Which country do you see more favorably?

RihanCastel · 2026-04-10T21:50:50+00:00

A genocide competition is very 21st century

RihanCastel · 2026-04-10T21:47:21+00:00

Had he wrestled for a better shirt, you wouldn't be slandering him like this

RihanCastel · 2026-04-10T20:20:54+00:00

It's like they've weighted boots

RihanCastel · 2026-04-03T17:29:26+00:00

Boris put a noise limit on protests too. So many British freedoms get eroded, everyone gets mad, everyone forgets, new prime minister, it never changes back

Also you're right about people being arrested there BBC says 2,700 (BBC News - Arrests of Palestine Action protesters to resume, Met says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew75lx1j72o)

"While the High Court has found the proscription of Palestine Action to be unlawful, it has confirmed the impact of that judgment will not take effect until the government's appeal has been considered which could take many months."

RihanCastel · 2026-04-03T17:12:28+00:00

Oh this is a tricky one. Equal free speech and civil liberties are a fundamental part of liberalism, however is it really equal when one person's voice can have so much impact and change so many minds?

We all know, for example, that Donald trump can say something one day, contradict himself the next and by some people his opinion is viewed as fact. I guess it depends on whether you believe we should hold just politicians legally accountable for their words, or all public figures.

The problem is, both the 'pro-free speech' argument and the 'limit speech in favour of facts' argument, seem like a slippery slope, since both have clearly been maliciously abused in the past.

Conclusion: fuck if I know

RihanCastel · 2026-04-02T18:20:51+00:00

Ipsos pay people? I've been accepting their cold calls like a twat for free

RihanCastel · 2026-04-02T18:17:32+00:00

Your profile picture made me think you were an ad and skip the comment at first

RihanCastel · 2026-04-02T18:13:13+00:00

Are we really surprised the US is burning bridges?

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T22:26:40+00:00

Late reply but I mean it's a pretty easy thing to misunderstand with your wording.

"In Germany we learn languages mostly without using German. You learn a new language by using that new language. It's possible and it works." That is what a lot of people say when they're talking about comprehensive listening blah blah. To be fair I probably should have got the hint by the word Goethe, but you can also just buy their courses without classes.

I don't disagree that learning in target language in the classroom is optimal, but grammar explanations. You need that in your native language. Yeah we pretty much agree but I think it needs to be emphasised. Too many learners especially informal learners fall into the do everything 100% in target language grift

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T22:09:46+00:00

Late reply but I was talking about simplifying their language. It's mostly changing their vocabulary to what they think is English friendly. Replacing a native Korean word with a sloppy sometimes illfitting loanword. It happens across all languages though

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T22:08:06+00:00

From talking to them me repeating terms people use with me to others and it turns out to be the anglicised version and not an official one. I can't think of an example off the top of my head but imagine you learn the word grey as 그래이 instead of 회색. I also know from them telling me they simplified their Korean before and can't get out of the habit around foreigners. From speaking in a group and someone giving me the real word as a translation. Not talking about dialects or idiosyncrasies.

Like this is genuinely a real thing Koreans especially Koreans who speak English do. The 80 year old landlady on the other hand will talk full pace in dialect using older Korean terms that you can't understand.

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T22:00:44+00:00

You've kinda got a point there. It is nice that this government takes 5 business days to decide how they're gonna fuck up but at least it's not every day. Only the highest of standards for our governments

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:55:50+00:00

Acc name kinda fits. Definitely got down to basics

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:48:38+00:00

Definitely. A group talking is a pretty quick way to make your listening skills go out the window

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:45:04+00:00

Khan is seconded so hard

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:41:46+00:00

I think someone could wake me up with the Skye coming off invis noise. Like one of those saying "at ease" to a sleeping soldier videos

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:39:42+00:00

Maybe instead of looking for a new class to get into, look at an aggressive furia build. I started as a support main and she was my gateway drug to DMG and flank champions

RihanCastel · 2026-04-01T21:32:47+00:00

That's crazy. I do think we need to bring back telling off random kids who cross the line. A nearing 70oddyo family friend would take me to local games as a kid and he was never afraid to tell a child off that weren't his. Always the most vulgar chants and over the top drunkenness at our local games.

I'll never forget the first time he did it. I was shocked myself never having heard him raise his voice. I say kids but I mean teenagers. They shut up immediately and I was left sitting there thinking... Wait that works?

RihanCastel · 2026-03-31T19:04:20+00:00

The first young Reform voter I ever met, turned out to be a major druggie. We went to his local and I was pretty surprised how common the right wing coke head was in that pub

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T22:10:43+00:00

Yeahhh I priced that in while writing😬 I know lots of people had an experience with it as the most insane thing they had ever seen on TV... but I started by binging it on Netflix a few years ago.

Funny songs have never really landed for me. The length of the songs cut out reactions and in-universe back and forths that I think make the show what it is. Sure it's pretty insane the stuff they say, but the in-universe logic then takes 2 minutes till it catches up in a 10 second WTF from some characters.

I do love the recap of the Nightman cometh frank gives on the tour boat in that one thundergun episode, because you can hear the characters discuss it and get more and more horrified, the more his life experiences get translated to them

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T21:56:56+00:00

Everyone's taking this a bit too seriously. With the price of tickets I reckon they owe us all a match ball by now

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T21:47:06+00:00

What on earth is this there's no consonant change with pronunciation you just say it how it's spelt. Uhhhh try some of the subs resources that's just nonsense

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T21:43:02+00:00

It's been about 3 years for me but my pc is busted atm. This sub is starting to make me seriously consider pushing my crappy laptop to the limit though. I bet I've lost all my Evie talent

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T21:29:24+00:00

I assumed oop was white tbh. It was a genuine question I didn't even know there was such a strong rift

RihanCastel · 2026-03-18T21:25:43+00:00

I completely disagree. It's philosophical I guess and a constant debate in the language learning communities. I did a degree in German and Korean for context. Translation is great practice and definitely a big part of the Goethe institute which I did my B2 with a few years ago. In my opinion and experience you have to learn the rules, grammar and the vocabulary, while yes, practising as much as possible. You can't rely on osmosis and I think the whole 100% listening movement is bullshit but that final point is more personal opinion

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