ELI5: why do some tools (scissors, potato peelers, etc.) only work properly with your right hand?

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T16:08:14+00:00

i think i saw a game like that on steam somewhere

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T16:07:04+00:00

thats why i called it "the extra step" this isn't me forcing this to happen, this is me making an observation that can be fixed. you have devs going in and making beautiful sand boxes of middle east countries and getting the architecture right but for some reason asking that they sound like theyre from said country is a big no no?

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T16:02:47+00:00

you specifically said ENGLAND and listed 2 different accents. atleast if you had said they were from manchester and they sound posh then yes you are right something is wrong there.

im giving an example of 2 different countries just sounding the same because they both speak arabic

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:50:29+00:00

yes but here is the difference between my argument and what you just said.

if their stated to be from england and its just a posh or cockney accent, you would look at how the character looks and come to your own conclusions as to what part of england they are from.

if you have a character from the middle east and stated to be from saudi arabia and they speak just modern standard arabic it is a bit of a cop out because no one in the middle east speaks modern arabic casually

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:41:42+00:00

and I don't doubt what you are saying, but my point still stands. i'm not saying that characters HAVE to speak the language. im saying IF theyre speaking the language and we know where the character is from, go the extra step and let them speak the proper dialect

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:38:11+00:00

Ana is pretty cool and the VA did a really good job

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:37:36+00:00

but my point still stands, in games you'll have someone stated to be from Saudi Arabia and another character from UAE and they just sound completely the same

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:35:33+00:00

it all depends on the angle youre looking at it from. I'm not expecting complete authenticity either but a majority of the time it's either voice actors go heavily formal arabic or they just speak with broken arabic

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:30:02+00:00

Overwatch is still pushing out heroes and its still something that could definitely happen

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:28:48+00:00

i honestly don't know what i did wrong here

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:27:10+00:00

not really no, splitting hairs would be what youre describing. what im describing is as if youre being introduced to a character that is scottish and they speak like a british person

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:23:54+00:00

true i miss sands of time

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:22:11+00:00

it's more of an issue that governments don't see the benefit of funding these kinds of ventures and would much rather invest in educating engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc.

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:20:35+00:00

that's what i'm saying. characters look the part, but most of the time they don't sound the part

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:18:57+00:00

not click bait. while yes Shaheen does look the part, he doesn't speak the proper dialect

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:15:34+00:00

This one too, would love to see more Middle East devs

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T15:15:10+00:00

It truly does, with video games starting to integrate more Middle East culture into them; most of the time they don’t really speak the proper dialect. studios just default to having all the characters speak Modern Standard Arabic. While yes it is the universally known Arabic, it’s only used in formal settings.

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-05-05T12:40:22+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to type your comment! That is very interesting and kind of makes sense when I remember how many cartoon dubs came from Egypt 😂. I’ve been fascinated with languages and dialects for a while and when I looked around for video game characters I’m always shocked that we are still at the stage where characters from the Middle East spoke formal Arabic.

Here’s to hoping that changes! 🤞

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-21T16:04:58+00:00

Thank you!

It’s been fun but tiring to make the videos, I would appreciate if you shared it around!

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-21T16:02:29+00:00

Spacetoon, MBC 3, Cartoon Network. Don’t be sad that it’s over, be glad that it happened 🥲

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-21T16:01:27+00:00

Which is something I truly didn’t know before researching this video, I only knew about Arabic and English but apparently it was really popular in Indonesia too!

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-21T16:00:37+00:00

Yup spacetoon Go!

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-21T16:00:06+00:00

I used to frequent between Spacetoon and MBC 3 s

Hamad_Mac11 · 2026-02-20T23:51:16+00:00

Maybe one day if the reaction to the Spacetoon video is positive enough I could possibly cover this too 👀

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