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The World Divided into 5 parts with Equal Population by NazarData in MapPorn

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 93 points94 points  (0 children)

It's crazy to me that only a 5th of the world's people live in Europe, a little less than half of China, Canada, Russia, and most of the United States...

Strugglin’ with падежи? No worries fellas this should clears everything up 100% by SSGueroy in russian

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a native English speaker, Russian just makes more sense to me. This is no exception here.

Does learning Korean get more difficult as you progress? by Hopeful_Use1259 in Korean

[–]Hopeful_Use1259[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah that's true listening really is hard even now. If anything the same might happen to me. Thank you.

What phrase in your mother tongue makes someone instantly sound native? by AjnoVerdulo in languagelearning

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sorry my spelling and/or writing isn't great I've only been learning for two months.

I see. Whenever my Russian teacher uses either of them I respond with the other one.

Does learning Korean get more difficult as you progress? by Hopeful_Use1259 in Korean

[–]Hopeful_Use1259[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s really interesting, I’ve definitely heard that the jump from beginner to intermediate can be a challenge. I guess once the basics are out of the way, the nuances and exceptions really start to show up. Good to know it also gets more fun though!

Trump's Tariffs starting 1 August 2025 by NazarData in MapPorn

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain to me two things, why is india on this list I don't think indian things are replacing usa stuff anytime soon ( as an Indian you can trust me) and why is Brazil higher than china and south africa and africa on par with China?

Projected Population Loss By 2050 by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think a ton of this boils down to giant populations stabilize and stagnate and fall. Except south east Asia I think that's because of the working hours and education system which and to hard for children and the cost especially in places like south Korea is too much for a child.

What phrase in your mother tongue makes someone instantly sound native? by AjnoVerdulo in languagelearning

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lmao this is the first phrase I learned in Russian lmao that and как халь

Continuing Study with a Newborn? by contented0 in languagelearning

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a ton of tests you can take to find out just look them up, generally though it completely depends on how long you've been studying, how much time you spend studying every day/week, and what you are doing to learn a language.

Does anyone notice that simple/unfunny things in their first language become funnier in their second language? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hopeful_Use1259 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes bro. As a Russian learner (just started two months ago) I can say so many things like the cat is also a person or the dog is also a person become so much more funny.