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I do like that that the host goes to unusual locations. He checks out the food markets showing the different items unique to each country, roams the streets and interacts with the locals. In addition to food, he goes to the tea and coffee shops, bakeries, chocolate shops, many of the street vendors and once in a while an indoor eatery. Since he is there for 24 hrs you get to see what foods the people of each country eat for each meal, from breakfast to dinner and late night snacks. It seems like its mostly the United States that has determined what is breakfast cuisine, like eggs, bacon, ham, pancakes and that type of food. You find in many countries what they eat for breakfast, is what they eat for lunch and dinner as well, like soup for instance. So I found that very interesting.

My biggest issue with the show is the sometimes the host can be very obnoxious. He always asks to go into the kitchen. If he is not asking to make some of the food, with his street clothes on (many times with his coat, scarf and hat..not very sanitary), he is hovering over the food that is to be served to other people. I can't imagine the owners were very pleased with that. In one segment, he was drizzling honey over baklava (I believe) and while he is pouring the honey over an entire tray of dessert, he sticks his tongue under the pouring honey. How disgusting and rude. He can be normal and entertaining, but some of his antics in the store owners kitchens are difficult to watch.

Its seems most people who saw and reviewed the series feels the same way I do. I guess Tommy in Baltimore didn't care for it, which is his right. Just because something is sugary sweet doesn't make it bad, although I don't feel that this series was sugary sweet. It was just good wholesome family TV. Since I loved the Karate Kid, I thought I would enjoy the Disney series, Kickin It. From the beginning, I thought it was really juvenile. I gave it 3-4 episodes before I couldn't watch anymore. I hated it for "me".. I didn't think it was bad. I just knew it was made for younger kids. My 11 yr old niece has watched every episode and loves it. She doesn't think its juvenile. So, everything is relative. And Little Men did address some subjects that were on the serious side, so life at the school wasn't always happy. I enjoyed the stories, the characters and the acting. I felt the series was well written and produced. Its been ions since I read any of the books, so I couldn't tell you if it was true to the books or not. Since, I don't remember, I don't really care...lol. All I know is that I enjoyed the entire series and I would have loved to have seem more episodes.