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Typically, English spellings of German loanwords suppress any umlauts (the superscript, double-dot diacritic in Ä, Ö, Ü, ä, ö, and ü) of the original word or replace the umlaut letters with Ae, Oe, Ue, ae, oe, ue, respectively (as is done commonly in German speaking countries when the umlaut is not available; the origin of the umlaut was ...
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
No news is good news; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent; No pain, no gain; No rest for the wicked; Not all those who wander are lost – "All that is gold does not glitter" J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) Nothing is certain but death and taxes; Nothing succeeds like success; Nothing ventured, nothing gained
“Fat” is used in a derogatory way in many settings, from a kid bullying another kid to a family member warning someone to “not eat that because it will make them fat.”
Brianna Campos was 8 years old when she was body-shamed by a pediatrician at her annual wellness visit. “She said to me, ‘You are too fat. You need to lose weight, you need to exercise, you ...
This ‘big back’ business is fatphobia. My 6 year old coming home and asking if she has ‘the biggest back’ because she wanted extra crackers at snack time is NOT cute or funny.
The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person. (see "cougar" above)
The kindness of the average German may not be observed by tourists who may only notice a reluctance to deal with complete strangers. [ 21 ] [ better source needed ] Russians, on the other hand, also have a positive stereotype of Germans due to being serious and punctual, as well as being good entrepreneurs, thus serving as an inspiration for ...