Occitan

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An Occitan is a person who lives in a region so big it feels like it owns half of France and has a sneaky habit of including Monaco, bits of Spain, and chunks of Italy like they’re just side dishes.

My cousin moved to Occitania and now thinks he’s a nobleman just because he speaks Occitan like it’s a secret code.

I told my friend he was an Occitan, and he got mad because he thought I meant he was a peasant.

My teacher said Occitania is like the rich kid at school who also owns a few other schools on the side.

by Slangipedia 7d ago

Occitan is a language that’s stubbornly not related to French, which is like the language version of a bad roommate who still acts like they’re the best friend.

I tried to learn Occitan, and it was like trying to speak French with a side of Catalan and a little bit of hate for the Romans.

My mom said Occitan is like the language that got adopted by the French but never fully became one of them.

My brother tried to impress his crush by speaking Occitan, and it just confused her more than anything.

by Slangipedia 7d ago

Gascon is like a dialect of Occitan that’s so different, it might as well be a whole new language, and the people of Gascony are just tired of being confused for Basques or Aquitanians.

My uncle from Gascony said he speaks Gascon so well, he could probably talk to the Romans and they’d understand him.

I asked my friend if he spoke Gascon, and he said, 'I do, but I also speak French, and it’s like having two different languages in my head.'

My grandma said Gascon is like the language that refused to be tamed by Latin and still has a grudge.

by Slangipedia 7d ago