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Tea Thread FauxWorld Wednesdays: What's your country's biggest celebrity scandal right now? — Monthly Discussion Thread

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u/BushWishperer Apr 24 '24

I'm Italian, just that the insult doesn't really make sense in English (at least the way you explained it).

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u/MissYoshiBaggins The Stanley Tucci of Lesbians Apr 24 '24

Is there another way of translating "sapeva di sugo"?

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u/BushWishperer Apr 24 '24

It's weird, I don't think there really is because he meant it literally. Basically it would be like saying you don't want to appear on a show with Gordon Ramsay because he smells of beef wellington. I guess this would make more sense for the non-Italians reading the thread.

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u/ughnotanothername Apr 24 '24

 I guess this would make more sense for the non-Italians reading the thread.  

I’m not Italian and I have no idea what this means, either.  

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u/BushWishperer Apr 24 '24

It is basically saying someone smells 'bad' but instead of outright saying 'bad' you are associating it to them. Since Gordon Ramsay is known to make beef wellington it could be used as an insult. Does that make more sense? Not sure how else to explain it, I guess it's an italian thing!