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skrebbellast Friday at 9:11 AM2 repliesview on HN

how so?


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Y_Ylast Friday at 10:44 AM

Tabarnak de câlice de ostie! Most of their swearing is just references to Catholic paraphernalia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_French_profanity

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Z_Zlast Friday at 9:27 AM

only meant it in tongue-in-cheek jest. the "gros mots" in Québécois french are firmly rooted in the culture and liberally applied. though I guess the same could be said about any language's swear words now that I'm thinking it out loud

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