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Don't bother calling anyone a douche bag in France

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Chai
 
Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 02:12 pm
According to Francis, that would not be insulting there.



I suppose it would be like calling someone a fag in England.


You......cigarette!



terms of endearment hatred that do not translate.



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djjd62
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 02:16 pm
well , there goes my only reason for going to france
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 03:00 pm
Nut case is another "term of endearment" that doesn't mean anything
in another language.
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Mame
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 03:17 pm
Ditto with "maroon".
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Chai
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 03:22 pm
CalamityJane wrote:
Nut case is another "term of endearment" that doesn't mean anything
in another language.



In German you call someone a nut case and it's a term of endearment?

Jane, the ways of your people are strange.
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2PacksAday
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 03:34 pm
Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 04:03 pm
In France, if you say douche, they understand that to mean a shower bath . . . the only problem you might have is that if you were to shower every day, they might think you were obsessive compulsive.
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Victor Murphy
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 04:13 pm
2PacksAday wrote:
Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?


Did you become to like mine to see mental disorders?
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cyphercat
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 04:18 pm
Setanta wrote:
In France, if you say douche, they understand that to mean a shower bath . . .


So, basically the French don't mind being called shower bags?! Tsk! Those people have no dignity.
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 05:29 pm
Chai wrote:
CalamityJane wrote:
Nut case is another "term of endearment" that doesn't mean anything
in another language.



In German you call someone a nut case and it's a term of endearment?

Jane, the ways of your people are strange.


Hehe, no, nut case translated into German doesn't mean anything.
We use animals to cuss at others, like stupid goose, monkey, deer...

Hah, I found one: jack ass translated into German has the same meaning as in English.
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 05:30 pm
2PacksAday wrote:
Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?


Laughing That's cute!
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Chai
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 05:48 pm
cyphercat wrote:
Setanta wrote:
In France, if you say douche, they understand that to mean a shower bath . . .


So, basically the French don't mind being called shower bags?! Tsk! Those people have no dignity.



I remember as a child seeing the movie Irma la Douce, and thought that was horrible, calling that whore a douche bag....


Now I see that douce means sweet.

I think I liked it better the other way.


I mean, who wants to call someone a sweet bag?
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hamburger
 
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Reply Thu 15 May, 2008 07:04 pm
while "nutcase" doesn't translate directly into german , there is a somewhat similar expression : DOOWE NUSS = stupid nut .
will that do , cj ?


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