Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Souiu Me de Mitekuru - Ch. 35

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Did someone on the team just recently learn the word "cunt"? There have been two instances of it in the last three chapters that didn't suit the original Japanese, the characters, or the context. Even in British-English, which uses it far more casually than American-English, this usage wasn't quite the right flavour for how he usually talks (though far less egregious than when it referred to Eguchi). Still, this is worlds better than the gross all-chav-all-the-time translations a certain other group subjected a slough of shoujo works to. Thanks for all your hard work!
Just because there isn't a literal curse word there in the japanese text, doesn't mean he didn't "mean" it. People literally CANNOT curse in japanese, the language doesn't allow them to. Yet, they've found their own way to disrespect others. Its by being less and less respectful to the other person, using less and less honourifics and such. He might've not said cunt, but he meant it. And since "Oh you!!" wouldn't be really fitting or have any weight at all, we translate it to english, how someone speaking english would disrespect that person in that position. Cunt fits very well in every context I've used it in. This is just how we do our stuff in mylene. Doing a direct translation isn't the best way to translate.
 
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Bro you could literally ask her for some panties and she'd give them to you go get her fucking line
 
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That they chose Catcher in the Rye is very very funny to me! Catcher is one of the prototypes of edgelord media since the mass media age began. MC is a rambly sad sack loser while being the most pretentious asshole around. It's a favorite among lonely men who want to seem smart or superior! At least three murderers were carrying copies of the book when they did their murdering.

What does that mean for our manga couple? Maybe just signaling that he's feeling a little isolated after all that flirting. Or she is, since she brought it up.
The idea of calling Holden Caulfield an edgelord is so fucking funny to me, I don’t know why
 
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Guy is like "I've got soooo many of his books"
Dude only ever published 4 books. Under no interpretation can that be considered 'sooo many.'
And yes, Holden is a bit of an edgelord, I say with affection, as a recovering edgelord myself (you're never fully cured, just in remission) but as with just about every other edgelord character the book is not saying "Hey look how cool this guy is! You should be just like him!" It is saying "Hey check out this deeply confused and insecure kid going through a mental health crisis! Isn't this an experience that many of us can relate to from our adolescence!"
 
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So far, he’s touched her ass, nutted from her touch and let her touch his stomach with her bare hands, but asking for her number is too scary? :question:
 
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Just because there isn't a literal curse word there in the japanese text, doesn't mean he didn't "mean" it. People literally CANNOT curse in japanese, the language doesn't allow them to. Yet, they've found their own way to disrespect others. Its by being less and less respectful to the other person, using less and less honourifics and such. He might've not said cunt, but he meant it. And since "Oh you!!" wouldn't be really fitting or have any weight at all, we translate it to english, how someone speaking english would disrespect that person in that position. Cunt fits very well in every context I've used it in. This is just how we do our stuff in mylene. Doing a direct translation isn't the best way to translate.
But "cunt" is the grandmother of all curse words (we'll leave ethnic/racial slurs out of the discussion). "Cocksucker" (to a man) and "whore" (to a woman) are pretty bad too. You wouldn't all a girl a "cunt" to her face if you ever wanted her to talk to you again (unless, as them meme says, "The joke's on you! I'm into that shit!").

Even in British English "cunt" is very bad.

Not that I agree with all of these and I'm sure it's by no means "every"...

Every British swear word has been officially ranked in order of offensiveness

(General section)

Strongest:

  • Cunt
  • Fuck
  • Motherfucker

(Sexual insults section)

The only words rated mild or medium were:
  • Bonk
  • Shag
  • Slapper
  • Tart
Words rated strong were:
  • Bukkake
  • Cocksucker
  • Dildo
  • Jizz
  • Ho
  • Nonce
  • Prickteaser
  • Rapey
  • Skank
  • Slag
  • Slut
  • Wanker
  • Whore
 
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But "cunt" is the grandmother of all curse words (we'll leave ethnic/racial slurs out of the discussion). "Cocksucker" (to a man) and "whore" (to a woman) are pretty bad too. You wouldn't all a girl a "cunt" to her face if you ever wanted her to talk to you again (unless, as them meme says, "The joke's on you! I'm into that shit!").

Even in British English "cunt" is very bad.

Not that I agree with all of these and I'm sure it's by no means "every"...

Every British swear word has been officially ranked in order of offensiveness

(General section)

Strongest:

  • Cunt
  • Fuck
  • Motherfucker

(Sexual insults section)

The only words rated mild or medium were:
  • Bonk
  • Shag
  • Slapper
  • Tart
Words rated strong were:
  • Bukkake
  • Cocksucker
  • Dildo
  • Jizz
  • Ho
  • Nonce
  • Prickteaser
  • Rapey
  • Skank
  • Slag
  • Slut
  • Wanker
  • Whore
Have you ever been to Britain? Or spoke with a British friend?
 

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