Jun 29, 2015 at 9:31 AM - Gyoin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_the_nose_to_spite_the_face
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:32 AM - Euchale: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz411614b9340.html
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:33 AM - Euchale: I am actually looking for a german equivalent
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:33 AM - Euchale: Well the only one I know that comes close to this would be:"You are cutting in your own flesh"
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM - Euchale: ohh, I should have finished the quiz
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM - Euchale: "Don´t cut off the branch you are sitting on" is a good one as well
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: yeah!
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: similar
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: I forget that idioms don't always transfer well
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM - Euchale: There is an entire website dedicated to this
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM - Euchale: German to English literal translations
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:41 AM - Euchale: http://ithinkispider.com/ if you are intersted
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:49 AM - Gyoin: hmm.
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: It is not a porn site about spiders
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: "Ich glaub ich spinne"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Gyoin: wut
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: is a exclamation that you say when something is very surprising to you.
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:03 AM - Euchale: Literal translation is "I think I spider"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:04 AM - Gyoin: and if someone said that in America, we'd think someone was trying to be spiderman
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:06 AM - Euchale: Well if people tell me that I will answer with:"Sorry, but my english is not the yellow of the egg"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:07 AM - Euchale: There is even a semi-popular t-shirt saying that
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:07 AM - Euchale:
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:08 AM - Gyoin: lol
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:09 AM - Euchale: Yeah, that´s one of the worst literal translations
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM - Euchale: Alternative with the same meaning:"my englisch is under all pig"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM - Gyoin: 'Murica voice - "Why don't all you foreigners just learn damn English!"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:11 AM - Gyoin:
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM - Euchale: Actually we should all learn Spanish or Portuguese
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM - Gyoin: Well, depends who you ask
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM - Gyoin: business wise, I thought it was Cantonese
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:21 AM - Euchale: It might have changed by now
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: Anyway, I´ve read my way through all races and I think I will go home now
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: Bored at work again
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: boss not here
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: I don´t know if anybody would notice...
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:32 AM - Euchale: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz411614b9340.html
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:33 AM - Euchale: I am actually looking for a german equivalent
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:33 AM - Euchale: Well the only one I know that comes close to this would be:"You are cutting in your own flesh"
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM - Euchale: ohh, I should have finished the quiz
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM - Euchale: "Don´t cut off the branch you are sitting on" is a good one as well
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: yeah!
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: similar
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:35 AM - Gyoin: I forget that idioms don't always transfer well
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM - Euchale: There is an entire website dedicated to this
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM - Euchale: German to English literal translations
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:41 AM - Euchale: http://ithinkispider.com/ if you are intersted
Jun 29, 2015 at 9:49 AM - Gyoin: hmm.
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: It is not a porn site about spiders
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: "Ich glaub ich spinne"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Gyoin: wut
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM - Euchale: is a exclamation that you say when something is very surprising to you.
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:03 AM - Euchale: Literal translation is "I think I spider"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:04 AM - Gyoin: and if someone said that in America, we'd think someone was trying to be spiderman
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:06 AM - Euchale: Well if people tell me that I will answer with:"Sorry, but my english is not the yellow of the egg"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:07 AM - Euchale: There is even a semi-popular t-shirt saying that
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:07 AM - Euchale:
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:08 AM - Gyoin: lol
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:09 AM - Euchale: Yeah, that´s one of the worst literal translations
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM - Euchale: Alternative with the same meaning:"my englisch is under all pig"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM - Gyoin: 'Murica voice - "Why don't all you foreigners just learn damn English!"
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:11 AM - Gyoin:
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM - Euchale: Actually we should all learn Spanish or Portuguese
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM - Gyoin: Well, depends who you ask
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM - Gyoin: business wise, I thought it was Cantonese
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:21 AM - Euchale: It might have changed by now
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: Anyway, I´ve read my way through all races and I think I will go home now
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: Bored at work again
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: boss not here
Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM - Euchale: I don´t know if anybody would notice...