How various races of people are called in various obscure languages

Started by Tamas, August 11, 2011, 10:55:14 AM

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Scipio

Indianapolis 500- The Indy 500
Daytona 500- The Great American Race
Monaco Grand Prix- The Monte Carlo Grand Prix
24 hours at Le Mans- Le Mans
24 hours at Sebring- Sebring
Tour de France- Tour de France

What I speak out of my mouth is the truth.  It burns like fire.
-Jose Canseco

There you go, giving a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck.
-Every cop, The Wire

"It is always good to be known for one's Krapp."
-John Hurt

HVC

Quote from: Duque de Bragança on August 12, 2011, 01:48:05 AM
Quote from: HVC on August 11, 2011, 11:39:04 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 11, 2011, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: HVC on August 11, 2011, 11:07:54 AM
hungarian = gypsy, FYI

Yep. Also, Portuguese are called "hispanic".
ya, in canada portuguese don't have anything against the spanish. Go for the italian angle. They hate eachother here.

They're no true Portuguese then. Only Galegos of course and non-Castilians get a pass otherwise.
Iberian is fine since Hispanic does not mean much outside of the US.
Not many spaniards here (hispanics here come from the SA). but the italian and portuguese communities are usually next to each other in cities and they do the same jobs (men in contruction, women clean houses or are princesses). So they hate each otehr lol
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Brazen on August 12, 2011, 05:02:13 AM
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, poet. Bridegroom of Frankenstein, if you will. Philistines.  :rolleyes:

I know who he is, was curious what special significance Viking was giving to the phrase. I just assumed it meant "oh you're a great poet" (with tongue in cheek of course).

At any rate, it is the members of Metallica and not Siege who should get credit for those particular lines.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Richard Hakluyt

Now I thought it was all Siegey's own work, I'm disappointed now.

Though there was no particularly cutting intent to the comment, I have come to appreciate Siege over the years  :cool:

DGuller

Quote from: Scipio on August 12, 2011, 08:31:28 AM
Indianapolis 500- The Indy 500
Daytona 500- The Great American Race
Monaco Grand Prix- The Monte Carlo Grand Prix
24 hours at Le Mans- Le Mans
24 hours at Sebring- Sebring
Tour de France- Tour de France
I chuckled.