National cultures vary in this, as of course do individuals. I was brought up in the East European tradition of staying with my parents - in fact they were still with me until my father died when I w… (View Post)

That's an interesting link, thanks. I'm a professional translator and my cousin is too, specialising in subtitles, so I've got some insight into it. The BBC explanation is somewhat eva… (View Post)

Agreed, but as I recall it was simply "Jeg synes ikke det var OK, hvordan man har behandlet dig". I ran it back to check, and the fuck was definitely the subtitler's embellishment. I r… (View Post)

Watched Borgen instalment 1. Some thoughts: * It's much tauter and fast-moving than the first series, and the politicians are more aggressive to each other. Not sure this reflects Danish politic… (View Post)

Yeah. I think monarchy is a silly concept but it was touching to hear on the car radio so many really moved by today. People have had a rough time, let's enjoy seeing real pleasure. Me, I was de… (View Post)