Asking non-native English speakers.

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[–] 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (6 children)

That one is really interesting, because a lot of languages has it, from guten apetit, through dobrou chuť to itadakimasu. But english was out of school that day I suppose.

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  • [–] 19 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

    English stole 'Bon Apetit" from French fair and square!

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  • [–] 7 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

    As English often does - if it makes sense in another language and is easy for English speakers to understand the context it's used, they're quite happy stealing it. Especially French.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    itsdakomasu

    Did you mean itadakimasu?

    Because that is what you say in Japanese when you start eating but interestingly it doesn't mean "Guten Appetit" (basically "have a nice meal") but "I am (thankfully) going to receive (a nice meal)". While "Guten Appetit" is about others who are eating alongside you, "itadakimasu" is about the speaker.

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