Sunday, September 28, 2025

More Fun! And "It" Is Back

 
No idea if you can read me - likely not. But let me give you an idea?
Unlike the "northern" countries like Norway, Sweden etc, that get everything in the original language in films, movies etc. and with subtitles in their language us Germans get everything translated.
 
Means: The movement of the mouth is not really fitting to "the outcome" and original phrases get lost.
Worse are docus: They start with the original, you´re in! And then the German translator starts babbling, the original sound gets dimmed, you hear the first phrases twice - annoying - and you often hear it´s not "properly" translated, too.
 
Get Netflix, you say?
 
Pfft. Not what I really want, costs money and I have no idea, but reckon it´s in German here, too. Plus likely not the content I want.
 
So. I buy DVDs. 
Yes. I am that old I buy that. 
At Bull they are...
 

 ...Oh, boy, those times, "remember"?
It was a pain, wasn´t it? Especially in winter for people who wear glasses, like me - you  get fogged up and run around "blind". Fogged or without glasses!
 
I worked from home, no vacc needed, Ingo had to go and testify EVERY day to be able to go to work! He works heavy machinery, so working from home was no option. 
 
We, as many my friends, did not get the (in Germany at least) not properly tested vaccination. I heard of so many people who suffer "long-covid"-symptoms and saw posters informing you (too late) what your suffering might be - see a doctor if you feel sick and got the vacc!
Even our doctor was against it. 
 
We simply kept the mask on in public, kept a huge distance and sterilized our hands.
 
The distance was a problem, though, so many dumb people. 
 
The good Covid brought: Working from home is a real option!! For Office-people like me at least.
I decided to work at the company once or twice a month (show your face) - other I have seven steps from my private to my work-PCs.
 
I thought I watched the last DVD of "Bull", but, no! Yipeeee, one more set to watch! 
 
Reckon you don´t "read" me, huh, or do you have a "language-problem", too? 
 
Well, now you know why so many German people are lousy in the English language. 
Most simply have no contact with it.
 
I was amongst other a translation "manager" and translated many a technical document myself. 
Even Spanish!  Thanks to AI and that I still know French a bit it was no problem...
 
I wonder... There was the idea of "Esperanto" - wouldn´t that be great? We keep our roots and are able to talk to every- and anybody.
 
AI will take care properly soon, I reckon, and we get dumber and dumber... 
 
Any thoughts from your side?
 
Henry 🦁
 
 
Henry, you are safe in my hand, no worries...
 

 

 
 

 

22 comments:

CJ Kennedy said...

We started that series, Bull some time ago. I never finished. I just got the flu and Covid vaccines on Thursday, and just got over the side effects. Classes have started at the museum especially the kid classes. The building will now become a germ factory and the studio I teach an evening class, has a whole room full of germy rug rats right before my class begins. 🤣

Tom said...

...and Dr Phil McGraw is full of BULL!

Anonymous said...

We use Netflix a lot. A friend goes to the library for DVDs. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

My name is Erika. said...

I know some of my relatives in Sweden said they learned English in school but watching TV really helped. Sometimes when things are dubbed they are so hard to watch. Getting my COVID and flu vaccines later this week. I don't want to go back to masks again. Hopefully. Happy new week. hugs-Erika

Iris Flavia said...

Oh-BOY!!! I think germs will be here always... we need to smart them out.. quite a task!

Iris Flavia said...

Oh, I didn´t know, thank you Tom!

Iris Flavia said...

Germany.. i it´s own shell...

Iris Flavia said...

I am glad we had the masks. Vaccines are "off the table" here!
To a better week, hugs...

RedPat said...

I'll be getting my covid & flu shots in the next couple of weeks. I don't want to go back to masks and tests again.
I love Bull, Iris.

Jeanie said...

Covid is ramping up here again. I am hoping to get my Covid shot this week if the new vaccine has arrived and flu, too.

Iris Flavia said...

RedPat if safe in your country: good idea. Here... behind a rock still!

Bill said...

Dr.Phil is MAGA, freak show.

Lowcarb team member said...

Aww a cute little Henry.

All the best Jan

DVArtist said...

I got rid of Netflix when they raised their prices. You could still get it cheap with lots of commercials and not all of the movies. Uhhh NO!!! I too buy DVDs. I have about 1,000 movies. They are getting more difficult to buy here because "they" want you to buy them to the cloud. NO way.

River said...

Dr Phil is not a medical doctor he is a psychologist and I don't like him. With the masks I always folded mine in half and squeezed the wire at the top, to fit tight around my finger, then it was the same as my nose, so I pushed it tight and put my glasses frame over the edge of the mask, then the glasses didn't fog up unless I was looking downward.
I haven't seen Bull, it is on too late at night here, but I will catch up with it eventually. I HATE translated speech where the words don't match the mouth movements. It actually hurts my eyes to see that, so I look away which means I miss too much of the show.
In other news, a blog friend of mine has died and I am crying, crying, crying, like the tears are a waterfall.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear friend Iris, I have never seen this series. Covid is still active here in Montreal, people are still getting their vaccines because it is not over yet.
Henry is so tiny!
Sending you much love and warm hugs, dear friend.

Iris Flavia said...

S0 far quiet here, thankfully!

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, he´s rather tiny :-)

Iris Flavia said...

Oh, they also raise prices, weee, how "fun". To DVDs... Not a cloud-fan here...

Iris Flavia said...

I think a certain Orange man destroyed a lot of none-Magas... the series is pre-Orange. And not political in that way.

Iris Flavia said...

Well, everybody can have their opinion, I like him. Interesting trick, my mask always unfolded after a few steps...

I am very sorry about your blog friend... Wish I could give you a hug, or would it make it worse... I honestly have not a clever word for you. I am sorry... Thinking of all the ones I lost, Mum, Dad, Grandmas... A friend, we were 16... My brother believes firmly they are still there, watching over us... does this help?

Iris Flavia said...

Dear friend Linda, thankfully no Covid here so far! And I keep the distance always, too... Henry is tiny but can roar ;-) Love and hugs and health on the way to you!