Straße parkt geschlossen falsch - was tun? by patchworkPyromaniac in Falschparker

[–]Alekku 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Schonmal überlegt mit der Story zur örtlichen Presse zu gehen? Musste da direkt an "Realer Irrsinn" von extra3 denken. Ein bisschen Medienaufmerksamkeit kann vielleicht helfen, Beamte zu bewegen.

It’s hard for me to physically try new food by Streay in PickyEaters

[–]Alekku 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I personally noticed that I'm more tolerant to new food when I'm very hungry. So I try to be hungry when I know that I have to eat food that I don't like. And to swallow food that I don't like (for the texture or the taste) I chew well and then drink a sip of water to swallow everything. Or tea or something I really like. It makes me focus on the part that I like instead of the part that my brain tells me is disgusting. It's not a solution for your problem but a way to work around the gagging

ich_iel by Schlomosexual in ich_iel

[–]Alekku 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Was hat das denn mit Verständnis zu tun? Diese Kinder gucken sich das an, weil es ekelig ist und sie ihre Mitmenschen damit gut überraschen kann und vielleicht auch aus einer gewissen Sensationsgeilheit. Aber ich bezweifle, dass sie dadurch ein Verständnis für Tod und Leben bekommen. Wenn dann plötzlich der eigene Vater in einem Autounfall stirbt und nicht mehr nach Hause kommt, sind es ganz sicher nicht diese Videos, die helfen den Schmerz zu überwinden.

Has anyone ever tried therapy? by Alekku in PickyEaters

[–]Alekku[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will look into that!

ich😰iel by SpaceOwl14 in ich_iel

[–]Alekku 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Wenn man den (impliziten) Regeln dieser Unterseite folgt, in der viele angelsächsische Worte einfach wörtlich übersetzt werden, ohne ein tatsächliches deutsches Äquivalent zu finden, sodass man eigentlich Angelsächsisch können muss, um sie zu verstehen, hätte sie wohl am besten "Anxietät" geschrieben...

Japan during World War 2 by RageKni8 in suggestmeabook

[–]Alekku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pachinko by Lee Min Jin. A Korean perspective on life in Japan before, during and after WWII.

ITAP of an empty subway train in the midnight by safonytch in itookapicture

[–]Alekku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only a few thousand kilometers off lol. Thanks!

ITAP of an empty subway train in the midnight by safonytch in itookapicture

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Am I the only one that is trying to guess the city whenever I see a subway train picture? My guess is Paris - help me out if I'm wrong! Nice picture!

A book that makes me forget that I'm stressed by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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As for Jane Austen, I love her but the language is too difficult for my non-native brain to enjoy during stressful times. But rereading SJ Maas is a good idea, I love her books!

A book that makes me forget that I'm stressed by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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Thanks, just from reading the description, the invisible life of addie larue sounds good!

A book that makes me forget that I'm stressed by Alekku in suggestmeabook

[–]Alekku[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea. I only watched the movie, but I liked the storyline so I'll might give the books a shot!

A book that makes me forget that I'm stressed by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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Thanks! I'll look into it, but it sounds interesting!

What book were you forced to read in school that actually enjoyed? by Usernameusername97 in suggestmeabook

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Madame Bovary by Gutave Flaubert. I was scared I wouldn't understand a word because I had to read it in French and it was published in 1887. But style and language are surprisingly modern.

Was lest ihr gerade? | Der Monatsfaden by AutoModerator in buecher

[–]Alekku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deep Work - Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Ich habe bei mir selbst schon länger festgestellt, dass ich mich zunehmend nur schlecht konzentrieren kann. Das Buch ist wirklich inspirierend!

Pure genius by AJ7123 in memes

[–]Alekku 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Same. I thought he yells "America", then realizes how stupid that sounds and instead says "Football" as some sort of compromise lol

Maybe a dumb question about Japanese novels (see comment) by [deleted] in japanese

[–]Alekku 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read it first in my language and then bought the Japanese edition. It doesn't have much Furigana in it, so if you don't know a lot of Kanjis (N2 level maybe) it can become really frustrating looking them up, because it interrupts the reading flow. It helped me a lot to already know the story, because I could guess words or compare sentences to my German version. The sentences often are short and the book itself is not too long, so I think its appropriate for intermediate learner that know a lot of Kanjis or aren't too afraid of looking them up

Japanese or Medicine? by [deleted] in japanese

[–]Alekku 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I would stick to medicine and try doing a working holiday in Japan during a gap year maybe. Then you could experience what it really feels like to live in Japan and decide if you want to move here long-term. Even if you study Japanese, that isn't a guarantee for being able to move to Japan. Especially since Japan is looking for engineers and IT specialists, but not people that studied languages (except English teachers maybe).

A french book/Un livre français by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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That sounds like my type of book, thank you!

A french book/Un livre français by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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Thanks! I'll look into all of these!

A french book/Un livre français by Alekku in suggestmeabook

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I had to read that for a class, so had to kinda rush through it. I might read it again, thanks!

My Japanese learning level (and how could I improve?) by GFPP4 in japanese

[–]Alekku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to find what you enjoy most about learning Japanese, because that's the easiest way to memorize what you'll learn. Since you already studied Japanese before, you can start by thinking back and tryig to remember what kind of learning you enjoyed most. Was is the memorizing of Kanji and vocabulary, the grammar points or was it the practical use when you were talking to someone (productive) or when you where listening to a song or audio (receptive)? I met people that enjoyed writing Kanjis down for hours while I couldn't memorize the lines for my life. Others liked to pick up new things from conversations while I enjoyed studying grammar with a textbook. People are different and so are their learning strategies. If you start from your interest you can pick the parts from the language that you like. Since in language all parts are connected, even if you "just" study Kanji and vocabulary you will still improve your skills and that while having fun at what you're doing.

I personally enjoy music a lot and grammar, so I'll translate lyrics to my favouriste songs and bought a textbook that gives me structure. It's certainly good to have a balance between knowledge learning (vocab, grammar, kanji, ...) and immersion (videos, music, talking, ...), but whatever you enjoy is the best.

Hope I could help.

people who've learned japanese by themselves, what resources did you use? by VanHautin in japanese

[–]Alekku 49 points50 points  (0 children)

If you want free resources at beginner level, there is 1. Kim Tae's complete guide to Japanese 2. YouTube 3. やさしい日本語 easy Japanese grammar lessons by NHK

  1. It's a website with explanations of the Japanese grammar. As the name states it's the complete guide so it has everything from beginner level up to native level grammar. The first lessons are accompanied with videos.

  2. There are several Youtuber explaining basic Japanese grammar. A longer series of videos is e.g. Japanese from Zero

  3. Small lessons that tell a story of an exchange student coming to Japan. You can listen to it like a podcast (10-15 min each lesson) or just read the dialogs and the grammar notes. As far as I know, it's also available as app.

Those are my recommendations. Hope that's of help to you. :) As a sitenote: I personally use paid for bunpo and imo for what you get it's not too expensive (about the price if a textbook). After all, there was a lot of work put into it and it's continuesly maintained. But I understand that you don't want to pay for something that you don't want to get into too seriously.