Things that bug you about globalization!

[Friend of Dorothy]

Being up earlier than usual on a saturday morning, I switched on the telly and chanced upon Winnie the Pooh and just realised that it bugs me that a British creation has an American accent, thanks to the Disney organization.
Here are some of my others; Pinatas, Trick or treat( as opposed to halloween), Starbucks, McDonalds, Dude, Buddy etc etc.
Apologies in advance to our colonial cousins, you are not to blame. It is our fault that we don't try harder to hold on to our culture. I suppose, if you go back further we can blame anglo saxon influence for our loss of language.
Any thoughts ?

[general jack o'niell]

since the english language is made up of latin, french, german, arabic, indian sub continetnt and italian and greek, i don't think theres much to lay claim too, most of the rest is derivations from regional words that have been adopted by the language as a whole, therefor the inclusion of words and phrases from the commonwealth and the USA is only to be expected. english is a bastard language, there is nothing original about it!!!!

[Sweltered]

Pinata is Spanish, trick or treating was exported to America from Scotland/Ireland. Dude comes from the word Dud, an Irish word for someone who acts foolish or looks out of place. Buddy probably comes from the old English word for companion "butty". Other phrases associated with America, and in particular the Wild West, such as "varmints" and "bite the dust" were taken over from england by the colonists.

More disturbing than the accents, Christopher Robin has disappeared and theres a little girl on the scene now. Whether she is also a figment of his imagination along with Pooh etc remains to be seen.

[Sweltered]

Things that bug me about globalization...third rate British presenters on US tv. Cat Deeley, Vernon whatshisname. Johnny Vaughn. They are an embarrassment. Have to agree with , Mickey D's & Starbucks everywhere.

Has the jeans-round-mid-thigh showing off your underwear fashion arrived there yet amongst the youth of the town?With this in mind, the trend of White teenage males around the world acting like black "gangstas" is very irritating.

[general jack o'niell]

it's great to be smart, pity it didn't run to your brother who went camping to tangy last night, does it raining since midnight count as globalisation???? ha ha ha!!!

[Sweltered]

Not trying to be smart, FOD is right about those things, I assumed he meant that those things came out of America since he brought up Poohs accent....

[general jack o'niell]

youtube, there to see the soaked camper being really really smart, global guitar god!!!!!

[Sweltered]

HAHAHAHAHA Wullie D "F&ckin GO!"

[general jack o'niell]

just had to leave the global postman/lighting wizard in, its my favourite bit!!!

thats scottish for "ACTION!!"

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Would agree with FOD to some extent.

Not that it's much to do with globalisation as such, but the thing that really annoys me is our adoption of the phrase "9/11" and the way we now have the "7/7" attacks, etc. In the UK it was NOT 9/11, it was 11/9. Equally the annoying habit of putting "-gate" on the end of any scandal.
There's the start of Proms and Formals for school children.
We're thinking of bringing in yellow school buses
Finally there's a creeping increase of "MVP's" in some sports

PS. F.O.D. - was it a freudian slip to spell Globalisation and Organisation with z's

[Sweltered]

LOL

never spotted that one Sheik, I'm so used to using "z". Totally agree about the 9/11 thing

[Friend of Dorothy]

Would agree with FOD to some extent.

Not that it's much to do with globalisation as such, but the thing that really annoys me is our adoption of the phrase "9/11" and the way we now have the "7/7" attacks, etc. In the UK it was NOT 9/11, it was 11/9. Equally the annoying habit of putting "-gate" on the end of any scandal.
There's the start of Proms and Formals for school children.
We're thinking of bringing in yellow school buses
Finally there's a creeping increase of "MVP's" in some sports

PS. F.O.D. - was it a freudian slip to spell Globalisation and Organisation with z's

It was indeed, although either is correct, and in the Collins English dictionary the 'Z' versions of both these words is listed first. Maybe a sign of how far the influences have gone.

[Friend of Dorothy]

I know it's a wee bit early but please don't let us forget those dreaded trashy Christmas lights. You have been warned!!!!

http://www.toonedin.com/movies/WhiteTrashXmas.html

[Sheik Yir Erse]

You're right FOD - had forgotten about them

[Bobbie En Tejas]

No need to apologize, Sheik. Do you realize how terrible it is to spend money to travel excitedly to experience another culture in another part of the world and find yourself in America? This has always been a complaint of mine.