▲ 877 ▼ What (media.piefed.world) submitted 9 months ago by ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children) I worked at a Chinese restaurant for some years, and my boss natively spoke Mandarin but whenever he was muttering to himself about something or another he would always cuss in English. I have no idea why this should be but it was always hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] embed_me@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago Cursing in another language is less stimagtizeda permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago* My GG-Grandpappy from Hungary (was it Austria-Hungary when he left to the US?) did the same thing. I only ever met him once before he passed but I distinctly remember not understanding a word he said unless he was cursing. Edit: it WAS Austria-Hungary still, he left in like 1916 permalink fedilink source parent [–] bloor@feddit.org 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Similar situation in South Tyrol (an province at the border to Austria): the german-speaking minority (who is the majority in the province) primarily uses italian curse words. A theory I once read trying to explain this is that you hope that God is less likely to notice you when you curse in a different language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago* (1 child) And somehow they pick a latin-derived language for that? Latin being literally the language of their church if they're not protestants? Pope throne being in Rome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Swearing and gods predate all that permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago As a regular Swede I will say that Finnish swear words hit differently. More oomph in them xD permalink fedilink source parent [–] rucksack@feddit.org 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) I'm German and I also sometimes use perkele, just because it's such an awesome word. Don't know about my pronunciation though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world [S] 5 points 9 months ago Tbf I also do that, but my grandma was Finnish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children) I worked at a Chinese restaurant for some years, and my boss natively spoke Mandarin but whenever he was muttering to himself about something or another he would always cuss in English. I have no idea why this should be but it was always hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] embed_me@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago Cursing in another language is less stimagtizeda permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago* My GG-Grandpappy from Hungary (was it Austria-Hungary when he left to the US?) did the same thing. I only ever met him once before he passed but I distinctly remember not understanding a word he said unless he was cursing. Edit: it WAS Austria-Hungary still, he left in like 1916 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] embed_me@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago Cursing in another language is less stimagtizeda permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago* My GG-Grandpappy from Hungary (was it Austria-Hungary when he left to the US?) did the same thing. I only ever met him once before he passed but I distinctly remember not understanding a word he said unless he was cursing. Edit: it WAS Austria-Hungary still, he left in like 1916 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bloor@feddit.org 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) Similar situation in South Tyrol (an province at the border to Austria): the german-speaking minority (who is the majority in the province) primarily uses italian curse words. A theory I once read trying to explain this is that you hope that God is less likely to notice you when you curse in a different language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago* (1 child) And somehow they pick a latin-derived language for that? Latin being literally the language of their church if they're not protestants? Pope throne being in Rome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Swearing and gods predate all that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago* (1 child) And somehow they pick a latin-derived language for that? Latin being literally the language of their church if they're not protestants? Pope throne being in Rome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Swearing and gods predate all that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Swearing and gods predate all that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago As a regular Swede I will say that Finnish swear words hit differently. More oomph in them xD permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rucksack@feddit.org 5 points 9 months ago (1 child) I'm German and I also sometimes use perkele, just because it's such an awesome word. Don't know about my pronunciation though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world [S] 5 points 9 months ago Tbf I also do that, but my grandma was Finnish. permalink fedilink source parent