Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Language

Ted is talking to the employee from Europe...


Ted: "When I was in Puerto Rico I learned to recognize certain words.  'Frio' is 'Frozen' for example...I didn't recognize all the words, just some of them.  It's like in France you could see an advertisement for 'Coca-Cola' and know what it is."
European Guy: "I think everybody know what that is."
Ted: "Yeah.  But what I'm saying is that it doesn't translate.  There is no translation.  Like 'Tide' in, uh...France would still be 'Tide'."
The European guy looks confused
Ted: "It's a laundry detergent.  Or, uh, like, uh...'Budweiser'.  There is no translation...That's what I'm saying."
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