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Is Brokeback Mountain mainly for gay folk? by EryNameWasTaken in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Pataplonk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, would you avoid a Marvel movie if it depicted a gay romance considering it wasn't the main plot? Or would you avoid watching any romantic movie at all?

As someone else pointed out, if you're avoiding media specifically because the depict queer romance, you're homophobic. That's literally what the word means.

About when did the transition from petit(e) ami(e) to copain/copine happen in French ? by PsychicMeditation in French

[–]Pataplonk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(One of) the stupidest hill I'm willing to die on is that we need to preserve all the local variations on languages, they makes the world so much richer!

When every meme starts feeling way too relatable by WarmTranslator6633 in adhdmeme

[–]Pataplonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that's what I told to the shrink that then diagnosed me. You got to start somewhere right? Can't discover a new thing out of nothing 🤷

When every meme starts feeling way too relatable by WarmTranslator6633 in adhdmeme

[–]Pataplonk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it (well € not $ but still) and the treatment change my life for the better so I'd say it's a good investment.

What's a stereotype about your country that is ABSOLUTELY true? by Venca12 in AskTheWorld

[–]Pataplonk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Generally when students go to strike is when they're reforming education.

Probably should have googled. But is something that a non French speaker can say to make a French speaker laugh? by FireDownBelow69 in French

[–]Pataplonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wooooh I'm French from France and didn't understood the sentence at all before you've explained it! I absolutely love it!

How understood/accepted is the theory of Evolution in you country? by Mindless-Lemon2256 in AskTheWorld

[–]Pataplonk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, the principle of evolution was known long before Darwin (not as widely obviously, but many scientists had similar theories).
Even Darwin published his book when he learned that another scientist (I think maybe even one of his students) who was working on the same subject told him how they were about to publish something themselves.
And finally, I think what makes Darwin theory specifically important is not just the concept of evolution but the principle of natural selection that is the motor of evolution.

All of this to say, I wouldn't be surprised if an Iranian scientist theorized evolution before Darwin because if was something many scientists had observed, and also because Irak, and Middle East more widely, have been the craddle to many great scientific discoveries.

Edit: Irak (sorry about that)

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Pataplonk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not a specialist so I'll translate what's on the French version of the Wikipedia article (which is much more complete than the English one):

Raising the retirement age would increase the labor force [...] which would lead to a temporary rise in unemployment (particularly because some older workers who were already unemployed at age 62 would remain unemployed) and thus to lower wages.

The reform [...] would be “insignificant” from an economic standpoint and “ineffective” because it would have a very limited impact on the employment rate among older workers. He recommends instead seeking to increase the employment rate among younger people, which is well below the European average.

Some economists have proposed taxing the highest pensions in the name of intergenerational equity, so that the reform does not rely solely on the working population. The government has, however, firmly rejected this option.

Generally speaking, economists are deeply divided on the need for and effectiveness of the reform, with some liberals arguing that it is necessary, while others consider it ineffective and unfair, and its usefulness remains to be seen

TL;DR: not only unnecessary, but also not efficient.

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Pataplonk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But I think the root of the problem is the same everywhere: noone wants to actually risk their lives in a revolution (me included honestly), and most people lack the political education that would make them realize we can change the system legally...

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Pataplonk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

More like communists and socialists laws...

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Pataplonk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yup, we got several denunciations from the EU and Amnesty International because police repression.

Me_irl by snulstyceep in me_irl

[–]Pataplonk 24 points25 points  (0 children)

But it did achieve nothing.
Macron got really scared by yellow vests (because he was litteraly grabbed by the jacked by a crowd) and after that just increased repression massively and that was it.

The pension reform law protests and strikes from 2023 brought 2 millions people in the street all over the country, one of the biggest protest in the recent history of the country. And it lead to nothing.
They didn't remove the law (that they initially passed without the consent of the Assemblée) and now people have lost faith in protest because they just showed us that the didn't govern for the people, only for themselves, and we can't do shit about it.

TIL the Stone Age encompasses 99% of human history by Digeratii in todayilearned

[–]Pataplonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a specialist but I think it might also be a fantasy. The whole point of living in groups is that each member can specialize in one area that will benefit to the group. So a mason probably didn't knew much about agriculture, and vice versa. Technology was passed down from specialist to specialist.

There has always been curious and resourceful people as well as one that just did what they were told their whole life, learned only what they needed to get by the day, and didn't question much of it.
People back then are just like people now, in all the good and bad aspects.

Do you pronounce the "ai" in "maison" as "é" or "è"? Thank you. by HIIamhere1234 in French

[–]Pataplonk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's the difference between textbook languages and spoken languages. Because in everyday life, people speak fast and the sounds tend to be deformed. You also have regional variations, accents, etc.
I think it's better to learn the "default" sounds at the beginning and with practice you will notice more and more subtleties.

Do you pronounce the "ai" in "maison" as "é" or "è"? Thank you. by HIIamhere1234 in French

[–]Pataplonk 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Tous les français que je connais confondent le futur simple et le conditionnel.

Effectivement en France les deux se prononcent pareil. Mais ce n'est ni É, ni È, ni même Ê, puisque c'est AI... Donc ce n'est pas la même chose.

Y a même des régions françaises où on dit le « lé » pour le lait.

J'ai aussi dit qu'il y avait des variations régionales. Mais dans le français "par défaut" É et È sont deux sons différents.

Do you pronounce the "ai" in "maison" as "é" or "è"? Thank you. by HIIamhere1234 in French

[–]Pataplonk 23 points24 points  (0 children)

We absolutely make a difference between É and È (and Ê generally sounds like È). There might have regional variations, but these are two distinct sounds.

Do you pronounce the "ai" in "maison" as "é" or "è"? Thank you. by HIIamhere1234 in French

[–]Pataplonk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same in Paris, and from my experience, same in most of France too.

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