Who Wants To Learn English?

Company: Berlitz, Soesman
Aired: Banned
Channel: N/A
Appeal: Humor

Over the past week I’ve gotten the couch potato’s form of writers block. While some ads intrigued me, I wanted more! So I went in pursuit of an extraordinary commercial. I found a pair of banned ads from foreign countries. I like this first ad a lot but don’t completely understand why it was cancelled. Check it out.

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The ad begins with an older gentleman explaining to the young man (in his native tongue) how to use the equipment around him. Then all of a sudden the distress call, “Mayday, mayday!” is announced over the radio. He employee’s English is extremely limited as he explains that he is the German coastguard. When the man over the radio shouts, “We’re sinking!” The German misinterprets these words and questions him, “What are you sinking about?” Simply hilarious! Poking fun at other nations accents is fine with me because I’m sure they let us Americans have it every chance they get.

Next is yet another ad for a company to teach you the English language. I definitely understand why this one was revoked. Please finish your drink before starting this video because you will inevitably spit it all over your computer screen.

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