How To Improve Immigrants' English (1940s Instructional Film) [HD]

[DjAshleyParr]

this is cool, i learned why indian ppl sound similar when they are speaking english! interesting video.

[Londonfogey]

Fantastic! The tutor would nowadays be sacked for 'racism' because he imitates the Indian accent...

[Nukle0n]

@Londonfogey He's illustrating an example and is not using it to mock. Unless the Sinhalese guy was seriously out for trouble I don't think there'd be a case.

[rudeboydreaming]

@Londonfogey Does this mean that you think this video is racist? Or do you mean that you think others would find it racist? What does it mean to you that you can recognize what others find offensive? Don't you find it strange that you feel it is ok to prioritize your feelings (of NOT being offended) over those that do? Why do you think your opinion matters more? Would it not be a better world if we kept others from feeling hurt, rather than force others to stop feeling pain?

[Londonfogey]

@rudeboydreaming Chill out, it was just a little observation on the modern predisposition to find offence in everything...and good luck with building your better world!

[funnyfacerful]

unintentional comedy <3

[drifter105]

this is genius

[GRAVYRAQUEPz]

are door knobs at that time is at the head level?

[Dddddorian]

@GRAVYRAQUEPz

That lock and knob were on the wrong side of that door; obviously not a real office but an imporvised set.

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cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[jn2585]

Priorities are all wrong, this poor imigrant doesn't even know where he lives, no point dithering over accents and rythm when he's still wandering the streets :)

[LoyalJules]

I love that American accent. xD

[scancool]

thats the McGurk Effect 

[crashnspin]

Huh.. this was quite an interesting bit of trivia

[pierosanchez2010]

Haha the mimicking is the best! Not a bad American accent either

[taliewacker2007]

lol I think this is funny, I guess this video never got out.

[RockTheOcean4me]

I would drive the teacher totally mad with my 42 year old, persistant Dutchglish accent :-D

[SarahMcKissick]

The instructor IS speaking English properly. It's a 1940s American Accent so it's different.

[Mullenaround]

If the newspaper man took the cigarette out of his mouth he might be understood too.

[marycousins]

Orn the ither hend, the instructor could larn to speak English proparlay. Like what I do.