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    Default Italians, what do you think of these expressions?

    My Italian friends say it very often, but apparently you shouldn't say it too loud in Italy. I was told that some people got fired from their jobs by saying it, for example a news reporter was fired because of it.
    I'm mainly thinking of the expressions "porco dio!" and "porca madonna!". I was also taught something like "E tu tiangeli incolona!", not sure about the spelling though.

    So is it really true that you can get in a lot of trouble by saying them? And what's your opinion about these expressions?

    Do you use them?

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    "e tutti gli angeli in colonna"

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    Frequently XD

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    I have never used those expressions and even though im not a particularly religious person , i find them disgusting.

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    I'm mainly thinking of the expressions "porco dio!" and "porca madonna!".
    These are blasphemies, mean god pig or madonna pig litterally

    E tu tiangeli incolona!",
    As quaquaraquà said means litterally "and all angels in column". I never used this expression

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    Quote Originally Posted by quaquaraqua View Post
    Frequently XD
    How do people around you react? Hehe

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    What do they mean?

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    Testa di cazzo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazik View Post
    How do people around you react? Hehe
    The do the same XD But ofc in public is something very unacceptable Btw some of us are masters of bestemmie. In particular Venetic people use bestemmie like a normal thing like Americans always says Yeah, Yeah .....Yeah.... They say D...O Can Btw I am very polite but sometimes I need to express myself in a rude way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazik View Post
    My Italian friends say it very often, but apparently you shouldn't say it too loud in Italy. I was told that some people got fired from their jobs by saying it, for example a news reporter was fired because of it.
    I'm mainly thinking of the expressions "porco dio!" and "porca madonna!". I was also taught something like "E tu tiangeli incolona!", not sure about the spelling though.

    So is it really true that you can get in a lot of trouble by saying them? And what's your opinion about these expressions?

    Do you use them?
    You can also use the "safer" alternatives "porca puttana" and "porca miseria."

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