hattie wrote:Just as if English people would call them "krauts".
Just as if some English people would....
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by poohcarrot » Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:19 am
Just as if some English people would....
"Disliking Carrot would be like kicking a puppy."
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
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, that makes a lot of sense now!
by hattie » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:42 pm
Some...English people...
like SOME Austrians use it...no, actually all Austrians use it...
OH..does it make sense?? I hope so
like SOME Austrians use it...no, actually all Austrians use it...
OH..does it make sense?? I hope so
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by poohcarrot » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:45 pm
Don't worry about it.
It's just that a lot of people (myself included) class "krauts" as rascist.
It's just that a lot of people (myself included) class "krauts" as rascist.
"Disliking Carrot would be like kicking a puppy."
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
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by hattie » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:53 pm
REALLY?!? wow...didn't know that. You learn more every day!
"Piefke" is only racist in a more or less nice way..... if that's possible at all.
It's part of this dilemma the Austrians have: thinking their country is much more important than it actually is. Apparently the whole population gut stuck in the Austro-hungarian monarchy when Austria was HUGE (compared to other countries in Europe ) and had a LOT to say politically. Well, now Austria is tiny and that's why most of the people look at Germany and think: we had a country that size once...grumble...but we have the better food and the cooler dialects and we're the cooler people...who cares if Germany has more to say politically in Europe..pah...Piefkes. I think that's how it works 
we're much cooler
"Piefke" is only racist in a more or less nice way..... if that's possible at all.
It's part of this dilemma the Austrians have: thinking their country is much more important than it actually is. Apparently the whole population gut stuck in the Austro-hungarian monarchy when Austria was HUGE (compared to other countries in Europe
) and had a LOT to say politically. Well, now Austria is tiny and that's why most of the people look at Germany and think: we had a country that size once...grumble...but we have the better food and the cooler dialects and we're the cooler people...who cares if Germany has more to say politically in Europe..pah...Piefkes. I think that's how it works we're much cooler
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by deldaisy » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:08 pm
michelanCello wrote:hattie wrote:Of course I've seen Bienvenue chez les Cht'is. Hilarious!!!!
Totally agree
Brilliant movie!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLRTtHByPn4
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by poohcarrot » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:08 pm
Actually, the Brits who use offensive words like "Krauts" or "Frogs" still believe that Britain is actually GREAT Britain, when in fact, like Austria, it's a pretty insignificant country that once had an empire and "ruled the waves."
(I might get some stick for that from Daily Bounce readers.)
(I might get some stick for that from Daily Bounce readers.
)"Disliking Carrot would be like kicking a puppy."
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
"You kicked a puppy," Lobsang said accusingly.
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by deldaisy » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:10 pm
Oh I meant to ask: How does the Nac Mac Feegle translate in foreign editions? The way they talk..... Always wondered that.
Edit: stuff like this: "Crivens! Whut aboot us, ye daftie"
Edit: stuff like this: "Crivens! Whut aboot us, ye daftie"
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by Sjoerd3000 » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:21 pm
I know that in Dutch the Feegles say Jammer de jammer instead of waily waily
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by deldaisy » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:22 pm
Have you read the english and the dutch versions Sjoerd? And if you did... did it "translate"
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by Sjoerd3000 » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:47 pm
I haven't read the Tiffany books in Dutch, the translator read part of Wee Free men(de vrijgemaakte ortjes in Dutch) to us in Rotterdam.
I've read a few Discworld books in Dutch and overall the Dutch translations aren't bad
Mind you the translator himself said it's impossible to translate Terry Pratchett 
I've read a few Discworld books in Dutch and overall the Dutch translations aren't bad
Mind you the translator himself said it's impossible to translate Terry Pratchett A poster outside one shop urged people to Dig For Victory, as if it were some kind of turnip.
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by deldaisy » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:51 pm
True... but Feegle is a whole other language translated into a whole other language! I can't see how it would work. Anyone else read the Tiffany books in another language?
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by Tonyblack » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:53 pm
There are lots of dialects in the Netherlands, it would be (I imagine) quite easy to give the Feegles one of them.deldaisy wrote:True... but Feegle is a whole other language translated into a whole other language! I can't see how it would work. Anyone else read the Tiffany books in another language?
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by Sjoerd3000 » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:10 pm
Tonyblack wrote:There are lots of dialects in the Netherlands, it would be (I imagine) quite easy to give the Feegles one of them.deldaisy wrote:True... but Feegle is a whole other language translated into a whole other language! I can't see how it would work. Anyone else read the Tiffany books in another language?
The translator gave them the dialect of the region he grew up in
I think it was Zaans
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by Willem » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:06 pm
I read some Dutch translations way, way back when I first started reading Pratchett (my sister had a couple of English books, when I finished those I tried the Dutch versions).
In general, they aren't bad. But as noted: it's hard to translate books of this kind: Soul Music really put me off since you could see the translator trying to bring the band name puns to life and failing. So on the next trip to London I stocked up on 3 for 2 Pratchetts and haven't looked back since. This goes for other authors too: if I've got the original language version available (and can read that language) I'll always pick that over a translation.
In general, they aren't bad. But as noted: it's hard to translate books of this kind: Soul Music really put me off since you could see the translator trying to bring the band name puns to life and failing. So on the next trip to London I stocked up on 3 for 2 Pratchetts and haven't looked back since. This goes for other authors too: if I've got the original language version available (and can read that language) I'll always pick that over a translation.
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