BREWED February 2015 | Page 47

A problem arises when you meet other people from that country, who actually think that swear words are really funny to learn. Well, as in the case of every language, you either start by learning greetings or curse words. My friends still don’t know how to say “hello”. So yes, sadly, they were introduced to some very exotic and peculiar words and expressions, thus simple greetings got left behind. Since this is a friendly magazine, I’d only hint as to that it involved certain things being set up at certain places in the human body or maybe filled with some other things. In my defence, I didn’t want this to happen, but then again, it sounds really funny to hear someone say it. If you have a foreign friend trying to speak in your language, you know what I mean. Some of my friends continue to inspire me by learning amazing phrases like “Stoi! Policia! Pluh!”(Stop! Police! You rat!). I honestly find it really cool, because usually the western world to know little of Eastern Europe except the typical stereotypes. So I encourage people to find some friends from those lands and learn a couple of phrases! Of course, I haven’t been far behind and can also make my way through the Netherlands with stuff like “Wij kunnen dit oplosse “(We can solve this) or “Je hebt moi vierkante titten”(You have nice square boobs). They are always an icebreaker at parties and entertain the guests while I look like a complete idiot with a retarded smile on my face. So remember, even though swearing is generally kind of bad, sometimes it does helps bring people together. Now go find a foreigner, teach them some hilarious phrase and laugh as they struggle to repeat what you’ve just said! 47