On 2021-02-13 6:59 a.m., Gary wrote:
> *Boron Elgar wrote:
>> S Viemeister wrote:
>>> That reminds me of my mother - she wouldn't say rude things in English -
>>> she used Gaelic instead.
>>
>> Even more than I like to do it in English, I simply adore swearing in
>> other languages.
>
> Remember the old "I Love Lucy" shows? Whenever Ricky got really mad at
> her, he would yell at her in Spanish. She had no clue what he was saying
> and would just stand there and nod.* heh eheh
>

I had a summer job in an alloy smelting plant where the noise from the
furnaces was deafening. I worked with an old Hungarian guy with a
limited English and a very heavy accent. On day he was jabbering away to
me and I kept nodding and saying yes, which seemed to keep him happy.
But then he said something and I said "Yes" and he got all upset "What
you mean yes? No. " That was the only part I understood.