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⌈ Secret Post #2409 ⌋

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Comments

[making_excuses]

I think it was just a mix of a lot of things, we are used to not being portrayed correctly in films, so we just laugh when stuff is wrong. It is quite hard to explain, but I will try:

It was Tønsberg in the film (I think?), though it does not resemble anything like that place has ever looked as far as I know.

It was probably not as bad as we found it in the Cinema, it was just that and added to all the "Norse mythology" and the fact that we don't consider people who don't grow up in Norway or with Norwegian parents (learning Norwegians), Norwegian so when Dr. Selvig was all "I am soo Norwegian, my father told me these stories as a child" we just went a bit, "well you don't know Norwegian do you", and you can't pronounce one of those words right, now go do what you do best?

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for the explanation. Yes, I know what you mean on the pronunciations being off (and sometimes being hilarious because of it) - we have a lot of "weird" names of cities, and when they're said aloud in American media, it can sometimes come out wrong. One US tv show referenced "Chilliwack", and we all burst out laughing. It was only slightly off, yet for some reason it was hilarious.

Of course, when I'm visiting the States, every now and again I'll say something that will 'out' me as a Canadian. For most of us, I think we're all so immersed in our own culture that we instantly notice when someone else gets it wrong. And while I'm away of the 'big' differences between the US and Canada, there are A LOT of subtleties that you're not even aware of until someone calls you on them.

It's good to have a sense of humour about it, and I think it's fascinating that for all the shared experiences that are so similar across cultures, there's also so much that's different, so much variety. Spice of life!
:)

[(Anonymous)]

*aware of the big differences (not away of).

Stupid fat fingers making typos!

[deadtree]

well hopefully your life will never hang in the balance of those subtleties ;) (I'm thinking of that scene in Inglorious Basterds where we all learned how to count on our fingers the way Germans do :P)

[poisonenvy]

I'm a Reginian (Regina, Sk), here, and when Stephen Colbert said my city on his show, I was SO STOKED that he pronounced it right (especially since a lot of bands that tour here don't).

And then I had a friend from California IM me going "Lol, Stephen Colbert just mentioned your city on his show, and he pronouced it like it rhymed with vagina bwahahaha." and I was all like "Uhm... that is how it's pronouced" and she was flabbergasted.

[(Anonymous)]

Yo, fellow Saskatchewanian! Saskatonian here (personally, I prefer 'Citizen of Toontown', but whatever). It makes me happy to see SK people in fandom!

And yes, our city names can be difficult to pronounce. I think it was the Rolling Stones who said "Regina - the city that rhymes with fun". I'll bet the look on your friend's face was priceless!