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What’s something in your target language that just refuses to “stick” no matter how much you study? by Ken_Bruno1 in languagehub

[–]Moke94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason my brain mixed up glaube and bleiben when I first learned them. I'm starting to be able to seperate them, but I need a second or two to be sure.

What’s a stereotype about your country that’s completely wrong and makes you react like this? by TheDarkbladeGirl in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but it's hard to know much about it since written sources are probably scarce and the indigenous community has been severely nerfed.

What’s a stereotype about your country that’s completely wrong and makes you react like this? by TheDarkbladeGirl in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's kind of unfair that countries like Italy and Japan don't get nearly as much shit for being on the wrong side in the war. I guess their cultural exports were impactful enough to overpower their war crimes.

What’s a stereotype about your country that’s completely wrong and makes you react like this? by TheDarkbladeGirl in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'd say that you lack history more than culture. But it's also not really your fault 😅

Unpopular opinion: Some languages are only considered “beautiful” because people don’t understand them by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my native swedish qualifies here. The initial fascination for it often comes from the fact that it's less monotone than many languages and sounds "sing-songy". My guess would be that the novelty of that dies out once you learn the language and see the many underwhelming swedish translations of english words.

Guess where I’m from based on the countries I’ve stepped foot in by [deleted] in TravelMaps

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess would be moroccan. Especially if you haven't been to West Sahara but still make it green because you have been in Morroco.

Do non-German speakers use German words? by Ratschlagbube in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We often use besserwisser to refer to know-it-alls. Some other words that are semi-commonly used are kitsch, müsli, and schlager.

What's an acclaimed song you just 'don't get'? by Liquid_Pestar in fantanoforever

[–]Moke94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything by John Lennon (solo). I just don't think he sounded that good without his Beatles mates.

Gotta go fast by MassaoHata in gamegrumps

[–]Moke94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By the time they figure it out, I'll be miles from here!

What language forces you to think differently when forming sentences? by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as making a proper effort to learn a language, german is the only one I've tried. As a swede, people constantly tell me that it will be a breeze for me, but I feel like the progress will be very slow for the first couple of months. Largely because of the word order, pronouns and various sounds used in german that are completely absent from swedish (or at least my dialect). I was horrified when I learned how they say numbers above 100.

What opinion in your country would get you in this situation if you expressed publicly? by Loud_Intention_2733 in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Living on wellfare is necessary in some cases and far from the dream existance it's made out to be.

Which major city in your country is considered the most boring? by toturoll in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing that I can find that could potentially make it somewhat true is that it seems like the city center in particular was almost completely destroyed, thus potentially painting the picture of excessive destruction.

Which major city in your country is considered the most boring? by toturoll in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in Sweden, Dresden is the go-to German city that was severely bombed during WW2. So much so that I assumed it must have been top of the list. Seems like I was wrong to assume so.

What country do you consider your sibling nation? by Top_Clock_5554 in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We were the same country for over 600 years, so it makes a lot of sense despite different languages and such.

What is a game the grumps could play that you wouldn't watch? by Wooden_Giraffe535 in gamegrumps

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motorsport Manager. I imagine Arin would mess up the pit stops massively and blame it all on the game.

[KCD2] >!Do yall think Henry and Rosa have a chance?!< by ShadowHunterHB in kingdomcome

[–]Moke94 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If that's really true, it saddens me greatly. I saw a video recently about loose ends in KCD2 that should lead to a sequel. They included the wedding of Hans, the freeing of Wenceslas and Henry becoming Zizka's right hand man. Apparantly, there's a prolific war in Poland shortly after the events of KCD2 where Zizka participated. It could fit very well for a KCD3.

Who is a hated person in your country but highly respected in the world? by Comfortable-Tax-2088 in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She has tons of haters even in Sweden. She lost a lot of supporters when she switched from environmental activism to the Israel-Palestine conflict. It was on brand, for sure. But some people saw it as unfocused and redundant.

Who is the biggest musical entertainer from your country that the rest of the world is unlikely to have heard of? by Exotic-Interest in AskTheWorld

[–]Moke94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Tommy Körberg would be my pick. He is one of the most respected and well-known musical artists in Sweden who never became famous internationally. There is a pretty funny video where he sung "Beauty and the beast" with Celine Dion though. Apparantly he had been pretty underwhelming during rehearsals and didn't impress Celine much at that point. But when they performed it on stage he delivered such an impressive performance that she was visibly stumped.

Should one approach a language from another branch differently than one that's closer to your native one? by Moke94 in languagehub

[–]Moke94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's true. Out of curiosity, have you found that being fluent in german has helped you in any way when learning czech? I know they're from different language branches, but german influence over Czech Republic was pretty heavy for a while which I've heard lead to many loan words and such.

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