NOW MY QUESTION IS: DID YOU AS AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH SPOKEN THERE?
IF YES WHAT PERCENTAGE ?
2006-06-30 16:19:57 · 10 answers · asked by NewLife 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
ok ok thanx for the answers guys just one thing to remember: BRITISH includes ENGLISH,SCOTTISH,IRISH AND EVEN WELSH....BRITISH doesn´t necessarily means ONLY ENGLISH...........careful with that..GREETINGS
2006-06-30 16:27:36 · update #1
Trainspotting is Scottish, not English. I'm Canadian, and I got the whole thing, 100%.
2006-06-30 16:23:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ian M 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I saw the SCOTTISH movie, "Trainspotting," and did have a bit of difficulty at first. But I stayed with it and let my ears become attuned to the accents.
It's like anything - art, music - whatever. If you see or hear something that you don't understand right away, work at it. Stay with it. Maybe see or listen to it several times. Art takes investment.
added note: Yes, perhaps from an international point of view, British would include Scottish, Irish, etc. But I think you'd get a whack on the side of the head from a person from Scotland - and especially from Northern Ireland - if you referred to them as British.
2006-06-30 23:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by Theatregal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was tough at first, but I could understand most of it. It's actually Scottish dialect though, not English. Sounds a lot more gruff.
2006-06-30 23:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by St. Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first time around, I'd say about 70%. And most of it was towards the end of the movie, after my ears became acclimated to the accent.
Afterwards, 100%.
2006-06-30 23:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by rsantos19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a very good movie about heroin addiction. I understood about 2/3 of the heavily accented talk.
2006-06-30 23:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 percent and I think it was a Scottish film.
2006-06-30 23:24:24 · answer #6 · answered by krazireneebte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understood the language but I didn't understand the plot. Did it actually have one? If it did, I missed it.
2006-06-30 23:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have seen the movie....lived in UK..and i could understand when they talked...but i read the book..it was difficult to read the book..alsoi found it difficult to read Porno by Irwine Welsh.
2006-06-30 23:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Salty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard of the movie personally, sorry.
2006-06-30 23:23:27 · answer #9 · answered by mom_of_4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but I've seen Snatch... and I understood all of that
2006-06-30 23:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by Trey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋