In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.

  • darklingdave
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    2 years ago

    Please tell us what these insults mean, and why they are so dire!

    • someguy7734206@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      My wild guess is that “I’m not your mother” could be an explicit denial of sympathy, carrying the implication of “you’re being a whiny bitch”.

    • gramie@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      Unfortunately, I have no idea what the origin of these phrases is, or why people there take offense at them.