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Corrections about Europe

posted 18 years ago by l_hoornaert
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Some Major errors about Europe in the movie:

1. Why Manchester United Supporters in London? Why didn't they pick Chelsea, West Ham, Millwall...hooligans? Manchester is situated about 330km north of London.

2. Crans-sur-Mer doesn't exsist and the location shows the landscape of southern France (St-Tropez) while they actually are on the location of Calais or Boulogne-sur-Mer in Northern France.

3. While going from Bratislava to Berlin, the map on the dinertable shows a representation of the Black forest (Schwartzwald). The Black Forest actually is located in South-Western Germany (at the frontier with Alsace, France).

4. It's impossible to see as many trees next to the Louvre in Paris.

5. It's not possible to announce the death of the pope and having a new one on the same day. They're must be a conclave with all of the cardinals of the world under the age of 80 to elect a new one...so nobody would actually believe that Scott is the new pope.

6. The map on the table showd Rome to be on the east of Berlin....Rome is to the south of Berlin.

7. Scotty says they're's no drinking age in England...The drinking age is 18 in England (16 in my country, Belgium).

[–] hr-pedersen 17 years ago

So?

[–] williamnism 17 years ago

for your first question, i guess manu hooligans are just well-known around the world

[–] abstract_karma 17 years ago

There are more Man United fans in London than there are in Manchester...

'Well that's just like......your opinion man.'

[–] sk8r_dude6661 17 years ago

I am english nad man united is a massive team, they have supporters all over england and because they are so big every city in england will hav a pub dedicated to man u, there is one in my city and i live 100 miles away from manchester arsenal and chelsea are the same there will be pubs all over england full of there supporters

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[–] boab_88 17 years ago

I can't believe someone would actually point out cultural errors in a film like Eurotrip.

This isn't like if Steven Spielberg replaced all the Jews in Schindler's List with clowns. If that was the case, then yeah, you'd have a point.

The film isn't meant to be taken seriously and so they exagerated the events for the sake of humour.

Did you think when the smoke announced the dead pope there was just gonna be a 3 day pause in the film for the sake of real-life accuracy?

Some people are never happy.

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[–] Dozer5274 17 years ago

I think the point is... its Europe, so it doesn't really matter. Maybe they should learn to talk American and not be so flamingly homosexual. Watch a real sport and shove soccer up your ass.

[–] damongruber 16 years ago

UH UH HUUUH... A**HOLE!!!

I bet you're NOT even American, moron... I bet you're Canadian or something... "learn to talk American", that spotted you, stupid!

[–] DarkTinkerbell 16 years ago

OMG. That really was the funniest thing I've heard in years..

..You were sarcastic though, right?

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[–] ranmalein 17 years ago

could it be possible that there is nobody from germany or some other german speaking guy here who noticed that "zussamen" isn't right-spelled... lol even i would need a dictionary to understand that word. it's "zusammen" and means "together".

and mieke isn't really a typical german name... actually i never heard of this name before... lol i thought it sounded danish or something like that.

lol but the german trucker was fun.... i'm austrian so i love mean jokes about germans.... nyaahhaaahhaaaa ;D

the whole movie looked like it was making fun of hostel... lol but hostel was a little bit later ;D

oh, and the italian guy in the train? lol so not okay ;D (but this remembered me very much of hostel!)

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[–] theShroud 17 years ago

Mieke is fairly common in Flemish Belgium and the Netherlands, not a typical German name, that's for sure.

[–] damongruber 16 years ago

You are austrian and love mean jokes about germans?

That's quite interesting...

Isn't Austria where Hitler, Kurt Waldheim, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the guy who imprisoned and raped his daughter for 24 years were born???

Not to mention what the Austro-Hungarian empire did to Europe (particularly to Italy) after Napoleon Bonaparte passed away...

Worth being proud of it!

[–] ranmalein 16 years ago

so?
yeah, many mean people were born in austria, many bad things happened here. i bet germany is like heaven... lol

first of all, yes mean jokes about germans are great :D but i don't mean it serious and have no problem with mean jokes about austria or austrians, i sometimes even make some myself.

what people like you really need to know is that every country has some moments in their history no one is/should be proud of. germany, of course, is no exception.

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[–] neil90 17 years ago

about #1

man u is the only team most americans know. i am american and i am a die-hard Arsneal fan. it was retarded, but the actor who played the leader used to b a football player on a team that only cared about huring others, not winning games

[–] sambasilone 17 years ago

As far as the Manchester United thing goes, I think it was stupid of the directors to put a Private Man. U. bar in London. There probably is one, as ManU is a very popular team, but:

If this movie was called AmeroTrip, don't you think it would be ridiculous if a bunch of Frenchman showed up in New York City and went to a Boston Red Sox Bar? There are probably plenty of BoSox fans in New York, possibly even with their own bar, but it would still be stupid for that to be put in a movie no matter how ignorant Europeans may or may not be about baseball.

Also, the term 'Yank' is used to refer to Americans the world over. Hell, I'm from Toronto, only a few hours from the Canadian-American border, and I use the term. Though, I would never call a southerner a Yank unless he really pissed me off.

Finally, I've been to New York and I've been to the Bronx, and it is ridiculous that Eastern Europe (as Bratislava was obviously a way to refer to all of Eastern Europe) gets portrayed so badly when I could take a video camera to any major city in the USA and come up with the same or worse. The USA is not free of poverty and destitution: in fact, it worse in the USA than it is most (if not all) Western Bloc nations. This was the only part of the movie that actually got me angry, the rest was just silly and ignorant but no big deal.

Oh, one more thing: I didn't get why the Italian guy was gay? It was funny, but I didn't understand why Italian and gay went together. Is there a stereotype I'm unaware of?

[–] ranmalein 17 years ago

well, i don't think there is an actual sterotype of a gay italian... i guess it was just supposed to be funny and it wouldn't have been as funny if he would've harrassed the girl, don't you think? lol

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[–] sambasilone 17 years ago

Well, a romantic, charming, good looking Italian man (or a Frenchman or Spaniard) would actually have fit a stereotype rather well. In fact, unless I'm forgetting something, the one thing this movie was missing was a romantic latin/southern-european.

The gay italian was pretty funny though.

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[–] lou4brew 17 years ago

A few points:

1. We Americans love to poke fun of ourselves... why do you think Borat was so succesfull?

2. Manchester United was picked probably because it's the most reconized British team. I imagine if the coin was reversed there would be scores of Yankee fans in Washington DC

3. Yes, stereotypes were used, however, we do the same to ourselfs. All southeners are redneck racists who have sex with their family, north-easteners are either snobs or ignoranant italians, californians are airheads ect..... we dish it, and we can take it.

4. This isn't Munich or Schindlers list... this is a silly, low-budget comedy.

[–] NovocastrianUK 17 years ago

Some points about Man Utd. They could have used any team from north of Watford. They were going through London on the way to Europe, so stopped off for a few pints. When Vinnie Jones says that it is a private members bar, IT ISN'T REALLY (a big point being missed). He's just saying that. They have 'taken over' the pub, and as far as they are concerned, no one else is welcome at that time. This could apply to Newcastle or Liverpool etc, however,
there is a big 'joke' for want of a better word, about there being more Man Utd fans in London than Manchester. True or not, Man Utd fans often get called Cockneys, and the film takes advantage of this. It's an in-joke if you like, if you are English and interested in football you'd get the joke (I would have thought)especially as Vinnie Jones has a cockney accent. If you are American and/or not interested in football, it doesn't matter, it's just one less laugh you'd get.

[–] hilsbert 17 years ago

about the Red Sox bar in NYC...like you said, possible. in fact likely. i know for a fact that there is a sports bar in denver, colorado that carters specifically to red sox and yankees. that's it. no local sports whatsoever.

i'm american. i lived in england. i got asked a million "stupid" questions by all my friends. i had irish friends who always greeted me with "oh my gawd!". i am from ohio yet i was always asked what new york was like (i've never been there. i have however visited the capitals of several european countries). similar. never bothered me a bit. i actually enjoyed corrected people's misconceptions.

i thought the movie was funny and took it for what it was, a stupid comedy aimed at teenagers and young adults. the same as i laughed at the ridiculousness of the scene in "love actually" when the brit walks into a bad in wisconsin and is immediately hit on by three gorgeous american women. likely, heck no. but funny, you bet. and that was from british film-makers. it happens everywhere the world over.

[–] sebastian81 17 years ago

I don't know if anyone is interested, but for those of you who are, some facts about Germany (the other people please ignore this):

1. Population: 82,310,000 (31st December 2006)
2. Acreage: 357,092 square kilometres
3. Chancellor: Angela Merkel
4. President: Horst Köhler
5. Age of retirement: now 65, 67 upcoming
6. Voting age: 18
7. Drinking age: 16 (beer), 18 (liquor)
8. Driving age: 18 (17 with adult accompanying)
9. School: 3-6 kindergarten (voluntarily), 6-10 primary school (some start at 7 and finish at 11), after that either Hauptschule age 10-16 (there is no substitute in English, however it is the secondary school with the lowest education level), Realschule age 10-16 (corresponds with junior high, medium education level) or Gymnasium age 10-19 (grammar school). After Hauptschule you can start an apprenticeship or upgrade to a graduation at Realschule, after Realschule you can either go to Fachoberschule for two years(technical college) and graduate with vocational baccalaureat diploma. Then you can enter Fachhochschule (a specialized kind of University) or go to Gymnasium and do the General Qualification for University Entrance. After that of course University or, sure thing, start to work.

If anyone would be interesting to hear more, feel free to contact me.

[–] FeistyCadavr 17 years ago

You must have no life. This is a comedy aimed at the teenage demographic. In other words. Nobody cares.

[–] RnR_HoochieCoo 17 years ago

exactly! i dont get y people care bout this, its a movie, youre suposed to watch it n enjoy it!

[–] CBing-1 17 years ago

@ Spookshow
[quote=Spookshow]You must have no life. This is a comedy aimed at the teenage demographic. In other words. Nobody cares.[/quote]

I disagree Spookshow ,not start an argument just to give my 2cents k buddy,i know you saying this is just a movie but that's what makes people so ignorant cause a lot of people believe all they see,be it on news or a movie.

Do understand people's frustrations from other countries when their country is shown as to nothing it actually is/looks like/citizens esp to a younger generation who still needs to learn about the world & it's people, & about "soccer hooligans",i myself from S.Africa even knows that ain't happening as it used to be years ago..we do get arguments in any sport everywhere in the world come soccer,rugby to American football,try and watch some football(soccer)now,it's not like that,not even die-hard club fans act that way..That was BS

And then so lots gets blinded and ignorant to what they see it does not matter if you are European,American,Asian,Aussie,African,Canadian and on,we all see>> example my country South Africa as us S.Africans walking with lions or because i am white i must be a racist type of thing and this all because of tv or movies being totally inaccurate,showing us what they wanna show us.

Yes the movie was not bad,i enjoyed it but the accents & sceneries of Europe were totally inaccurate,European people in the movie were made out to be violent,dumb,sex-a-holics perverts & all negative..that was so so wrong.

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[–] zaphod08 17 years ago

I'm surprised nobody has complained that we have the Miss Universe contest, and all the girls are from Earth. What an outrage!

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