"What insults are common in your country but you think most of the world would not understand/ever use?"
An Insult, Or A Suggestion?
"South Korea has an insult that says 'The Han River is warm'."
"Doesn't mean much literally but it implies that it is a good day to jump off the bridge of the Han River because it is not too cold."- SnooTomatoes7746
Hard To Say Which Is Better... (Or Worse?)
"Most of the world uses "motherf*cker", which we do as well. But in India it's much more common to call someone sisterf*cker."- PhreedomPhighter
...A Lot Of People Do...
"You have a bird“- stan-twice
Is This Even An Insult?
"In Australia the biggest insult is 'Thanks Champ' or 'Cheers muscles'."- b7oke
Definitely A Word No One Wants To Hear...
"'Kanker' (cancer) is used as a swear word/Insult here."
"Example: "je kanker moeder" (your cancer mom/mother)."
"The Netherlands."- Co_caine_
Well, Not Everyone Wants To Be Stuck In There...
"Greeks use the word 'p*ssywipe' when sitting in a tavern over a meal with their kids around."
"Basically calling someone a tampon is common."- International-Cup143
Ladies Manufacturing GIF by SiemensGiphyDefinitely Lost In Translation
"Jy's 'n poes."- take_the_L_
"Schafseckel (Sheep ballsack, you)."
"Krummbohreds Arschloch (off centre drilled a**hole, you)."- HF_Martini6
If Not An Insult, It's A Darn Good Metaphor...
"Sh*t a hedgehog" most would probably understand but not use."- IntelligentGrocery79
GiphyFill In The Noun...
"'You're so pretty'."
"Said in a sweet, condescending voice means 'it's good that you're pretty because you just said something so stupid that it proves that you're dumber than a bag of hammers'."- TrailerParkPrepper
Ding Dong?
"Bellend."- YaMomsHouse22
There Are Worse Things To Be...
"In France they say 'your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberry' all the time to the English."- Cussec
Christmas Hamster GIF by MashableGiphyNot Out Of The Realm Of Possibility...
"your ma's yer da."- throwawaythro2020
Just Stay Out Of The Kitchen...
"F*ck your mum's onion."- Alexshere_Ro
Of course, having a strong insult that isn't so well known outside of your own country might work to your advantage.
For all they know, they could be thinking that you are paying them the most wonderful compliment.
Making everyone happy...
While creating music is a specific skill set, however, not everyone is capable of doing it.
Curious to hear examples of this, Redditor RefrigeratorDry495 asked:
"What is an extremely common thing that others can do but you can’t?"
It's cruel how the mind can seemingly play tricks. These are some mental capabilities envied by others.
Decisions, Decisions
"make up my fking mind."
– ITTrillionaire
Short Term Memory
"Remember what was said within the past 5 mins."
"ADHD isn't easy to deal with."
"I need to upgrade to AD4K."
– Draiko
Let's Focus
"I have a very hard time doing mentally taxing work with other people around. Lots of nights and weekends."
– patricksaurus
Now, Look Here
"Keep eye contact while speaking to someone."
– AidilAfham42
"Same here. I wish I knew how to fix this, maintaining eye contact with someone for more than a second or two is like holding my hand under hot running water, I can only do it for so long until I have to pull my hand away."
– LayClespool
The Mind Wanders
"Keep a hobby. Everyone I know has at least one hobby if not multiple. Sometimes a lifelong passion."
"Meanwhile I can't stick to one for more than two weeks."
– schwertfisch
The name of the game is: Let's Remember People's Names.
And You Are...
"Remember names."
– Ronotrow2
"I was told that when you get introduced, you use the name in the first 5 sentences talking with them."
"I tried that. Now they look at me as I am a weirdo and I still can't remember names."
– comicsnerd
Who Did What To Whom?
"I can watch 6 damn seasons of some show, and still won’t be able to tell you any of the characters names."
– COMRADEBOOTSTRAP
The Anxiety
"Yep, same here."
"I dread people saying 'Aren't you going to introduce us'. No actually, I may have known these people for years, and could tell you all sorts of things about them, but to remember their names I'll need to go check my phone."
– carlovski99
Let's get physical. If you can.
Get Down
"Kneel comfortably, goddamn knees."
– craigmaddiehopsital
"I see people just sitting on their kneecaps and I'm like how."
– PRIC3L3SS1
Taking The Plunge
"Dive into water. It's not that I'm bad at it. It's that I just can't make myself do it."
– Molly_Michon
Fitting In
"Wear ear buds."
– extod2
"And here I thought my ears were just deformed or something. I see people walking around, doing activities, heck my teens do chores with them in. All the bending, jostling, turning of the head, and they stay in their ears. I can't move or they'll fall out."
"Hell, they'll fall out in a few minutes even without moving. I've tried several different kinds over the years, have concluded my ears are just not normal, and gave up on the earbud lifestyle."
– Fang_Jolima
Some People Just Have This Power
"Snap my fingers."
– sdsxnx
It seems most people are good at recognizing faces.
Even in a pandemic era where we are surrounded by masked faces out in public–where they are required or recommended–people seem to easily acknowledge others with their eyes and know exactly who they're seeing.
I'm not that person.
Friends I haven't seen in a while may recognize me when they bump into me, but I apparently have a puzzled look on my face as my brain tries to analyze their face.
After they identify themselves, I squint a little and then pull off an unimpressive performance, explaining to them how my mind was elsewhere at the moment they spotted me but I knew who they were all along. I never do. It's embarrassing.
It takes a while, but eventually, I come around.
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