Shakespeare invented literature, so clearly there’s no value in teaching anything from before him…

Well Greece wasn't ever a British colony, so they didn't have as many opportunities to steal artifacts and culture as they did with, say, Egypt or India

I've heard of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, does that count?

Just looked it up, the Odyssey can be taught in the UK but it is rarely chosen because Shakespeare is easier to teach and students who pick Shakespeare get better grades on average.

…………..I did the odyssey at various points man I think the guy in the tweet is just Polyphemus or smthn like ‘I don’t know who this nobody guy is, ain’t never heard of no odyssey before bro’

Fun fact: the voice actor for Homer Simpson also voiced Homer (the Greek one) in the Disney Hercules animated series.

Soros is a Hungarian Jew who survived the Holocaust and moved to America afterwards btw, so when someone from the Balkans is complaining about him it's not ignorance, it means something very specific.

nah, it just proves that brits are as stupid as you are, which is, tbh, is not a surprise /s

I'll throw that stone for you

The British education system is almost as bad as the American education system. The biggest difference between our cultures is that a lot of Americans are willing to point out how incredibly racist our country is

I mean, I have no qualms with recognizing the US education system is garbage... It gives me more fire to try to improve it.

That's the joke.

Still not American though

There are basic versions of these stories with big drawings, mostly made for kids. Basically manga. When i was a kid(in Greece), 35 years ago, i had this

https://www.stratikis.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/iliada-nea.jpg

This is Iliad and it was cooler than Odyssey. Badass dudes with almost divine powers fighting other dudes and entire armies on their own, while Gods are taking sides and fucking things up. Isnt that shonen.

Odyssey's ending was cool though, even if it was a bit sad.

It was also just announced that Christopher Nolan’s next film will be the Odyssey

I mean

Every culture does that, though? If anything, Americans appreciating the works of the Greeks is as widespread and diverse as a culture can possibly get.

Every couple of years Chinese make a new Sun Wukong move, TV show, or videogame. Tibetan Monks and the Dali Lama are a huge cultural phenomenon all over the world. Wuxia/Xianxia based on old Taoism writings and diagrams are popular in all forms of media. Period Dramas about the old aristocracy in Asia are a huge genre.

Koreans shove Korean dragons and Dokaebi into every medium they can.

Japanese love them some Shinto priestess main characters and Yokai stories.

Arabia's got thieves guilds, Solomon, and genies and other creatures of fire and wind.

Russia has Baba Yaga and Rasputin depictions.

Germany and western Europe have Fairy Tales, northern Europe is obsessed with Trolls.

India has a strong and proud history of racism, classism, Hinduism, nepotism, sexism, I don't really remember where I was going with this point, tbh.

Africa... Honestly, Africa might need more time to recover, idk what their cultural epics entail... I do like Shaka Zulu's vibe, tho.

That's how culture works. The differences and uniqueness make them worth experiencing, and why people work so hard to preserve them in perpetuity across many generations. Except India. Idk y tf they're doing that shit.

They could all appreciate some other shit, yeah, but that's not how culture works.