PickVidsMongrel Nation - Brown cow
Why it was recommended
Frisian is even closer to English than Dutch. I always liked the rhyme : "bread, butter and green cheese is good English and good Fries", which in Frisian is "Brea, bûter en griene tsiis is goed Ingelsk en goed Frysk". There's a hilarious video on Youtube where the comedian Eddie Izzard attempts to talk to a Frisian Farmer in Old English and gets surprisingly far. [VIDEO]
What it covers
A comedy segment where Eddie Izzard travels to Friesland to try speaking Old English, claiming English originated in Holland and buying a cow to prove it. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- jasonkanerichardson
- Length
- 2 min 43 sec
- Year
- 2007