Ha! That explains it, he's from Russia! Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying people from Russia act like complete asshats, or anything. But this *does* explain a lot to me now, on a serious tip. One of my best friends [Alek, or Alex] is from Moscow. The language barrier is incredible! I can barely understand him on the phone. Online, I will sometimes say things like "Hey Alex. How do you say [profane phrase] in Russian?" "Uh...there are no words that exist that mean this exact thing." "WTF, it's only [common profane phrase]!" "Ok well, something similar will be [russian], and it will litterally mean monkey buttocks." "MONKEY BUTTOCKS? Man, that's not very insulting to me!" "But it is really insulting in Russian. I can't explain, just use it."
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Re: It's text.
Date: 2003-05-04 04:48 am (UTC)Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying people from Russia act like complete asshats, or anything. But this *does* explain a lot to me now, on a serious tip. One of my best friends [Alek, or Alex] is from Moscow. The language barrier is incredible! I can barely understand him on the phone. Online, I will sometimes say things like
"Hey Alex. How do you say [profane phrase] in Russian?"
"Uh...there are no words that exist that mean this exact thing."
"WTF, it's only [common profane phrase]!"
"Ok well, something similar will be [russian], and it will litterally mean monkey buttocks."
"MONKEY BUTTOCKS? Man, that's not very insulting to me!"
"But it is really insulting in Russian. I can't explain, just use it."
*laugh*
Re: It's text.
Date: 2003-05-04 08:29 am (UTC)