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The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Sometimes the grass is greener

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The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 8 months ago
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    Especially women’s. In French we call it “la taxe rose” (the pink tax).

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      it’s called pink tax in English too

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        I mean unless it’s a more expensive product marketed to men, in which case it’s called an example of fragile masculinity.

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          I call it the Axe Tax

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            I think that’s brilliant

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          i don’t get the connection

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      the French have such a way with words, that’s almost as good as “le cigarette will cause le cancer”

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        Not sure I appreciate the irony. But you’re correct that it sounds very similar in french.

        One could say: “la cigarette va causer le cancer” although that sounds very “english” and is probably what someone who learnt french knowing english would say. The more “fluent” way would be “fumer peut mener au cancer”. But both are technically correct.

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          Damn, I wasn’t expecting my daily French lesson yet here I am. I love this place man.

          🍺 Cheers my friend.

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            Santé :)

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          I am so upset that the French cigarette meme lied to me

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          Thanks for the lesson, friend!

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      Now men’s products have a “for men” or “tactical” tax where they strap fake MOLLE on something that really doesn’t need it.

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