@Crackhappy to Ask LemmyEnglish • 1 month agoIn Mexico it's called Montezuma's Revenge. In Bali it's called Bali Belly. What other colloquialisms for gastroenteritis are there around the world?message-square57arrow-up1108arrow-down12
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareIn Mexico it's called Montezuma's Revenge. In Bali it's called Bali Belly. What other colloquialisms for gastroenteritis are there around the world?@Crackhappy to Ask LemmyEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square57
minus-square@z00slink4•1 month agoI like the actual German name for it, “durchfall”. When I look in the toilet, it looks like something that would be called “durch”. And yep, it fell right outta me lol
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlink4•1 month agoGerman here, durch means through. As in it fell through your intestines. At least that has always been my interpretation
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoEveryone in the UK of a certain age knows what durch means because of Audi
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoDurch Audi is a much worse slogan than Das Auto
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlink1•1 month agoThe Slogan is “Vorsprung durch Technik” - advantage through technology
I like the actual German name for it, “durchfall”. When I look in the toilet, it looks like something that would be called “durch”. And yep, it fell right outta me lol
German here, durch means through. As in it fell through your intestines. At least that has always been my interpretation
Everyone in the UK of a certain age knows what durch means because of Audi
Durch Audi is a much worse slogan than Das Auto
The Slogan is “Vorsprung durch Technik” - advantage through technology
Why?