January 20, 2011
What English sounds like
Here’s a video of Italians speaking gibberish that is supposed to — and does — sound like English:
I got there from a comment from Elmo Gearloose (possibly a pseudonym) to a BoingBoing posting of Rush Limbaugh imitating what Hu Jintao sounds like to him — which strikes me not so much as racism as boastful ignorance. If it’s outrageous, it’s because it’s so inhospitable and unwelcoming.
Categories: culture Tagged with: chinese • english • hospitality • hu jintao • rush limbaugh
