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Para lo que voy a estar en este convento, me cago dentro


ROBINDESBOIS September 23, 2010 04:49 AM

Para lo que voy a estar en este convento, me cago dentro
 
English?

poli September 23, 2010 05:51 AM

Does this mean I'm staying where I am. If it does than you can say, I'm staying put.:thinking:

Does this mean I am not changing my mind? If so you can say, I'm sticking to my guns.:thinking:

Please explain what this phrase means so that we can give you a more
accurate definition.

ROBINDESBOIS September 25, 2010 02:05 AM

It means, sth like, Since it´s very short time to be here, I´ll do what I want, regardless of the consequences. For example at work.

JPablo September 26, 2010 05:59 PM

I guess it is kind of not so easy to translate into English, as it shows a very irresponsible attitude, only displayed by us, the Spaniards...

Like "I couldn't care less about anything"
Literally, "given that I am not going to be here, at this convent [nunnery, monastery...] very long time, I may as well have a crap in it".

I.e., not only one does not care about the job one is doing, but have the nerve to make a mess out of it.

vita32 September 29, 2010 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 95249)
English?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPablo (Post 95625)
I guess it is kind of not so easy to translate into English, as it shows a very irresponsible attitude, only displayed by us, the Spaniards...

Like "I couldn't care less about anything"
Literally, "given that I am not going to be here, at this convent [nunnery, monastery...] very long time, I may as well have a crap in it".

I.e., not only one does not care about the job one is doing, but have the nerve to make a mess out of it.

It's definitely not a good attitude to have. It seems that this is an attitude of someone who is very unhappy and/or very selfish.:(

JPablo,
I think an irresponsible attitude can be found in every culture. There are people that just don't think too much about the short and/or long term consequences related to their actions.

JPablo September 29, 2010 12:55 PM

I guess you are right. Unfortunate, but true.


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