The Off Topic Topic

[Tamas]

Austria has had 3 heads of government in the past 2 months.

Meanwhile in Germany:

Germans like to commit to their F... leader.

[The Minsky Moment]

Before Kohl was Schmidt for 8 years.  And Brandt would have likely stuck around much longer absent the scandals.

[Duque de Bragança]

The concert also made the news here in Spain because they hired a washed Spanish girl-band from the 2000s (Las Ketchup).

And the lead singer of Ace of Base was also there... man, they should have brought in Aqua and Natalie Imbruglia too. 

Ace of Base is '90s, not 2000s. 

[Eddie Teach]

I saw the sign, and kept walking.

[Syt]

So this showed up as a recommended Tweet in my feed .... 

[mongers]

Wish me luck I'm just going to cut my hair. 

[HVC]

samson?

[garbon]

So this showed up as a recommended Tweet in my feed .... 

[Tamas]

Something I remembered thanks to Youtube:

I cannot watch British-made TV series about Russian stuff like War and Peace, because I cannot stomach the very British-looking faces and British mannerism from supposedly Russian characters. Is that racism, and is it on the same level of being bothered by black actors playing white historical people (which I am not that much, I think, although it wouldn't be my first choice).

[Josquius]

It is why I eye roll at people upset over a dark Italian playing an Arab for instance. They at least look vaguely like they could be from there.
With Brits playing Russians... I do think it's close enough to be fine.

[The Larch]

Something I remembered thanks to Youtube:

I cannot watch British-made TV series about Russian stuff like War and Peace, because I cannot stomach the very British-looking faces and British mannerism from supposedly Russian characters. Is that racism, and is it on the same level of being bothered by black actors playing white historical people (which I am not that much, I think, although it wouldn't be my first choice).

What kind of British mannerisms do you refer to? What do they do (or don't do) that makes it that clear for you that they're British actors?

[Tamas]

Something I remembered thanks to Youtube:

I cannot watch British-made TV series about Russian stuff like War and Peace, because I cannot stomach the very British-looking faces and British mannerism from supposedly Russian characters. Is that racism, and is it on the same level of being bothered by black actors playing white historical people (which I am not that much, I think, although it wouldn't be my first choice).

What kind of British mannerisms do you refer to? What do they do (or don't do) that makes it that clear for you that they're British actors?

It's probably the combination of looks and accents. Now, it isn't universal. For example I enjoyed the Chernobyl series greatly despite the accents there and in general it would be far worse if these actors spoke English with fake Russian accents.

But in a more "costumed" historical setting it just breaks my immersion for some reason. It just feels like watching Tudors or Downton Abbey.

[The Larch]

But in a more "costumed" historical setting it just breaks my immersion for some reason. It just feels like watching Tudors or Downton Abbey.

Isn't that a bit nitpicky? I mean, blockbuster period pieces in which everyone is and sounds British is the standard for every historical setting from the Roman Empire onwards.

[Duque de Bragança]

Something I remembered thanks to Youtube:

I cannot watch British-made TV series about Russian stuff like War and Peace, because I cannot stomach the very British-looking faces and British mannerism from supposedly Russian characters. Is that racism, and is it on the same level of being bothered by black actors playing white historical people (which I am not that much, I think, although it wouldn't be my first choice).

More like ethnocentrism. Like when Brits insist when people speaking in their language do not use a word that could be misconstrued in English, if translated.
It's bordering on racism at times, yes.

[Tamas]

But in a more "costumed" historical setting it just breaks my immersion for some reason. It just feels like watching Tudors or Downton Abbey.

Isn't that a bit nitpicky? I mean, blockbuster period pieces in which everyone is and sounds British is the standard for every historical setting from the Roman Empire onwards.

I am not saying it is a rational thing, I am just saying I have noticed in myself. Could be because of the (low) level of acting for all I know.