Cross cultural misunderstandings can be hilarious

  • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I always associated small flaf bottomed boats as being “shallows rafts” or “swamp boats” depending on context. Im from Southern California though, we dont have water.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Even if you’d never heard of the boat type, it seems easy enough to just assume from context that “punting” was some weird British-ism synonymous with ferrying, rather than Filch drop-kicking students.

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        5 months ago

        Frankly speaking Filch drop-kicking students is entirely in character. Also us Americans will 100% accept weird shit if it doesnt try explaining itself. We have to exist within the same environment as opossum and racoon after all.

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          5 months ago

          In character, sure, but physically improbable. Maybe Hagrid would’ve been big and strong enough to drop-kick teenagers dozens of feet across a swamp, but not Filch.