The Language Barrier

Assassin™

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Jayman

Super Moderator

Throw a PM towards Gigglypuff. I've been having conversations with her for about 3 years now on here.

You know, back before you came here and even knew who I was. She said "took forever to explain something" not "everything". Try reading first. It's a novel concept.

And now, here it is...your moment of Carlin (10/13/2008)


Anything but the Present

America has no now. We're reluctant to acknowledge the present. It's too embarrassing.

Instead, we reach into the past. Our culture is composed of sequels, reruns, remakes, revivals, reissues, rereleases, re-creations, reenactments, adaptations, anniversaries, memorabilia, oldies radio, and nostalgia record collections. World War II has been refought on television so many times, the Germans and Japanese are now drawing residuals.

Of course, being essentially out of shit, we sometiems feel the need to dress up this past preoccupation, as with pathetic references to reruns as "encore presentations".

chops

I think the brit would say your knickers in a twist!

chops

or would they ask you if your knickers were in a twist? I don't know because I'm american, bringing the thread back on track!!

Meldrew

Fanny fart is a good example. The yanks get their ends mixed up when it comes to fannies so I imagine fanny fart would confuse the hell out of them

Gigglypuff

Exactly, the first few times I heard fanny used by an american I thought they were being rude!!

And whats confusing about fairy muff??

Guardian Devil

I wouldn't mind getting involved in a fairy's muff

"yo james i see u on da flip side yo GD watch ya fuckin mouf i fuck u up but u aint nowhere in sight so what chu wanna do faggot"

Assassin™

It is a novel concept. In fact, it's a fundamental part of discussion. My point was that I don't believe there is much of a language barrier. Your conversation with Giggly (maybe even the whole 3 years of conversations you've been having with her) made her believe there is some huge language barrier between Brits and Yanks. I'm simply saying that isn't the case and that you are an exception.

I'm not saying your communication skills are deficient, but as you've highlighted, it was your failure to comprehend what she was trying to tell you that inspired her to post this thread, and which supported her notion that there is a language barrier. idk if it's just a difference of perception or what, but I was just saying that I've never experienced a language barrier. You citing your 3 years of apparently successful discourse with someone from the UK seems to support what I'm saying.