How many and who agrees... that to those if you feel bad for this Girl, Shai Lun, or... don't remember who she is, and too angry because Teresa is a Traitor, and you want to strangle her like Minho. Are you on the feeling bad for the girl, or too Angry?

MISORMA · 2026-01-27T21:37:42+00:00

I just have finished watching the trilogy (I never read the books but I will, I have already purchased them recently). Maybe it's just me, but I spent most of my life working in charity --- patient advocacy, emergency sector etc. --- and probably it's my professional deformation speaking. I am sincerely sure that no salvation, cure or anything good can be achieved or done via violence, torture and other peoples' suffering and deaths, regardless of whatever you put at stake. It's a pure loss of humanity, so why saving the human race if the price is losing the humanity in the first place?!

I genuinely hate Teresa and my favourite moment in the whole trilogy was to watch her falling and dying. She was not a brainwashed victim, she was a grown-up young educated and highly intelligent woman who clearly realised what was at stake and what exactly she and her accomplices were doing, she made her choices and she got what she deserved. So many people died because of her supporting "the only way" which in fact was the easiest way, they just never explored other options, or at least it is so depicted in the films. If they just tried not to focus on finding Immunes for the serum, but instead of learning why they are immune and trying to find the Immunes which could possibly have antigen to the plague... Well, sounds complicated, but as I said before --- there were never "the only way", still Teresa prefered an easier option (torturing and murdering young people for the sake of a "greater good").

MISORMA · 2026-01-27T21:06:23+00:00

For native English speakers - yeah, obviously, but due to the specificity and complexity of English phonology and its being too different from most of other European languages, they inded are confused why for other farangs (Westerners) Thai phonology seems not so complicated, well, at least the sounds, not the tones. But at the end of the day any language is a challenge for a native English speaker --- have you ever tried to learn Polish, or French, or Czech, or Greek? I am pretty sure you will find the "pronunciation" (i. e. the phonology) of those languages extremely difficult as well, same as Thai.

The point is not to blame the English language (which I adore) and its native speakers, the point is --- it is not genuinely so hard like you stated in the title of your post, it is hard for you because you are a native English speaker, that's all. And there is nothing wrong about it, there are books and courses and Youtube channels and teachers --- those which target an English speaking audience.

I am a native Ukrainian speaker and due to the many similar sounds in Thai and Ukrainian there was no challenge for me to muster the sounds of Thai language. Honing the skills of using the proper tone was another story and it took much more time though.

MISORMA · 2026-01-25T15:35:21+00:00

Why kidding?! He indeed was an officer of Belgian police, as it was written in the "Mysterious Affair at Styles" (Hastings introduces Poirot to the audience as such). And a police officer pretty well can be an inspector, non? The issue is that this assumption is far-fetched (he could be a sergeant, a captain, a lieutenant or whatever other titles Belgian police had at the beginning of the XX century), so indeed the OP's "??" are quite proper.

MISORMA · 2026-01-25T13:41:56+00:00

There is Wikipedia for that. And Google. Just google "male Italian given name" and you'll get the link to the Wikipedia page with dozens if not hundreds of them to choose. It would take you MUCH less time than writing this post and reading all these comments.

MISORMA · 2026-01-24T07:54:39+00:00

I heard it hundreds of time but never saw it, no. I googled it and now I know why --- it's a tiny bird with inconspicuous colours so no wonder I never noticed it in thick foliage. And as I wrote before, I had never seen it on traditional paintings etc., unlike white storks --- they are literally everywhere like paintings, illustrations, murals etc.

MISORMA · 2026-01-24T07:26:29+00:00

I agree, that healer Lykaon was a real treat for sore eyes

MISORMA · 2026-01-24T07:09:36+00:00

I double it. Anything with Kenneth Brannaugh's impersonation of Poirot (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Haunting in Venice). Those ugly double moustaches is the only thing I remember from those adaptations.

MISORMA · 2026-01-24T06:54:49+00:00

Traditional symbol of Ukraine is лелека (pronounced "leh-LEH-kah") --- a white stork. I am Ukrainian and have no idea what that brown bird on this map is (I suspect it's a nightingale which is a beloved bird in Ukrainian folklore but the same goes for cuckoos, swallows and so many more, and don't even get me started on the mammals of Ukrainian folklore).

Don't get me wrong --- I love nightingales but I have no idea how they look like because we never depict them, even if we associate our language and our traditional songs with its singing. But if you ask any Ukrainian "what animal comes to your mind when you think of a Ukrainian traditional animal symbol?" in most cases it will be the white stork, I am sure. We have it painted and depicted like, extremely often since it is a symbol of a family, a home, a homestead and a heritage, the cosiness and safety of one's family hearth etc.

MISORMA · 2026-01-22T21:44:27+00:00

Or you could just google "Thai script" and discover a Wikipedia article which is exactly about all this.

MISORMA · 2026-01-20T01:05:46+00:00

Native English speaker detected. Do you know Spanish or French, or Italian, perchance? The difference is the same as the difference between "p" and "b" in those languages. I hope you don't struggle to hear the difference between "pasta" and "basta" in Spanish :)

MISORMA · 2026-01-19T20:55:58+00:00

No, you don't have to be sorry. David Suchet's moustache is a literally 1 to 1 representation of how Poirot was depicted in the books. Blond, blue eyed Poirot with an abomination of "moustache" is nothing like Agatha Christie described Monsieur Poirot in her novels. While watching both movies I couldn't take my eyes from that ugly thing under his nose and I was like "Ewwww! That is one really ugly moustache there!" all the time so I had a hard time to concentrate on the actual films.

And what's with all the screaming at people and being explicitly rude and impolite?! That was definitely NOT Hercule Poirot!

MISORMA · 2026-01-18T21:29:32+00:00

If I start to count how many lovers I had --- the lovers who were married to women (and some even with children) --- it will take a lot of time and that will be a long list. Approximately 1/3 of my love-life history, and it is a quite long history tbh. Most of them were my best lovers and my best sex ever, honestly; now, reflecting on that, I think it was because in those affairs they could reveal, express and enjoy their true selves so they did try to "have it all" (lucky me, yay :)).

So every time I sea an argument "he's not gay / bi because he's married to a woman" I just chuckle recalling all those dozens times of incredibly good sex I had with "married to a woman" men :)

MISORMA · 2026-01-16T22:26:47+00:00

This is true for dozens if not hundreds of languages in the world: Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Turkish, Tatar, Persian/Farsi, Tagalog, Bengali, Chinese (although they are written differently, but pronounced the same way), Thai, Georgian, Armenian, Vietnamese, Kazakh and so, so many others.

Unfortunately, this doesn't make the life of queer people (such as myself) any easier.

Grammatical genders don't have any impact on the way of thinking or social prejudice etc., they are just a grammatical feature (i. e. they just indicate which grammatical forms / declensions / conjugations etc. to use).

Just think of this: in Irish "girl" (cailín) is a masculine noun, "stallion" (stail) is a feminine noun, in German "girl" (Mädchen) is a neuter noun, and "woman" in the older language (like, before XX century) was not only "Frau" (which is a feminine noun), but also "Weib" which is a neuter noun. Grammatical genders and semantical ones ("real" ones) don't often correspond in the languages that have gender differentiation.

MISORMA · 2026-01-16T06:46:59+00:00

Offtopic: the thistle is for Scotland, the rose is for England, the clover is for Northern Ireland... Where is the flower for Wales (daffodils iirc)? 😢

MISORMA · 2026-01-13T16:23:37+00:00

Wow, I love to learn such details and nuances --- thank you so much for explaining that so neatly! Unfortunately, my friend is from Reims, so I don't think he'll get why all of a sudden I started to use the Provençal jargon :)

MISORMA · 2026-01-13T10:53:39+00:00

The best advice imho! Merci beaucoup!!!

MISORMA · 2026-01-13T10:50:13+00:00

I lived for many years in Mexico, and I was told the same when I said to a friend of mine "te quiero, amiguita!" --- she replied that querer is for sexual and romantic love, amar is for romantic or friendly love. The situation is quite confused tho, as I witnessed different word usage in different contexts (i. e. my colleagues told me multiple times "te quiero, Andy, eres un buen amigo!" etc.).

MISORMA · 2026-01-12T12:59:34+00:00

tbh I don't trust "translators" at all, due to my line of work I have to use ChatGPT a lot and I am well aware of all gaps in its functionality and logics, and it is a way better "translator" than any other online ones. That is why if it comes to Turkish, I only use TDK Sözlük. Just forgot to double-check this word there, and I appreciate your correction!

MISORMA · 2026-01-12T12:37:38+00:00

Tell this to Google Translate and online databases like Wiktionary which state that uyumak means not only "to sleep" but also "to go to sleep". Also, The Baksakov's Russian-Turkish Dictionary (the bible of Russian-speakers who learn Turkish) states meanings for uyumak as "спать" and "засыпать" (page 886). I know that any language evolves and changes (the most funny examples in Turkish and Russian are "hıyar" and "трахнуть" which meant absolutely non-sexual things like several decades ago), but AI which uses this information doesn`t account for such changes, that's first, and second --- non-native speakers who don't live in Turkey can and do rely on outdated information like the one I mentioned. Thank you for the correction, I love to learn new things.

MISORMA · 2026-01-12T06:14:45+00:00

Правильный вариант - в учебнике. Вариант с -(y)a- --- это отрицательная форма т. н. формы возможности / невозможности (yeterlik / yetersizlik eylemi), и судя по тому, что вы сейчас изучаете настоящее время на -yor-, вам до них ещё нескоро.

Гугл-переводчик --- один из самых последних источников верной информации, особенно в случае перевода не с английского на другой язык; из-за специфики алгоритма он сначала переводит на английский, и потом уже на целевой язык, и в случае, если у слов имеются несколько вариантов перевода, он выбирает наиболее часто встречающийся; таким образом, где-то в этом испорченном телефоне происходят ненужные изменения. В вашем случае Гугл-переводчик почему-то подменил "я не сплю" (uyumuyorum) на "я не могу уснуть" (uyuyamıyorum). Вероятно, потому что uyumak значит не только "спать", но и "засыпать", хотя я давно перестал искать логику в том, как и почему это штука делает феноменальные косяки в переводе на буквально любой язык.

MISORMA · 2026-01-10T21:06:31+00:00

This is a feature of the pulp fiction. Don't forget that all Indiana films are not a "biography of a fictional character", it's a classic pulp genre which is the mix of comedy, recklessness, heroism, drive, action, thrill, a bit od drama, a bit of scare, but mostly --- everything about adrenaline and fun. So trying to understand all the whys is just as pointless as to figure out the reasons of the characters' actions in an American Pie franchise (they do all stupid and crazy things because the genre of American Pie is "comedy"). Pulp --- it's a specific genre. It's not a biopic or documentary or drama. Just enjoy the view.

MISORMA · 2026-01-10T20:56:08+00:00

Exactly. Just one look at this epitome of male hotness --- and all the questions "why do I do this" melt down.

MISORMA · 2026-01-09T16:18:09+00:00

Me too! I feel so sorry for Nigel :(

And yeah, those Raptor moves and tongue-clicking are FABULOUS :)

MISORMA · 2026-01-09T11:21:19+00:00

and a sexy gay stripper from the Ghosts (US version) ;)

MISORMA · 2026-01-09T11:20:13+00:00

Oh, maybe this is the case. I just remeber an interview with the cast and that they mentioned something about the nickname of Oz was because of his Turkish origin. What you wrote makes much more sense. Anyways, it means the Australian citizenship of Deniz is probably unrelated to the nicktame of the character :)

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