Guest Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Well thanks to the people who finally explained it. I haven't seen the DVD. My mom's on my case about spending so much money. I think she's frazzled because she to pay, not only for my sister's big wedding next month, but all the maid of honor things (dress, shoes, haircut, etc.) for me. But hey. Christmas is coming up, and maybe one of my friends from the MFC will get it for me. *pretends to yawn, raises hand over head and points down at Hollis* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovempls Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 LOL!!! Why? Purse means wallet?! Wallet means purse?! Can't we just call it a Wurllet and be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoshi Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 i 'd say women's wallet that you can put it in a purse. what do you think ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikaholic Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Erm, I'm gonna have to go with wallet on this one. But I guess since I'm American, purse means something different... Nonetheless, I'm gonna say wallet just to please Mika because he seems to be a bit sensitive on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Vix, where is this photo from??? Look very closely and you can see Blue's beads hanging from the phone (under his hand)!! No, you're getting the British terminology that Mika was using mixed up with Canadian English. They call purses bags and women's wallets are purses. hahaha, read that again aloud, that is really confusing. But we Aussies say purse/wallet as opposed to North American purses which are bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvzrndeaHdc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 ROFL. She hit him with the bag. I love it. Now I really really want this DVD. I like seeing famous people do things I do in my day to day life, like physically abusing my friends while at the mall. Edit: and I have to agree with the person a few posts back. It's a wallet. And no, I'm not defending his metrosexual habits. I carry a purse and a wallet. His is just a wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvzrndeaHdc Yay thank you! I have the DVD, but I don't know how to put it on youtube haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseygoodness Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 that video is hilarious! it's definitley a wallet. it's too tiny to be a purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvzrndeaHdc CHRISTINE!! Are you Londonembers???? How did I not know that??? Love the vid, the little skips, and Mikey Choi saying Dame Edna is what I'm about...I fell off my chair laughing!! And it's a wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greta Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 CHRISTINE!! Are you Londonembers???? How did I not know that??? Love the vid, the little skips, and Mikey Choi saying Dame Edna is what I'm about...I fell off my chair laughing!! And it's a wallet. { wait until 25th dec} AAAW! I love that WALLET:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrats Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I have the same thing and here we call it a "portomonee" which means WALLET. So It's a wallet. MIKA is right :mf_rosetinted: Case closed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvzrndeaHdc I Say Wallet !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahfromParis Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I have the same thing and here we call it a "portomonee" I love to add more complication to already complicated stuff, but this translation might after all clarify things. In french we have two words : portefeuille et porte-monnaie Portefeuille would literally translate as "sheet-holder", which means it's designed to hold bank notes, credit cards... well, basically, flat and square thingies. This is what I'd call a wallet. Porte-monnaie means "coins-holder", and it's designed to hold, well... coins, and maybe your keys if they're tiny... but basically a porte-monnaie is often a mess and you can never find anything in it This is what I'd call a purse. That's for the french point of view, which might be relevant to explain Mica's view of the green thing being a wallet because it's square ! .... Well, yes, I'm extremely bored today... French public transportation is on strike, Paris is a mess, no way to go working... But still... I absolutely love the cultural-language issues Mika takes us into !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrats Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I love to add more complication to already complicated stuff, but this translation might after all clarify things. In french we have two words : portefeuille et porte-monnaie Portefeuille would literally translate as "sheet-holder", which means it's designed to hold bank notes, credit cards... well, basically, flat and square thingies. This is what I'd call a wallet. Porte-monnaie means "coins-holder", and it's designed to hold, well... coins, and maybe your keys if they're tiny... but basically a porte-monnaie is often a mess and you can never find anything in it This is what I'd call a purse. That's for the french point of view, which might be relevant to explain Mica's view of the green thing being a wallet because it's square ! .... Well, yes, I'm extremely bored today... French public transportation is on strike, Paris is a mess, no way to go working... But still... I absolutely love the cultural-language issues Mika takes us into !!! We call everything that holds money a portomonee here in the Netherlands So to me its a portomonee aka WALLET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahfromParis Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 We call everything that holds money a portomonee here in the Netherlands So to me its a portomonee aka WALLET We french people are sooooo complicated !! But I can see where the problem comes from : In french, the word "monnaie" means "money" but it also means "change", "small coins"... That's why the "porte-monnaie" in not really a money holder, but more like a "change holder" We're approaching the solution , I can feel it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greta Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 this is the classic "my dad's like" portafogli {wallet?} examples of portamonete {purse?} uncle's granny's IT'S MINE! the Mika's one is a "modern" thingy..maybe a Pursallet? Or a Wallurse? In any case it's so comphy with the zip, and yes, squared- shape is like for men:wink2: {plus green is my fav color so the Mikster has choosen the best ^__^} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvzrndeaHdc Aahh love that clip!! :roftl: Can't wait to see the whole dvd! In Swedish we have one word for wallet/purse, no matter if it's considered male or female; plånbok. I'd say it's def a plånbok! Seriously though, I think I'd call it a wallet. It doesn't really have "nice, manly angles" (whatever the heck that is ) but it's not superfeminine either. I think it's mostly about people not thinking that guys can have a colourful wallet. If it would've been black or brown I doubt anyone would have a "problem" with it. (btw Cherisse's and Mikey's reactions are priceless! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 - "It's good to have a girl on tour." - "It is." - "See?" - "Even if we had to deal with some **** drumming." *SMACK* Love Cherisse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 we don't really have different words in german (and so far i always thought that wallet and purse were exactly the same)... well, maybe "brieftasche", but that's not so commen. anyway, in the german subtitles they translated it with "man or woman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFa Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 A murse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 CHRISTINE!! Are you Londonembers???? How did I not know that??? Love the vid, the little skips, and Mikey Choi saying Dame Edna is what I'm about...I fell off my chair laughing!! Ouais, c'est moi And the Dame Edna line was priceless. I had no idea Mikey was so hilarious. I love him. I love to add more complication to already complicated stuff, but this translation might after all clarify things. In french we have two words : portefeuille et porte-monnaie We don't really have this coin purse/wallet distinction in Canadian English which further adds to the confusion over the purse/bag terminology. Anything that is small and holds bills and credit cards is called a wallet. People don't often carry purses that only hold coins. If it does happen to hold coins, it is normally a wallet that is designed aesthetically for a woman because a man couldn't fit something that is so bulky in his back pocket. So we've got men's wallets and women's wallets but it's usually just an aesthetic distinction. Mika could get away with saying it's unisex, but really, a "manly" wallet would be brown or black. It would be automatically assumed that anything that is lime green was designed for use by a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFa Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 It's the one he's carrying in this picture! I think that most items like this are unisex these days anyway. I've used wallets for years as I think womens purses are too bulky. Oh, and I like to be different!! This looks very.. girlie. I mean, like Lindsay Lowham or something. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Where is Blue to enjoy her beads picture over an over again??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Where is Blue to enjoy her beads picture over an over again??? Yes she wins the award for Most Utilized Gift Ever. I bet he's had several mobiles in the past year but always Blue's beads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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