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    tetris11@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

    Trying to communicate across languages, but sharing only the same words for bread/water/plus/not/left/fuck/heartening/baggage/to/. How do I ask for directions to a bar?

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    Trying to communicate across languages, but sharing only the same words for bread/water/plus/not/left/fuck/heartening/baggage/to/. How do I ask for directions to a bar?

    tetris11@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago
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      3 months ago

      It’s 2025, use your smartphone

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      Fuck water, bread plus water.

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      Heartening bread-water to fuck? 🤔🍺🫂🛏

      Left plus left plus not-left to baggage bread-water. 👈👈👉🍻😉

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        This is the best answer

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      Just do the hand sign for alcohol drinks lol. Looks like the shaka/hang loose 🤙🏼 but point your thumb to your mouth so it looks like you’re knocking a few back

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      Bread plus water may be a way to speak beer.

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      “Left to heartening fuck-water?”

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      baggage to bread-water plus not fuck heartening

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      🍺🎵🎯 ⬅️ 🏃‍♂️ ?

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      Just say “donde estas la bibliotequa?”

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      Pantomime drinking and then shrug.

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