snowychap Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: He would also like you to know that, minutes after the end of Return of the Jedi, all of the ewoks died in a nuclear winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Why do Scottish people not even remotely try to flatten their accent or slow down a bit when speaking to Americans or non native English speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Why do Scottish people not even remotely try to flatten their accent or slow down a bit when speaking to Americans or non native English speakers? Why can’t geordies sound more Canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Why do Scottish people not even remotely try to flatten their accent or slow down a bit when speaking to Americans or non native English speakers? I know 2 Scottish people who spent years wiping out their accent when they moved to London. By the time I met them I would never have guessed either wasn't from London. In a professional setting maybe I would if the other party couldn't understand me but otherwise **** other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 12, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said: I know 2 Scottish people who spent years wiping out their accent when they moved to London. By the time I met them I would never have guessed either wasn't from London. In a professional setting maybe I would if the other party couldn't understand me but otherwise **** other people. The question is: how many (say) Londoners would try to sound less English and more Scottish when north of the border? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, mjmooney said: The question is: how many (say) Londoners would try to sound less English and more Scottish when north of the border? 'Shove a battered Mars bar up my arse and call me Angus' is my best effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 We must all strive to be one homogenous mid Atlantic consumer unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: The question is: how many (say) Londoners would try to sound less English and more Scottish when north of the border? I often get accused of this when I visit our Edinburgh office with colleagues from down south. I’ve been in London for 20+ years so my accent has softened significantly. Two minutes off the plane though and I’m indistinguishable from a local. It’s no put-on though - I literally couldn’t use my southern voice if I tried once I’m among my fellow countrymen and women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Is there any other website for a semi-successful business that performs worse at basic tasks than Spotify's website? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: performs worse at basic tasks than Spotify's website? Yes, their handling of podcasts. Their app on phone and desktop aren't aware what the other has listened to. Laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Tegis said: Yes, their handling of podcasts. Their app on phone and desktop aren't aware what the other has listened to. Laughable It's just everything. Website randomly crashes. Can't have two different playlists open in two different tabs, because switching between them will cause a tab to crash. Refreshing the playlist means the prior search is now inaccessible. Just baffling that they have become a successful company IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2020 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: It's just everything. Website randomly crashes. Can't have two different playlists open in two different tabs, because switching between them will cause a tab to crash. Refreshing the playlist means the prior search is now inaccessible. Just baffling that they have become a successful company IMO. I think I read somewhere that the percentage of users that use the desktop version is very low, so they spend much less time on its development. I must admit, I very rarely use it, usually the iPad or iPhone app for me. Phone through bluetooth in the car and iPad through the streamer in the HiFi in the house I also rarely listen to podcasts, even though Spotify keeps encouraging me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Is there any other website for a semi-successful business that performs worse at basic tasks than Spotify's website? HBO's smart tv app. Makes me wanna chew rocks and drink paint. Edited July 16, 2020 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 If I watch an old piece of film on tv, eg 1982 Wimbledon final or similar, I always wonder how many of the crowd in attendance are still alive now. I think everyone does that though ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: If I watch an old piece of film on tv, eg 1982 Wimbledon final or similar, I always wonder how many of the crowd in attendance are still alive now. I think everyone does that though ? My ex used to get teary if she watched a movie that had an actor in it who had subsequently died. It prompted the unforgettable line from her during one of the Batmans "It's just so sad watching him play The Joker because he doesn't even know he's dead in real life". There's a reason she's my ex. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: If I watch an old piece of film on tv, eg 1982 Wimbledon final or similar, I always wonder how many of the crowd in attendance are still alive now. I think everyone does that though ? When I see a repeat of an old game show, or some such. Or even a drama. I think those people on it or in the background, at the time must all have sat, waiting, for their 15 minutes of fame. Do they know its been repeated on an obscure channel. I was on television once in 1987. Its a BBC show, a music show that is likely ever to be repeated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, Seat68 said: When I see a repeat of an old game show, or some such. Or even a drama. I think those people on it or in the background, at the time must all have sat, waiting, for their 15 minutes of fame. Do they know its been repeated on an obscure channel. I was on television once in 1987. Its a BBC show, a music show that is likely ever to be repeated. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Thanks. Never been able to track it down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: When I see a repeat of an old game show, or some such. Or even a drama. I think those people on it or in the background, at the time must all have sat, waiting, for their 15 minutes of fame. Do they know its been repeated on an obscure channel. I was on television once in 1987. Its a BBC show, a music show that is likely ever to be repeated. I went to a filming of Pointless years ago. They filmed two episodes. Plenty of shots of the crowd. I've never seen it on TV. I do often wonder how many people have seen my mug on TV and I have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 56 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I went to a filming of Pointless years ago. They filmed two episodes. Plenty of shots of the crowd. I've never seen it on TV. I do often wonder how many people have seen my mug on TV and I have no idea I don't think I've ever seen a crowd shot in pointless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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