Don't bother calling anyone a douche bag in France

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.

discuss.

well , there goes my only reason for going to france

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Nut case is another "term of endearment" that doesn't mean anything
in another language.

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Ditto with "maroon".

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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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Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?

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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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2PacksAday wrote:

Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?

Did you become to like mine to see mental disorders?

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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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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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2PacksAday wrote:

Geistesgestört.

Wurden Sie mögen mein sehen geisteskrankheiten?

That's cute!

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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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while "nutcase" doesn't translate directly into german , there is a somewhat similar expression : DOOWE NUSS = stupid nut .
will that do , cj ?

DEUTSCHSTUNDE

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