the office is sooooo british sometimes it's painful, yet it's one of my favorite series ever. its just a different kind of humor. that subtle, awkward, dry, sarcastic shit that only the brits can pull off. plus, the emotional attachment that if you watch the whole series + the christmas episodes, really gets to you. sorry if its not as slapstick and laugh out loud funny as the us version, but its still great. i think both the uk and us versions just fit their market really well.