Translating things from foreign languages can often lead to pretty bizarre translations. Whether it’s numbers or simple greetings, when translated you’ll quickly have half of the world’s population saying “What?”
And arguably, some of the most bizarre translations come from insults. At Justtheflight.co.uk they have gathered 20 of the strangest one and put them together in an info graph. It’s hard to say which one is best, but we think Spain and Serbia definitely gave it their best.
Which insult from your language is tough to explain to the rest of the world?
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