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Same in Bulgaria
Same in Romania. I suspect some russian influence
No, there is no such Russian saying. The closest is "it doesn't fuck me".
“Zero fucks given” in other languages
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#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
“Fun” is subjective. I found much of this material not interesting or fun. Im just replying to you whilst walking my dog, hoping to trigger a raucous debate for the sake of it.
I often see people using their screens while walking their dogs. It bothers me a lot. Isn't this something that is supposed to be done together? The dogs look like they have the feeling that they are a nuisance to their owners, as if the owner is trying to communicate to them that he is forced to walk them. Then there are those owners who interact a lot with their (and other) dogs during the walks, and those dogs hav…
> The dogs look like they have the feeling that they are a nuisance to their owners, as if the owner is trying to communicate to them that he is forced to walk them.
Uh, no. Dogs don't take their owner's phone usage that seriously or personally. They are more opportunistic and free spirited than to get hung up about other people's behaviours.
The fact that you interpret things that way probably tells us more about you than it does about dogs. I imagine you are a considerate, thoughtful person (who doesn't know much about dogs).
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#203As an italian from (near) Rome, I feel offended we're not getting the recognition we deserve for this! The expression for variations of "who cares" would be "Sticazzi" (~= "these dicks") and is a particularly important expression in roman culture! "Not caring" is core to our being, in most bad and good ways :) There's even a short story whose origin I can't recall: When God finished making the world, God was looking…
Roman Empire acquired almost every piece of land in Europe, so that story is not quite accurate about the power and wealth ;) But it's entertaining, of course - thanks!
> Roman Empire acquired almost every piece of land in Europe
Depends on what you mean by "almost" and "Europe" I guess. They never conquered (all of) present day Germany, Poland, Scotland or Ireland. None of the entirety of Scandinavia, or the Baltic states, etc.
At the peak of the Roman Empire, the Iron Age had been going for about 400 years in Northern Europe, so it was clearly inhabited and not completely backwards: and if anyone feels like making the argument that there was nothing "worth" conquering in these parts anyway, consider that 1) you're just parroting what the Romans themselves would have said and 2) if that is true, why did the Romans ever attempt to conquer the Germanic Tribes? It's not like present-day Germany was a bastion of so-called "civilization" compared to present day Scandinavia. The simple answer is that the Romans couldn't.
So without taking anything away from how absolutely gigantic the Roman Empire was, I can't agree with the statement that they "acquired almost every piece of land in Europe" -- not that it really makes that much of a difference since many parts of the Roman Empire were firmly outside of Europe.
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a more vulgar version of " https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_brosser_le_nom... ". However, I found it quite surprising to add such a rare thing but not the most usual things like "I've got nothing to wax" and its vulgar form.
That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one. German "das ist mir Wurst" is also a lot weaker than "zero fucks given", at least use something stronger like "das interessiert keinen Arsch" (no asshole cares). Also "zero fucks given" in the sense of "irresponsible, he just does it and doesn't care who gets hurt" doesn't really ha…
Yeah, "das ist mir Wurst" doesn't seem strong enough. "Drauf geschissen"/"Scheiß drauf" ("shit on it") maybe? Kinda close to "not giving a shit" (or "fuck") and also kinda works for the irresponsible case, "Er scheißt drauf, ob er jemanden verletzt".
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#205Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a more vulgar version of " https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_brosser_le_nom... ". However, I found it quite surprising to add such a rare thing but not the most usual things like "I've got nothing to wax" and its vulgar form.
That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one. German "das ist mir Wurst" is also a lot weaker than "zero fucks given", at least use something stronger like "das interessiert keinen Arsch" (no asshole cares). Also "zero fucks given" in the sense of "irresponsible, he just does it and doesn't care who gets hurt" doesn't really ha…
"das ist mir Wurst" may not be as weak as you think - 'Wurst' can also be a euphemism for a large, firm piece of excrement.
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one. German "das ist mir Wurst" is also a lot weaker than "zero fucks given", at least use something stronger like "das interessiert keinen Arsch" (no asshole cares). Also "zero fucks given" in the sense of "irresponsible, he just does it and doesn't care who gets hurt" doesn't really ha…
"drauf geschissen" comes close to "zero fucks given"
It is the same in Hungarian. "szarni rá" is the exact translation of the German expression.
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#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm Flemish and I use it a lot, actually. "Dat kan mijn reet roesten.", it has a great ring to it.
I'm from the Antwerp region, and also never heard of that expression. What is actually the Flemish expression for this? "Den boom in" (=up the tree) is the closed one I could find.
"Het kan me niet bommen" maybe? "Bommen"[0] apparently being an otherwise completely unused verb meaning "to strike something giving a hollow sound".
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#208> 6. I don't give a frostbitten onion (Romanian) Never heard anything even close. The usual is "ma doare-n pula" which translates as "it hurts in my dick", or, "da-o-n pula" = "put it / send it in dick" if you're talking about something/somebody. Or you can just say "pula" (dick) in the correct context would translate the same. EDIT: Forgot to mention the "censored", non-vulgar version: "ma doare tare" = "it hurts mu…
I've never heard about the frostbitten onion before and I am Romanian as well - maybe it's particular to some regions? "It hurts in my dick" is just a more vulgar way of saying "it hurts in my ass" (the ass would be a place you wouldn't care if you hurt or not); more vulgar because "pula" (erect penis) is more vulgar than ass. The next level of not giving a fuck after that is "it doesn't even hurt in my ass" which I…
> "It hurts in my dick" is just a more vulgar way of saying "it hurts in my ass" (the ass would be a place you wouldn't care if you hurt or not); more vulgar because "pula" (erect penis) is more vulgar than ass.
Oddly enough, "butthurt" is a modern English expression for nearly the opposite sentiment.
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#209> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.
I'm French from Québec and the usual expression here would be the Catholic inspired "I'm X-ing myself of it" where X is one of Christ (je m'en crisse), the Holy Chalice (je m'en câlice), the Tabernacle (je m'en tabarnac) etc.
Although these swears seem extremely mild, they are actually quite heavy in Québec, even though no one goes to church anymore, because of how dominant the Catholic Church was until the sixties. They would be censored on TV, for example.
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#210In Finnish: "Ei kiinnosta vittuakaan".
Translation back: "Even cunt would not be interested"