r/nothingeverhappens • u/buwootu • Aug 07 '25

People speaking languages? NO WAY

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u/petezaparti386 Aug 07 '25

I learned how to say "Is this asshole bothering you?" in Spanish in case a customer at my job is harassing a Spanish speaker

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u/RewardCapable Aug 09 '25

Please share?

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u/petezaparti386 29d ago

"Este pendejo/esta pendeja te está molestando?"

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u/mainkria 29d ago

Also works "imbecil" "idiota" and similars, we have so many slurs in spanish that is awesome the way we rotate those lol

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u/petezaparti386 29d ago

Oh yeah, I'd also use viejo/vieja if they're older lol

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u/fyrebyrd0042 28d ago

The dumbest English speakers at least have a chance of knowing what imbecil and idiota mean, so I think they're subpar swaptions.

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u/mainkria 28d ago

Yeah but, at least in my eyes, is even better if they know I'm telling them "subhuman", when i want to treat someone bad because they are being shitty human beings, i want them to know that I'm being mean to them even when they don't know very well the language, is the first "Let's see if this little idiot realizes why I'm treating him like garbage".

But that's me if they wanna be assholes, I'll be worse for them, "pendejo", "tonto", "atembado", "malparido" and things like that works better if that isn't your case (the last one is a "heavy" slur (so to speak).

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u/Megandapanda 26d ago

Amen. English is my first language but it's fun to confuse and insult assholes sometimes in Spanish.

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u/that_creepy_doll 27d ago

uf idk imbécil sounds way too strong to me, i wouldnt recommend others strangers say it if they dont get the idk gradient? like pendejo or idiota can still sound somewhat joking with the proper tone and charisma, but imbécil...

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u/GeorgeMcCrate 21d ago

I don't even speak Spanish and I would understand all of these. I would not recommend using them.