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Why did nobody tell me there's a new miniseries about on !?

@bocadelperro
for a second a thought this was a reference to Egyptian President Sisi and I was... perplexed

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@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.