The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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