Monday, August 18, 2014

British Subtitles

24 comments:

  1. not watching but I think it hilarious they have to use subtitles on Honey Boo Boo

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  2. Where was this when I first started dating my man?!?! I had no idea fanny meant pussy and thought he was asking to wrong-hole me. It was so romantic!

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    1. Oh that's hilarious Lady. I remember cracking up when I was a kid and my friend from Minesota talked about her fanny pack.

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  3. In case you were wondering, the British "you and me both" translates to "me too". And that is when I turned it off.

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  4. I am British by blood (mom born in Edinburgh and dad born in London) and I can usually make out what people are saying but I was watching the British version of Jersey Shore (Seaside Heights I think?) and had not idea what they were saying..

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    1. Geordie Shore. And maybe its for the best you couldn't understand Derek, trust me.

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  5. I love when they translate "bastard" as "idiot" and other euphemisms.
    That accent was hideous. Last time I was in London, I don't remember they had such horrible accent, but "British" means from all the islands, therefore it can be from elsewhere.

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    1. Where are our lovely British readers to help pinpoint their accents? Otherwise I'll consult my bf later tonight about this.

      Kermit, try Liverpool next time.

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  6. LadyH this is British pub fare. It was confusing reading the subtitles.

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  7. Fanny does mean girly bits.

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  8. Well, that was painful.
    What was that accent?
    When we're drunk, we're *pissed*, not "well bladdered".
    "I had the horn"?! "[T]alk to John Thomas"?! "Squeezing my strawberry creams"?! "Slap and tickle"?! Is this a 'Monty Python' sketch?
    Please don't pay any attention to this. It's nonsense.

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    1. Yoj : same here in Australia. Oh, and a texan friend told me that subtitles were needed for Monty Python. I remember a friend from Atlanta misunderstanding me when I was pissed. He wondered what he had done to upset me.

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  9. Okay, I had absolutely no problem understanding that and I didn't need any subtitles either. Even if you've never watched a Brit-com in your life (I have watched tons!), it's all pretty obvious from context what they're saying.

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  10. @Bee Haven
    You're Australian?! Wonderful! I hope to visit Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef one day.

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    1. Yoj: I haven't been to either of those destinations. Hoping to before we grow up & start a family.
      BeckyMae is an aussie & very well travelled however.

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  11. I am so sorry I forgot about THIS until now. Ellen and Hugh Laurie's version is much better...

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  12. U wot m8? Kiwi here.Don't need no subtitles

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  13. @Lady Heisenberg
    Thank you for that!
    My favourite: Hugh's face when she says "ba-donka-donk".

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  14. I ADORE Hugh Laurie, that was beautiful!

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  15. @Seven of Eleven
    You were missed today!

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  16. @Bee Haven
    I like the new photo, Bee! Is that your bus driver? I do love a beard.

    Thanks for the tip about BeckyMae.

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    1. Yoj-it is indeed my hirsute bus driving man! He's going for "full wizard".

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  17. @Bee Haven
    Sorry for the late reply, Bee, I only just saw this.
    You're a lovely looking couple.
    *sigh* Did I mention how I feel about beards?

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