Joe Rogan Experience #2549 - Jared Diamond · Aired Sep 3, 2026
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The Italian verb 'amo' refers to friendly love, while 'voyen' refers to physical or sexual love.
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This gets the Italian love vocabulary backwards and invents a word that does not exist. 'Amo' or 'ti amo' is the romantic, passionate form of love used for a partner or spouse, while friendly or family love is expressed with 'ti voglio bene,' built from the verb 'volere,' not any word resembling 'voyen.'
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Is it true that the Italian verb 'amo' refers to friendly love, while 'voyen' refers to physical or sexual love?
No, not as stated. This gets the Italian love vocabulary backwards and invents a word that does not exist. '. Jared Diamond said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2549 - Jared Diamond, aired Sep 3, 2026, at 56:02. The supporting source is migaku.com, linked below.
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