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If you've ever tried to call a cat somewhere in a foreign country, I'm sure you've noticed that they don't always react. Why? Because apparently international cats react to different sounds.

In England, they say "chh-chh-chh". In Israel, they say "ps-ps-ps". As for India, they say "meow-meow". Each country gets a cat's attention with different noises, and these were just a couple examples! Keep on scrolling for a list of how to call cats in a bunch of different countries, compiled by Bored Panda.

(h/t: adme.ru)

#1

How People Call Cats In Romania

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Tomy
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10 years ago

What a cute cat !

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    How People Call Cats In Lithuania

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    Vilius Adamonis
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I though that everyone calls cats like that a :)

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    #3

    How People Call Cats In Australia

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    Wombat34
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    10 years ago

    This is correct. This is what I say.

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    #4

    How People Call Cats In Poland

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    Lucyna Herman
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    In my region we also use ci ci/tsi tsi instead of the above. But only to unknown cats. My cat usually reacts to "are you hungry?'"

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    #5

    How People Call Cats In Japan

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    Eva
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I want to hear this live!

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    #6

    How People Call Cats In China

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    Bob Quinn
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It's wrong!! EVERYONE in China say "mi-mi"!

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    #7

    How People Call Cats In Argentina

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    Sue Clasen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Mishi - mishi

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    #8

    How People Call Cats In The Netherlands

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    tigertae
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Poooooeeess poes poes poes. Poooooeeeeesss poes poes poes. :'D (pronounce it like poo's)

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    #9

    How People Call Cats In Germany

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    Hans
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    10 years ago

    The picture is just perfectly combined with the typical reaction to "miez miez". Unless you have treats...

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    #10

    How People Call Cats In Ukraine

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    Сашка Бес
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    actually in ukraine we say kyts kyts kyts from word kytsunia (kitty) and also kis kis kis from word kisa (kitty)

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    How People Call Cats In Hungary

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    André Tóth
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    And endlessly amusing to me always because one term for breasts is pronounced "Tsitsi" so it's as though you're calling out for your runaway pair of boobs.

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    #12

    How People Call Cats In Russia

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    Sarah Sands
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Turkish cat, on a Turkish street!

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    #13

    How People Call Cats In Turkey

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    Lorraine
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    That cat's looking pretty pissy.

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    #14

    How People Call Cats In Tunisia

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    António Lima
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Portugal is also like this :-)

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    #15

    How People Call Cats In Usa

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    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    As an American... this is true, I hear this all the time...usually by people who have no business near a cat.

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    How People Call Cats In England

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    Aina Maree
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    How the heck to you say chhh chhh

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    #17

    How People Call Cats In Italy

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    Fabio E. N. Frau
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    micio micio not michio michio

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    #18

    How People Call Cats In India

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    Sam Alwayss
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    in south india we call beer, beer, beer,

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    #19

    How People Call Cats In France

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    António Lima
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    "Je suis tres sexy"

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    #20

    How People Call Cats In Latvia

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    Liga Karklina
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I always called a cat "kss-kss-kss" and I am from Latvia. "Minka-minka" is an old school nowadays used by old people or in a country side.

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    #21

    How People Call Cats In Serbia

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    Jennifer North Fitzgibbons
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Face off! I don't know which side to look at. They are both perfectly beautiful! Would you have two names for this kitty?

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    #22

    How People Call Cats In Mexico

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    Ana T.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    or just biso-biso-biso really fast

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    #23

    How People Call Cats In The Czech Republic

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    Veronika Evans
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Its actually "Či - či - či"

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    #24

    How People Call Cats In Azerbaijan

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    Lorraine
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Meowstache

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    #25

    How People Call Cats In Israel

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    Demetris Christodoulides
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Greece and Cyprus too

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    #26

    How People Call Cats In Georgia

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    samoza igricu
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Never try to call a cat like this in Serbia :)

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    #27

    How People Call Cats In Denmark

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    Dawn Frank
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    This looks like the cat from this commercial, especially at the end https://youtu.be/Qe88s3tpH0A

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