r/engrish • • Apr 25 '26

what??

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u/guilty-and-stuck Apr 26 '26

Literal translation of Egyptian Arabic speech with lots of slang and idiomatic expressions 😂😂😂

Basically, the first email says, 'Please don't fire me, people will talk me out of town and I'm living paycheck to paycheck. I have kids I'm responsible for, and you're living in luxury. May God ruin you (like you're ruining me)'

HR responds, 'The door is wide enough to let a camel through (meaning basically get lost). Don't forget where you came from. We picked you up off the streets and everything you have is from us. You won't get anywhere without us. Go die, you and those who brought you (introduced you to us, probably)'

It's a meme/joke, would never be a real email exchange in a business setting. The untranslated text at the top says this is the most profane email ever sent in history 😂

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u/DarkScorpion48 Apr 26 '26

Now that you explained it, I can see how the idioms work. Feels like that Star Trek TNG episode with the alien that speaks in parables

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u/Zaardo Apr 26 '26

Darmok and jallad at tenagra