A kid in my class put his arm inside a… I don’t remember if it was a lion or tiger cage back on the 70s before safety was a thing. Being armless isn’t the end, but I bet he regretted that decision.
In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).
I’d advise using an African Swallow.
I think HK Cantonese is aggressive in much the same way as Boston English is. Speaking HK Cantonese puts me in a whole different persona than speaking Beijing Mandarin. But I’m 1000x more competent in the latter.