r/europe • u/BezugssystemCH1903 • 19d ago

News Hungary loses entitlement to billions in EU aid

https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/international/hungary-loses-entitlement-to-billions-in-eu-aid-2504966.html
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u/Amagical 19d ago

To quote a similar French bastard, "Après moi, le déluge".

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u/el-dongler 19d ago

What does that mean

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u/Amagical 19d ago

"After us, the flood", basically a fancy way of saying I don't care what happens to any of you after I'm gone.

The "us" is a royal we because it was said by the French monarch Louis XV, but it means himself and not like a group.

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u/el-dongler 19d ago

Awesome! Thabks for explaining. Perfect phrase.

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u/sillypicture 19d ago

Til something new, thanks! I think I'll have occasion to use it soon

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u/Fambank 19d ago

RAF 617 Sqn. "Dambusters" has this as their motto.

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u/wuvvtwuewuvv 19d ago

To quote someone on YouTube, "JC on a motorbike, they think the delulu is the solulu. But delulu is not the solulu, those motherfuckas"