Why "The Old Lady"?? (1 Viewer)

[Lawnchair Bes]

the thing is that "the old lady" in italian sounds a lot more respectful than in english, in english it almost sounds as an insult when in fact it is quite the opposite

 

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[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++
the thing is that "the old lady" in italian sounds a lot more respectful than in english, in english it almost sounds as an insult when in fact it is quite the opposite

Exactly. It kinda means "the respectable older lady"; lady in the heraldic sense.

 

[Respaul]

++ [ originally posted by Zizou ] ++
Kaiser was closest.

We are called the Old Lady cos when the team was founded, an old lady used to always watch our games so we were called "the team of the old lady" which with the years became quite simply known as the "Old Lady"

Can you actually back that up ? or are you jus talking of hearsay ?

 

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou ] ++


Exactly. It kinda means "the respectable older lady"; lady in the heraldic sense.

I've wondered about that. My Italian instructor (from Viareggio ) has told us how it would be considered rude these days to address an elderly woman as "vecchia". I forget the other adjective she recommended in its place, though. It may have been "anziana"...

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

imagine marketing "anziana"

 

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++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++
imagine marketing "anziana"

yeah.. somehow "la anziana signora" doesn't sound as good..

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

apart from the fact that it is l'anziana signora

 

[swag]

It's better than l'angina signora.

 

[Eaglesnake_1]

The old lady ? yes, thuram 33, Canna 32, DP 31, kovac 31, etc...

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

++ [ originally posted by Eaglesnake_1 ] ++
The old lady ? yes, thuram 33, Canna 32, DP 31, kovac 31, etc...

nice spin

 

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++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++
apart from the fact that it is l'anziana signore

bah.. Do I look Italian to you?

 

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++



nice spin

As long as there isn't an Italian word for MILF...

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

its funny because i made a mistake too

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++


I've wondered about that. My Italian instructor (from Viareggio ) has told us how it would be considered rude these days to address an elderly woman as "vecchia". I forget the other adjective she recommended in its place, though. It may have been "anziana"...

It is.

Anziana means old, too....but more like "advanced in age"

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++


As long as there isn't an Italian word for MILF...

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mcvs

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Don Bes ] ++




mame che voglio scopare

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