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Fun fact: folk etymologies are always lies.
I’ve also heard that ‘gringo’ derives from people telling green-clad soldiers to go away (green, go)
I’ve heard that ‘fuck’ is an acronym for ‘fornication under consent of the king’
All nonsense of course.
I’m originally from Sabah in northern Borneo, Malaysia
Hey I’ve been there. Hello.
Certain topics (mostly household things), I’ll think in Irish.
Or sports… it’s easier for me to think “tá an cailis déanta aige” than “he fouled the player” because my sporting life has generally been through Irish.
People live their lives, they don’t live abstractions on paper. People sleep, wake, do things.
“upgrade”
Lemmings
Is there a film called Lemmings? Seems a safe bet there is one.