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Re:GM collects driver behavior data then sells access to ins... by toast0 on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:59AM (#40169482)
No, that's common in the US. "Taking a piss" as an idiom that means ranting at someone? is not common. If we take a piss, it's just urination.
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Re:GM collects driver behavior data then sells access to ins... by ozymandias8 on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:01AM (#40169520)
Brits use “taking _the_ piss”. But they also use “pissed” to mean drunk.
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Re:GM collects driver behavior data then sells access to ins... by toast0 on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:18AM (#40169766)
Yeah, that's how uncommon it is; I don't even know the right form. Pissed to mean drunk is like depends on your friend group? There's people who might say "i got pissed last night" and I'd be like what were you mad about? But other people I'd accept it as an indication of drinking...
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Re:GM collects driver behavior data then sells access to ins... by MikeTheGreat on Friday April 26, 2024 @10:16AM (#40169739)
Here in the US "taking a piss" means to urinate.

Example:

"Where's Bob?"

"He's in the bathroom, taking a piss"

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