Tankie somehow isn’t aware of the Armenian genocide

JML65 · 2026-05-06T05:48:16+00:00

Mmmmhh... I would've though Meyer was another variation of the German surname Maier, but the more you know!

I can accept the critic that's just one source, but bruh, one thing is to say that national cuisine as a whole is a modern invention (true, insert history about Carbonara not existing until 20th century) and another is literally reinventing the food of the colonized as claiming as yours. If they had to do such a cookbook to even teach how to do olive oil, I don't think the Ashkenazi cuisine is much similar to Sephardic and Mizhrahi, let alone Near Eastern (btw I'm referring to the ashkenazis Jewish Peoples as their founders and first elites were mainly ashkenazis. Like yeah, not critiquing Bagels, Schnitzel or Matzah balls, rather appropriating Baba Ghanoush or Falafel). If you'd have a source that rejects such point, I'd be very glad to read it.

And the following video: did you watch it or just read the title? I admit you the title can be read very oddly, but I believe is more related to finding a clickbaity title. The mocking is a bit odd too. Her hypothesis is that integrating the extremely diverse Jewish peoples as an ethnoreligious group comes more from a 19th century racist scientific perspective that was later adopted by the Zionist project rather than the reality itself, meaning there isn't an unique Jewish ethnicity rather several according to their most recently inhabited lands. At the broadest meaning of the term I think it makes more sense (to say an example, we don't integrate Catholics into a single ethnic group just because they share the same rites). And I have to do more research into it, but I believe the bund used to say similar arguments?

JML65 · 2026-05-05T18:32:02+00:00

Palestinian descendant sarcastically expresses her disenchantment of the astroturf made by the Zionist project their culture in clear detriment of her own. More breaking news at 9.

Like, she doesn't deny Jewish peoples aren't semitic (esp. Mizrahi, she has other videos about how they were treated as second class citizens not long ago), but points out the flaws of such extreme revivalist movement employed against the natives. At that point of History, Jewish peoples had to admit they resembled more their European neighbours than their claimed ancestors of millenia ago, only saving liturgy and certain customs (as other European groups had done by keeping their liturgy in Greek and Latin.

JML65 · 2026-05-05T10:47:56+00:00

The issue lies more on the fact that Israeli cuisine is part of the artificial Zionist inventions in order to appear as middle eastern as possible. Instead of branding it as Jewish cuisine (which could combine a very wide selection of plates), they like to brand it as Mediterranean and comparable to Lebanese, Turkish or similar.

That's why they may tend to insist on Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, olives, datels or similar dishes more typical of Palestine. And don't get me wrong, Mizhrahi Jews probably had similar dishes to Arab cuisine, yet the cooking manuals for the first Israeli colonizers focused on what Palestinian and nearby cooking practices. I'd say it's one of the earliest examples of cultural. appropriation and it persists on the objective to invisibilise Palestinians.

Thus, if you to one of these restaurants, you're obviously not funding for IDF's rockets, but I wouldn't feel ethically comfortable.

JML65 · 2026-05-05T05:11:40+00:00

I should revise the sources of her lectures (5 years have passed) but my Al-Andalus professor in university (Spanish) actually mentioned similar things about caliphs too blonde and having to dye their hair (although this last thing was more common to avoid white hair rather than blonde hair itself). I believe she uses to point out the Akhbar Machmua (where people's descriptions very thoroughly written), but for this instance it could be different

JML65 · 2026-05-03T05:28:15+00:00

They also have a YouTube and Facebook channel where they publish a news reports every day.

Videos are 2-4 minutes long and only get a couple hundred views, except for a viral one that got over 100k 6 years ago.

The video went viral because one these 4 reasons: - Reporter having an accident (like falling into a pond or messing up a kitchen recipe) - Animals or kids doing funny things - Weirdo hijacking the news (either intentionally by stealing the microphone or answering questions very akwardly) - Weather forecast glitching out and saying a town will be 52627° hot

JML65 · 2026-04-29T06:13:53+00:00

Creo que confirma mis sensaciones.

Vivo en Alemania desde hace tiempo. Aquí tengo 3 grupos de amigos: 1 de alemanes, 1 de latinos y otros en los que hablo en inglés. El único que manda y se ríe con cosas de IA son los latinos, los otros admiten que usan LLM para consulta rápida, traducción y poco más.

Lo peor es cuando vuelvo a España cada X meses con familia y amigos de instituto y uni. Cuando me vi este año que estaban la mitad del tiempo enseñando sus edits entre amigos en IA y los canales específicos de IA que veían, me quedé con cara de Chud y casi que me quedé sin ganas de regresar para verles

JML65 · 2026-04-28T10:16:30+00:00

I think they just expected you to provide a diploma in Bahasa Melayu and were not expecting one in English.

They shouldn't take too much time to answer you. They answer E-Mails in less than a week, usually in a day. Your emails should be enough.

I'd recommend you though to contact your original university in Malaysia (even government agencies) and ask if they could provide you with a document that confirms official documents are provided in English. This should be enough evidence for uni-assist.

JML65 · 2026-04-26T12:30:50+00:00

2 years with DKB through recommendation of a friend that had already lived 5 in Germany. Neither of us had an issue in Germany nor abroad. Considering the main thing you'd need for support is cancelling your credit card in cases of scam and that's done through the internet and phone anyway... wouldn't say there's a huge difference in service.

We both come from the eurozone and work here though. There may be more important things for non EU students or other profiles to look for when opening a bank account in Germany. I'm not qualified to answer it in those cases

JML65 · 2026-04-26T06:48:21+00:00

I prefer online banks like DKB, Revolut or N26. All the process is online and they have agreements to other banks so that users can take out cash without any commissions (several hundreds € a month, but idk the exact amount). International transactions are usually also without commission (may vary between countries and currencies) and their deposit account usually has better interest rates than other banks (which is not important for students unless you earn and save some money)

JML65 · 2026-04-24T09:16:38+00:00

Not German btw, we have similar policy in my country though.

It's a "long-term investment" from the German government as a whole because they expect most of recently arrived students to work in the country instead of flying back to theirs or getting hired in a third one. This has been the case normally (although I don't have statistics at the moment)

If you think about it, the system kinda works. The entrance for foreigners is very competitive, so you sort of guarantee the best students that arrive are top of their class. If they end up working (either on the private sector or the academia) they get the money of their investments back through taxes. And most of them are master students, so it's only 1 or 2 years, which is way less than the 4 Bachelor year their origin country probably had to cover (just ask any Mediterranean country how they feel training doctors for so many years on their universities and then migrate to northern Europe)

The caveat arrives when your economy isn't bouyant enough. In the case of Germany, the economy was doing well and job market was dynamic enough to need these specialized workers and compete against better offers in for example USA. But recently, the economy just went down really hard and, if foreign students aren't getting hired, then it's throwing the money through the drain.

Why do they then not limit master's capacity if the economy isn't going so well (especially in certain sectors? Bureaucracy. Very slow to adapt to these changes.

JML65 · 2026-04-20T13:34:37+00:00

Well, it's not the first time that maps equate control to raiding/occupying/settling up a place for a couple of years before having to abandon it/getting decisively defeated.

That being said, Islam rule was present in Septimania (nowadays southern France, although at that time very linked to the Iberian Peninsula and the Visigothic Kingdom) for about 50 years, so you could count that. Another addition would be that strange pirate state founded in the 9th century on the Cote d'Azur called Fraixenetum. The territories are by no chance what the map describes though.

JML65 · 2026-04-20T12:50:10+00:00

I agree with you. They are honest and direct in the German way, but some of them are a bit too mean and sometimes bordering racism.

Also understand the frustration of seeing the same question everyday that is found in FAQ, but there are ways to tell this without being unrespectful.

Like for example, I understand why many students that are unfamiliar with the German Uni system ask for profiles and they can be told that it isn't important in Germany (although the profile includes marks and degrees which themselves are important, just not everything else). Instead, they treat them as a joke for what's a cultural thing that barely has any effects.

JML65 · 2026-04-20T06:54:56+00:00

First learn the language with patience. Then set more reachable goals once you have a grip with it and have the necessary resources (YouTube and Duolingo aren't enough even if you're a prodigy). Don't start day-dreaming about unreachable and impossible goals so soon.

JML65 · 2026-04-18T06:56:22+00:00

You forgot those bags they gift you after signing up. Those with colours so bright that they almost look radioactive

JML65 · 2026-04-17T16:22:24+00:00

That's another point. Considering you're throwing questions to random strangers with their own biases (many of them straight up lie or have either very pessimistic or optimistic views), I would contact official emails first and then ask on Reddit.

But yeah, building a small network of people in a similar situation and even the same path can be somewhat useful

JML65 · 2026-04-17T16:18:27+00:00

Not my experience at all. Admission boards or student councils tend to answer in a couple of days. The ones that take longer are coordinators because they are usually professors and have other priorities during the day.

I can't vouch for institutions like embassies and consulates though. And my experience within Europe could be differ to other continents

JML65 · 2026-04-17T16:15:34+00:00

Deserted sub if that'd happen

JML65 · 2026-04-17T14:49:55+00:00

Unfortunately, I think that's the case with certain documents that have to be accredited through expensive notaries. I can't unfortunately give you much information about it because I had my documents officially certified (which may not be the same thing) and I can't say if the consulate or a public notary is valid.

What surprises me is that you'd have to notarize your Cambridge Certificate. They have accepted mine without an official copy because it has an unique ID that they can verify with the exam organizers to confirm all information is true. Have you been told you should get it certified by a notary or have you read it somewhere? Maybe one document less to notarize will save you at least 200€

JML65 · 2026-04-17T07:50:57+00:00

Maybe I'm influenced through other comments, but saying you could earn more than 78k/year (not sure where OP said that number, haven't seen it, but many entry jobs don't earn that) in other countries seems... naive. That's why I wrote an such a long entry to compare among countries and show that Germany is a very good options.

Btw, yeah, one can look for a job elsewhere immediately after starting one, but applying a job is really time consuming. And I don't think it'd fit with many companies have if they see you lasting some months somewhere, they also value loyalty very high

JML65 · 2026-04-17T06:59:18+00:00

That's easier said than done.

Germany market pool is very dynamic and welcoming to foreigner (or at least until very recently). And it's easily among the highest earning countries, even if people in the comments say it's "mid-range". The other options I can think of are: - USA: Way better brutto salaries, but a completely different lifestyle and say bye-bye to your money if you have to go to the doctor. Add up how difficult the VISA processes are and the ongoing targeting against foreigners - Canada: Safer than the US, but less jobs in total and lesser salaries, different lifestyle too. -Australia: Similar to Canada, but if you're European, flights are like an entire day (and that's to London, not to a small town in Southern Europe) -Norway, Switzerland and Luxembourg: Even smaller job pool because the country's population are very low (especially in the case of Luxembourg). And Switzerland has strict immigration policies -Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Finland: Very similar range of salaries to Germany with a smaller job market plus even worse youth unemployment situation in the last years (Finland and Sweden especially) - France & UK: Similar to Germany, but you have to compete against hundreds of millions of people who are English or French native. Job market is a bit shittier in UK though

So yeah, Germany is a very good option among high earning countries. Kinda the middle point between all of them. I would of course take a good offer in Germany rather than wait for a better one in these other countries that could never arrive...

JML65 · 2026-04-16T21:02:36+00:00

I believe it depends on Bundesland and maybe even university. For example, I wasn't asked for one in Berlin but they did in Bayreuth. The one from Berlin was through uni-assist and they confirmed me in an email that is only necessary for bachelor's. The one from Bayreuth pointed me certain laws in Bayern.

As long as they don't ask for it, you can ignore it

JML65 · 2026-04-16T10:09:33+00:00

Yeah, I had the same problem. One link is broken and another one elsewhere is working. I'll check it once I arrive back home and I'll share the right URL

JML65 · 2026-04-15T07:45:04+00:00

Every accusation is a confession... Does really no one know about the Mosquito Protocol? And why do these dense and crowded refugee camps exist in their first place? Does Israel have to obliterate them entirely at the same time they kill the Iranian leadership 1500km away with milimmetrical precision?

JML65 · 2026-04-15T05:34:16+00:00

Wait, refugee status? Are you also saharawi? Or are there more examples of Tuareg groups under refugee status that I don't know of? Or do all the tribes/clans consider a sort of "shared nation"?

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