▲ 411 ▼ If you've ever interacted with someone who speaks a different language, what is the funniest misunderstanding you've had? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 years ago by y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 257 comments fedilink hide all child comments An example of what I mean: I, in China, told an English speaking Chinese friend I needed to stop off in the bathroom to "take a shit." He looked appalled and after I asked why he had that look, he asked what I was going to do with someone's shit. I had not laughed so hard in a while, and it totally makes sense. I explained it was an expression for pooping, and he comes back with, "wouldn't that be giving a shit?" I then got to explain that to give a shit means you care and I realized how fucked some of our expressions are. What misunderstandings made you laugh?
[–] jplate8@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (4 children) What's the real phrase? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago Whores bath. It’s when you hit up the bathroom to freshen your junk before you get busy permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whore's bath. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XPost3000@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bruh .ml censores the urls too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago pathetic ass instance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wow, that's insanity. I don't particularly like the word, but come on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The censor hits any substring, rather than trying to heuristically guess whether the substring is being used as a slur or not, it assumes users are smart enough to pick up on the context. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago "Whore bath" is how I've heard it permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunshine@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) People are trying to post the answer and it's getting censored lol. The term is "core's bath," but replace the "c" with "wh". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) It isn't censored on most instances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago #JustDotMLProblems permalink fedilink source parent [–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) Lemmy.ml censors the word "whore"??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/utils/src/utils/slurs.rs#L78 Line 78 has the regex for Lemmy's profanity filter. The .ml instance has it enabled, .world and most others I've seen do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* I'm quite impressed by the elaborate regex for the n word ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)? permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I can kinda understand it - socialists/communists/anarchists generally prefer 'sex worker', because 'whore' has some pretty terrible connotations due to being used as a slur for so long. But still, censoring it instead of just deleting/blocking the handful of pricks who still say it as an insult seems... well, par for the course for .ml tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I don't understand it at all when it's not nearly as bad as some of the shit that gets said on there. Pretty pathetic that they feel the need to censor words permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago What a bunch of pricks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago Whores bath. It’s when you hit up the bathroom to freshen your junk before you get busy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whore's bath. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XPost3000@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bruh .ml censores the urls too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago pathetic ass instance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wow, that's insanity. I don't particularly like the word, but come on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The censor hits any substring, rather than trying to heuristically guess whether the substring is being used as a slur or not, it assumes users are smart enough to pick up on the context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XPost3000@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bruh .ml censores the urls too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago pathetic ass instance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wow, that's insanity. I don't particularly like the word, but come on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The censor hits any substring, rather than trying to heuristically guess whether the substring is being used as a slur or not, it assumes users are smart enough to pick up on the context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago pathetic ass instance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wow, that's insanity. I don't particularly like the word, but come on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The censor hits any substring, rather than trying to heuristically guess whether the substring is being used as a slur or not, it assumes users are smart enough to pick up on the context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The censor hits any substring, rather than trying to heuristically guess whether the substring is being used as a slur or not, it assumes users are smart enough to pick up on the context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago "Whore bath" is how I've heard it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunshine@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) People are trying to post the answer and it's getting censored lol. The term is "core's bath," but replace the "c" with "wh". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) It isn't censored on most instances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago #JustDotMLProblems permalink fedilink source parent [–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) Lemmy.ml censors the word "whore"??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/utils/src/utils/slurs.rs#L78 Line 78 has the regex for Lemmy's profanity filter. The .ml instance has it enabled, .world and most others I've seen do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* I'm quite impressed by the elaborate regex for the n word ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)? permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I can kinda understand it - socialists/communists/anarchists generally prefer 'sex worker', because 'whore' has some pretty terrible connotations due to being used as a slur for so long. But still, censoring it instead of just deleting/blocking the handful of pricks who still say it as an insult seems... well, par for the course for .ml tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I don't understand it at all when it's not nearly as bad as some of the shit that gets said on there. Pretty pathetic that they feel the need to censor words permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago What a bunch of pricks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) It isn't censored on most instances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago #JustDotMLProblems permalink fedilink source parent
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago #JustDotMLProblems permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) Lemmy.ml censors the word "whore"??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/utils/src/utils/slurs.rs#L78 Line 78 has the regex for Lemmy's profanity filter. The .ml instance has it enabled, .world and most others I've seen do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* I'm quite impressed by the elaborate regex for the n word ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)? permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I can kinda understand it - socialists/communists/anarchists generally prefer 'sex worker', because 'whore' has some pretty terrible connotations due to being used as a slur for so long. But still, censoring it instead of just deleting/blocking the handful of pricks who still say it as an insult seems... well, par for the course for .ml tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I don't understand it at all when it's not nearly as bad as some of the shit that gets said on there. Pretty pathetic that they feel the need to censor words permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago What a bunch of pricks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/utils/src/utils/slurs.rs#L78 Line 78 has the regex for Lemmy's profanity filter. The .ml instance has it enabled, .world and most others I've seen do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* I'm quite impressed by the elaborate regex for the n word ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* I'm quite impressed by the elaborate regex for the n word ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, I can kinda understand it - socialists/communists/anarchists generally prefer 'sex worker', because 'whore' has some pretty terrible connotations due to being used as a slur for so long. But still, censoring it instead of just deleting/blocking the handful of pricks who still say it as an insult seems... well, par for the course for .ml tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I don't understand it at all when it's not nearly as bad as some of the shit that gets said on there. Pretty pathetic that they feel the need to censor words permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I don't understand it at all when it's not nearly as bad as some of the shit that gets said on there. Pretty pathetic that they feel the need to censor words permalink fedilink source parent