1 | !!!Language Stereotypes In General |
2 | ->Some accents are certainly better than others. A [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents light London lilt]], for example, can be quite charming, while an Iranian growl will cause your new friends to nervously eyeball your backpack/anthrax bomb. A Canadian accent doesn’t require much effort, but neither does it lend much mystery. A Cockney accent will give you a certain amount of Old World street cred, but might encourage strangers to reach down and make sure they’re still in possession of their wallet. A German accent is fine, but try to steer clear of [[AllGermansAreNazis political and historical discussions]]. A French accent will help you [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench communicate with the ladies]], but men will inquire about your reputed expertise in [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys running backwards while waving a white flag and signing surrender documents]]. |
3 | -->-- '''Frank Kelly Rich''', ''[[http://drunkard.com/issues/03_06/0306_say_it_plowed.html Say It Loud, Say It Plowed]]'' |
4 | |
5 | ->''"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."'' |
6 | -->-- Attributed to '''King Charles I of Spain''' / '''Holy Roman Emperor Charles V''' |
7 | |
8 | ->''Indeed another, who was German, related that the same Charles V sometimes used to say: if it was necessary to talk with God, that he would talk in Spanish, which language suggests itself for the graveness and majesty of the Spaniards; if with friends, in Italian, for the dialect of the Italians was one of familiarity; if to caress someone, in French, for no language is tenderer than theirs; if to threaten someone or to speak harshly to them, in German, for their entire language is threatening, rough and vehement.'' |
9 | -->-- '''Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente''', ''De Locutione'' (1601) |
10 | |
11 | !!!Romance Languages |
12 | ->'''Khan''': (a Mexican(?) guy) How many minutes do you graciously offer? |
13 | ->'''Chick''': Too sexy! Too sexy! |
14 | -->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', reviewing Film/{{Star Trek|II The Wrath of Khan}} |
15 | |
16 | ->"Lieutenant, will you stop talking like that? Firstly, I can't understand a word you're saying, and second: your accent gives me a raging booner!" |
17 | -->-- ''Starship Hooters 3: Undresser'' |
18 | |
19 | ->'''Stephen:''' I've said it a million times: Romance languages lead to premarital sex.\ |
20 | '''The Wørd:''' Chicks Dig Accents. |
21 | -->-- ''Series/TheColbertReport'' |
22 | |
23 | !!!German |
24 | ->''"The German language suits heavy metal music. French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger."'' |
25 | -->-- '''Olliver "Ollie" Riedel''', bassist of ''Music/{{Rammstein}}'' |
26 | |
27 | ->''"'Bustenhalter'. Doesn't it sound crude."'' |
28 | -->--'''Mrs Betty Slocombe''' regarding the German word for bra, ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', "German Week" |
29 | %%EDITOR'S NOTE: Had to use American style because of the markup language. |
30 | |
31 | ->[[SarcasmMode German is such a beautiful, poetic language.]] As an example: the word "butterfly". In French? ''Papillion''. In Spanish? ''Mariposa''. In German? ''[[SuddenlySHOUTING SCHMETTERLING!]]'' [...] Even ''butterflies'' are afraid of their name in Germany! |
32 | -->-- '''Creator/TimAllen''' |
33 | |
34 | ->'''Brent:''' I love Germans because they sound so angry and goofy at the same time. '''[-AUS GEMACT MEINE SEHR POODLEMUTZE HABE SCHMEITZEN FESCHWALLEN GESACHT!-]'''\ |
35 | '''Cole:''' What does that mean?\ |
36 | '''Brent:''' Nothing. Nothing at all. [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign I just made it off the top of my head.]] |
37 | -->-- ''Webcomic/{{PVP}}'', [[http://pvponline.com/comic/schaden-fraud "Schaden-fraud"]] |
38 | |
39 | ->''"I love German. It's such a good language to get angry in."'' |
40 | -->-- '''Colonel Haken''', ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' |
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