How does Brandon do signings in other countries?

[Jedal]

I'm actually really curious. As in many countries, they speak other languages, how does he interact with fans at these other signings?

[Windrunner]

Well, in many European countries, which is where Brandon primarily visits, English is a very common second language, so that's unlikely to be an issue. In places that are further afield, like Dubai, I assume he makes use of a translator for the signings.

[fabioke]

I live in Belgium and even though we have 3 official languages (Dutch, French and German) everybody younger than 40 speaks English. 

All my friends prefer to read books in their native language. Translated books can really change the whole atmosphere.

Edited November 22, 2016 by fabioke

[Demiandre]

16 minutes ago, fabioke said:

I live in Belgium and even though we have 3 official languages (Dutch, French and German) everybody younger than 40 speaks English. 

All my friends prefer to read books in their native language. Translated books can really change the whole atmosphere.

French people pretend the same, but it's true for about half of them. The other ones struggle with every 2 word

When I went to the Paris signing in October, there was translator with him for the stay. The open Q&A was translated for those who did not speak english (but the bookstore owner was the one translating, not the woman accompagnying Brandon).

Anyway, for anyone with sufficient knowledge in english, understanding him is a piece of cake. The accent is not really a problem, and he tends to articulate a lot more abroad I noticed. If someone can't speak english, they indeed chat with him throught the translator, which must be a bit awkward...

[fabioke]

28 minutes ago, Demiandre said:

French people pretend the same, but it's true for about half of them. The other ones struggle with every 2 word

When I went to the Paris signing in October, there was translator with him for the stay. The open Q&A was translated for those who did not speak english (but the bookstore owner was the one translating, not the woman accompagnying Brandon).

Anyway, for anyone with sufficient knowledge in english, understanding him is a piece of cake. The accent is not really a problem, and he tends to articulate a lot more abroad I noticed. If someone can't speak english, they indeed chat with him throught the translator, which must be a bit awkward...

There is only one official language in France and all the TV shows are dubbed. My parents are Italian and you see the same dynamic in countries where there is only one dominant language. I live in the Dutch part and every show has subtitles instead of dubbing due to economic constraints. Even my IT courses were partially in English because it was the "official language" in IT.

If I want to be immersed in French or German I just need to drive 30 minutes. I wish we all spoke the same language as I don't see the added value in having all these languages. Humanity would be better off if we could focus on important things.

Edited November 22, 2016 by fabioke

[Demiandre]

The Netherlands and Northern countries (Norway, Sweden and Finland) have only one language, yet speak very well english (and other languages if need be). We live in the shadow of our political influence. In the past, Spain, Italy, Portugal and France (among others) had huge influence on the world through their colonies or just marriages, conquests, cultural influence, and the other people had/chose to learn our language. But now, we don't have that influence anymore yet we retain this attachment to our language, pitying an easier, all-around-spoken language which is indeed more easier for world communication. (Just my two cents). But the plurality of languages is valuable. They have rich histories and fun facts, and is a good gymnastic for the brain. Also, Learning German, Latin and Russian made me understand some basic grammar rules in french that I couldn't grasp before ^^

On topic, I wondered about your side, what is the average number of people in signings in the U.S ? In Paris, there might have been 200 peoples at most (I'm very bad at estimations) You have more events going in your country and bigger population (so the number of fan must be higher), but the distances are reeeallly not the same. Not everybody can traval to such event, so I was asking myself if a lot of people went there.

Edited November 22, 2016 by Demiandre
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[Jedal]

2 hours ago, Demiandre said:

The Netherlands and Northern countries (Norway, Sweden and Finland) have only one language, yet speak very well english (and other languages if need be). We live in the shadow of our political influence. In the past, Spain, Italy, Portugal and France (among others) had huge influence on the world through their colonies or just marriages, conquests, cultural influence, and the other people had/chose to learn our language. But now, we don't have that influence anymore yet we retain this attachment to our language, pitying an easier, all-around-spoken language which is indeed more easier for world communication. (Just my two cents). But the plurality of languages is valuable. They have rich histories and fun facts, and is a good gymnastic for the brain. Also, Learning German, Latin and Russian made me understand some basic grammar rules in french that I couldn't grasp before ^^

On topic, I wondered about your side, what is the average number of people in signings in the U.S ? In Paris, there might have been 200 peoples at most (I'm very bad at estimations) You have more events going in your country and bigger population (so the number of fan must be higher), but the distances are reeeallly not the same. Not everybody can traval to such event, so I was asking myself if a lot of people went there.

I haven't been to such an event before, but I was curious about what might happen in other countries. From what I have heard, it seems to be a fairly large group. Brandon is extremely popular in the US.