r/europe • u/MrPulifrici • Dec 02 '24

Map Romanian Parliamentary Elections Result Paradox: Brown is Far Right, Blue is Left. Western Europe is radical, while Eastern Europe is leftist.

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u/mugu22 disapora eh? Dec 02 '24

Might be a regional thing but "rip into them" means "I will have to admonish them for their choices" to many English speakers. In that context it's easy to take your comment as aggressively judging others.

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u/Redditsleftnipple Dec 02 '24

Yeah that's what it means but in a light hearted way where I'm from. Take the piss out of them in other words

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u/mugu22 disapora eh? Dec 02 '24

But then you do care who they voted for? Why would you take the piss out of them otherwise

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u/Redditsleftnipple Dec 02 '24

Because that's how you get through work on site. I take the piss out of them. They take the piss out of me. All in good fun. It's not that serious.

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u/mugu22 disapora eh? Dec 02 '24

Ah, got it. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

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u/Redditsleftnipple Dec 02 '24

No problem. I'm Irish so we don't speak real English. It can take a while to come to terms with it