“I have a midday demon”, “I give you a pumpkin”, “You have a wide face”. Do these phrases sound strange to your ears? But they perfectly have sense, respectively in French, (I have a midlife crisis) Spanish (I refuse you) and Japanese (you have many friends). The Guardian collected some of the most bizarre proverbs in many languages that seem not to have proper sense in other cultures, providing them with an historical explanation. The reading is funny and surreal. Take a look.
by Matteo Poles
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Communication Trainee at TermCoord