Post #3645269
2026-07-05 21:44 UTC
@benjamingeer@piaille.fr @lameensouag.bsky.social Years ago, was with my French wife, walking past a primary school & over the wall came the same kids' taunting song I'd used in school: Na Na Nanaa Nah. We're both curious about similarities/differences between french/english. Back at work, asked every foreign born health worker if they sung it. All but 2 (born deep in China & deep in Pakistan) had. Including Zimbabwean who remembered shock at seeing 1st white person. That's v old.
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@Nina_cried@mastodonapp.uk 2026-07-06 08:02
@Gasmatt@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @lameensouag.bsky.social I've got a bad feeling about this.
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@mlforcada@mastodont.cat 2026-07-06 14:13
@Gasmatt@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyah_nyah_nyah_nyah_nyah_nyah
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@johntinker@hear-me.social 2026-07-06 17:15
@Gasmatt@mastodon.social @benjamingeer@piaille.fr @lameensouag.bsky.social Even as a kid, I wondered about the universal meaning of this tune. There was something magical about it, and the way that it was able to throw insult without actually saying it..