apparently people from Northern England are hard to understand
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aghinem — 14 years ago(August 07, 2011 01:53 PM)
I think Frog on my Toe has an important point. I'm going to make some broad assumptions and say that Americans CAN generally understand what's being said (the gist of things), but we'd like to know the exact words.
Instead of slamming all Americans for being stupid or not getting out enough or the other ridiculous attacks/responses I've seen in this thread, how about considering this thought: We believe that dialog is important. We're not asking for it to be watered down or "translated" for us we're asking for the chance to fully understand each and every word. That's called appreciation.
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agnieszka01 — 14 years ago(October 23, 2011 09:56 PM)
I guessing you were seeing in a theater, because obviously you can turn the subtitles on on the DVD. For those who don't get why Americans can't understand British accentsI'd say that's not always the case. Personally, I found Michael Caine, the Len character, and the cops easy to understand. I'm not an expert in English dialects, but clearly some are a lot "thicker" than others. It was the thug kids with their clipped slang that I found difficult to make out. Apart from a bit of slang that's hard to make up, this accent is just very "grunty" and not as clear as the more "proper" English of the detectives. There are a lot of movies and TV shows from England that I love, and I find that some of them have accents that are more difficult to understand than others. Northern English and Irish accents tend to be some of the "worst" offenders. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy hearing them; I just usually prefer "subtitles on" in those cases (same with Footballers Wives, Gavin & Stacey, etc.). It sucks to have them on when it's in my own language (basically), since it takes up screen space; but better that than to have to keep rewinding to make sure I hear what what said. When watching movies I'm always kind of OCD about making sure I hear all the dialogue (I like to get every word basically, rather than just the "gist" of it). But anyway, you have to admit that these are not all "standard" forms of English.
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scarlettbees — 14 years ago(October 28, 2011 09:13 AM)
What the hell is wrong with you people who are using someone's difficulty in understanding thick accents as an excuse to not only insult them personally, but condemn their entire country and/or culture? Did your dad not hug you enough?
Such an easy-to-solve problem that many people have already repeated.SUBTITLES OPTION ON DVD. It is not a goddamn commentary on anyone's culture or intelligence to use this convenient feature in order to understand a thick accent.
If you CAN understand it without the subtitles, GOOOOOOD FOR YOOOOOOOUUUUUU! Give yourself a pat on the back and a big bowl of ice cream!
Quit being a prick just because of the benefit of anonymity.
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jorgito2001 — 13 years ago(April 16, 2012 12:20 PM)
Not sure how the OP saw it, but the R1 DVD has subtitles
I have to admit, its one of the first times I put an English speaking movie's subs onI had NO trouble with Cain, his friend & the police, but the "hoods" I had quite a time understanding what they were saying (oddly enough).
I'm your average ordinary everyday, jorgeegeetooo! -
chris109 — 13 years ago(September 26, 2012 08:37 AM)
This thread is such a bunch of bs. I have trouble understanding the British language also. It has nothing to do with cultural differences or whatever. We Americans speak very slowly compared to other languages. And that is what we are used to. A lot of times I have to turn up the volume to understand something and it has to do with "me 'earing" not being what it used to be.
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AssetsonFire — 12 years ago(April 28, 2013 04:05 PM)
You didn't miss much, they weren't exactly reciting Shakespeare.
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