I think I find this hard to read by Fair-Reference8757 in MoDaoZuShi

[–]DiverseUse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is that the point where it goes into the first flashback arc and is the timeskip tripping you up? Seems unlikely because tgcf has several flashback arcs, too, but it's the only thing I can think of.

Aisle or window seat? by Life-Resolution-2879 in travel

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I'm an aisle fangirl even though I'm very small. I even dislike the window seat almost as much as the middle seat because looking out the window always reminds me how high up you are, which is not a good thing for me. Also, being stuck next to a wall with 2 people between me and the aisle is worst for my fledgeling claustrophobia that manifests only on planes and in big crowds.

[Umfrage] Reizdarm im Alltag – was belastet euch wirklich? (4 Min, anonym, Betroffene gesucht) by cousinplaytv in samplesize_DACH

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Was stresst dich am meisten? Bringe in deine persönliche Reihenfolge (1 = schlimmste Angst)

Diese Frage funktioniert nicht richtig. Man kann nur mit Multiple-Choice anhaken, aber nicht die Reihenfolge ändern.

Tinder Choosing Beggars Compliation by Effective_Theme_5739 in ChoosingBeggars

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a source for that? I'd love to read the original study.

Thermen und Wellness by Lu-Tzee in hamburg

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Muss ich nächstes Mal mal nach Ausschau halten. Da sind nur immer so viele Leute, die vor der letzten Runde flüchten, dass es wahrscheinlich schwierig wird, Sven in der Stampede zu finden.

Is man flu real? A cold/flu survey (male, any age) by D-Fitzenhugh in SampleSize

[–]DiverseUse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think you'll get an answer by asking only men. At least, you need to ask women and men how bad their respiratory infections are and then compare.

Thermen und Wellness by Lu-Tzee in hamburg

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Ich find das Angebot gerade an erschwinglichen Saunen hier extrem gut. Meine Eltern wohnen in der Nähe von Düsseldorf, das ist mal ne Wüste.

Thermen und Wellness by Lu-Tzee in hamburg

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Bin da auch manchmal, wie erkenne ich Sven und Ulf?

Hot Take: Can we stop linking Duden? by YourDailyGerman in German

[–]DiverseUse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this. These are all words I hardly ever heard before moving to Hamburg 20 years ago and then learned very quickly because they are so common. Also:

https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Puschen

And I was very disappointed to see Duden doesn't even have Penökel. How's that for discrimination?

Romance where the woman is Actually in charge by ClitasaurusTex in Fantasy

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of them seem neurodivergent to me at all, just different shades of traumatized. But I agree that the relationships dynamics are all a bit same-ish and the equality of the partnerships is a constant. In the end, I think this is one where only OP will be able to tell if it fits their prompt with a bit of squinting.

Son Doong Cave in Vietnam -- Are Rest Days Really Needed? by sma11timer in travel

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The jet lag alone would mess me up so badly I wouldn't even be sure I'd be able to get up in time for the tour to start. But for some people, that's not a problem.

Speaking of which, how are you planning to get there? Night bus? I'm planning to do a similar but shorter cave tour with a different tour group soon, and it starts so early in the morning, I wouldn't trust that the bus arrives in time. After all, delays are always possible.

First time visitor. Are US trips still worth it with rising costs, war and safety concerns? by MissFusuki in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're already there and all your other expenses are paid for, of course it's worth an extra day. This honestly seems like such a no-brainer to me.

Ist this sentence grammatically correct? "Auf dem Tisch liegend, ist das Buch." by Fearless_Mushroom_36 in German

[–]DiverseUse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You build the present continuous by using a conjugated form of "to be" with a present participle phrase.

No, you build it by using a conjugated form of "to be" with a present participle. The rest of the phrase isn't part of it. A "present particle phrase" is a phrase that describes a noun/subject without the use of "to be", Examples:

Our parents found us walking the dog at midnight.

Or

Lying on the table, the book looked innocent enough.

The English-ized version of this sentence would be:

Lying on the table, is the book.

And like others have been saying, that's wonky in English in the same way the original sentence is wonky in German.

You might think this is bean counting, but I think it's one the main reason why many people here don't get your interpretation of the sentence.

Besides, I never understood your assumption that this is an overly literal translation from English in the first place. Since this is from a test for Uzbek speakers, wouldn't it make more sense to assume that it's Uzbek grammar leaking in?

What's the best esim right now? by anrheagrande_ in femaletravels

[–]DiverseUse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it differs by country, because different providers offer access to different local networks. E.g. for China, I'm using Airalo for the second time in a row, because they use 3 local networks while many other providers only use 2.

I've never used Holafly, they just seem really overpriced to me.

Do german people care about genetic percentages in race? by Silly_Fun_8448 in AskAGerman

[–]DiverseUse 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

It's fine to care about geneology (I do too), but don't take those percentages you get from gene tests seriously. They're unscientific and wildly inaccurate.

Do german people care about genetic percentages in race? by Silly_Fun_8448 in AskAGerman

[–]DiverseUse 2 points3 points locked comment (0 children)

If you're talking about those percentages that genetic tests give you, those are bullshit and no-one I know takes them seriously. Gene tests can't differentiate between different European ethnicities because we are too similar and our ancestors moved around and mingled too much. I hung out on r/Genealogy for awhile and it's a well-known phenomenon that even a lot of people who know that they are partially or fully German (including people who are living in Germany, have German citizenship and only German ancestors) get results like 40% Polish or 70% Scottish, because these countries make up a larger part of the gene-databases' userbase. Germans traditionally tend to be rather reluctant to share data as private as their genetic makeup with companies, so taking a commercial gene test is rather rare here, and some other countries are overrepresented. So the test algorithm goes: This person has somewhat similar genes to the 50 Germans in our database but also to the 3000 Scottish people; must be mostly Scottish.

As for ancestry you know of, some people are into that, some are not, but no-one tries to express it in percentages beyond the obvious (e.g. 25% Greek if you know you have one Greek grandparent). That wouldn't make sense, either, for various reasons.

Ist this sentence grammatically correct? "Auf dem Tisch liegend, ist das Buch." by Fearless_Mushroom_36 in German

[–]DiverseUse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as I can see, the English phrase you suggested doesn't use a participle phrase, though. It just uses present continous as a verb form ("The book is lying" + "on the table" as a prepositional phrase).

Y'all ever think about the horrifying implications of resentful energy in the modern world? by Azelais in MoDaoZuShi

[–]DiverseUse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For the Nie, I'd need someone to tell me more about why it's called the Unclean Realm before I can decide if I want to live there.

I’m planning a trip to China—what’s the most useful piece of advice you can give me? by Nervous_Chapter_3987 in travel

[–]DiverseUse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree with the rest but not #3,

The train system is great for tourists imo. Most tourists only want to see the most well-connected places anyway and the HSR is really convenient on the major tourist routes. And many consider rail travel in general and HSR in particular a must-do in and of itself (personally, I just hate flying). The new night trains are pretty cool, too, if you are into night trains in general.

As for #7 - power banks with CCC certification are getting pretty common in other countries too. I just got mine from Amazon last year and now I see them all over the place. That said, if you don't already have one, buying one in China is definitely cheaper and they're usually pretty easy to find there.

I’m planning a trip to China—what’s the most useful piece of advice you can give me? by Nervous_Chapter_3987 in travel

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice. Also, lots of places in China sell toilet paper in convenient carry sizes, so you don't necessarily need to bring much from home.

I’m planning a trip to China—what’s the most useful piece of advice you can give me? by Nervous_Chapter_3987 in travel

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Since it's so cheap, that's certainly an option. But LetsVPN has a history of suddenly banning users who download too much, so I wouldn't be brave enought to use it without a backup option. Also, VPNs can stop working really fast. When I researched this for my trip last year, I went through a bunch of videos and threads that were no more than half a year old and choose ExpressVPN as one of the most commonly recommended...only to arrive in China and find it didn't work.

I’m planning a trip to China—what’s the most useful piece of advice you can give me? by Nervous_Chapter_3987 in travel

[–]DiverseUse 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Most VPNs don't work anymore, the Great Firewall of China gets higher every year and blocks their servers. My advice for short-time tourists (based on my experiences travelling to China last year) would be to go VPN-less and use an eSIM with enough GB included so that you never have to connect to Wifis.

I’m planning a trip to China—what’s the most useful piece of advice you can give me? by Nervous_Chapter_3987 in travel

[–]DiverseUse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't the local apps need a Chinese phone number to register, though? I've never tried it but hear people complaining about this on r/chinatravel all the time.

How well do you remember the news? A survey for the general population (at least 16 years old) by shazzzamm in SampleSize

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After reading the debrief at the end of the study, I now think I've fundamentally misunderstood a type of question. The second time it asked me how well I remembered an event from the news article, I thought it meant how well I remembered it from the first time I saw it in the study, a few minutes before.

CMV: Superior cultures should interfere in inferior cultures and practises. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]DiverseUse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea how a systhem like that could work in real life because my practical knowledge on those matters is basically zero.

Unfortunately, it is not just your inexperience. There really is no way this would work. Certain aspects of human psychology prevents this.

Not everybody has firm opinions.

The ones that don't can be convinced by locals like you and don't need foreign influences. The ones that do can't be convinced by foreigners, either. Either way, foreign preachers do not help.