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i learned a vietnamese phrase the other day.

'co biet ha co tay khong?'
'co biet ha cay to khong?'

the type of humor is called 'noi lai' and, i'll tell you what, it's hilarious.

the first phrase means, 'do you know how to take down the flag of the west?' and the second phrase means, 'do you know how to eat young dog?' it was a phrase used a lot when the french were here. people would, as a type of secret phrase, ask each other if they were supportive of the revolutionary cause by asking if they knew how to eat dog. now, the only time i hear the phrase is when people want to invite people to eat dog. you invite by asking, 'do you know how to take down the flag of the west?' or, probably more appropriately, 'i invite you to take down the flag of the west.' people really enjoy it when i use the phrase. it seems dirty for some reason.