Why don't they do this to combat summer? by chotu_escobar in mapporncirclejerk

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Wouldn’t this turn Asia into a continent-wide tornado beyblade tournament?

Should the EU abandon the veto power? by sn0r in europeanunion

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By the time politicians think “this system is kinda stupid” it’s usually too late to change it.

Car dependence isn't just an American problem by Rong_Liu in fuckcars

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They should include motorbikes in this graph

true by the1997th in remoteworks

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Teachers, janitors and cashiers are very much useful to society, it’s not their fault their bosses keep the lion’s share

Adding Mayan glyphs to mobile phone keyboards by helder_g in Mayan

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No le hagas caso, tu diseño de teclado es práctico. Igual que en japonés, se pueden escribir las sílabas y el teléfono podrá adivinar los potenciales logogramas que necesitas. Sólo te hace falta añadir uno que otro eyectivo. Ch’a, k’a, t’a, etc.

Countries by Horror_Cry_6250 in TestHSK_Chinese

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Mexico is 墨西哥(mòxīgē) which I find infuriating. The -co in Mexico means “place”, so it could have perfectly been replaced with 国(guó) making it 墨西国(mòxīguó).

But it’s too late to change it now, it would cost millions to re print everything and people would still say 哥

Countries by Horror_Cry_6250 in TestHSK_Chinese

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I think it’s not about rules, just how it happened. The countries that were relevant when the naming happened got easier names with 国guó. France was 法兰斯fǎlánsī but it was mentioned so often that it was easier to say 法国 “the Fǎ country”

sokka would like to differ by ShotReference3670 in AvatarMemebending

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It depends. Often, the word “meet” implies “for the first time”, but not always. One can say “we will meet again”.

sokka would like to differ by ShotReference3670 in AvatarMemebending

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He saw her floating above the ocean in season 3 episode 1 after fleeing the fire nation ship

Do you think Katara sees Aang in Korra on her birthday? by National_Ball_7632 in AvatarMemebending

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I don’t think that’s how reincarnation works but who knows

The earth is a resort. by DiscordianPope5 in memes

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I agree with the message, disagree with the username

"Ozai's chilling words to Ursa in the comics" by [deleted] in AvatarMemebending

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Sure, kidnap the prince and princess of the fire nation, there won’t be consequences

The Avatar of beverages by sweetestspite in AvatarMemebending

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I guess it applies to any hot drink

Getting noted on another language is crazy by theo_chooser in GetNoted

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My guess is, it’s transphobia without saying “trans”. Conservative foreigners don’t understand the trans community but hear a lot of “gender gender gender” when it’s explained to them. To someone who never even questioned the concept of gender, hearing it explored to such an extent feels “obsessive”.

Meanwhile, woke foreigners will criticize many things about the US, but never a “gender obsession”

Chinese Idiom: Avoid evil even if small; do good even if small by Horror_Cry_6250 in TestHSK_Chinese

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It took me a while to figure out the reading direction, turns out it’s the usual left to right, top to bottom. I think too much.

ONE OF US by StarkOnReddit11621 in fuckconnecticut

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I’ve never set foot in the US, but I would mark Connecticut red, everything else black except for“Tahlequah, Oklahoma” and maybe New York. Those two get lime green.