International TG Sites

[ulstermayniac]

I was looking around the Aus and US versions of the site, got some lovely piccies (uploads to come) and laughed so much my sides were sore and I almost choked at part of the US one. Here are the links I was looking at. Apologies if you have seen them already.

AUS
au.transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2009/02/04/clarkson-and-hammond-tackle-sydney/

au.transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2009/02/04/clarkson-spills-the-beans-on-tg-live-in-sydney/

www.topgear.com/au/photos/boys-in-sydney - click on download wallpaper versions for big ones - but it won't work, can anyone help?

US
www.topgear.com/us/blog/more/first-ferrari/

www.topgear.com/us/features/more/driven-hard-mercedes-clk63-amg-black-series/

www.topgear.com/us/blog/more/rocket-men/

Here is the bit from the US site that made ma laugh so much. OK, I know they need translations for our colloquialisms but it made me laugh so so so much. Sorry if that is offensive to anyone here.

www.topgear.com/us/community/britspeak/category/a_e/

[Wyvern]

Some of the translations are laugh-out-loud funny, some ironic (so most of the American chaps won't understand the humour), but my favourite is probably

squidgy = unpleasantly pliant, soggy; see “Buick suspension tuning”

[ulstermayniac]

But squidgy means something nice too!

I loved the one that was associated with knackers - not to be confused with knackered!

[ulstermayniac]

The pics I mentioned.

s555.photobucket.com/albums/jj458/top-gear-public-2/Various%20Images/Top%20Gear/

[dutchdiva]

Dutch TG site (well it is more for the Dutch magazine with TG news)

www.topgear.nl

[ulstermayniac]

My Dutch mate that I made a few years ago now, sent me a copy of the Dutch version of TG mag as a pressie! I must admit though, and this is not meant to be offensive, I promise, but looking at a page of Dutch words doesn't half boggle my eyes! It is pretty similar to the UK one, the adverts are tailored to the Dutch market but that is to be expected really. And the word from the editor page at the front is different too.

[ulstermayniac]

I got a TG gadget forom that site! Thank You!!

www.topgearmagazine.nl/nieuws/artikel/top-gear-gadget-voor-vista/

[ulstermayniac]

Lovely new piccies as well!

www.topgearmagazine.nl/column_clarkson/

Thanks Mojo!

[(Ali)]

Feb 4, 2009 12:11:55 GMT Wyvern said:

Some of the translations are laugh-out-loud funny, some ironic (so most of the American chaps won't understand the humour), but my favourite is probably

squidgy = unpleasantly pliant, soggy; see “Buick suspension tuning”

Some of us colonists do use squidgy for similar uses. The whole dictionary is quite funny.

[ulstermayniac]

I want to do squidgy things with Jeremy.