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English language can be a landmine if you are not careful, especially as a foreigner! lol

• falcor84 1y ago
  You piqued my interest - in what language is the literal translation of "dickhead" not insulting? And what does it imply in that language?
  • arethuza 1y ago
    In the UK words like that can also equally be used as terms of endearment amongst friends... context is everything.
    • falcor84 1y ago
      I don't think that's a UK thing, but rather just a close friends thing, which I experienced across multiple cultures. I recall a particular incident as a kid when my dad forcefully told me "Don't talk to me like that; I'm not your friend" and that stuck with me - you need to adapt your tone to the audience.
  • stefanos82 1y ago
    The last thing I expected was to get downvoted for just saying "English language can be a landmine if you are not careful, especially as a foreigner! lol". English language uses words such as pussy that supposedly mean a cat, but at the same time they interpret it as vagina; another word is the name Dick which also is being used to mean phallus! ...and the best one is spotted dick which is literally a British steamed pudding! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick Meanwhile, I get downvoted for commenting the obvious thing which is, English language is absurdly confusing for me as a foreigner and have no idea what to say without offending every English speaker!