Quotes / Gratuitous English

"The introduction of these English interjections into an Italian libretto is an odd conceit and not without its charm for the Anglo-Saxon listener... To the Italians, however,—and for all that it was written for the Metropolitan, The Girl of the Golden West remains an incorrigibly Italian opera—the odd word of English which makes us smile is an exotic touch of time-honoured attraction, as one would expect of a nation which has delighted in such operatic titles as Elisabetta in Derbyshire, Emilia di Liverpool, and Il birraio di Preston."

—Spike Hughes, Famous Puccini Operas

"ZA WARUDO!"

— Admittedly Dio Brando's most memetic catchphrase, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

Tazawa: Give me a chewing gum! Fried Chicken! Hamburger! Hot Dog! I'm sorry, Hige's sorry!
[...]
Matsuo: What? He's just stringing together all the words he knows!
Togashi: Of course. Otokojuku's nothing but physical strength and guts! Why would we have someone that knows English?
Tazawa: I am very hungry! Boys be ambitious!

—Sakigake!! Otokojuku

"DIE THE DEATH. SENTENCE TO DEATH. GREAT EQUALIZER IS THE DEATH."

—Dlanor A. Knox, Umineko: When They Cry

Male student: (in Cantonese) Hey, aren't you Yan-yan? I haven't seen you in so long!
Yan-yan: (in English, pretentiously) Please. Speak. English.
Male student: You're speaking Ing-guh-lan-shi^* It can translate to "English" in a Cantonese accent, or as the subtitles put it, "England shit" in distorted Cantonese for no reason.
Yan-yan: (in English, pretentiously) I'm sorry. No Cantonese wearing school uniform.^note It's actually "No Cantonese while wearing school uniform", at the very least.
Male student: (in Cantonese) Your school is so frustrating!
(In the distance, a man slips over and falls down)
Yan-yan: (laughing) Puk gaai! ^note Literally "fall onto the street", but is usually used more euphemistically as a curse word.
Male student: (in an accusative tone, in Cantonese) Oh, you spoke Cantonese!
Yan-yan: (in English) Uh… I just say "Poor guy". Is English! Not Cantonese ah!^note "Uh, I just said 'Poor guy'! It's English, not Cantonese!"

—Weird school rules in Hong Kong^note This is a skit in Episode 4 which satirizes how some local schools don't allow their students to speak Cantonese (most Hongkongers' native language) while wearing their school uniforms and only permit them to speak English.

Kono uta chotto baka^note This song is a little stupid
Wake ga wakaranai^note It doesn't make any sense
Eigo ga mecha kucha^note English is all fucked up
Daijounu, we do it all the time!^note But that's okay, we do it all the time!

— "Let's Fighting Love", South Park

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