Comments on: Two White Girls Become Cunning Linguists via Google Translate

By: Rahul Rvd

Rahul Rvd — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:30:58 +0000

“Dude, learn to discern humor from a serious comment”

Quite fast and loose with the application of “Humor” to what you said. But you’re right, my Turkish ( ? ) link was overkill.

This is more apt – http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/54/facepalm_implied.jpg

Defen-Dors Unite! We were sorted by the hat for a purpose!

By: brownie_pts

brownie_pts — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:49:41 +0000

Are you the new defendor of Sepia Mutiny? Young Turk? Dude, learn to discern humor from a serious comment, otherwise you'll be doing a lot of head-slapping.

By: Phillygrrl

Phillygrrl — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:58:33 +0000

Um, yes?

By: Rahul Rvd

Rahul Rvd — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:00:40 +0000

“brownie_pts replied to comment from Ravi | March 21, 2011 11:49 AM | Reply

Ravi, it’s just a subliminal attempt to brainwash people through repeated typing of that word. “

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5011/687fea91677be9103defb8d.gif

By: brownie_pts

brownie_pts — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:49:11 +0000

Ravi, it’s just a subliminal attempt to brainwash people through repeated typing of that word.

By: brownie_pts

brownie_pts — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:02:54 +0000

Ah, nothing makes SM browns happier than being validated by some whites.

By: anil rao

anil rao — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:57:00 +0000

Nice to kno that Google translate works!!

thanks for sharing.

By: Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:13:11 +0000

(1) Did you just get away with using Cunning Linguists in the title?

(2) Hate fish curry?! No, no you can't be Bengali. Just wait 'til your father gets home...

By: Malik

Malik — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:17:40 +0000

I’m bengali and I’m the same with regards to anything with fish in it!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:20:35 +0000

This seemed pretty convincing to me… Even though the grammar wasn’t always 100% it was understandable what they wanted… ordering food is not too difficult.. “I want 2 basmati rice” “I want 3 samosas” etc. Also, I agree that they probably had no idea what the guy was saying in response.. they just had their cued up lines ready… hence the ahh! and cringe-face near the end before she repeats the address (What’s he saying, what do I do now?” look). I also think the guy who brought the stuff did look at the camera like “er, why are they taping this” and then went to depart as quickly as possible (Also, the guy who delivered it may most likely NOT be the guy who answered the phone, and therefore not even know it was ordered in Hindi).

I also assumed that fish curry was more Bengali style than S. Indian.. though I agree that a lot of Indian food in the U.S. is kinda of blah and overly oily. I hope for more diversity… so many people in the U.S. don’t even know that there are so many other styles of food beyond chicken tikka masala and naan.

Anyways, thanks for sharing, it was amusing.