I am Cambodian, and I used to work with a Scottish boss for about 4 years. I thought my English was very bad because at the time I could understand him only 30-40%. But I was surprised when Americans and Australians visited our office and they talked to me "I do not understand the English of your boss". 🤭🤭🤭
This topic of not understanding the Scottish dialect came up on another RUclips video last week. There are famous Scottish actors, three of them being Dr. Who, yet we don't struggle to understand them unless they get excitedly wound up. But the Glaswegians! That's a whole 'nother kettle of fish. Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges immediately spring to mind. I usually have to use closed caption to follow them.
Russell Hunter was born in Glasgow, but I assume that he was putting on a very heavy accent for this role because in the TV series Callan he speaks with a very believable south London accent.
Hes an actor. He uses the accent relevant to the role. Its a skill actors learn. Also, as in any city, it depends where in Glasgow a person grows up how strong the accent is and how Scottish the vocabulary. My mother normally spoke with a standard southern English /RP sort of accent but whenever she spoke of her home turf, Stepney , out came the cockney.
I’m Chinese-American, once I was in London shopping for groceries, and the cashier and customer couldn’t understand each other, however I could, so I “translated” their English for them!
This reminds me of my trip to Isle of Skye last year when a bunch of Singaporeans were on the same trip as me (I’m a Singaporean as well) but couldn’t understand our tour guide who was speaking in a Glaswegian accent! Funny enough I understood him 95% of the time (I had a school exchange trip to Glasgow in 2019) and managed to translate most of what he said to the Singaporean bunch. It was quite interesting because I barely stayed in Glasgow for more than 2 months and somehow I can understand almost everything they say. And btw he was speaking in proper English and even then it was hard for them to understand. I miss you Stevie! Hope you’re doing well buddy!!
You're not supposed to speak in native dialects. Imagine how odd it would be for an English diplomat to speak with you in a dialect from your region when even you don't fully understand it.
Were the captions auto-generated, on occasions they are quite off the mark? If you created them yourself: excellent job, but it is hard to get the hang of some of the thicker English accents unless you have lived there. If the closed captions were auto-generated, then it is good news: AI has a long way to go and Skynet will totally fail in Scotland, Wales, and any place north of the Wash for the foreseeable future.
@@STRANGERINMOSCOW1Yes, I do. And quite right they're not aired. Many of us were brought up to accept racist mocking of UK's non white minorities as funny and acceptable. Many now realise it's not!
@@frankstrawnation You so badly want to watch the show? Good for you. I grew up watching such sitcoms. This one was actually funny but not some of the others. Btw, what's your fascination?
Back then when comedy not afraid of offending everybody. Of course we were offended but we can still laugh it off. But to be honest, I did have a trouble understanding Scotts
Of course, you love offending our compatriots from minority groups. Thank goodness we've moved on from the dark ages. Go get your entertainment from EDL's Tommy Robinson!
Britain - The United Kingdom of Great Britain (inl. England Scotland & Wales) & Northern Ireland. So if you are from any of those countries you are British - the umbrella term. But you can call yourself Scottish if you're from Scotland, English if you're from England etc. if you prefer!
Correct! I wrote an email to Cambridge University & Press, Cambridge (UK) on June 4, 2024 regarding their publication of Textbook for Class 6 Grammar authored by Madhuri Dasgupta, regarding Adjective not in printed in the textbook. And they would write that they are unable to investigate due to technical problem and once they set it right they would revert. These emails from Paula Valiente (later Paula Valiente) continued till July 22, 2024 they stopped responding saying there was no response from My end they closed my complaint! This how they fool you Oxford-Cambrdige coterie.... So beware ..
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That was a pretty ingenious plot twist - teaching the sheik Scottish.
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I am Cambodian, and I used to work with a Scottish boss for about 4 years. I thought my English was very bad because at the time I could understand him only 30-40%. But I was surprised when Americans and Australians visited our office and they talked to me "I do not understand the English of your boss". 🤭🤭🤭
This topic of not understanding the Scottish dialect came up on another RUclips video last week. There are famous Scottish actors, three of them being Dr. Who, yet we don't struggle to understand them unless they get excitedly wound up. But the Glaswegians! That's a whole 'nother kettle of fish. Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges immediately spring to mind. I usually have to use closed caption to follow them.
Rab c nesbitt...i win !
I can understand French people fine but I can't understand Quebecois at all.
@@DELottProductions Vice versa. Lived in a town with Quebecois immigrants, so learned their French as a child.
@@Anti-socialSocialClub Agreed. Subtitles wouldn't clear things up.
the Arab sheik seems to learn Scottish way faster than his Scot driver learning English.
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Why ofcourse, he's an Oxonian😂😂🤣
You can't teach the Scots anything unless you offer them a "tattiescon" as a reward for effort.
The way Miss Courtney backpedalled when a "small incentive" was presented reminded me of typical polititicians.
Is this true of Brit politicos or of other countries as well?
@@gemmalee3032Every corner of the Earth. Where ever there is human.
"Doctor Who and the dialects" 😂😂😂😂
Russell Hunter was born in Glasgow, but I assume that he was putting on a very heavy accent for this role because in the TV series Callan he speaks with a very believable south London accent.
Hes an actor. He uses the accent relevant to the role. Its a skill actors learn. Also, as in any city, it depends where in Glasgow a person grows up how strong the accent is and how Scottish the vocabulary.
My mother normally spoke with a standard southern English /RP sort of accent but whenever she spoke of her home turf, Stepney , out came the cockney.
Thefatblackcatsatonamat!!
But if he used his true voice, how would the cheap jokes work?
“What do you want?” is rather rude for an English person at first sight
Exactly My thought too .😂😂
Oh well,Ms Courtney was being extremely rude & racist after the Sheikh first entered!
Of course she changed her spots as soon as she saw the 2000 pounds 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was surprised with the "But he's white!" phrase! Today, a whole bunch of luna ticks would scream about race ism! 😂
Thank you for sharing. 'Mind Your Language' was the best series ever!!
So you do not consider the writers to be lazy, or the 'jokes' lame?
I’m Chinese-American, once I was in London shopping for groceries, and the cashier and customer couldn’t understand each other, however I could, so I “translated” their English for them!
Reminds me of Sir Alex Ferguson. His post match interviews had to be replayed sometimes to understand what he was saying!
Hilarious and true. The only part that doesn't seem right is Max being confused by the word dialect, as it is literally the greek word διάλεκτος.
Very gunny😅😅😅
Funny 😅😅
Except that's not Max the Greek guy but the Italian guy, Giovanni.
@@zhouwuwe use the same word in romance languages like Italian or Spanish via Latin.
🎉😂thank you so very much for these episodes !! Have inscribed to receive more !
As a non-native speaker I loved it immensely!
This is a very very old episode. I think none of those are still living!! I loved it...l still love it today. Hilarious 😂
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
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Some are still alive..
@renildadsouza6357 Oh wow!!
Mr Brown always tries harder to suppressed his laugh 😂❤
I like the way he rolls his Tongue while suppressing his laugh😂
This reminds me of my trip to Isle of Skye last year when a bunch of Singaporeans were on the same trip as me (I’m a Singaporean as well) but couldn’t understand our tour guide who was speaking in a Glaswegian accent! Funny enough I understood him 95% of the time (I had a school exchange trip to Glasgow in 2019) and managed to translate most of what he said to the Singaporean bunch. It was quite interesting because I barely stayed in Glasgow for more than 2 months and somehow I can understand almost everything they say. And btw he was speaking in proper English and even then it was hard for them to understand. I miss you Stevie! Hope you’re doing well buddy!!
did u date any scottish lads?
I really miss Mr Brown 😢so much
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Me too
As a person from southeast asia who's English is my 4th language, I find this very funny 😂
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
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Some are still alive.
Oooh, he decided to teach the prince Scottish 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You're not supposed to speak in native dialects. Imagine how odd it would be for an English diplomat to speak with you in a dialect from your region when even you don't fully understand it.
"Oh blimey! What language is he speaking?"
I simply burst 🤣on that one !
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
Every time mr.Brown truy not to laughs, i enjoy it 😂
Well of course he can!!! 😂😂😂
I died
Were the captions auto-generated, on occasions they are quite off the mark? If you created them yourself: excellent job, but it is hard to get the hang of some of the thicker English accents unless you have lived there. If the closed captions were auto-generated, then it is good news: AI has a long way to go and Skynet will totally fail in Scotland, Wales, and any place north of the Wash for the foreseeable future.
Barry Evans ❤ Starring comedy Mind Your Language 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I used to love watching the Mind Your Language series. But political correctness deemed it improper for viewing. Shame.
Many of the series from back then would never air now. Does anyone remember Love Thy Neighbour?" Omg...😂
@@STRANGERINMOSCOW1Yes, I do. And quite right they're not aired. Many of us were brought up to accept racist mocking of UK's non white minorities as funny and acceptable. Many now realise it's not!
@@scatmann5839Thanks to your comment now I want so badly to see this show.
@@frankstrawnation You so badly want to watch the show? Good for you. I grew up watching such sitcoms.
This one was actually funny but not some of the others. Btw, what's your fascination?
@@scatmann5839Are you discriminating me based on my sense of humour?
This show was fun then but people won't see it that way now.
Sweet memories of this sitcom. 😀
It's good clean humour at its best 😊
Reminds me of " Here comes Mr Boom"😂
Absolutely A+++++
Now I realize why i couldn’t understand what my uncles said
Poor professor Higgins
The accent sounded a bit different from the movie Braveheart.
No, "aye, aye"....
Which season this?
The best part Indeed 😂
Mr Brown: He is white!
people usually are from Glasgow, was epic lol 😂😂
Hahaha in the end the arab man gets tutored to speak scottish instead😂😂
I watched this in the 1970s. It is just as funny today.😁🤣😂
Very nice comedy series. I can't wait to introduce it to my grandchildren.
Consists of and comprises, isn't it?
EVERY PERSON HAS A PRICE TAG.
ONLY COMMON PEOPLE SUFFER.
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
@renildadsouza6357 I AM GEN X. I KNOW.
Prince HABIBOO (from Click).
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Same goal different student 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Who plays the Arab sheik
Ahmed Khalil
Wonderful and Alba gu brath, btw!
As a homosexual im surprised
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
@@renildadsouza6357 where you from sweetie? are u goan?
4:41🤣🤣🤣
Back then when comedy not afraid of offending everybody. Of course we were offended but we can still laugh it off. But to be honest, I did have a trouble understanding Scotts
Of course, you love offending our compatriots from minority groups. Thank goodness we've moved on from the dark ages. Go get your entertainment from EDL's Tommy Robinson!
I have to give a second thought of my visit to scotland😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
Ha ha ha 😂 😂 😂
I forgot how great this show is 😂
As a Scot I find this sketch extremely offensive. Very badly written and thought out.
Clearly, as well as racist undertones, did not this show contain some cheap laughs - by some lazy writers?
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Is Scotland not brittish?.
Britain - The United Kingdom of Great Britain (inl. England Scotland & Wales) & Northern Ireland.
So if you are from any of those countries you are British - the umbrella term. But you can call yourself Scottish if you're from Scotland, English if you're from England etc. if you prefer!
Money is the language of the world not English 😂
I am a victim of bad english teaching.
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
I love the actor who plays the Scotish chauffer. He works wonderfuy
Russell Hunter, better known as Lonely from the series Callan (he was a cockney in that).
@@stewartbristow846❤❤❤❤
Yes hos name is Russell Hunter and I love him
Funny but a total exaggeration. No way was that broad Glaswegian.
It's supposed to be a comedy - of which most are complete exaggerations.
Correct! I wrote an email to Cambridge University & Press, Cambridge (UK) on June 4, 2024 regarding their publication of Textbook for Class 6 Grammar authored by Madhuri Dasgupta, regarding Adjective not in printed in the textbook. And they would write that they are unable to investigate due to technical problem and once they set it right they would revert.
These emails from Paula Valiente (later Paula Valiente) continued till July 22, 2024 they stopped responding saying there was no response from My end they closed my complaint!
This how they fool you Oxford-Cambrdige coterie.... So beware ..
And I thought people from Newcastle were born with a bloody twisted tongue, until you met a Scots
if they really think that all the arabs are wealthy and brawn, they really messing a lot😅
Hahaha so funny
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sorry wrong number
It's 1977 "" Mind your Language "" Serial broadcast on British Television.
😂
Some are still alive.
Parece a escolinha do professor Raimundo aqui no Brasil 😂😂😂😂😂
Hilarious plot twist 😂😂😂😂😂
I am Malaysian. If the Saudi Tycoon gave Rm 2 k to the education person here in Malaysia , they will most definitely accept the donation.
All of these programmes mind your language, in sickness and in health, love thy neighbour need to stay firmly in the past.
They need to stay firmly in my DVD collection. Watched them all and not once did the concept of "racism" ever cross our minds.
Love thy neighbour is pretty funny. It's the white guy who always comes off looking bad. I heard it did a lot for race relations
i am iraqi i say bring them back better than the slop we get today
You are stuck firmly in the past.
@@zztopz7090 How so?
I love the actor that plays The Scottish student
Brilliant.
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When humour was free from pc
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An Indian guy for an Arab sheikh. 🤣😂
The actor is Iraqi Arab not Indian
Another casualty of the humourless, thin-skinned PC brigade.
But have not the reactionaries move on from the term PC? Today, are they not more likely to over-use the word 'woke'?
You think we've been 'taught wrong English'. Evidently.
Mind your language is so funny
There is a racist layer to this. The reaction Brown & Courtney give to a white man from Scotland learning English… 😉
that's just how real life people are, this is a thin layer
Racist? RIP the English language.
Power of 💰
Rubbish
What is the rubbish lol
petey max 🫵😅
When I watch this I feel I am living.
Too good!! Mind your language is just excellent!! Super duper show
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