Luna@lemdro.id to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoThe Vatican unveils official anime girl mascotnichegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1666arrow-down19
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minus-squareStrangeName@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up203·23 days agoMissed the chance to call her Vati-chan.
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·23 days agoOh damn, in German, “Vati” is an affectionate form like “daddy”, except it’s the word stem of “father” (“Vater”). And wouldn’t you know it, Christians also use “Vater” to refer to priests, the pope and their god.
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·23 days agoYes, the US largely figured that out with The Empire Strikes Back. 😜
Missed the chance to call her Vati-chan.
Oh damn, in German, “Vati” is an affectionate form like “daddy”, except it’s the word stem of “father” (“Vater”).
And wouldn’t you know it, Christians also use “Vater” to refer to priests, the pope and their god.
Yes, the US largely figured that out with The Empire Strikes Back. 😜