Don’t Say These Things in Another Country

I stumbled upon an entertaining site called BlahblahFish which translates your phrases from English to another language and then back again to see “what’s lost (or gained) in translation”. It’s silly mindless fun so I thought it would interesting to see what my Top 10 Halo Pick-Up Lines were like in foreign languages. I warned you last time that you probably can’t score using these lines in English, and now I know you apparently can’t score using them in these other languages as well. I guess it’s back to the ol’ drawing board.

Original : I think something is wrong with my auto-aim. I can’t take my eyes off you.
Serbian : JA misliti nešto 3. lice od TO BE u prezentu nepravda s moj auto – namjera. JA can’t uzeti moj oèi undress te.
Retranslated : I believe some with it be from present iniquity with my car undertaking I can’t receive my eyes undress you.
Conclusion : We all know guys mentally undress females with their eyes on a frequent basis but apparently Serbians actually fess up to it. And blame it on their cars. Brilliant really.

Original : Do you need a Magnum because I’ve got one right here for you. In my pants.
Greek : Χρειάζεστε μια φιάλη δύο λίτρων επειδή έχω ένα δικαίωμα εδώ για σας. Στα εσώρουχά μου.
Retranslated : Need a bottle of two litres because I have a right here for you. In my underwears.
Conclusion : Two liters? Holy shit. I would guess people in Greece spit a whole lot more than they swallow. That or they guzzle large amounts of water from ingesting all that salt. Eek.

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