C'est moi Pollux

You know what English sounds like to people who cannot understand it, but have you heard how people from abroad make fun of English, as a foreign accent in their own languages? Exhibit A: The star of 1970s childrens' TV classic The Magic Roundabout is better known to English speakers as Dougal. But in the original French scripts he was Pollux, a stupendously British dog. A thousand years of mutual resentment are summed up in every cheeky round of "Oh Oh Oh!" that graces this lovely pop song based on the character.

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