Critical Miss: Norks in the Hooters

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Or maybe a war between UK and USA?

Yeah, been done twice now.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Simple example would be the STALKER games series, I've seen countless complains from the American audience about not being able to understand the small talk between characters or being annoyed by the eastern European accents.

Well, the problem with the small talk in STALKER is that it's in Russian. Without subtitles. And I can't speak Russian. It's great for authenticity but not so much for me being able to understand, y'know?

(And now I await the inevitable "Well, just learn Russian" replies, like it's just that easy.)

Anyway. We are focusing entirely on the wrong area of the world. We need to keep a better eye on the Balkans, I say. You take your attention away at just the wrong moment, and all of a sudden Visigoths all up in your shit. It could happen! Just ask Rome!

 

[TilMorrow]

Person 1: "I choose B. *Drink* I choose B. *Drink* I choose B. *Drink* I choose B and don't think this drink is going to change my mind."

Person 2: "Yea... that may be due to the alcohol consisting of nearly 96% of water after the Koreans took it all. After 100 swigs it should start to affect you... slightly. In the meanwhile have another!"

Also my captcha has an opinion on taxes now...
Captcha: way. taxprica

 

[Souplex]

C) Silly rednecks, thinking other countries would actually care aboot any part of America that isn't either full of resources or New York.

 

[EllEzDee]

Why is a rock having a staring contest with Erin's rat on the sand bag?

Also: Lol. Americans.

Shit, good eyes!

 

[Art Axiv]

Or maybe a war between UK and USA?

Yeah, been done twice now.

It isn't a necessarily a bad idea right? You know all the 9999 of productions that make USA the savior of the world... not all of them are bad!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

It isn't a necessarily a bad idea right? You know all the 9999 of productions that make USA the savior of the world... not all of them are bad!

Thing is, there's nothing that portrays America as the bad guy. English, German, Australian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Scottish...sure.

Again, it's a dangerous form of proselytizing because by putting a blanket ban on any aggression/humour against a subject, you increase the amount of ignorance and hatred towards it.

 

[Art Axiv]

It isn't a necessarily a bad idea right? You know all the 9999 of productions that make USA the savior of the world... not all of them are bad!

Thing is, there's nothing that portrays America as the bad guy. English, German, Australian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Scottish...sure.

Again, it's a dangerous form of proselytizing because by putting a blanket ban on any aggression/humour against a subject, you increase the amount of ignorance and hatred towards it.

Oh I truly agree, but I always thought of it as blind patriotism and blind trend following.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Simple example would be the STALKER games series, I've seen countless complains from the American audience about not being able to understand the small talk between characters or being annoyed by the eastern European accents.

Well, the problem with the small talk in STALKER is that it's in Russian. Without subtitles. And I can't speak Russian. It's great for authenticity but not so much for me being able to understand, y'know?

And for the Russians playing American games?

I know possibly three Russian words, but I could understand most of the dialogue in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. purely by the expression and context. And they're Russian. They should speak Russian. It's their language.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Oh I truly agree, but I always thought of it as blind patriotism and blind trend following.

It's a tricky one:

The Conspiracy Theorists would have it that the repetitive repeating of the recursions of "AMERICA IS THE LAND OF THE FREE" trigger people to take it as fact.
They would also have it that the repeated repetitive recursions trigger the same level of stress as when someone's having a phone call in the quiet coach.
They'd also say that anyone who believes in recursion, repeating or repetitive phrases is actually trying to make you believe the opposite.

What does happen is that it tends to polarise viewpoints ahead of time due to the authoritative nature; and polarising fanatics is never a good idea.

 

[Randomologist]

As a Brit I did think "Lol, Americans", but I then added "In the 1980s". I'm not sure if a film like that (sudden full-scale conquest by foreign country) might be made now, but when the Soviet Union was strong(er), it was always a distinct, if unlikely, possibility.

My response was a hearty "nghrgn!?" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dawn_%282011_film%29]

Meh, I did say I'm not sure. I didn't know they were re-making it, and if they're using North Korea then either they're expecting a lot of artistic licence, or they're shipping out industrial quantities of LSD. For my money there's about as much chance of the NKs conquering America as there is for Lenin to jump out his grave and dance the hokey-kokey.

 

[Comma-Kazie]

Answer "B" was my reaction and I AM American. How sad is that?

 

[Booze Zombie]

People want to defend their hunk of rock too badly.

Oddly, my captcha was "rocks winguld"... something's taunting me here.

 

[Patton662]

Simple example would be the STALKER games series, I've seen countless complains from the American audience about not being able to understand the small talk between characters or being annoyed by the eastern European accents.

Well, the problem with the small talk in STALKER is that it's in Russian. Without subtitles. And I can't speak Russian. It's great for authenticity but not so much for me being able to understand, y'know?

(And now I await the inevitable "Well, just learn Russian" replies, like it's just that easy.)

Anyway. We are focusing entirely on the wrong area of the world. We need to keep a better eye on the Balkans, I say. You take your attention away at just the wrong moment, and all of a sudden Visigoths all up in your shit. It could happen! Just ask Rome!

I don't speak Russina and I found the small talk to be awesome, mood building, it is subjective tho.

As for nomadic barbarians I think Vandals would slap Visigoths' shit in no time.

 

[Scrythe]

I find it very hard to believe that non-Americans like Jack.

Hell, most of us Americans don't like that liquid-wood crap; only the weird ones.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Simple example would be the STALKER games series, I've seen countless complains from the American audience about not being able to understand the small talk between characters or being annoyed by the eastern European accents.

Well, the problem with the small talk in STALKER is that it's in Russian. Without subtitles. And I can't speak Russian. It's great for authenticity but not so much for me being able to understand, y'know?

And for the Russians playing American games?

I know possibly three Russian words, but I could understand most of the dialogue in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. purely by the expression and context. And they're Russian. They should speak Russian. It's their language.

Which I'm fine with (I'm not one of those "You need to speak 'Murrican!" types). I would've liked some subtitles though. I was so drawn into everything else in the game and yet I felt walled-off from this particular aspect. I'm fairly sure the majority of English games that are sold in Russia get at least subtitles/captions for localization.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Which I'm fine with (I'm not one of those "You need to speak 'Murrican!" types). I would've liked some subtitles though. I was so drawn into everything else in the game and yet I felt walled-off from this particular aspect. I'm fairly sure the majority of English games that are sold in Russia get at least subtitles/captions for localization.

It's a subjective thing I think. It'd be like Gordon Freeman talking...you'd gain something but lose something perhaps far greater.

I like the idea of not knowing what they're actually saying.

 

[Tiger Sora]

Ohh my silly southern neighbors and your paranoia towards things.
Death to Hooters!

 

[ThongBonerstorm]

I would actually stop watching after it was decied that an invasion force should attack a secondary school and waste ammunition spraying through it's windows and firing RPGs at kids running away. That should be answer C.

well what the hell else would you shoot at children? they're tiny and agile.