tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post7753008988502753882..comments2024-02-24T14:34:12.527-08:00Comments on Surviving In Sweden: Dear Hemmakväll - a note on mocking Americans in Swedish advertisementsSurviving Swedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144843041249993603noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-65337381785827001812012-03-13T04:57:37.169-07:002012-03-13T04:57:37.169-07:00thanks 4 sharing this postthanks 4 sharing this postRestaurant Bruggehttp://www.pomperlut.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-65485175568523494132012-03-09T22:13:02.485-08:002012-03-09T22:13:02.485-08:00Great post Thanks for sharingGreat post Thanks for sharingtegel outlethttp://www.carremax.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-63180389966289122352012-03-06T12:06:32.556-08:002012-03-06T12:06:32.556-08:00Mate, I am french. If you only knew how much shit ...Mate, I am french. If you only knew how much shit I go through on a daily basis you would laugh at all this! And before moving here I worked and lived in England for about three years.. worst of all! :)<br />That's part of the game I guess and I actually play on my accent quite often. <br />As for this advert, my feeling is that they didn't intend to mock the american accent, they probably just wanted to give a little 'hollywood' twist to their name (but failed big time). <br />I like your blog btw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-70569762897499443282012-02-16T14:10:50.526-08:002012-02-16T14:10:50.526-08:00The american v sounds a little different from the ...The american v sounds a little different from the swedish v though, maybe you can't tell the difference between a mock v and a mock w :)<br /><br />Glad to hear they're still running the blåkläder ads, a favourite from my childhood!Youmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-37748327620894099922012-02-16T13:23:26.139-08:002012-02-16T13:23:26.139-08:00I hate the new three letters I have to learn to pr...I hate the new three letters I have to learn to pronounce, however I am pretty comfortable with my old pal, "v". While I do love the cheap/sheep (I never realized it was due to the Ch sound, I just thought it was a fun word play) I don't enjoy anything that makes fun of any mispronunciations, from someone learning Swedish to a Swede speaking English. Would hate to be reminded of an embarrassing childhood memory, or the embarrassing moment I will have in the future while attempting to speak a new complicated language. Never funny in my book :/<br />MegMeg@Somethingswedishhttp://somethingswedish.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-7937692573551477222012-02-16T08:54:48.713-08:002012-02-16T08:54:48.713-08:00Hahaaaa! I get it! And totally agree with you! Her...Hahaaaa! I get it! And totally agree with you! Here the "Ä" is the thing of "AAAAAAHH" instead but "V" always is "VVV". :-)<br />Well, I guess Swedes have a little hard time knowing how the english language really works when it comes to accents....?<br />It's fun though that you bring up the Swedes pronunciation of "CH". :-) In Sweden you will eat a lot of "Sheeeees" to... ;-)Saltistjejenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442558537705396813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-1695966708387260872012-02-16T08:31:42.565-08:002012-02-16T08:31:42.565-08:00Yes, yes, yes!Yes, yes, yes!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792109258924855120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-87137941406728892622012-02-16T07:39:32.621-08:002012-02-16T07:39:32.621-08:00yes! Exactly! I completely agree and find it outra...yes! Exactly! I completely agree and find it outrageously frustrating and I'm an Aussie. I did entertain some Swedish friends recently though by reading some Swedish with an exceptionally broad accent. Even amused myself a bit.scienticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759324730554512703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-15688582440644457092012-02-16T04:26:57.585-08:002012-02-16T04:26:57.585-08:00I am SO glad you posted about this! I, too, yell a...I am SO glad you posted about this! I, too, yell at the radio every single time I hear that commercial. No American would ever mistake a V for a W. Swedes should know that's a pronunciation problem they have when speaking English, not a problem Americans have speaking Swedish. I feel vindicated after reading your post! Thank you!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10816728508733702249noreply@blogger.com