Tuesday, January 30, 2018

time to learn some slang!

Vanity Fair has a series of cute videos on YouTube in which various stars teach us regional slang terms from their native lands.

Here's über-Scottish Gerard Butler with Scots slang:


Margot Robbie with Aussie slang:


Mark Wahlberg with Boston slang:


And thanks to Steve Honeywell (visit his excellent movie-review blog here), we have the lurvely Salma Hayek giving us examples of Mexican slang:


There's more. Go dig!





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6 comments:

  1. SJHoneywellJanuary 30, 2018 at 6:41:00 AM GMT+9

    How can you post these without including Salma Hayek?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2BlqlR4a7A

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  2. Kevin KimJanuary 30, 2018 at 9:25:00 AM GMT+9

    Added! Thanks.

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  3. CharlesJanuary 30, 2018 at 11:30:00 AM GMT+9

    Ah, Massholes. The Boston slang brings me back, but they totally should have had Mahk from Zebra Corner do that one, even if he isn't a big actor.

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  4. Kevin KimJanuary 30, 2018 at 12:28:00 PM GMT+9

    Charles,

    I'm now educating myself on who "Mahk" is. Thanks.

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  5. CharlesJanuary 30, 2018 at 5:28:00 PM GMT+9

    My pleasure. Mahk is awesome.

    The Chevy commercials embedded in that article are great, but I've always had a soft spot for his Discover card customer service one:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZQ7qzGbUY

    Yes, it's crude, but it makes me laugh every time.

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  6. Kevin KimJanuary 30, 2018 at 6:42:00 PM GMT+9

    That was hilarious.

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