http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/
The film itself is not a work of art, it contains cultural clishees, looks like amateur's film. But, it's funny and easy to follow.
One thing irritated me - rubber vs. eraser. The American
didn't understand why Indians kept on saying 'rubber' instead of 'eraser'. Simple: because 'rubber' is British English, and it is irrelevant that Americans use this word in slang with another meaning (condoms). Indeed, when you tell an American 'rubber' he will think of somtehing else. But a little more brains will do ...
P.S. - Israelis make comments during the film like they are find themselves in front of their own TV. Silence during the screening is unknown to them ...
The film itself is not a work of art, it contains cultural clishees, looks like amateur's film. But, it's funny and easy to follow.
One thing irritated me - rubber vs. eraser. The American
didn't understand why Indians kept on saying 'rubber' instead of 'eraser'. Simple: because 'rubber' is British English, and it is irrelevant that Americans use this word in slang with another meaning (condoms). Indeed, when you tell an American 'rubber' he will think of somtehing else. But a little more brains will do ...P.S. - Israelis make comments during the film like they are find themselves in front of their own TV. Silence during the screening is unknown to them ...
2 comments:
With all due respect. if Indians had been using rubber the way Americans think of it, we would probably not have over one billion of them in which too many live in very poor conditions.
Now there are usually two ways of looking at things... the American way and the wrong way :-)
We, Americans, don't need to care for European habits or languages. on the contrary, everybody else should look up to us...
Did my American pride kick in...? nooo :-)
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