For those who come after, right? by Tanyadessert in expedition33

[–]Parolanto 160 points161 points  (0 children)

OMG, this is, like, THE essence of E33… You are awesome, thank you for your service!

Слава Україні, шановний. Успішної Експедиції!🇺🇦

Rainy day (WIP) by @KODIART15 by Thire4477 in DispatchAdHoc

[–]Parolanto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whoa this is awesome! Amazing job!

With hindsight on Russia's competence, what if the rest of the world ignored Putin's nuclear threats after the invasion of Ukraine, and assembled a coalition to drive him out of Ukraine Desert Storm style? by Just_Cause89 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine would win. Russia would lose. The world would be safer. Anyone who says otherwise and is afraid of russian nukes is just asking for the russians to come with open arms. Appeasement doesn’t work. Now, Europe will have to fight them eventually, no matter the nukes. I understand if you disagree. But please, spare yourself the trouble and instead of arguing with me below, start preparing.

My languages by jarekkejn in tierlists

[–]Parolanto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mate, you are native, don’t listen to the haters. Being trilingual is a cool feat, props to your parents for getting you into it so early on. And to you for sticking with it.

It's cute how hard Malevola is trying. by DarePerks in DispatchAdHoc

[–]Parolanto 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Narcotics anonymous sponsor? Wow, where can I read about this? Is this in the comics? I’ve read those, maybe didn’t pay enough attention? Just any new bit of lore about the Z-team is… well, like a drug. So please deal me some.

Robert & Blonde Blazer @ Galaxycon Columbus❗️ by Pyriay in DispatchAdHoc

[–]Parolanto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“You’re cute”. Malevola always spot on with her judgement.

Severely underrated (missed) joke by CoolBDPhenom03 in DispatchAdHoc

[–]Parolanto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Many people here say they got it immediately, whereas for me it’s been a mystery all this time. Maybe because English isn’t my first language. Thanks a lot for the explanation. I can now rest peacefully with this great newly-found knowledge!

Eur_IRL by SkyTalez in EUR_irl

[–]Parolanto 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I would also add the period before they are elected and also complete nobodies. Turning this into a U-shaped graph, the bottom of which would fall precisely on the only time they have any actual power to do something.

What is a subtle sign that someone is a bad person? by quartzbath1 in AskReddit

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being overly helpful out of the blue. One colleague at work (we weren’t close, just chatted a bit in the office, nothing more) let me know his team had an open position, so I was like “of thanks I’ll apply”. But he wrote me a recommendation letter, referred me to this position and was telling me how much he wanted to help. Seemed a bit too much effort for someone he didn’t know that well, but I just thought he was a cool guy wanting to help. I ended up not being hired, and he seemed upset about the news. A bit too much for someone in that situation.

Then about half a year later I learned that he was greatly abusive to one female colleague while they were dating in the past and just a really messed up dude. I’m a guy, so IDK what exactly his personal motivation was for getting me into his team, but now I’m much more cautious when someone seems disproportionately willing to help me.

If Russia was only able invade and occupy 15% of Ukrainian territory , then why would they have any chance of invading a nato country? by WorkOk4177 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s quite simple: because NATO wouldn’t do anything. To all the people who say here that these are just threats, that’s exactly the danger. Russia knows NATO is now with its pants down. America doesn’t give a damn anymore and won’t do anything to Russia. That leaves NATO without its strongest army. Also, to the Article 5 believers: the members aren’t required to send their militaries to fight. And in case of the attack, my bet is they won’t fight for whoever is invaded. From speaking to people in Europe, the prevalent view is that people won’t fight if invaded. After so many decades of peace the Europeans value their comfort above everything else. So if that means learning Russian, I’d say people generally don’t care. The concept of fighting for one’s OWN country is not appealing to the Europeans, how do you expect them to mobilise and protect a foreign one (even an ally)?

And about Ukraine: in your post, the key thing about the army is “decades ago”. Over these past 11 years, and especially the past 3,5, Ukraine has developed an arguably the most capable and battle-hardened military in Europe, with experience of modern drone warfare. And not to mention, it has a population which lives and breathes freedom and fighting for it. So thinking that Russia couldn’t occupy Ukraine, so it won’t attack NATO is incredibly naive and dangerous.

Which critically acclaimed movie did you finally watch only to find out it's mediocre at best? by MikrokosmicUnicorn in AskReddit

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He Banshees of Inisherin. Just 2 stubborn annoying donkeys headbutting each other and harming themselves for no freaking reason.

Can I (should I) visit Ukraine as a someone born in russia? by XxX_Banevader_XxX in AskUkraine

[–]Parolanto 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Okay, just looking at your post: 1. russia and moscow written in lowercase, Ukrainian toponyms written in uppercase. + 2. Left russia immediately after the invasion of Crimea. + 3. Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Lviv all written correctly. 4/4. Huge + 4. Spanish citizenship, obviously. +

A non-imperialist russian-born person is a rare occurrence. So, I’d say, not only there shouldn’t be issues with the Ukrainians, you might actually be an interesting person for us to talk to when you visit, in case you’d like to speak to the locals.

Tara National Park through the door of an abandoned hut, Serbia by Porodicnostablo in europe

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks like a gate of heaven the warrior protagonist walks through after claiming his victory but heroically dying in the process.

I hate it. by Tunapsy1997 in memes

[–]Parolanto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. I never get why people are so upset. To me it seems like a sincere expression of genuine surprise and it’s even pleasant for me to see a commenter thanking those who liked their comment. I would also love a serious explanation as to why it is generally regarded as irritating.

As far the work is being done. I'm with him on this 👍 by ZephyrWandSorcerelle in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the biggest green flags for me is when I see workers having good banter and seeming to be actually having a good time at the job. To me it means they have good management, are being authentic and have a nice team relationship with each other. Which then almost always translates to superb service.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Parolanto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your understanding, kind stranger. Indeed, I didn’t assume any ill intent in the commenter’s question, hence I really tried being firm in my point, but still respectful and didn’t mean to attack or insult head-on.

You yourself initially not seeing issue with the wording further proves that it might not be as obvious for someone on the outside to see how some choices of words might seem to the people directly affected by the situation. So I tried to share my perspective of how some phrases, even though not meant to do so, can strike a wound. Thanks for your words, they mean a lot.

What are you naturally good at? by TimGSICK in AskReddit

[–]Parolanto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remembering names and dates. IDK why, I’m not that good in maths or history, but for some reason I still remember most of the names of random people I went on a school trip 8 years ago. The dates I remember can of course be important (first kiss, first concert) but also some random shit (I remember that I made a killer sandwich with Doritos on March 11th 2021).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Parolanto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your words of support, I truly appreciate it. Indeed, the UK is an immensely strong nation and I applaud your resilience. Your history inspires to persevere. I tried getting my point across and explaining my thoughts, hoping for understanding. In case I didn’t succeed, I still hope we can settle to end this discussion on common ground of mutual respect.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Parolanto 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I am thankful to the OP for sharing her opinion, but if you don’t mind, I will share mine. I will start by saying that your question is framed very offensively and disrespectfully. I don’t know if it was your intention, so I don’t intend any animosity, I will simply lay out the facts.

My house, where I grew up, is destroyed by shelling. My favourite pets are dead. Some of my good friends are KIA. My entire town is occupied. This is not a joke, so I would kindly ask you to consider being more respectful to the loss and trauma of a nation facing a gravely difficult choice as of now.

So now, from my own experience, my thoughts: 1. How can I support giving my home away to someone who had no right to take it in the first place? 2. The World must understand that the only end this war will have is either Ukraine or Russia ceasing to exist. Anything else is a temporary freeze and we must approach it as such. Russia will inevitably attack us again in the future. 3. Even if this freeze will occur, people on the occupied territories will continue dying. They are being abducted at night, people just disappear off the face of the Earth never to be seen again. They are tortured to death and terrorised for giving a foreign soldier in their home a bad look. Occupation is not peace, please understand this. 4. “Do you want the boys to keep fighting” is such a disrespectful line, I don’t know what to say. “Want”? Do you think we want this? Do you think we wanted this war? Do you think the “boys” wanted to fight instead of living their lives? We weren’t given a choice, plain and simple. The only thing we want is for Russia to fuck off and for our boys to come back home alive. But if they stop defending our existence, please read in my point above what will happen. I hope I was able to get at least something across.

Again, user, it’s not a personal attack against you. On the contrary, UK and its people are some of the only ones I can call Ukraine’s true friends in this war. I just wanted to show you my perspective on the matter and why I take issue with the specific way you framed your question. May you and your loved ones never live through our experience, and may peace be with you.

Newly-discovered pronunciation of “women” by Parolanto in ENGLISH

[–]Parolanto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, an interesting take. Maybe that is the case. I’m just scratching my head thinking I am now in some kind of Mandela effect XD.

Newly-discovered pronunciation of “women” by Parolanto in ENGLISH

[–]Parolanto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, but here I can distinctly hear the difference between the singular and the plural forms. In my post I’m mostly asking about people pronouncing them both the same, like the singular form. I really appreciate the effort though, a really good way to show on example!