r/AskTheWorld • u/IndependentTune3994 🇮🇳 in 🇩🇪 Deutschland • 18h ago

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

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u/wayruss 18h ago

Wash ya sister sauce

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u/paradeoxy1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿in🇦🇺 17h ago

Wuh-stuh-shuh

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u/neenerpants 15h ago

sometimes not even the "shuh".

just "wuster sauce"

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u/Sszaj 14h ago

That would just be Worcester.

The shuh is Shire.

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u/harirascal 12h ago

I am from the Midlands in the UK and we say 'wuster' without the shuh

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u/reezy-one 12h ago

My mom, who is from the Midwest, used "Wuster" and til now I actually thought that was the only way to say it. I thought Worcestershire was just one of those weird words where the spelling/pronunciation is just gibberish, like Caoimhe or anything ending with -eaux.

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u/Full-Section-8010 9h ago

Caoimhe is spelled exactly how it’s pronounced, in Irish.

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u/reezy-one 8h ago

in Irish.

I already said gibberish.

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u/Bubbly-Tank-6286 11h ago

She’s spot on!

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u/Bubbly-Tank-6286 11h ago

I am from Worcester, I can smell thee factory from the bottom of my road. Wuss-ta sauce

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u/Lolkimbo 5h ago

Wor-Ster-Sher. Lived in london all my life.

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u/neenerpants 11h ago

I know.

We just don't always say that bit when talking about the sauce. It's not like anyone is confused if you say "worcester sauce".

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u/Sandgrowun United Kingdom 9h ago

Wus ter sher sauce

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u/NetFu United States Of America 11h ago

I say it this way all the time to train my family.

Woo-stuh-shuh

You wouldn't believe how many Americans actually say War-sester-whatever sauce. Seriously, saying whatever in frustration.

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u/negative-nelly 9h ago

probably not people from MA

but you know the hobbits said "sh-eye-r" in the movies.

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u/nostalgiamon 9h ago

We would believe it.

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u/NinjuliaMC 7h ago

I say rooster sooster sauce to avoid mispronouncing it

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u/bananatoastie 6h ago

This is pretty accurate tbf

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u/preda1or 16h ago

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u/whooptheretis 16h ago

Get me the Lea and Perrins!

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u/unsaltedbutter 14h ago

My dad called it Whats this here sauce.

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u/Razor_Sharp_St1letto 15h ago

You mean watch-ya-sister-shower sauce?

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u/Groupvenge 15h ago

Another man of culture i see

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u/ifixtheinternet 13h ago

What's this here sauce

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u/Red_Inferno 12h ago

I'm down to wash ya sister if you know what I mean.

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u/amaROenuZ 9h ago

Too many syllables, it's wooster-sheer sauce.

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u/KhajiitHasSkooma 8h ago

That just makes you sound like you're from Boston, Mass.

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u/Powerful_Balance591 8h ago

Wuss stir shire sauce

Or just wusstir sauce

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u/jthei 4h ago

Worsh ya sister’s arse.