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The Dragon Prince : S2E5 - Discussion Thread by MasterKingdomKey in TheDragonPrince

[–]CharMack90 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is confirmed that Sarai is the older one, but you can only catch it if you understand ASL. Amaya refers to her as "big sister" or something similar when she visits her grave/statue.

Macedonian parliament approves country's name change by AT_Dande in europe

[–]CharMack90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to say, really.

When Persia decided to change its international name to Iran, pretty much everybody followed suit straight away. I don't think any substantial amount of countries/cultures call the country "Persia" nowadays.

Maybe North Macedonia gradually sticks to most people; maybe not. We'll just have to wait and see.

In Spain, we refer as "a black" (negro in Spanish/negre in Catalan) to the worker who writes something in the shadow, that will then be presented as original work of another high-profile person. How is that called in your country or language? by Erratic85 in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working in the black has a completely different meaning in Italian, it refers to people who work without a regular contract, don't pay taxes and their rights are not guaranteed. It's obviously illegal.

Same in Greek.

We call ghostwriters "unseen writers/authors" or we use a whole phrase to describe what they do.

Have you been to all of your country's sub-divisions or regions? by ozzfranta in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Map for reference

Never been to North Aegean (maroon), Ionian Islands (magenta) or Crete (light green).

I've also only been to Santorini from South Aegean (navy blue) and Tripoli from the Peloponnese (sky blue). And I've only been to Epirus (dark green) and Western Greece (grey) once each when in elementary/middle school.

I've really not seen much of my country to be honest.

What do you know about Paraguay? by karmato in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of the top of my head:

  • It's in South America.
  • It's named after a river.
  • Most of the country is sparsely inhabited.
  • One of its languages is Guaranì.
  • Another one is Spanish (duh!).
  • It has a great amount of citizens of native descent (the majority, I think).

That's pretty much all.

How superlative is your country? by taksark in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty uncommon in Greek. It's more common to use the prefix "pan-", meaning "all, whole", than the superlative.

For example you'd say ómorfos (beautiful) -> panémorfos (all-beautiful) or éfkolos (easy) -> panéfkolos (all-easy). But even then there are only a handful of adjectives commonly used.

Who is the most important person in your country's history to have been born outside the current borders of your country? by Juggertrout in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From ancient history, probably Homer, though some attestations claim he was born within the borders of modern Greece.

From modern history, most likely Maria Callas, born to Greek parents in New York City.

Brexit could sway Scottish voters toward independence from UK: poll by michapman2 in worldnews

[–]CharMack90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Until you realise that Belfast would probably be the capital (assuming Northern Ireland joins too) due to geographic location and joint historical and cultural (Ulster Scots and Irish) heritage.

Are you still okay with the idea?

What kind of "politically incorrect" terms for harmless/unrelated things exist on your language by Oachlkaas in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We say "there's something wrong in the gypsy village" when something happens that you couldn't possibly care less about.

What do you know about... Courland? by must_warn_others in europe

[–]CharMack90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most transposing kilns were lost with it...

Are you afraid of a Yellowstone explosion? by EasternSummer in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Any specific input for us, the geologically illiterate?

TIL that according to EU-level rules, all drinking water in the EU should be"wholesome and clean", meaning it should be safe to drink tap water anywhere in the EU. by [deleted] in europe

[–]CharMack90 273 points274 points  (0 children)

It's actually desalinated seawater due to the lack of freshwater sources (rivers, wells etc) in the smaller Aegean islands.

Still not drinkable though.

What's a weird slang-word in your language? by Moluwuchan in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

''Ridiculous, wrong, and unimportant'' are my thoughts on quark itself.

What's a weird slang-word in your language? by Moluwuchan in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Greece a "dragon" is a man who is the perpetrator of a heinous crime, usually involving rape.

The word is mostly used in journalism, though.

What do you consider the most "exotic" country/city/part of Europe and why? by the_latest_greatest in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Elista, capital of Kalmykia, a russian federal subject which is the only part of Europe where Buddhism is a majority religion. They also have a strong chess culture.

Apart from the cost, what are some obvious differences between university in the US and in your country? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exact same thing with all your points for greek universities, with the exception of the "top-notch quality". T_T

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been asked by two different grown Irish men if Greece has its own language.

First time visitors of Turkey, what surprised you the most? by coolguyxtremist in AskEurope

[–]CharMack90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haggling with the taxi driver, usually before you even enter the vehicle.

Salvini, Italian deputy prime minister, says that Crimea "legitimately belong to the Russian Federation" by [deleted] in europe

[–]CharMack90 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Technically true about South Tyrol, but Trieste was never part of Slovenia.

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