think