Crazy.Stupid.World.

Crazy Stupid World is all about funny and interesting facts, practices and cultural language differences from around the world. This blog is part of project BrandBa.se in cooperation with Lund University’s International Marketing & Brand Management. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47222935-1', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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The most accurate definition of "grammar" ever!

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The Chinese truly understood the value of filial piety.  肏你妈 Cao Ni Ma (Chinese) The word that describes the gratitude expressed by a child who has realized the significance of their mother’s love. 

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Another word that the English language seems to be lacking.

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Add saudades to this and it’s quite a list.

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Sometimes we indeed find that English lacks the fitting words for what we want to say. Well, except for Seigneur-terraces - we're pretty sure the English word for that would be "students". 

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The Languages of Lions Try them out! You won’t sound ridiculous I swear. Don’t forget to follow me (or soundimals.tumblr.com) for more animal noises because I have a bunch more on the way. Oh yeah, and check out my beautiful beautiful shop!

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Let's greet Monday with a ROAR!

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The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Henry David Thoreau (via childrenofthetao)

So true...

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The Frensh like it special, but the Swedish can definitely compete with their ä,ö,å...

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INTERNATIONAL PIGS

Be careful next time you call some hunky hunk a hunk. They might speak Albanian and think you’re calling them a pig. I’m starting to put all these animals into a comic that you can BUY. When it’s done, it’ll be available from my shop along with my lovely posters

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Nöff? Really Sweden?!

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HOW TO CRY IN SIX LANGUAGES

This is a skill you can impress future employers with. Assuming you’re going for a job at Pixar.

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Waaaaaahhh the weekend is over! And that's how sadness can be funny :)

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Twerk, Derp, Selfie, Bitcoin, and others get added to the Oxford Dictionary

I think I have lost faith in all humanity. Our vocabulary is seriously going down hill with the latest update to the Oxford Dictionary. As if last year’s update wasn’t enough, where it included newly added words like Sexting and Retweet. This year, we have a new slew of words, but this time it appears to have gotten very much worse. 

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The crazy world of languages has hit again!

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The Speed of Language - Found on visual.ly

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Proof that talking faster doesn't equal saying more. Would you call your language slow or fast?

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Artificial languages around the world. Ever tried to speak Furbish?

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Source: UIC London

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9 English Words With Funny Translations in Other Languages

Do you know of other funny, crazy or stupid translations? 

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Source: Buzzfeed

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In Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands more than 80% speak English. Here in Sweden, it's the first foreign language students learn and most of them are really good at it.

What's your experience with speaking English when traveling through Europe?

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Fact# 6098: No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

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HOW TO SOUND LIKE A COW.

Fun fact: There are more cows in the US than there are people in the UK.

(warning, fact may not be that fun)