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Absolutely unforgiving insults from around the world

by Abha Malpani (RSS feed) on May 22nd 2008 at 11:00AM

Learn a new language and you'll see that the first few things you remember are the insults. It's fun to insult in a foreign language and there is normally a whole lesson dedicated to them at language schools (well, there was at mine, anyway!)

Today I received in my inbox a link to this piece: "The 9 Most Devastating Insults From Around The World" -- they are really rude, no -- they are obscene and you will wonder what kind of people talk like this. Unfortunatley, such phrases are an essential part of the culture of these places. Here they are:

*Warning: The rest of this post is full of bad language. If you are easily offended, don't continue reading*

The Spanish: "Suck butter from my ass" (Chupe mantequilla de mi culo): Yup, I've heard this one many times -- I didn't know it came from another most commonly used insult here "I shit in the milk" (me cago en la leche), which is insulting because milk comes from your mother and you drink it, so obviously taking a crap in it is just an outright offence.
The Arabs: "A thousand dicks in your religion" (Elif air ab dinikh): Ouch.
The Irish: "He's as thick as a bull's walt" (that is, as dumb as an erect bull penis).
The Bulgarians: "Let a hungry Carpathian long-haired she-wolf blow your dick, fuck" (Gladna Karpatska valchitza s dalag kosam minet da ti prai deeba): I'm not quite sure how good that translation is, but yikes...
The Chinese: "Fuck the 18 generations of your ancestors" (Cao ni zu zong shi ba dai): Wow, that's a curse that insults everything you stand for!
The Icelanders: "Grandfatherfucker" (Afatottari): I'm surprised that hasn't carried over to the English language.
The Armenians: "I'll make sarma with your penis' skin" (Glirit mortin hed sarma shinem).
The Serbians: "May God give you to search for your children with a Geiger counter" (Da bog da trazio detzoo Gaygerovim broyachem): I totally don't understand this one.
The Romanians: "Stick your hand in my ass and jerk off with my shit" (Sa-mi bagi mana-n cur si sa-mi faci laba la cacat): BY FAR THE WORST I HAVE EVER HEARD.

Here is a list of common Hindi insults, none of which compete with the above!

What are the worst insults in your country?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Emma Leigh May 22nd 2008 3:31PM

Somebody needs to go over and teach the Serbians how to swear. Romanians scare me - because that's just too nasty.

RichieSakai May 22nd 2008 4:00PM

Abha, You Suck! How's that for an insult? I know i'm not the only reader who thinks you're terrible at this gig. You're totally lame. Give it up.

Doug Murray May 23rd 2008 8:18AM

How about: Gadling is really starting to blow.

Is this relevant travel info? No.
Is this funny? No.

I, and others, are beginning to wonder why we even spend time on Gadling these days. It used to be good. Not so these days.

And the lack of comments must mean a lack of readers. How much longer until Weblogs spikes the entire site?

Sad.

Emily May 27th 2008 10:10AM

Is this site intended to be informative? All I've ever seen on Gadling is things that are stupid-funny--like this list of insults in foreign languages. Okay, I'm sure it's nice to know these things if you ever find yourself in Romania and someone pisses you off...but how about some REAL travel information and advice?
Gadling--go there (and insult people).

allison May 27th 2008 9:44AM

the serbians' insult means that you will have to use a geiger counter to search for your children because your children will be underground--as in, dead, buried, no longer living. it's actually a pretty acute insult.

matt May 27th 2008 1:55PM

no, a geiger counter measures radioactivity, meaning that they got nuked

M May 27th 2008 7:44PM

wow these are the worst insults i have ever heard...

Hutman Jun 9th 2008 4:03AM

Found some more normal insults translated into various languages at the link below:

http://iglooworm.net/swearing/insults.htm

m0ri Apr 20th 2009 9:02AM

i think that if i were told to "forcefully insert my hand into another persons anus and pleasure myself using their fecal matter as lubricant", the ordinary "fuck you, man" would lose its punch...

gg's romania

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