So what your saying is every country should know every other countries slang,grammar, spelling and sentence structure...ok.
Pretty sure Captain America was never intended to be portrayed different in other countries. But he is.
Not at all, I was just saying a story set in the UK makes sense to have people speak like they do in that country.
People in all American movies and books use American slang, grammar, spelling and sentence structure, the rest of the world copes ok understanding them, surely the other way around isn't such a big task? The things that were changed were not so hard to understand. I know Americans call a fringe "bangs" so when someone mentions them in a U.S. movie or TV show, I understand. I like the differences in cultures, I don't want the whole world to speak the same. The differences make things more interesting.
I didn't mean any harshness in my earlier post, I was merely saying I personally think it is a shame the original text was changed, and as people have said the author agrees it wasn't the best choice.
Would you rather Shakespeare was americanised for you? Of course not, it's accepted how it is as a classic. I believe the Harry Potter series will be eventually too. Probably not to the level Shakespeare is but still.
I didn't know about the Philosopher's Stone or Nicholas Flamel before I read the book, but I heard he was a real guy so I looked him up and I learned something. And I have no knowledge of alchemy other than a basic grasp of the concept of it, but again Dumbledore explained all you need to know for the purpose of the story.
As far as I am aware, the only localisation in Captain America was his list of things to look up. I think that was more for humour than for clarity. I am pretty sure most people would have heard of both Nirvana (US release) and The Beatles (European release), it was just a little joke section for fans.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, including me, so there's no need for hostility.
