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"Country Eggs" and an Egg Cup

An egg cup looks somewhat forlorn among many sake (rice wine) cups in a trinket shop in Japan.

Country bumpkins (=Landeier, “country eggs” in German) in my hometown are not familiar with Western egg cups. Hence, this odd souvenir landed up on the wrong shelf in the shop, I guess.

While it gave me a good chuckle, it reminded me of the importance of understanding cultural contexts.

Are you sure that your translation is not spoiled by such deceptively similar “false friends”?

#FalseFriends #FauxAmis #空似 #cultrualcontext #translation

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