Frenchie Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdlSm04Frc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Excellent, I love it, a real hoot. Though it will be interesting to discover what the French TV watching public will make of it; always presuming this is to be shown on TV, not in the cinemas?Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 it is on TV already I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Yes, it is !And my son's reaction was a smile and a Oh lalaaaaaa !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 119 viewers, 2 answers ... Why don't you give your reactions to this video ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partout Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 ONLY the Brits would understand this type of humour, great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Love the ad, love the biscuits - so do most of my French pals who nick them whenever I get some. Think most people on seeing will simply say "Quoi???". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Thanks for your replies !I think most French people do get the humour in the video, but you re right, it may perpetuate some myths. Same thing in Allo Allo in the UK..[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Why did they use a French person faking an English accent for the voice-over???[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Pour plus de réalisme Clair, c'est supposé être un anglais qui parle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Pour encore plus de réalisme, ils auraient du employer un Anglais qui parle français! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Mais il n'aurait jamais accepté de dire que la cuisine anglaise n'est pas bonne ! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I heard that [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Never said I thought so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I didnt click the link as I am sure that it is the ad that I frequently see on telly for McVities if I am not wrong.I always crack up when I hear a French actor imitating an upper class English accent and love sometimes to speak French in a heavily accented "toff" voice when making a joke or pulling someones leg, what is frightening is that usually I am better understood!Has anyone seen the Pampers (I think) advert on French Tv with the roller skating babies performing to "rappers delight", pure magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Yes, JR , the " baby ad " is brilliant!! [:)]When I'm with English people, for a joke, I sometimes speak French with a heavy English accent, and that always make them laugh out loud ..!!Dunno why LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Go on say "awful" or "awesome"?? It doesn't start with an O!I didn't find the biscuit ad exactly side splitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 [quote user="Weedon"]Go on say "awful " or "awesome"?? It doesn't start with an O![/quote]I hate you Weedon !!.............................................................. [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It is an English company. Very funny! This is one thing I love about the English, they can laugh at themselves. Just hope the French public understand this about the advert. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'd really like to know . I think I will use this ad with my 15 year old students when back to school in september, in a lesson about European stereotypes. ( Of course this will be the moment to introduce, " The .. are said to be ..." ; " People say the .. are ... " The expression of opinion, personal experience, etc.. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I though it was great and very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thanks for all your answers so far , and yes, you all prove the English have a great sense of humour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 [quote user="puzzled"]I must be the only one who thought it was a real English voice. [:$][/quote]It had me fooled; but then I have only watched it once.[quote user="WGT"]This is one thing I love about the English, they can laugh at themselves.[/quote]How true. My OH loves to play golf, and he plays well. Though our French friends cannot understand his attitude to the game, as OH has a virtually permanent smile on his face, due to being happy to be here in France and to being able to play golf as and when he wants. So he smiles, a lot, even on the days he doesn't do so well. They, on the other hand, try so hard so do well all the time, that they can become overly upset when they don't do as well as they anticipated. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Thanks for the link, Frenchie. German friends of ours had been telling us about it as they had seen it on TV. They were amazed that it was being aired but it did remind them that we invented football...I like the bit when he says that 'nous avons notre prop-re mon-aie'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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