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Anyway, I haven't managed to catch a full episode of the British original yet, but I'll have to make a point of tracking those down. I assume they'll be as good or better.

I've tried to get in to the British version before and after the US version started airing. I don't find it funny in the least, even though I think the US version is great. Some of the racial jokes are more in-your-face than the US version, but it's just extremely dull otherwise.

Another issue is that it's hard to understand the British accent when the camera isn't fixed on their lips and spoken under someone's breath as it often happens in the series. I often have to use the Tivo replay feature when watching the British version to catch what was said. That gets a little annoying. I understand The IT Crowd well enough, so it's not normally hard for me to grasp UK English.

If you want to the the British "The Office," most cable and satellite systems carry BBC America these days. The series is often played in a marathon during odd holidays.
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