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Re:Samba Was Written (2003) by Z_Z on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:27AM (#46551797)
only meant it in tongue-in-cheek jest. the "gros mots" in Québécois french are firmly rooted in the culture and liberally applied. though I guess the same could be said about any language's swear words now that I'm thinking it out loud
Re:Samba Was Written (2003) by skrebbel on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:38AM (#46551880)
Hahh nice, appreciate the elaboration!
Re:Samba Was Written (2003) by ben1040 on Friday January 09, 2026 @11:34AM (#46555588)
I've been watching the Québécois version of Taskmaster with community-made subtitles and I love how the subtitle writers have included brief idiomatic explanations for the swearing that is constantly peppered into the dialogue.