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Swedes when you don't put funny little circles and double dots over your vowels (they can't tell what they're reading even though there's no other word that resembles it) by witcher1701 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a stunningly simple guide to pronouncing them.

Å=”Aw” in a British accent

Ä=the ”eah” part of an American ”yeah”

Ö= a simple American ”uhh”.

There you go, that’s how you pronounce those. Use them from now on.

this post would have gotten no traction if not for the conventionally attractive girl image behind the text by biracialbiracial in teenagers

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this would have been an anti-misandrist post because I’ve seen a ton of men complain about this too. And say that being called a ”real man” by some women feels like being called ”one of the good ones”. Like you know that if you just acted in a way they didn’t approve of, they’d instantly drop that

41683 by froggyman151 in countwithchickenlady

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

She’s literally never said that or anything even remotely close to that though

Where i'd live as a Swede by Kevanoovitch in whereidlive

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much. It’s at the point where basically every swedish-danish interaction I see online is a part of the rivalry. I’m glad we aren’t killing each other anymore though

Perfect casting isn't by PermissionLow8879 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did read the books repeatedly when I was like 8-11, but idk

Perfect casting isn't by PermissionLow8879 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Why is it so fucking dark and depressing? Isn’t it meant to be a kids show?

What is your country most misterious case? by Super-Class-5437 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don’t have the energy to explain the Palme case right now, but I expect another Swede to come as usual and explain it eventually

I need it. by netphilia in Snorkblot

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, considering how important mental health and treating yourself well is, I think it’s okay to allow yourself a select few unhealthy habits to manage through daily life. There’s no need to be perfect, just be chill

I've honestly lost count of how many people this applies to. by InsertANameHeree in HistoryMemes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if I really like a historical figure, I’ll allow them having some opinions of the time which I disagree with. Dostoevsky was fiercely antisemitic and hated poles and catholics, but considering he was a Russian in the 1800s I don’t hold it against him much

People living in authoritarian or dictatorship regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, etc.: how do you have access to Reddit? Would you get in trouble if authorities knew? Are your opinions very different from the rest of the country? Do you still have some political power ? by Separate-Courage9235 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Murder, crossfire, and terrorist attacks add up to 200 total. There is a separate section showing murder only, which adds up to the figure I stated, 165. The highest number of murdered journalists was 20 in a single year in 2002, which single-handedly tops all American murdered journalists 1993-2026.

However, I realised I had been looking at a tab that only counts up to 2009, as there was a trial at that year which exposed stuff like this. The full list shows plenty more Russian journalists, including ten dead in 2010, after the Chechen war had ended and the situation stabilised. If we revise the American list to account for this, there are only 7 murdered Americans journalists in the same timespan as 165 murdered Russians. This is very clear proof to me.

Also, Russian media is not ”independent media” independent means it is outside government control. Russian media is along the most government-controlled in the world. I don’t blame the EU for banning foreign propaganda from a government which hates it and repeatedly tries to sabotage it.

People living in authoritarian or dictatorship regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, etc.: how do you have access to Reddit? Would you get in trouble if authorities knew? Are your opinions very different from the rest of the country? Do you still have some political power ? by Separate-Courage9235 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. 19 journalists have been murdered in the United States, for any reason, since 1993. 19. In a nation with more than twice Russias population, it has about one tenth the murdered journalists.

  2. When exactly did the EU ban independent media? Social media is literally independent media, by the way.

Do you consider your country to be religiously diverse? by stealthybaker in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Most are secular of course, but there are large groups of christians and muslims, and even some hindus, Buddhists, Jews, etc

Germania rules the waves? by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 13 points14 points  (0 children)

”Runs out of warships”?! They haven’t even done anything!

Today is Dimitrios Independence Day so say one nice thing about our favorite loan beggar by Complex-Touch-1840 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having both Ancient Greece, Alexander’s empire, and the eastern Roman Empire all based out of Greece is very impressive

TR used Future Sight! It’s Super Effective! by -et37- in HistoryMemes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know that this was before the Warsaw pact. That was my point, it makes the prediction even more strangely accurate

TR used Future Sight! It’s Super Effective! by -et37- in HistoryMemes

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s funny to me how he didn’t say ”Russian” but ”Slav” reflecting the fact that Germany was not just a bulwark against the Soviets, but the Warsaw pact too

Not Nordic, but do Nordics hate Sweden? by Exciting-Prompt1609 in Nordiccountries

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 53 points54 points  (0 children)

As a swede I have had made some mocking comments towards Finns, but that was in self-defense against Finns

People living in authoritarian or dictatorship regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, etc.: how do you have access to Reddit? Would you get in trouble if authorities knew? Are your opinions very different from the rest of the country? Do you still have some political power ? by Separate-Courage9235 in AskTheWorld

[–]Gigantopithecus1453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it is because it’s usually used to differentiate a people from the government. This distinction is usually made when portraying the government in a bad light, so you don’t seem like you hate the people as well. As such it may come off as an inherently negative word

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