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Tonava@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • embed_me@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Cursing in another language is less stimagtizeda

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  • ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My GG-Grandpappy from Hungary (was it Austria-Hungary when he left?) 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.

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• bloor@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And somehow they pick a latin-derived language for that? Latin being literally the language of their church if they’re not protestants?

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    • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Swearing and gods predate all that

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• Iceblade02@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As a regular Swede I will say that Finnish swear words hit differently. More oomph in them xD

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• rucksack@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m German and I also sometimes use perkele, just because it’s such an awesome word. Don’t know about my pronunciation though…

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  • Tonava@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s always the old classic video of a finnish man cursing at a bear, which has a good example of how a proper perkele is said

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• ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tbf I also do that, but my grandma was Finnish.

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