From Anglo to EU English translation guide

[devogue]

English bastards. I never knew.

[Ronja]

I'd say they're all pretty much spot on

+1 ... they are all eerily accurate.

And what is your opinion/experience of how specifically English this is, compared to the Irish, Welsh or Scottish manner?

[Ronja]

That was an entirely serious discussion.

OK, OK...

[devogue]

I'd say they're all pretty much spot on

+1 ... they are all eerily accurate.

And what is your opinion/experience of how specifically English this is, compared to the Irish, Welsh or Scottish manner?

The Irish are a hard, blunt, kick in the arse to the right of "What Others Understand".

[Ronja]

I'd say they're all pretty much spot on

+1 ... they are all eerily accurate.

And what is your opinion/experience of how specifically English this is, compared to the Irish, Welsh or Scottish manner?

The Irish are a hard, blunt, kick in the arse to the right of "What Others Understand".

That sounds about right based on the small sample I have encountered - at least young Irish men seem to drink like Finns, and then some.

[klr]

I'd say they're all pretty much spot on

+1 ... they are all eerily accurate.

And what is your opinion/experience of how specifically English this is, compared to the Irish, Welsh or Scottish manner?

Well, I'm Irish and it corresponds exactly to my experience of how people talk in a corporate setting here. I guess we're just that close in terms of common language and basic culture that these phrases transfer laterally between members of the "manager" caste in these islands. When we're not in that the real "corporate environment" though (even at work), then we tend to revert to type.

[Ronja]

Ah, so it's not so much English as Managerish, then?

[klr]

Ah, so it's not so much English as Managerish, then?

Exactly! That's what I was trying to say.

[klr]

Myself and one of my co-workers have had a laugh from time to time about the amount of management speak that we encounter day to day, or even use ourselves.

And it's always not blatant "management speak" but the more subtle phrases in the OP list. They are actually much more insidious IMHO.

[Geoff]

Some of them are pretty much "managerish", yeah, but the rest are fairly common in everyday speech.

Understatement, generally...yep. A phrase like "pappa is awesome", for example, is clearly a translation into merkin of the more commonly heard "pappa's OK, really"

[Pappa]

Some of them are pretty much "managerish", yeah, but the rest are fairly common in everyday speech.

Understatement, generally...yep. A phrase like "pappa is awesome", for example, is clearly a translation into merkin of the more commonly heard "pappa's OK, really"

You're a good sort Geoff.

[Berthold]

And do Finns drink like the Russians of folklore?

[Ronja]

And do Finns drink like the Russians of folklore?

To find out reliably you of course need to conduct a thorough field study.

So you need to get together with e.g. the Finns who work or visit at Vienna International Centre (Wagramer Straße 5) - or use a transporter to get yourself over here NOW, as the biggest drinking feast, Midsummer, is about to begin.








Personally I think the answer is mostly yes.