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My_Name_Is_Dan · Veteran Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 97

[SPOILER] Somebody Translate the Slavic Man?

Gwaka · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 20

I'm pretty sure thats not Japanese. I wasn't paying a lot of attention because I was taking pictures. But, he wasn't speaking Japanese from what I heard.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:34 pm

honeynuts1215 · Boot Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Ocala, FL

I cant say for sure 100%, but the man in the alley wasn't speaking Japanese. in the credits there is a credit for "Russian Street Man" or something like that.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:07 pm

Transparent Blue

Are you talking about the man in the alleyway who stops Hud (or maybe Hud stops to listen to him, I couldn't tell)? I thought he was just in a panic and talking really fast.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:26 pm

loadmagazine · Boot Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 25

It was French I think.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:29 pm

mercurix · Veteran Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 70

Wow, you confused French with Japanese? Weird...they sound pretty different.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:05 pm

unclear · Decorated Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 189

well, anyone know what he was saying? or can we at least narrow it down to one language =P

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:38 am

Big Lee · Boot Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 19

It was definitely Russian. He is credited as Russian guy in the credits.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:40 am

JookNy21

LOL @ russian...i know there was a credit I saw for "russian guy" at the end, but he defintly did looked asian so thats weird....He was probly just mumbling some crazy stuff to HUD about what he saw and encountered...he looked injured, bleeding from the head as well....I dont think we need to look at this as apart of the backstory, just a frightful man in the movie thats all.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:44 am

Euchre · uF Game Warden Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3342

Can we not put details like this in the titles of the threads? It may not seem important, but let's not imply things to people that haven't seen the film yet. There's enough confusion over inconsistencies between the viral campaign and the film itself (though I think they hardly ruin the film), let's not add more information to cloud people's minds before they go see the film.

Oh, and I was trying to figure out what he was speaking. Some sounded Russian, some more of a east Asian variety. Is there a language that might encompass both that I'm not aware of? Mongolian?

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:52 am

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vesper · Veteran Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 78

Mongolian and Russian belong to different language families.
My guess is the man hails from one of the CIS (former USSR) Asiatic
countries so he speaks Russian and is referred to as "Russian" just like all CIS expatriates are usually referred to in America irrespective of their specific origin. I have not seen the movie yet, but I' m gonna be expecting the scene and if there's something interesting there I will post here.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am

shrtyscott3

When I see it for the second time tonight, I'll tape that part.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:24 pm

SuperSquirrel · Unfettered Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 396

Slavic

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:50 pm

Ghidra99 · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 127

Re: Slavic

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:53 pm

Itsumo · Veteran Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 93

I think he said:

**Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:08 pm

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