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On April 08 2009 23:41 Kwark wrote:
Question for you Scandinavians. If I were to move there would it even be possible for me to learn your languages through immersing myself in your country or would you all just reply in English when you hear my terrible mispronounciations?
You should never mispronounce a Scandinavian language due to to their being relatively phonetic. There are certain phonemes which one may never master, but generally, once you have drilled the alphabet and gone through a few pronounciation exercises, you should never again wear an accent offensive to indigenous ears.
As for immersion, this is most effective when you have reached the intermediate stage of linguistic acquisition. That is to say: learn Bokmal through to B1 or so at home, then go take a summer language course in Oslo.
I'm considering doing a Scandinavian language if I ever manage to master my present Polish.
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Canada8033 Posts
Likes
No PST in Alberta!
Mountains are pretty sweet
The government, when they're not being stupid
A half-decent education system
Dislikes
Snow in March. What the fuck.
The transit system is painful (in my area, at least)
The government, when they're being stupid
Multiculturalism kinda makes it hard for us to have a coherent national identity
Mediocrity in the Summer Olympics
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On April 09 2009 08:42 Spazer wrote:
Likes
No PST in Alberta!
Mountains are pretty sweet
The government, when they're not being stupid
A half-decent education system
Dislikes
Snow in March. What the fuck.
The transit system is painful (in my area, at least)
The government, when they're being stupid
Multiculturalism kinda makes it hard for us to have a coherent national identity
Mediocrity in the Summer Olympics
i live in toronto and it just snowed this weekend :O
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On April 09 2009 08:00 Cpt.Cocaine wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2009 04:42 lesser_good wrote:
Quebec, Canada
(Thats right im doing mine on a province)
Likes
Poutine
Lots of metal bands come
all my friends live here (lol)
dislikes
The fucking french population. Fuck i hate them, just a bunch of hypocrites
Block Quebecois
radio has to have something like 75% Quebec musicians (which all suck)
Games must have a french version or else stores arnt aloud to sell them.
theres a weird thing about school where i think if ur parents went to french school your kid HAS to go to french school (not to sure about this)
Theres a special law that makes it illegal to put up English signs (this is what i mean my hypocrites. The french population is being a bitch cus english is more popular and slowly takeing over. So they decided to make a bunch of shit rules that make living life in quebec pretty damn hard for some one who cant speak french) So you live in a nation where you don't even speak the native language, you bitch that people won't go out of their way to accommodate you, but they're the hypocrites.
its not that people dont go out of their way to accomodate english speakers, hes complaining about the fact that the French go out of their way to force their language onto everyone because they are afraid of assimilating with the english, even though this is a trend that is occuring naturally, especially in Montreal
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Germany
likes:
-nice beer
-nice cars
-politicians are not that corrupt
-even though you do not very much for it(schoolwise), you'll get a well-paid job.
-even though german football is not very attractive and they mainly profit of their height/stature, the national team usually gets very far in the tournaments.
-almost everything is a quality product and is certified. anything is foolproofed.
-good healthcare
-people are friendly, even if they don't mean it.
dislikes:
-unfair, stupid school system. if you suck as a 4.grader you'll get sorted out pretty early so you won't have the chance to prove yourself later on. if you suck as a kid, you'll get into less notable school system so you can suck when you're done with school.
-xenophobic people, especially amongst the youth.
-foreigners from a second or third world country have less chances getting a job, thanks to the ridiculously hard job system. i wish it would be more like that in the U.S.
-the weather is bad. the winter is cold and wet, but not snowy-cold, which would be great. tbe summer is great though
-people are overly proud about their culture, which is partially good, if you live in the 17th century.
-government is stupid considered to the old days.
-the language sucks and is even hard for native germans because it's illogical and got alot of rules, which changes every year (or so it feels)
-bureaucracy is worse.
-politicians who do the right thing gets voted out because the 'right thing is unpopular'.
-ridiculously high price and effort for your driver's licence.
-people are friendly, even if they don't mean it.
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On April 09 2009 08:00 Cpt.Cocaine wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2009 04:42 lesser_good wrote:
Quebec, Canada
(Thats right im doing mine on a province)
Likes
Poutine
Lots of metal bands come
all my friends live here (lol)
dislikes
The fucking french population. Fuck i hate them, just a bunch of hypocrites
Block Quebecois
radio has to have something like 75% Quebec musicians (which all suck)
Games must have a french version or else stores arnt aloud to sell them.
theres a weird thing about school where i think if ur parents went to french school your kid HAS to go to french school (not to sure about this)
Theres a special law that makes it illegal to put up English signs (this is what i mean my hypocrites. The french population is being a bitch cus english is more popular and slowly takeing over. So they decided to make a bunch of shit rules that make living life in quebec pretty damn hard for some one who cant speak french) So you live in a nation where you don't even speak the native language, you bitch that people won't go out of their way to accommodate you, but they're the hypocrites.
native language of Canada is english. quebec is part of Canada
every year quebec has a historical battle on the Plains of Abraham. Between the french and the British. Obviously Britain wins, so the government decided that this year we wouldn't have the historical battle... why? Cus the french lose every year...... WTF are u guys fucking serious...
its not that people dont go out of their way to accomodate english speakers, hes complaining about the fact that the French go out of their way to force their language onto everyone because they are afraid of assimilating with the english, even though this is a trend that is occuring naturally, especially in Montreal
yes!
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Lol I went to Quebec last week, and I was surprised at how few people knew english. I know that, as an American, I should have at least brushed up on some pidgeon French, but it was still shocking. Nevertheless, I thanked them profusely when they spoke english for me. My ignorance, not theirs.
Anyways.
AMERICA
Like:
-Being a world power
-Having a good standard of living
-Having a large country with many different, distinct places to live
Dislike:
-American ignorance
-Fat people
-Having some people hate you because you are an American (maybe this has something to do with the first dislike...)
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The Netherlands.
Bad
-Some criminals get out of jail for heavy assault or Rape after 6 months or 2 years.
-The wheather is to rainy and the air to humid.
-The education system is too soft. Elementary school fails to teach children to learn to read and write and basic arithmetic. --->Too many kids dropping out of tradeschools (schools where you learn manual professions in stead of theoretical ones). A lot graduates being ill prepared for the jobmarket.
-government wasting too much money on policies based on fuzzy philosophies. See education system.
-goverment bureaucracies pushing around paperwork.
-high population density, not much space for nature.
Good
-About everything else.
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I don't know if this is a good thing about our country, but we have a lot of dialects in here. So we have Filipino as our main language but when you go to the lower parts of our country, you'd encounter a different dialect when you cross the street. Of course that's being sarcastic but we really have a lot of dialects here.
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Finland
I like:
The nature.
I dislike:
Socialism.
Cold weather.
The people.
The small size.
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On April 09 2009 07:12 Clasic wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2009 11:04 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
South Korea
Likes:
- Our men have humility and self respect to admit our flaws
- Our penises are smaller, harder and we can fuck eight times in a row
- We can touch other men without feeling homosexual or insecure
- We can eat spicy food without getting diarrhea
- We're really super fucking smart
- Our women are the most beautiful in the world
- We have really good plastic surgeons
Oh and we're best at StarCraft in the world. Take that!
Dislikes:
- We're too fucking perfect. The women part.. its all SUPER GOOD until it gets to the pussy, I'm not sure if I can post porn websites/vids, but gosh asian girls have harry pussys, and I don't want to offend anyone but its the truth.
That's why we are superior! we unravel miseries in everything we do! we eat fish with bones in there!, we eat meat with bones attached! You white men want everything clean and packaged! no training for the mind!
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On April 09 2009 21:29 haduken wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2009 07:12 Clasic wrote:On April 08 2009 11:04 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
South Korea
Likes:
- Our men have humility and self respect to admit our flaws
- Our penises are smaller, harder and we can fuck eight times in a row
- We can touch other men without feeling homosexual or insecure
- We can eat spicy food without getting diarrhea
- We're really super fucking smart
- Our women are the most beautiful in the world
- We have really good plastic surgeons
Oh and we're best at StarCraft in the world. Take that!
Dislikes:
- We're too fucking perfect. The women part.. its all SUPER GOOD until it gets to the pussy, I'm not sure if I can post porn websites/vids, but gosh asian girls have harry pussys, and I don't want to offend anyone but its the truth. That's why we are superior! we unravel miseries in everything we do! we eat fish with bones in there!, we eat meat with bones attached! You white men want everything clean and packaged! no training for the mind!
lol gold
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On April 09 2009 21:29 haduken wrote:
That's why we are superior! we unravel miseries in everything we do! we eat fish with bones in there!, we eat meat with bones attached! You white men want everything clean and packaged! no training for the mind!
Ahm... just to let you know.
Fish with bones = normal if it's fresh fish.
Meat with bones = normal depending on the meat...
Im sure you don't put bones into a perfectly fine filet, do you?
You eat bugs.
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Nah, i was aware of that. I just didn't see any fun in it.
Telling things that are not even nearly true about something is not really my definition of "fun" and is very bad sarcasm... at best.
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On April 09 2009 21:29 haduken wrote:Show nested quote +On April 09 2009 07:12 Clasic wrote:On April 08 2009 11:04 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
South Korea
Likes:
- Our men have humility and self respect to admit our flaws
- Our penises are smaller, harder and we can fuck eight times in a row
- We can touch other men without feeling homosexual or insecure
- We can eat spicy food without getting diarrhea
- We're really super fucking smart
- Our women are the most beautiful in the world
- We have really good plastic surgeons
Oh and we're best at StarCraft in the world. Take that!
Dislikes:
- We're too fucking perfect. The women part.. its all SUPER GOOD until it gets to the pussy, I'm not sure if I can post porn websites/vids, but gosh asian girls have harry pussys, and I don't want to offend anyone but its the truth. That's why we are superior! we unravel miseries in everything we do! we eat fish with bones in there!, we eat meat with bones attached! You white men want everything clean and packaged! no training for the mind!
did you mean to put 'miseries?'. Freudian slip much  ?
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Likes:
People are hospitable
You can find cheap foods that are great
You can talk to strangers and become friends with them in just a short span
Females are conservative
Great places to to go to during vacations
Dislikes:
Dangerous place to live in
People are not disciplined unlike in Singapore
Urban areas are a mess
Public transportation (jeepneys, buses and cabs) causes too much traffic
Corruption
People are stupid and naive in a bad sense
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Likes: Having English as a native language.. thats about it
Dislikes
Too many immigrants - ever since the EU expanded to include much more eastern european countries they have all came to the UK for better wages(Fair enough) but we really needed immigration laws like Australia to control this
Being America's bitch - we're basically the 51st state
Politcal correctness - its everywhere and its extremely shit
Northern Ireland politics and the tension between catholics and protestants
Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes
Binge drinking/drugs "culture"
Not really having a culture because of lack of immigration laws
Yeah this country sucks
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I thought England was pretty cool oh w8...minus their ale' ><
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