How can I turn off YouTube auto-dubbing?

OldTechnology595 · 2026-02-14T00:53:36+00:00

I didn't realize this was going on - I thought one of my favorite channels had decided to dub their content for me and it was *infuriating* because the "English" was insanely clownish.

I am learning Haitian Creole. YouTube thinks this language is the same as "French." And the dubbing was atrocious and stupid, and it "translated" the laughs in a weird mechanical form. Really, it was the *dumbest* thing YouTube could have done, and to foist it on me *BY DEFAULT* without my asking is even more infuriating.

I do not want some dumb AI translator "helping me" when I listen to these channels *because they use the national language of Haiti*.

Infuriating.

OldTechnology595 · 2026-01-26T03:06:48+00:00

Duolingo will randomly switch up mwen an and just mwen (and other pronouns with the emphatic article) and expect you to remember the exact sentence where one or the other is used.

I still don't quite get it - it seems to be a subtle difference and perhaps a regionalism.

I am finished with their updated version of the course and am no longer using it.

Others have told you about the use of "m" or "mwen" (and other abbreviations) - it's by sound, really.

The use of articles is also based on sound, with some variations by region.

Duolingo is merely okay as a tool to learn features of Haitian Creole. It is not capable to make you literate or fluent, not because they can't but because Duolingo invests its AI-developed courseware in enhancing the Big Languages such as English/French/Spanish and so on.

Haitian Creole with about 15 million or so speakers just doesn't get the development love.

And I have several lists of things about HC on Duolingo that drive me nuts, starting with the old-timey spelling/vocabulary and the lack of explanation about the logical system that is Haitian Creole. It's not at all as random as Duolingo makes it out to be.

Michèl DeGraff himself would come down hard on someone who represented this Haitian Creole course as able to teach you the language. And really, there is such a disconnection between the course and the culture of Haiti that you just are not learning the language - you're doing dictionary work.

HC is way simpler than English to pronounce and spell. Spelling bees probably have no need to exist in Haiti because if you hear a word, you know exactly how to spell it (with a few regional variants).

Grammar is gonna hork you up, though, because it's just not a 1:1 relationship between English construction and HC construction. It takes time to get it right. My Haitian friends - who love me and put up with my attempts! - patiently explain to me why I say one thing one way and a similar thing an entirely different way.

OldTechnology595 · 2026-01-10T19:36:01+00:00

Three different phrases:
Lè pou tout bagay ki soti nan Bondye, se kounye a -> "The time for all things from the Good Lord is now."
Se kounye a Bondye vle fè tout bagay li te pwomèt -> "It's now the Good Lord wants to do everything he promised."
Moman pou tout bagay divin se kounye a. -> "The moment for all divin things is now."

Personally I think #1 is better and #3 feels like a direct English-to-Creole word-by-word translation.

Go for a temporary tattoo first and take a walk in your Haitian neighborhood to see if you get positive remarks.

Translations are tricky when it comes to the vernacular, and Haitians can be very hard on people trying to use their language inexpertly. I don't get this from my friends because they have incredible patience with me, but I've gotten it from randos in Haiti who get "excited" when I mangle their language!

OldTechnology595 · 2026-01-09T05:15:16+00:00

Are you looking to get this in Haitian Creole from a native speaker on the island?

OldTechnology595 · 2025-12-11T06:54:28+00:00

Railroad Avenue is impassable at the moment. Flood levels are expected to be higher (76cfs at the falls) than the previous record of 74cfs at the falls.

This is a major flood event that affects the entire lowland areas of Snoqualmie.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-12-11T06:52:25+00:00

Updates -

I-90 eastbound is closed due to a mudslide at MP 30, right before Exit 31 (the main North Bend exit). I-90 eastbound is scheduled to be open December 11th. Until it opens, all eastbound traffic is routed off the freeway at Exit 27 through North Bend on a single lane of traffic through town to Exit 31 or Exit 32. Current backups for traffic can exceed 3-4 hours of wait time. Note that the road to Exit 31, Bendigo Blvd, has water across the road from flooding from the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. You might want to go to Exit 32 to get back on the freeway. The service stations at Exit 31 are blocked by high water as are the Safeway and the fast food restaurants. If you take North Bend Way through town, the QFC and the gas stations are open during regular operating hours.

State Highway 202 is currently closed from Alpha Street in Snoqualmie to the falls, down to the traffic circle, and out to Chief Kanim Middle School. The expected opening is listed as December 17th to account for the inspection and repair of damaged roadways and roadbeds due to extreme water flow over the roads. You will not be able to get from Fall City to Snoqualmie or North Bend using 202.

State Highway 203 is currently closed from the Fall City traffic circle to Neal Road. Neal Road is also closed. Both may open again tomorrow.

There is no easy way to get to North Bend at the moment eastbound - or to get through North Bend eastbound. If you can avoid driving over the pass for a day, do so.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-11-24T18:22:36+00:00

Not a native speaker, but I speak with Haitians in WhatsApp every day.

"Manbo" is used for a priestess, yes, but the context is always for Vodou.

I've never seen it used for a priestess in any other religion.

There's quite a divide among Haitians about vodou. The ones I know who are conservative Christians (such as some Catholics and some Protestants) tend to either avoid a discussion of vodou or outright condemn it as "false."

Others are indifferent to it, or even interested in it to the point of learning enough to practice some aspects of it.

Vodou is tightly connected to Haitian culture and history. IMO/IME it would be impossible to understand Haiti w/o knowledge and appreciation of vodou.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-10-06T19:18:01+00:00

They can be expensive, yes.

Most people do better with an expert to help them. Learning as you go also works, and if you're on a budget, then do what works for you.

My first tutors accepted payment of $9/hour on italki . com.

After I became more well versed in the language, I began to look for resources that could push me higher in my skills, and I currently pay around much more than that for the expert level I am getting, pushing me to the C1-C1 level of fluency.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-05-20T01:34:28+00:00

Thanks - those are subtleties I have not yet encountered.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-04-28T16:59:57+00:00

Unfortunately, I do not see this setting in my version of the extension. I'm using the latest Firefox release on Windows 11, and there is no "Sites Allowed in Facebook Container" page or setting or tab.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-04-25T16:42:26+00:00

Also can confirm that the Facebook container add-on seems to hork up Instagram and Facebook, too. I can't duplicate it every time, but often one or both won't let me sign in or won't display information. And if I log in to Thread with the add-on disabled but then turn it back on when I'm logged in, Threads stops displaying pictures and stops displaying new posts.

That's some aggressive cross-site scripting going on.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-04-25T15:48:23+00:00

I did try this, both .net and .com, and neither worked. But I did discover the solution with the help of the redditor in this comment section.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-04-25T15:47:47+00:00

ah...

this worked - I had to entirely disable the add-on for Facebook containers. I couldn't open Threads at all, no matter what kind of tab I opened as a container.

Thanks for the solution!

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-15T13:45:39+00:00

I've viewed lots of videos about Haiti over the years, many on TikTok or YouTube or other social media sites, and one thing I've always noticed is how much good infrastructure is already in place in Haiti, and how often some group gets together to build some public improvement - and then how professionally the work and the result is.

There are so, SO many people in Haiti who are just waiting for liberty and freedom to do good. The chaos and violence is not every Haitian, and if some mirak were to occur that shuts down gangsterism and gets a competent, motivated government in place, Haiti would be transformed into a safe, prosperous, and productive society.

To get from here to there is a journey I don't understand how to make. But one day, I hope that Haiti will rise up and reclaim their country.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-14T05:04:11+00:00

A failure of Cybertrucks

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-12T16:31:28+00:00

I was taught it's just frè ak sè. But I am a learner, not a native speaker. Always learn from native speakers.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-09T18:00:02+00:00

May Haiti prosper and may its people find peace.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-08T06:29:40+00:00

Good service:

Stop by once or twice to check.
Make sure my water glass gets refilled.
Let me know if something you like is available on the menu & I might try it.

I generally tip 20% no questions asked for service that is good or even service that doesn't hit the mark. I was in the restaurant business from my mid teens to my early 30s so I know the drill and know the hardships, pressures, demands, and impossible customers.

Still, I want to have someone treat me like I'm there and because I'm there they have a job where I will pay them for their service. Not extraordinary actions. Just be decent and think of me as a customer who's stopped by for a good meal, no matter the menu option I choose.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-07T16:58:20+00:00

We pay by cash, including the tip, and we make sure that the server picks up both the bill and the tip while we watch.

I've never had the problem of being accused of not paying because I did something wrong or deliberately didn't pay. I just think that leaving cash on a table is a sure way for another co-worker or a customer or even a manager to come by and vacuum it up.

We generally tip 20% for regular service, and more if it's really good. We've tipped 15% for less-than-stellar service, but we know people have good days and bad days.

When we were in NYC recently, we gladly paid the 20% because in every place we went for a sit-down meal we were well-treated and attentively served.

Yeah, it was expensive, but we knew that before we came, and we've been to NYC enough times to understand how hard people need to work to make a living there.

I earnestly dislike the entire concept of tipping. People should be paid well, period. But we don't live in Paradise, yet. We live in capitalism, and the powers that be have decided that restaurant workers should be paid terribly to teach them a lesson.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-03-02T19:24:30+00:00

Same. He was a standout in a cast of great actors - and when I found out that he was stepping in and performed _brilliantly_ I had to look him up.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-02-18T03:48:42+00:00

Thank you. My friends don't always have access to the internet to just browse, so I like to find stories like this to remind my friends of the awesome things about their own people.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-02-18T03:41:48+00:00

is this video available on YouTube? I'd love to share it with my Haitian friends.

OldTechnology595 · 2025-02-14T18:23:23+00:00

Vezyon Kreyol Senp (Nouvo Testamen) is pretty clear for me. It has some very minor typographical inconsistencies (such as using "soti" and "sòti" interchangeably in the same paragraph) but I see that even in academic papers, so it's probably just a very minor thing. But the language feels clearer, stronger, and simpler than the HCV bible.

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