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Cultural differences (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In Québec we also use au milieu de nulle part. But abetter option is Saint-Glin-glin des meuh-meuh. Saint-ding-dong on the moo-moo.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In oldworld French, Trifouillis-les-oies is a favourite of mine (it's a fictional village name, meaning something like... Fiddledy-the-geese).
Saint-glin-glin is for a date, here.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Donc, je te rend ton argent, à la Saint-glin-glin,

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

au milieu de nulle part

Hmm lemme guess.. To the place of no parts?

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

No juat a direct translation no where. Nulle is none. And part well i dont know why but we use it as where.

[–] MarieMarion@literature.cafe 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the middle of no-where

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Oh well, for someone who only ever had one year's classes of a related language (Spanish) over 20 years ago (fuck, I'm so old lol), that's a pretty good non-assisted guess IMO 😁