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Amazing work! What strikes me most is how little the language matters. You don't even have to watch it with subtitles to see how solid the editing was. Kudos t

by jtchang 13y ago

Amazing work! What strikes me most is how little the language matters. You don't even have to watch it with subtitles to see how solid the editing was. Kudos to the entire team that worked on these videos.

notatoad 13y ago
the subtitles might have been a bit more necessary if all the on-screen text wasn't in english. That seemed like a strange choice for an ad produced by Google India.
- riteshpatel 13y ago
  English is one of the official languages of India and almost all people who are wealthy enough to own a smartphone browse in English. In fact, many kids actually go to schools where English is the primary teaching language - it's not uncommon for kids to not know how to say the days of the week in Hindi.
- anuragramdasan 13y ago
  I really wouldn't be able to find my way around the internet or on my cellphone if all the text were in Hindi. It stands true for most Indians.
- guyzero 13y ago
  The official languages of India are Hindi and English.
  - hudibras 13y ago
    And the official languages of Pakistan are Urdu and English. ...And, yes, I just Googled this question and got the answer from Wikipedia.
    - guyzero 13y ago
      Well, yes, yay Google+Wikipedia, but at any rate it's not surprising to see English used in ads produced for India and/or Pakistan.
  - kang 13y ago
    Each Indian state can legislate its own official language.
  - techtivist 13y ago
    Not to be pedantic but Hindi is not India's official language, it's only English. Hindi is the national language but English is still the only language for official communications including that of the government. Not sure about Urdu's status in Pakistan though.
    - sameerds 13y ago
      Given all the comments about Google and Wikipedia, it's funny how you forgot to lookup Hindi. It is in fact an official language of India. Please gets your facts right.
    - unhappyhippie 13y ago
      Incorrect. Hindi and English are the two official languages. There is no "national language", officially.
  - johnx123-up 13y ago
    I can recall some discussion in Wikipedia that suggests India has about 14 official languages (not just Hindi and English).
- bhups 13y ago
  English is widely used throughout India, as it's the "national link language" according to the constitution. Most advertisements, street signs and stores contain lots of English.
  - eitally 13y ago
    I've never been to any other country where mastery of a national language was as poor as English in India. This goes for both written and spoken language.
    - codegeek 13y ago
      How many countries have you been to where there are 20+ "official" languages ? The point is that English (even though official) is not the only language of importance and most states/regions/cities have their own languages that are spoken . English glues things together but more like a duct tape. Hence, a lot of people (specially the poor) don't learn English as part of their daily curriculum and that really varies depending on the region.

by jtchang 13y ago

notatoad 13y ago

the subtitles might have been a bit more necessary if all the on-screen text wasn't in english. That seemed like a strange choice for an ad produced by Google India.

riteshpatel 13y ago
English is one of the official languages of India and almost all people who are wealthy enough to own a smartphone browse in English. In fact, many kids actually go to schools where English is the primary teaching language - it's not uncommon for kids to not know how to say the days of the week in Hindi.
anuragramdasan 13y ago
I really wouldn't be able to find my way around the internet or on my cellphone if all the text were in Hindi. It stands true for most Indians.
guyzero 13y ago
The official languages of India are Hindi and English.
- hudibras 13y ago
  And the official languages of Pakistan are Urdu and English. ...And, yes, I just Googled this question and got the answer from Wikipedia.
  - guyzero 13y ago
    Well, yes, yay Google+Wikipedia, but at any rate it's not surprising to see English used in ads produced for India and/or Pakistan.
- kang 13y ago
  Each Indian state can legislate its own official language.
- techtivist 13y ago
  Not to be pedantic but Hindi is not India's official language, it's only English. Hindi is the national language but English is still the only language for official communications including that of the government. Not sure about Urdu's status in Pakistan though.
  - sameerds 13y ago
    Given all the comments about Google and Wikipedia, it's funny how you forgot to lookup Hindi. It is in fact an official language of India. Please gets your facts right.
  - unhappyhippie 13y ago
    Incorrect. Hindi and English are the two official languages. There is no "national language", officially.
- johnx123-up 13y ago
  I can recall some discussion in Wikipedia that suggests India has about 14 official languages (not just Hindi and English).
bhups 13y ago
English is widely used throughout India, as it's the "national link language" according to the constitution. Most advertisements, street signs and stores contain lots of English.
- eitally 13y ago
  I've never been to any other country where mastery of a national language was as poor as English in India. This goes for both written and spoken language.
  - codegeek 13y ago
    How many countries have you been to where there are 20+ "official" languages ? The point is that English (even though official) is not the only language of importance and most states/regions/cities have their own languages that are spoken . English glues things together but more like a duct tape. Hence, a lot of people (specially the poor) don't learn English as part of their daily curriculum and that really varies depending on the region.