Da un negozio di souvenir a Kaunas. Google Lens lo traduce in "Basta, non spaventarci!" il che sembra un po’ strano sia per uno slogan turistico, patriottico o militare. È un meme o qualcosa del genere?
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di Good_Weight6001
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Sounds like magnet made by some anti-governmental vatnik. Message to politicians who encourage us to prepare for x-day and who are saying we have to invest more in to defense of Lithunian. I would not buy anything from this store.
Just don’t scare us sounds like we are cowards. This is more like don’t bother intimidating us no one is scared
Direct translation would be “No need to scare us”, with the meaning behind is that you can threaten us as long as you want, we are not afraid. The phrase is lithuanian saying that you use when you call bullshit on empty threats.
Directly it is translated as in google lens. True meaning is “Don’t you dare threatening us” aka “Don’t thread on me”.
It is directly dedicated to Russia. Don’t know if you can find it in other cities but it perfectly fits Kaunas – cocky, a bit cringe and patriotic.
Ps. No hate to Kaunas but it just looks cringe, you can do better design. Also – all hate to Russia.
The phrase was very popular in the years 88-95 – at the time when we were fighting for independence, living through the blocade, up until the last ruzzian soldier left our land. It was directed to ruzzia of course, and means that we will not give up, no matter what they will throw at us. This magnet, not sure if it is a remnant from those days, or it is being manufactured again (that would be fitting).
“Google Lens” is hopelessly bad at translating Lithuanian, and that will not change any time soon.
“Tik nereikia” = Don’t bother (idiomatic)
“mūsų” = us (free word order for the win)
“gąsdinti” = **trying** to intimidate (to intimidate is “išgąsdinti”)
Other people translated it so won’t expand on that
There are a few things this can reference though. All of them referring to Russia in one way or another.
My best guess is this is about the night January 13th 1991, when Lithuanians banded together into a non-violent protest (I dont think its really a protest, more like a defense line?), holding hands and singing songs to protect the TV tower and our freedom. This was while facing Russians who had guns and more important to the explanation – tanks. 14 died, 752 injured. Some were run over by a tank.
But we won, without ever raising a weapon against our enemy.
If this is a gift towards a Lithuanian friend then I believe this is the best explanation, also may want to look into Baltijos kelias or the baltic road, has a few nice souvenirs for it and is just as if not an even more impressive story.