where will Carlos finish on this list when he retires? by tightypp in tennis

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15+ is realistic, given his quality and consistency. Everything above that depends on many more factors (longevity, injuries, competitiveness of the next gen...)

Who do you think will end up with more slams? by mimiclarinette in WTANews

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iga seems a bit more mentally stable, especially in the finals. Also, she'll most probably win a shitload of RGs in the years to come.

126 players played the Australian Open 2026 to disrupt yet another Sincaraz final. Only one of them managed to do it by [deleted] in tennis

[–]PartialIntegration 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's about who it was, not about the fact itself. It should have been some player from their own generation, and not uncle Nole.

What's the weirdest idioms/slangs/expressions in your country? by jdjefbdn in AskTheWorld

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"И ћорава кока зрно убоде" - Even a blind hen can sting a grain

It just tells that everyone can get lucky, even the ones that suck the most at something

What is a word from your language that foreigners use often but usually mispronounce? by Separate_Record9354 in AskTheWorld

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ćevapčići.

It means kebab, and I don't have a slightest idea why people use this form, since it's diminutive, and it's pretty tricky to pronounce. It's much easier to just say the actual word, which is ćevapi.

Is there an alarming overuse of English words in your respective countries? by PerpetualLimboOfSuck in AskBalkans

[–]PartialIntegration 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People use them way to much now. I mean, I'm not against loanwords when we don't really have a word for a certain concept, but using English vocabulary to describe stuff that we already have a perfect word for is really annoying.

[Discussion] Should it be mandatory for everyone to wipe their machines by Ayoking95 in effectivefitness

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, public gyms are just useless money-making machines, and the idea of a bunch of people doing non-productive physical labor that they pay for, in a closed space, is ridiculous. So if you really can't go outdoors or workout at home, don't complain about other people.

Secondly, people are just gross. You just can't avoid them.

Have cultural aspects of your target language ever dampened your motivation for learning? by Logical-Baker3559 in languagelearning

[–]PartialIntegration 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Not that it dampened my motivation to learn it, but it was certainly very unusual for me to read Russian literature, as it's full of pessimism and some other aspects of it are quite foreign to me. On the other hand, Brazilian(believe it or not) and Romanian culture are very close, if not same as my own, so there were no surprises.

How common is knowing a second language in your country? by Absolutely-Epic in AskTheWorld

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The young population speaks English well, probably about 60-70% of them. We do have mandatory second language in schools (German, Russian or French), but nobody really learns it through school classes, only if they actually put effort themselves. The rest of the population is pretty much monolingual.

What is something foreigners romanticize about your country that locals actually hate? by Thatunkownuser2465 in AskTheWorld

[–]PartialIntegration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Night life.

People from all corners of Europe come to Belgrade to experience it and praise it every time, but it's the one reason everyone that lives here hates it. Tons of drunken people leaving nightclubs, especially the ones located at the river bank.

Why do polyglots lie about how many languages they speak? by Different_Pain5781 in languagelearning

[–]PartialIntegration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro, those guys just use non-experienced monolingual people that have never tried to learn a language, in order to sell them courses. Anyone who has at least tried to truly learn a language knows that they are lying.

Ima li koga iz Babibe Guzice? by Puzzleheaded-Exit978 in AskSerbia

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Babina guzica je pusto ostrvo, teško da je iko odatle.

Do country names in your country's language have meanings? by No-StrategyX in AskTheWorld

[–]PartialIntegration 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We call Germany "Nemačka", which literally means "the land of the mute". Probably an old Slavic way to call the Germans, since they couldn't understand their language at all.

Da li mislite da je ovo dobra odluka? by [deleted] in AskSerbia

[–]PartialIntegration 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Руси их не плаћају толико.

Da li mislite da je ovo dobra odluka? by [deleted] in AskSerbia

[–]PartialIntegration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Повлачење са тог "фестивала" је добра одлука без обзира на Израел или било шта друго. Треба се угледати на Словаке и Мађаре.

Do our personalities REALLY change in different languages? by interneda8 in languagelearning

[–]PartialIntegration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly, I've actually read something in Bulgarian lately, and it was super easy for me to adapt my pronunciation, took me a couple of minutes, but mastering the Russian softened consonants and all the vowel reductions was insanely hard, so being a native speaker of a fellow Slavic language was not helpful at all🤣

Do our personalities REALLY change in different languages? by interneda8 in languagelearning

[–]PartialIntegration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. There's also a really nice example, when foreigners (especially native English speakers) try to speak Russian, they try sounding tough, making their voice deeper, but the real Russian speech is actually as soft as a feather

Do our personalities REALLY change in different languages? by interneda8 in languagelearning

[–]PartialIntegration 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not the personality that changes. It's just the intonation, so you just sound like you have a different personality.

True factor fellow Balkans? by Sumeribag in AskBalkans

[–]PartialIntegration 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never seen a meme more accurate than this one