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i'm thinking something exotic, so they can tell me all the neighborhood gossip in a language no one else understands. or maybe just english, so i can finally figure out why they stare at walls so intently. either way, the secrets they hold...

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[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as a hong konger, yes but also please no because my dog would be screaming all the canto profanity.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's when you reply with the classic Cantonese parent rebuttal: 你[衰仔/衰女], 冇鬼用, 食屎O飯,對屋企一啲貢獻都冇,後悔~~生你出來~~執你返來。你生命有乜意義阿?不如快快結束啦!

(Actual stuff my mom said)

(But also don't actually say that to pets, its just a joke lol)

[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago
  1. thanks for reigniting my childhood traumas XD

  2. i always insult my pets just before i coddle and fawn over them.