heywoodu 13,559 Posted April 26, 2019 #471 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hello, I have a question In Dutch, we have the word 'gefeliciteerd', which would literally translate to 'congratulations' (and is used as such) but is also used for 'happy birthday' (we don't have a specific, literal way of saying 'happy birthday'). Now, there's this in my opinion weird thing where people congratulate each other when it's someone's birthday For example, today is my mom's birthday and some family told me 'gefeliciteerd with your mom', which is perfectly normal here, but since a few years I've started to realize this is fucking weird. Same thing two days ago when both my parents and sister said 'gefeliciteerd with your girlfriend' to me, although at least they did so jokingly knowing I find the whole thing excruciatingly weird. In short: is there any other country where people congratulate each other on the birthdays of other people? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,261 Posted April 26, 2019 #472 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Just now, heywoodu said: Hello, I have a question In Dutch, we have the word 'gefeliciteerd', which would literally translate to 'congratulations' (and is used as such) but is also used for 'happy birthday' (we don't have a specific, literal way of saying 'happy birthday'). Now, there's this in my opinion weird thing where people congratulate each other when it's someone's birthday For example, today is my mom's birthday and some family told me 'gefeliciteerd with your mom', which is perfectly normal here, but since a few years I've started to realize this is fucking weird. Same thing two days ago when both my parents and sister said 'gefeliciteerd with your girlfriend' to me, although at least they did so jokingly knowing I find the whole thing excruciatingly weird. In short: is there any other country where people congratulate each other on the birthdays of other people? ok, this is really weird heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,559 Posted April 26, 2019 #473 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, hckosice said: ok, this is really weird I know right?! I wish I had never realized this, because now every time I hear/see that inside I'm like 'what the fuck' and thinking: Spoiler hckošice 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,770 Posted April 26, 2019 #474 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, heywoodu said: Hello, I have a question Am I weird? Well it’s weird but then again that’s language and cultures for you. In the Irish language there are no words for “yes” or “no” so you have to answer in a roundabout way. Also to greet someone you say “Dia duit” which means “God to you”. The reply to this is “Dia is Muire dhuit” which means “God and Mary to you”. A sort of religious poker where we basically up the stake Edited April 26, 2019 by OlympicIRL hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,559 Posted April 26, 2019 #475 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, OlympicIRL said: Well it’s weird but then again that’s language and cultures for you. In the Irish language there are no words for “yes” or “no” so you have to answer in a roundabout way. Also to greet someone you say “Dia duit” which means “God to you”. The reply to this is “Dia is Muire dhuit” which means “God and Mary to you”. A sort of religious poker where we basically up the stake Reminds me of Austria and 'Grüss Gott' ('Greet God') when for example you enter a store Even though I'm definitely not greeting a certain deity, but the person working there. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted April 26, 2019 #476 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Reminds me of Austria and 'Grüss Gott' ('Greet God') when for example you enter a store Even though I'm definitely not greeting a certain deity, but the person working there. Although, If we ever end up meeting in person, feel free to use that when greeting me. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniSRB 896 Posted April 28, 2019 #477 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Happy Easter! NikolaB, hckošice and Olympian1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olympian1010 7,477 Posted June 23, 2019 #479 Share Posted June 23, 2019 @Vojthas beat me to this, but happy Olympic Day everyone! Celebrate with some sport on this fine summer Sunday. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 4, 2019 #480 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Happy birthday to forum owner himself, mr. @Sindo Sindo, Olympian1010 and mrv86 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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