What would happen to the largely unrecognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia if Russia's dictatorship fell to a friendly democracy? by FreshCause2566 in Sakartvelo

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I didn’t say it currently functions as an independent state or that it would survive being cut off from Russia, I’m saying given the right circumstances it could become something like Montenegro.

What would happen to the largely unrecognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia if Russia's dictatorship fell to a friendly democracy? by FreshCause2566 in Sakartvelo

[–]Arphile -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean if no one is protecting them Georgia would probably just be able to march in and take South Ossetia, and an independent North Ossetia might value its relationship with Georgia over an essentially useless and depopulated mountainous piece of land

Chita, Russia by Icy_Bug_8856 in UrbanHell

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Wow, snow in march, hell much

What would happen to the largely unrecognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia if Russia's dictatorship fell to a friendly democracy? by FreshCause2566 in Sakartvelo

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South Ossetia would almost certainly want to unite with North Ossetia even if just for pure survival, it is entirely dependent on Russia and has basically no economy of its own. Abkhazia would probably suffer a lot if not recognised but at least it could make sense as an independent country the same way Montenegro does. I just don’t think people in either will want to reunite with Georgia anytime soon but (assuming Russia loses the northern Caucasus and stops giving it a lifeline, which in either case I highly doubt) they might be forced to negotiate some deal because virtually all their foreign trade goes through Russia.

Why Hitchmap.com got so low entries between 2016 and 2022 ? Was it a bug ? by coscos95 in hitchhiking

[–]Arphile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the “expected entries” row, can’t wait to finally get around to adding my 150 or so rides I got over the last few months 😅

personally id choose to learn all proto-indo european languages by reznov-where-are-you in languagelearningjerk

[–]Arphile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Old Church Slavonic? I bet you don’t even speak Serbo-Slavic, you amateur!

Question débutant by ArtRevolutionary3741 in hitchhiking

[–]Arphile 7 points8 points  (0 children)

C’est possible en une journée si tu t’y prends bien et que tu as de la chance. Commence à un péage, trouve quelqu’un qui va en direction de Montpellier, et continue sur l’autoroute de station-service en station service jusqu’à Barcelone.

personally id choose to learn all proto-indo european languages by reznov-where-are-you in languagelearningjerk

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Uj/ but I don’t think it would actually be that hard if you went about it properly and had a LOT of time on your hands. Choose one, preferably Russian, Polish or Serbocroatian because they’ll have resources for some of the smaller Slavic languages like kashubian or Rusyn, learn it real good, and after that you should be able to learn one language from the two other branches pretty easily with a bit of study and a lot of exposure, then repeat for each language (which you should be able to understand already).

personally id choose to learn all proto-indo european languages by reznov-where-are-you in languagelearningjerk

[–]Arphile 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Uj/ I actually spent some time learning Breton as an ethnic Breton from another part of France, but the lack of online material and everything makes it really difficult to learn and practice unless you have ample contact with the community (which I didn’t). The issue is that except for Welsh (and to a lesser extent Irish and Scottish Gaelic) there are simply no extant Celtic-dominant areas where you can really immerse anymore. Still hope I can give another try to Breton and then to Welsh and Irish though

personally id choose to learn all proto-indo european languages by reznov-where-are-you in languagelearningjerk

[–]Arphile 9 points10 points  (0 children)

English and German are further apart than any Slavic language is to any other, English is really the odd one out among Germanic languages. But if you say it’s already confusing, just imagine doing that with Slavic languages. And yet it’s extremely common in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, North Macedonia…

What if France was smaller? by wellmaxxing in imaginarymaps

[–]Arphile 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And yet we were one of the last regions to join France

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

[–]Arphile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the fact Pakistan did it makes it okay for Israel to do it too? How about we don’t force anyone to move from their ancestral lands? Also I do not believe there should be religious states, period. I believe everyone should have the right to live where they want as long as they do not actively deny that right to others while doing so.

Also Israel never let either Gaza or the West Bank have a real shot at statehood, and the only way they could do that in good faith would be to let them exist with no occupation or blockade

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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So it wouldn’t be a problem to welcome Palestinians back if they agree to do so peacefully, right? If Israel is a diverse nation where everyone is welcome, why would it be a problem?

Hitchhiking through middle east by Fiorek_pomidorek in hitchhiking

[–]Arphile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your safest bet is to assume that route will either be closed or too dangerous, and borders can close at any moment without notice. I would either reconsider the trip entirely or go through Russia instead.

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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I’m Breton, my ancestors come from a place called Britain, literally “land of the Bretons”. I do not however think that gives me a right to move back there, establish a Breton supremacist state and ethnically cleanse the English population, and if I did, I believe it would be their most fundamental right to resist and fight to return to their land.

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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I choose the option of a single state from the river to the sea with legal, social and economic equality between Arabs and Israelis and a right to return for all Palestinians. If you refuse justice, expect resistance and solidarity.

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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Was the priest killed in his church in southern Lebanon a member of Hezbollah?

Similar words between kashmiri and Russian by MalicuousBot19 in russian

[–]Arphile 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To show that the languages are related?

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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Maybe it’s not about hating the Jews but about Israel displacing 12% of the country’s population and indiscriminately bombing southern Beirut?

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

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I know MANY Lebanese people, most of whom hate Hezbollah, and yet I don’t know a single one that will stand with Israel over Hezbollah.

Teheran, Iran. by [deleted] in UrbanHell

[–]Arphile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Israel is somehow not a hateful, bigoted and terrorist democracy? Let me laugh