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Unusual foreign illnesses

MrCreosote · 2010-04-30 09:22:20

Was wondering if anybody had examples of these. You know, culture-specific illnesses that don't easily translate to English. Like "Crise de Foie" in France. What is it? Who knows! Could be indigestion, could be a hangover, could be biliary colic. It's French! You need to be French to get it, it seems. Maybe "Man flu" is…

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Was wondering if anybody had examples of these. You know, culture-specific illnesses that don't easily translate to English.

Like "Crise de Foie" in France. What is it? Who knows! Could be indigestion, could be a hangover, could be biliary colic. It's French! You need to be French to get it, it seems.

Maybe "Man flu" is the English-speaking world's example.

Any others?

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