So I was reading the french instructions...

[rake]

I live in a supposed bilingual country, where the polar bears roam, called Canada and we get the French instructions as well as English, I imagine in the US you get the Spanish ones or something...

So I look at the characters. Sora, Riku, Donald and... Dingo? yep, Goofy is called Dingo in the French instructions and probably called Dingo in all French Disney programs. I had a good laugh but then I got the thinkin'... is Dingo French for Goofy? Why couldn't they call him 'goofy' ? I mean, we still call Tintin TINTIN and not "DoucheGuy."

funny stuff..

 

[Secret7thNote]

hahahaha yeah I know how you feel.

I'm in Canada too but I live in Alberta so most of us don't know or don't care about the french language...

That's hilarious though... how do you get Dingo from Goofy??

I heard that french manuals are often the reason we get games a day late >.<
so lame.

 

[rake]

al...ber...tah? with the banff and the minimum wage rate and the beef? i joined a dinosaur gang in Drumheller.

/crack

 

[Anthony8123]

Isn't a dingo a type of Australian dog? and isn't goofy a dog?

 

[rake]

i thought about Dingo being an austrlian hyena, yet i totally forgot and didn't acknowledge that Goofy was a dog. my brain doesn't work too hard i guess but it makes more sense now

 

[Secret7thNote]

al...ber...tah? with the banff and the minimum wage rate and the beef? i joined a dinosaur gang in Drumheller.

/crack

yeahhhh by all rights I should be a redneck.

but.... I'm a city kid haha. To be honest I kind of wish I lived in Vancouver. However, Edmonton is pretty cool, and it has an awesome local music scene.

back on topic, I forgot that Dingo was an Australian dog too... that makes a bit more sense now. but why would the French use an Australian term? unless it was originally French or something...

 

[rake]

dingo ate yo baby mate. pour quoi!?

and Vancouver is ballin' to the Nth degree. i live there. and no, i don't live NEARBY and Round Up to the nearest city, I live smack dab in Vansterdam

 

[Secret7thNote]

haha

thats awesome, it certainly seems like a cool place from the time I've visited, plus almost everyone knows someone in Vancouver or BC, at least most people I know.

 

[desmume]

So in french its dingo huh.. i'm my language its Pateta

 

[Lord_Marluxia]

Goofy is called goofy in venezuela but in spain is called tribilin xD

 

[Massive Attack]

ok

Well said.

 

[Salty the Hero]

^It's rare to find you around these parts

 

[Massive Attack]

^It's rare to find you around these parts

:/

 

[Teiku 5]

the name change prolly has to do with the way names are translated sometimes in film/video games/other media....i guess sometimes the producers/whoever just dont like the name so they want to change it to something they like more or just something that sounds like their language more.

 

[E.J.]

Sora, Donald, and Dingo.

 

[peachie]

"SORA! DONALD! DINGO!"

 

[Antiquity]

Guess that's what some places do. No idea why, but meh.

 

[GIIIIIIIIIRLZ :D]

Dingo, when said in french, sounds close enough to the french word "dingue" which means crazy.

I always thought his name was derived from that.

 

[xjeezlouisx]

its like "Ehh" in english but when its in french its "Boff".
i think you get the picture

Goofy is I guess a "Comment" so they would translate it into "Dingo"

 

[MasterHearts7762]

wahahaha dingo. I think its because thats a type of wild dog. 'Cause you know, Goofy's a wild dog like that. :36: