No Trip to London
November 24, 2010 3:28 AM Subscribe
Angry Girlfriend. (SLYT, in Swedish.)
In Swedish, but here is the gist:
Boy and girl planning a trip to London.
Girl gets angry because she has nothing to wear.
Boy suggests girl could perhaps buy some clothes in London.
Suggestion not well-received. Girl screams "What am I going to wear to buy clothes?" Girl turns into Angry Girlfriend.
Boy records Angry Girlfriend's temper tantrum in secret and uploads to YouTube.
500,000 people in Sweden view it.
In Swedish, but here is the gist:
Boy and girl planning a trip to London.
Girl gets angry because she has nothing to wear.
Boy suggests girl could perhaps buy some clothes in London.
Suggestion not well-received. Girl screams "What am I going to wear to buy clothes?" Girl turns into Angry Girlfriend.
Boy records Angry Girlfriend's temper tantrum in secret and uploads to YouTube.
500,000 people in Sweden view it.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for metafilter. -- cortex
But she's from Europe.
posted by No-sword at 3:41 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by No-sword at 3:41 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
"How can I get on a plane when the only clothes I have are straight out of a Europe video? Look at these pants. These pants are psychological terrorism."
That puts the video in a more humorous form for me so I wish I understood what she was saying to get more value out of this video.
And if she's talking about the pants she's wearing, she's right. But I'm assuming she DID buy them in the first place? I don't understand why people buy things they don't love and don't look good in.
posted by like_neon at 3:43 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
That puts the video in a more humorous form for me so I wish I understood what she was saying to get more value out of this video.
And if she's talking about the pants she's wearing, she's right. But I'm assuming she DID buy them in the first place? I don't understand why people buy things they don't love and don't look good in.
posted by like_neon at 3:43 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
HA, n/m didn't realize nickrussell made that up but really, spot on.
posted by like_neon at 3:44 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by like_neon at 3:44 AM on November 24, 2010
Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public.
posted by spoobnooble at 3:46 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by spoobnooble at 3:46 AM on November 24, 2010
She's still better dressed than half the people you find in the megastore on a Saturday morning.
posted by maxwelton at 3:47 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by maxwelton at 3:47 AM on November 24, 2010
The awesome part is that if you sync up this clip to any of the Downfall parodies they match...perfectly
posted by jadayne at 3:54 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by jadayne at 3:54 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
#första_världskriget_problem
posted by PlusDistance at 3:56 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by PlusDistance at 3:56 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Huh. If my hypothetical girlfriend behaved like that over some clothes, she would be an ex-girlfriend. And I expect that if I ever filmed her secretly and then uploaded it to Youtube (barring something happy like a birthday surprise) I would soon be an ex-boyfriend.
So maybe they're perfect for eachother.
posted by Justinian at 4:04 AM on November 24, 2010 [5 favorites]
So maybe they're perfect for eachother.
posted by Justinian at 4:04 AM on November 24, 2010 [5 favorites]
The only reason I'm alive today is that small video cameras didn't exist back when I dating a lass who must remain nameless. One temper tantrum started over socks, evolved over 12 hours, two car loads of people and half of southern England, and resulted in half of her friends leaving her house and never speaking to her again.
I'm pretty sure it was socks.
Mind you, this was after she stormed off, abandoning in the middle of a foreign city. That was fun since I didn't recall the address of her student house where my hone, cash and passport were hiding. She was less than impressed when I got home before her.
posted by sodium lights the horizon at 4:09 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'm pretty sure it was socks.
Mind you, this was after she stormed off, abandoning in the middle of a foreign city. That was fun since I didn't recall the address of her student house where my hone, cash and passport were hiding. She was less than impressed when I got home before her.
posted by sodium lights the horizon at 4:09 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Viral ad for IKEA?
Wait, I know: she's upset because HER WORLD IS SIDEWAYS!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:22 AM on November 24, 2010
Wait, I know: she's upset because HER WORLD IS SIDEWAYS!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:22 AM on November 24, 2010
"records... in secret".
Right.
"LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!"
posted by Mike D at 4:22 AM on November 24, 2010
Right.
"LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!"
posted by Mike D at 4:22 AM on November 24, 2010
thank you OP for challenging my pro-Swedish bias. i feel i've grown up just a little today.
posted by facetious at 4:23 AM on November 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by facetious at 4:23 AM on November 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
Google translate does a pretty decent job of translating the debate article written by the girl, defending her behaviour.
SVT Debatt - I stand for my rages and more women should do as I
SVT is the Swedish public service television company
posted by mnsc at 4:32 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
SVT Debatt - I stand for my rages and more women should do as I
SVT is the Swedish public service television company
posted by mnsc at 4:32 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Rather appropriately, the music playing in the background at the beginning of the video is How it Ends by Devotchka.
posted by adrianhon at 4:34 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by adrianhon at 4:34 AM on November 24, 2010
I made out "javla"
posted by fire&wings at 4:40 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by fire&wings at 4:40 AM on November 24, 2010
"fucked punishment"-check
Yeah about that, that is a rather poor translation. The swedish word "straffknulla" should translate more along the lines of "punishfuck", it's a verb, it's something you do.
posted by mnsc at 4:43 AM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
Yeah about that, that is a rather poor translation. The swedish word "straffknulla" should translate more along the lines of "punishfuck", it's a verb, it's something you do.
posted by mnsc at 4:43 AM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
Why is this here?
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 4:46 AM on November 24, 2010 [6 favorites]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 4:46 AM on November 24, 2010 [6 favorites]
the president of youtube comments
You get a special hat to wear?
posted by From Bklyn at 4:53 AM on November 24, 2010
You get a special hat to wear?
posted by From Bklyn at 4:53 AM on November 24, 2010
So, as this post will likely be deleted soon, anyone got any good bread recipes?
posted by From Bklyn at 4:54 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by From Bklyn at 4:54 AM on November 24, 2010
One of the constant issues in my life has been my struggles with what I consider to be a bad temper. I don't blow often, but when I do, it can get ugly. Most of the time I have it under control, but it's always there, keeping the blood pressure more elevated than it should be, looking for a way to breach the leaky dam of self-control I constantly plug and reinforce.
And then I see some basically crazy person totally losing their shit over what fucking clothes to wear and I realise I'm not such a mad, bad guy after all.
posted by Decani at 4:54 AM on November 24, 2010
And then I see some basically crazy person totally losing their shit over what fucking clothes to wear and I realise I'm not such a mad, bad guy after all.
posted by Decani at 4:54 AM on November 24, 2010
Ah, BPD. Is there anything you can't make hilarious for cretins on the internet?
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:05 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:05 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Må brukes svenskeknappen på hun.
(Warning: internecine Scandinavian culture conflict reference).
posted by grajohnt at 5:10 AM on November 24, 2010
(Warning: internecine Scandinavian culture conflict reference).
posted by grajohnt at 5:10 AM on November 24, 2010
Ah, BPD. Is there anything you can't make hilarious for cretins on the internet?
Ah, hilarious cretins of the internet. Is there any mental illness you can't undermine by comparing it to one girl's emotional display on the internet?
posted by sunshinesky at 5:15 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Ah, hilarious cretins of the internet. Is there any mental illness you can't undermine by comparing it to one girl's emotional display on the internet?
posted by sunshinesky at 5:15 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
one girl's emotional display on the internet
Some see an emotional display on the internet. Others are reminded of shattered dishes, destroyed furniture, threats, and holes in the drywall.
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:19 AM on November 24, 2010
Some see an emotional display on the internet. Others are reminded of shattered dishes, destroyed furniture, threats, and holes in the drywall.
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:19 AM on November 24, 2010
Except she didn't do any of those things.
posted by sunshinesky at 5:21 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by sunshinesky at 5:21 AM on November 24, 2010
And then I see some basically crazy person totally losing their shit over what fucking clothes to wear and I realise I'm not such a mad, bad guy after all.
I don't know if it's cultural but I too can release a lot of frustration in a graphic way for mundane reasons, much like the girl in the video. But as soon my frustration stems from interactions with other people, or serious matters I have no problem keeping the frustration at bay and dealing with the frustration source in a reasonable/constructive way. As a matter of fact, I think part of the reason why I don't lose my shit when there's more serious frustration is my frequent ventilations that don't matter that much in the big picture. Like constant small scale anger therapy, letting of some steam so it don't build up.
And of course LOL WOMEN!
posted by mnsc at 5:26 AM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
I don't know if it's cultural but I too can release a lot of frustration in a graphic way for mundane reasons, much like the girl in the video. But as soon my frustration stems from interactions with other people, or serious matters I have no problem keeping the frustration at bay and dealing with the frustration source in a reasonable/constructive way. As a matter of fact, I think part of the reason why I don't lose my shit when there's more serious frustration is my frequent ventilations that don't matter that much in the big picture. Like constant small scale anger therapy, letting of some steam so it don't build up.
And of course LOL WOMEN!
posted by mnsc at 5:26 AM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
500,000 people are lacking drama in their lives and have been drawn to this substitute. This suggests a cottage industry, of some type, to me.
posted by wallstreet1929 at 5:28 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by wallstreet1929 at 5:28 AM on November 24, 2010
I'm glad the Swedish chef never got so upset over his white hat. (Also, if I were in pants like that, I'd be upset, too.)
posted by menschlich at 5:30 AM on November 24, 2010
posted by menschlich at 5:30 AM on November 24, 2010
I don't know if it's cultural but I too can release a lot of frustration in a graphic way for mundane reasons, much like the girl in the video.
Not to mention we're missing a lot of context here. Maybe the guy is a constant source of annoyance and irritation, and this was the last straw for her. The fact that he recorded this and uploaded this for her public humiliation indicates that as a possibility. On the other hand, those hysterical women and their clothes!
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:32 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Not to mention we're missing a lot of context here. Maybe the guy is a constant source of annoyance and irritation, and this was the last straw for her. The fact that he recorded this and uploaded this for her public humiliation indicates that as a possibility. On the other hand, those hysterical women and their clothes!
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:32 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Having read her response, I'm all for personal mea culpas and whatnot however at some people are indeed responsible for their behaviours. Regardless of the emotional demons that happen to be torturing one at any given moment.
She speaks of everything going black and going into a rage and how her boyfriend was helping her by filming the incident so that she could see how she looked in these moments.
Um. Yeah. I hear that and this is certainly not an attack against her but people are still responsible for the results of their actions. In the mental health culture of Western medicine, we have taken tremendous strides toward mitigating the impacts of mental health disturbances however that does not mean that such behaviour is acceptable or should be encouraged.
She either thinks 1) more people should act out, or 2) more people should come forward that they have anxiety attacks. Or maybe 3) that more people should post their anxiety attacks to youtube, but I doubt that.
I am actually not in complete agreement there. People should get help, of course, but not in public spheres where the anxiety attack becomes a rallying cry or god forbid a functioning part of their identity.
/rant (there's a bit of venting here it's true.
I'm in the middle of writing a short research paper on treatment for boundary disorders and it's upsetting me that there are quite a few comments in the space that begin, "you're not responsible, don't take it personally." Mofo, don't take that sh*t personally, but you are responsible. And it's not a good thing. What's the next step? "Celebrate your anxiety disorder and punch a hole in the wall! It's not your fault!")
I am actually coming to quite like the design of those pants as well. They're hypnotic really.
posted by nickrussell at 5:44 AM on November 24, 2010
She speaks of everything going black and going into a rage and how her boyfriend was helping her by filming the incident so that she could see how she looked in these moments.
Um. Yeah. I hear that and this is certainly not an attack against her but people are still responsible for the results of their actions. In the mental health culture of Western medicine, we have taken tremendous strides toward mitigating the impacts of mental health disturbances however that does not mean that such behaviour is acceptable or should be encouraged.
She either thinks 1) more people should act out, or 2) more people should come forward that they have anxiety attacks. Or maybe 3) that more people should post their anxiety attacks to youtube, but I doubt that.
I am actually not in complete agreement there. People should get help, of course, but not in public spheres where the anxiety attack becomes a rallying cry or god forbid a functioning part of their identity.
/rant (there's a bit of venting here it's true.
I'm in the middle of writing a short research paper on treatment for boundary disorders and it's upsetting me that there are quite a few comments in the space that begin, "you're not responsible, don't take it personally." Mofo, don't take that sh*t personally, but you are responsible. And it's not a good thing. What's the next step? "Celebrate your anxiety disorder and punch a hole in the wall! It's not your fault!")
I am actually coming to quite like the design of those pants as well. They're hypnotic really.
posted by nickrussell at 5:44 AM on November 24, 2010
Soooooo...is there a difference between this "punishfuck" and rape?
I'll be very very sad if there is not.
posted by GoingToShopping at 5:46 AM on November 24, 2010
I'll be very very sad if there is not.
posted by GoingToShopping at 5:46 AM on November 24, 2010
Maybe the guy is a constant source of annoyance and irritation, and this was the last straw for her. The fact that he recorded this and uploaded this for her public humiliation indicates that as a possibility.
Completely. Your SO has a fit in her private living quarters? Film it, put it on the web and humiliate her. And don't forget to include disturbing closeups of your own hairy naked legs in the shot!
posted by jfwlucy at 5:47 AM on November 24, 2010
Completely. Your SO has a fit in her private living quarters? Film it, put it on the web and humiliate her. And don't forget to include disturbing closeups of your own hairy naked legs in the shot!
posted by jfwlucy at 5:47 AM on November 24, 2010
the president of youtube comments
You get a special hat to wear?
It's white and pointy.
posted by vbfg at 5:47 AM on November 24, 2010
You get a special hat to wear?
It's white and pointy.
posted by vbfg at 5:47 AM on November 24, 2010
Yeah about that, that is a rather poor translation. The swedish word "straffknulla" should translate more along the lines of "punishfuck", it's a verb, it's something you do.
WTF Sweden?
posted by Think_Long at 5:56 AM on November 24, 2010
WTF Sweden?
posted by Think_Long at 5:56 AM on November 24, 2010
PlusDistance: "#första_världskriget_problem"
"First World War Problem"? I'm guessing you meant First World Problem and put that into Google Translate (checking: yes, you did). Please stop trying to be funny in languages you don't understand; it isn't working.
posted by brokkr at 5:58 AM on November 24, 2010
"First World War Problem"? I'm guessing you meant First World Problem and put that into Google Translate (checking: yes, you did). Please stop trying to be funny in languages you don't understand; it isn't working.
posted by brokkr at 5:58 AM on November 24, 2010
WTF Sweden?
Hey, English has "hatefuck", which sort of falls into the same vein of terribleness.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 6:00 AM on November 24, 2010
Hey, English has "hatefuck", which sort of falls into the same vein of terribleness.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 6:00 AM on November 24, 2010
English has "hatefuck"
Memo to the rest of the world: No, it does not.
posted by DU at 6:04 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Memo to the rest of the world: No, it does not.
posted by DU at 6:04 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Whatever, she ends the thing laughing a little bit and smiling. Though I wish I knew what they were saying.
I bet it feels good to go nuts every once in a while. I could probably stand to do it like... ever. Not like anybody got hurt or anything, damn.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 6:13 AM on November 24, 2010
I bet it feels good to go nuts every once in a while. I could probably stand to do it like... ever. Not like anybody got hurt or anything, damn.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 6:13 AM on November 24, 2010
hatefuck
grudgefuck
punishfuck
I hope any kind of ___fuck doesn't actually exist and isn't used by people.
posted by Evernix at 6:19 AM on November 24, 2010
grudgefuck
punishfuck
I hope any kind of ___fuck doesn't actually exist and isn't used by people.
posted by Evernix at 6:19 AM on November 24, 2010
Prospect of London can do this to anyone.
posted by Abiezer at 6:20 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Abiezer at 6:20 AM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
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I don't speak Swedish but she seems to be saying:
"How can I get on a plane when the only clothes I have are straight out of a Europe video? Look at these pants. These pants are psychological terrorism."
posted by nickrussell at 3:34 AM on November 24, 2010 [5 favorites]