There's no good word for it in English

[bluegargantua]

Hi,

Here's a thread on Reddit about catchy phrases in foreign languages. Many of them are insults or otherwise vulgar so...NSFW...depending on the country of viewing. But there are some great phrases of all types in there.

later
Tom

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That's fantastic

[drwex]

The Afrikaans is pretty... um, earthy.

In other news, I spent a ridiculous number of hours this weekend playing Assassin's Creed II and it's mostly your fault. :)

Re: That's fantastic

[bluegargantua]

*bows*

Hey, gotta put in the hours to pimp your villa. It's a real fun game.

later
Tom

Re: That's fantastic

[drwex]

The villa was easy - except for a few bits early on cash hasn't been a problem in the game. Not sure what else to do with it, so I upgraded everything.

Re: That's fantastic

[bluegargantua]

Have you purchased all the stuff from the shops? Gotta have that sweet Venetian dye job. :)

Plus, now you can strut around town with your fly stable of courtesans.

later
Tom

Re: That's fantastic

[drwex]

I got one dye job for Tuscany before I went there, on the theory it would help me blend in a bit. Ha. Haven't bought any other clothes.

I gotta say, these cities employ some of the STUPIDEST guards in existence.

Re: That's fantastic

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I loved "Afrikanns is Loldutch".

[kadath.livejournal.com]

The commenters, presumably native speakers, getting the origins/meanings of the English idioms wrong are making me sad. :(

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I love those! Thanks for posting that link.