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How is that not the same for all languages?

• lgas 8y ago
  It is.
• always_good 8y ago
  It's a matter of culture whether you see it day to day though. I see it frequently in Mexico but can't remember a time I witnessed it in person since recess in the States.
• cambalache 8y ago
  it is, lame article.Same for all spanish speaking countries. Double entendre is universal, like jokes, rhymes, limerick-like compositions, etc.
  • pvaldes 8y ago
    It depends on the context. Nobody tries to make jokes in all situations or with anybody. Tourism, salesperson and holidays have much more of that probably, but in other contexts or places is not so common, or not common at all. If you try to slip jokes about penises all the time in a conversation you will quickly be tagged as an idiot. There are a lot of different ways of understand or express humour in spanish speaking countries. This is for example a very good example of "retranca". Really glorious if you understand spanish, and much more clever that it seems at first sight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufigznlMrbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufigznlMrbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGecaVVlyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGecaVVlyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufigznlMrbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufigznlMrbw
• earlyriser 8y ago
  I'm Mexican and I've lived in USA & Quebec, speaking English and French and it's different because it's a constant combat, it's everyday with your friends and it's so tiring to be careful about that. Even if double entendre is global, the Mexican variant is omnipresent and very homophobic.