@bocadelperro
for a second a thought this was a reference to Egyptian President Sisi and I was... perplexed
@tkinias haha yeah, I've had the reverse happen and it's always very jarring.
@bocadelperro
my (Egyptian) stepmother is a big fan of Sisi – less so, I suspect, of Sissi
@tkinias hahaha. I'd imagine an Austrian empress known primarily to non-German speakers for her blingy barrettes is probably not super beloved by Egyptians. I explained the obsession to my (very American) husband last night as "our Princess Diana, with the added nostalgia for 19th century Vienna"
@bocadelperro I knew about Elisabeth because of her extreme corsetry.