And we (Americans) eat it right up because anyone with a British accent automatically exudes authority and instills a bit of brow-scraping from the frothing masses. Also, a large portion of American has never traveled to other countries, nor experienced anything but domestic accolades and propaganda for their whole lives.
So yeah, the irony.
Kitchen Nightmares was fairly educational. The format was:
GR: expert advice, pragmatic offer of recommendations, expectations of compliance
Owners/Chef: “No.”
Hijinks ensue