New pet hate!

Jeremy1012
Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
When TV programmes put English subtitles on when foreigners are speaking IN ENGLISH, even when they have very clear, good English. Jesus, I see this all the time and it's retarded. You don't get it when some person from a council estate in Yeovil is on the Jeremy Kyle Show and not one person in the audience has a clue what he's saying, so why when an articulate slavic or asian or african person who speaks fluent English?

It's not even that I find it offensive on behalf of foreigners who've worked damn hard at a language just to have some TV producers make out that they're speaking in some alien language, I'M offended that these programmes assume I don't have ears in my head and a brain between them.

Don't even get me started on why the person doing a translation voice-over has to have the accent of the language they're translating. What the hell is the point of that?

*breathes out*

rant over :D
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
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  • genie
    genie Posts: 2,222
    Jeremy1012 wrote:

    Don't even get me started on why the person doing a translation voice-over has to have the accent of the language they're translating. What the hell is the point of that?

    :D

    hhhmmm, though i don't actually understand which tv program you're talking about, cause i haven't seen such things go on often, but then saying this i don't watch tv as often as i used to.
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    OH you mean "pet peeve!" I thought this was a thread about a type of pet (animal) that you hated! :eek: :(
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    genie wrote:
    :D

    hhhmmm, though i don't actually understand which tv program you're talking about, cause i haven't seen such things go on often, but then saying this i don't watch tv as often as i used to.
    It's not a specific programme, it seems to be all the time.

    What would be REALLY stupid is if they had a person doing an English overdub but with a foreign accent for a person speaking in a foreign language, and then put English subtitles on so the viewer understands THEM :D
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • sherm
    sherm Seattle, Wa Posts: 708
    pearljamjen wrote:
    OH you mean "pet peeve!" I thought this was a thread about a type of pet (animal) that you hated! :eek: :(

    Thats funny, I thought there was a poor little kitten or puppy out there somewhere with a new owner who hated it.
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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    When TV programmes put English subtitles on when foreigners are speaking IN ENGLISH, even when they have very clear, good English. Jesus, I see this all the time and it's retarded. You don't get it when some person from a council estate in Yeovil is on the Jeremy Kyle Show and not one person in the audience has a clue what he's saying, so why when an articulate slavic or asian or african person who speaks fluent English?

    It's not even that I find it offensive on behalf of foreigners who've worked damn hard at a language just to have some TV producers make out that they're speaking in some alien language, I'M offended that these programmes assume I don't have ears in my head and a brain between them.

    Don't even get me started on why the person doing a translation voice-over has to have the accent of the language they're translating. What the hell is the point of that?

    *breathes out*

    rant over :D

    Is "pet hate" an actual expression over there, or are you just taking peeve to a whole new level?
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Is "pet hate" an actual expression over there, or are you just taking peeve to a whole new level?


    i took peeve to a whole new level and was put on a 72 psych hold
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Is "pet hate" an actual expression over there, or are you just taking peeve to a whole new level?


    its our language... we invented it... before you lot ruined it you spoke Pocahontas or whatever it was... its called pet hate... saying pet peeve is only slightly more macho than saying "oh they have those speedos in pink!!!"


    mind you i'm scottish and you'd probably need subtitles if we ever spoke in real life :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    dunkman wrote:
    its our language... we invented it... before you lot ruined it you spoke Pocahontas or whatever it was... its called pet hate... saying pet peeve is only slightly more macho than saying "oh they have those speedos in pink!!!"


    mind you i'm scottish and you'd probably need subtitles if we ever spoke in real life :D
    Basically what Dunk said, including the end bit.

    None of my friends can understand my parents so I have to translate for them. One of them even asked me if the Glaswegian TV show Rab C Nesbitt was in gaelic.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    sherm3000 wrote:
    Thats funny, I thought there was a poor little kitten or puppy out there somewhere with a new owner who hated it.

    Me too :(

    Or I though he was going to complain about gerbils or something :eek:
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    pearljamjen wrote:
    OH you mean "pet peeve!" I thought this was a thread about a type of pet (animal) that you hated! :eek: :(
    that's what i thought. like your hamster got a death threat in the mail.
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    When TV programmes put English subtitles on when foreigners are speaking IN ENGLISH, even when they have very clear, good English. Jesus, I see this all the time and it's retarded. You don't get it when some person from a council estate in Yeovil is on the Jeremy Kyle Show and not one person in the audience has a clue what he's saying, so why when an articulate slavic or asian or african person who speaks fluent English?

    It's not even that I find it offensive on behalf of foreigners who've worked damn hard at a language just to have some TV producers make out that they're speaking in some alien language, I'M offended that these programmes assume I don't have ears in my head and a brain between them.

    Don't even get me started on why the person doing a translation voice-over has to have the accent of the language they're translating. What the hell is the point of that?

    *breathes out*

    rant over :D
    ugh. i thought this thread was about u having a new doggie or something and everyone around you HATING IT!!!! :eek:
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  • Phantom Pain
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    eyedclaar wrote:
    Is "pet hate" an actual expression over there, or are you just taking peeve to a whole new level?

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  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    that's what i thought. like your hamster got a death threat in the mail.

    :eek:

    I just started laughing REALLY loudly at my desk! :o:D
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    dunkman wrote:
    its our language... we invented it... before you lot ruined it you spoke Pocahontas or whatever it was... its called pet hate... saying pet peeve is only slightly more macho than saying "oh they have those speedos in pink!!!"


    mind you i'm scottish and you'd probably need subtitles if we ever spoke in real life :D

    Where I come from it was Pocahontas then Spanish now English :p

    ha we didn't ruin it we just dropped the "u" out of most words ;)
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    WAY TO FUCKING DIGRESS GUYS


    Jeez :rolleyes:

    :D
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    dunkman wrote:
    its our language... we invented it... before you lot ruined it you spoke Pocahontas or whatever it was... its called pet hate... saying pet peeve is only slightly more macho than saying "oh they have those speedos in pink!!!"


    mind you i'm scottish and you'd probably need subtitles if we ever spoke in real life :D


    Even more macho than say a man who enjoys his mojitos?

    I really need to let that one go before it becomes my "kilt" joke.

    And yes, you Scots do need subtitles. What the fuck are you talkin' about anyway. Good thing we communicate via the written word.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    is it such a giant leap of the english language to not actually comprehend what a 'pet hate' is? :confused:

    pet peeve... its a terrible phrase... Liberace probably invented it...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    I have no idea what you are saying.

    I think this thread needs subtitles.
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    dunkman wrote:
    pet peeve... its a terrible phrase... Liberace probably invented it...
    Along with Mojitos.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Even more macho than say a man who enjoys his mojitos?

    I really need to let that one go before it becomes my "kilt" joke.

    And yes, you Scots do need subtitles. What the fuck are you talkin' about anyway. Good thing we communicate via the written word.

    Scottish accents are sexy :D

    (even if I can't understand a word they say!) ;)

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