nyingen(10:25:45)
When I was teaching university students in USA, we had a lesson on profanity
nyingen(10:25:26)
I was under the impression that "vittu" is much more offensive than "perkele"
zoi(08:20:48)
which is appropriate, because their particular cult don't have TVs in their homes.
zoi(08:20:27)
I grew up in the bible belt, so a lot of the kids would even go 'video' instead of 'vittu'.
mirrorbird(08:17:53)
it's an old thunder god. best intensified as "saatana PERRRRkele!"
zoi(08:17:24)
I wouldn't use it to describe the competitors product, though
zoi(08:16:25)
if you spill coffee in your lap during that business meeting, a 'perkele' sounds appropriate to me
zoi(08:15:55)
My religious step-mother scolded me for a 'Saatana!' once, but I can't recall ever getting any flak for vittu/perkele in the appropriate context.
zoi(08:15:16)
I think it's some old word for some pagan devil-like thing or similar. I don't think people put much weight into it nowadays.
zoi(08:14:42)
I guess context matters for all of the above.