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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)

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How People Call Cats In Poland

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Lucyna Herman
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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How People Call Cats In The Netherlands

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tigertae
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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How People Call Cats In Germany

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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How People Call Cats In Ukraine

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Сашка Бес
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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How People Call Cats In Usa

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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Cherie
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should hear my mom call kittykittykitty. It comes out as a trill. Every cat in the neighborhood thinks she's a bird

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Tia Fogle
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I call cats by making noises till it looks at me then I meow at them. lol. Works most times.

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Jennifer Miller
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I call mine with the "ts ts ts" sound. Wasn't really sure how to type that but I think most people will know what I mean.

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Nile Clark
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ya, generally I click my tongue/snap my fingers, make the smooching sound, or say "ki-ki-ki." All appear to be equally effective ;p

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Erica Russo
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have done this, but normally just click my tongue on the roof of my mouth. Almost like a tsk-tsk-tsk sound but shorter.

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Jannah Abdul
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But the cat in this photo is the famous Japanese Scottish Fold Maru.

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Bobbi Newell
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

USA, west coast. I have never heard anyone say the "here," when serious about calling a cat, just "kitty kitty kitty," repeated about a dozen times. The call sounds very rapid and high pitched.

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Patti Wagner
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat has a mind of his own and most the time acts like he is deaf when I call him yet, is just simply ignoring me.

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Blaze Herman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is only by people who aren't familiar with cats or aren't around them much. I've only ever heard pspspsps coming from New York, Florida, and Arizona, never heard of anything different

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Blaze Herman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

only people who don't have cats or are never near cats do this, its usually pspspsps similar to Australia

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Marcia Estep
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes and they ignore you anyway unless they hear the prospect of food and they are hungry.

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Vicki McPherson
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are in Canada, and we have 12 kitties, all rescue. I've never actually used a word perse, but when I call them it would sound like psssssspssssss, or the noise you use when you purse your lips and kinda chirp. They all know it, and always come to it.

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Hmwe Thinn
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol I didn't know this and I've lived here for 16 yrs I just meow to cats

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C Madok
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes...my grandmother was the cat lady in our town -_- , I grew up saying "here kitty kitty," which I probably learned from her.

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Amy Broderick
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always learned to call ssp-ssp-ssp-ssp. With my cats I just shake the treat container though

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Laurie Jones
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone I know makes a sort of t-t-t sound with their tongue behind their top front teeth when calling their cat.

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April Schaefer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally use a mix of whatever each cat likes. One of my cats comes when you whistle "My Bonnie". Stranger cats get the teeth sucking sound or kisses or both with a kee kee kee thrown in just in case they don't know I'm calling a cat ???? ????

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Amy McDonnell
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I literally use variations of every other countries' calls, and never this haha mostly kissy noises.

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Elyse Van Tuyl
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grew up with cats and have three of my own and I do say this. Though I say the kitty kitty part so fast you really don't hear it as kitty kitty. Unless it's my own cat and then I say their name. If it's a random cat I'm trying to get close I'll say this.

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Jim Henderson
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I usually call mine by clicking my tongue. Of course I can also just call them by their name. They get it right about 7/10 times

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Burcu Orer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

İm sorry but the Russian cat is really from turkey Izmir:/

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How People Call Cats In Latvia

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Liga Karklina
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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How People Call Cats In Serbia

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Jennifer North Fitzgibbons
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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How People Call Cats In Denmark

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Dawn Frank
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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