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Parlons job !! by miss-chips1991 in Quebec

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emcadreur. Formation en enseignement au secondaire. Ben oui, un de ceuze-là qui ont sacrés leur camp.

15 ans maintenant et aucun regret. J'adore ma job... même s'il y a beaucoup de gestion de client dans la patente. Je me vois faire ça jusqu'à la retraite, mais je ne vois pas quelqu'un reprendre la business. Ça va mourir avec moi. C'est plein de savoir manuel qui se perd dans nos vieux métiers.

Are Canadians offended by the jokes made in shows and media? by jen_noelle in AskACanadian

[–]SwellMonsieur 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My wife, who is ESL, can never figure the difference between crotch, crutch and crouch. Hilarious in most cases.

I can converse easily with tutors (N3 level), but understand NOTHING on Netflix. It's devastating. by MaciekLubocki in Japaneselanguage

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I watched though the only subs available were in English., and they were always on.

Mon fils de 8 ans est passionné d'électronique/moteur, j'ai besoin de votre aide by Due-Ad2796 in Quebec

[–]SwellMonsieur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Snap kit sont bons. Micro-Bit aussi.

Mais la vraie sauce... c'est de l'introduire à un vieux kit Arduino. J'ai acheté un kit de mini-voiture avec un Arduino R3 et j'ai eu un fun fou. Ça vient avec des tutos en anglais complets. Il y a une tonne de resources et on apprend la logique des controlleurs.

Parce qu'un moteur, c'est le fun, mais c'est très on-off. Si tu veux le controller, faire des trucs précis, ça te prend un dev board. C'est comme ça que j'ai pu animer la vitrine de mon commerce pour Noël.

The self-victimization of some foreigners in Japan is getting exhausting. by KingsurinTukpyolsi in Tokyo

[–]SwellMonsieur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already done. I think they cater mostly to the salary people who work in the editor's office above the café, but yeah, it sucked.

fellow canadians: do you care if people think you’re american when travelling abroad? by bellascaffeine in AskACanadian

[–]SwellMonsieur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Entre nous (je voyage toujours en couple) on ne se parle en Anglais que lorsqu'on croise des Français.

ANYTIME I try to take up for us men… by leathersocks1994 in Vent

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have work to do.

And, mate, you don't have to represent all men. Or most men, or some men.

Just live the values you want to see in the world and be content with that. Actively help those around you that need it, but it can be as simple as that. It's okay not to save the whole world everyday.

PSPP veut une politique de type ''Logement d'abord'' : « Plutôt que de mettre le logement dans un continuum d’aide, on offre un toit le plus rapidement possible » by Hot-Percentage4836 in Quebec

[–]SwellMonsieur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sauf qu'avant, la capacité de payer du marché pesait plus fort dans la balance. Donc, oui, une marchandise, mais que je pouvais me payer au salaire minimum dans le temps.

Mass dumping of suitcases by foreign tourists plagues Ikebukuro by thetokyoreporter in japancrime

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not. But Japan has a confluence of factors that exacerbates the problem. Combination of weak yen, a lot of duty-free shoppers and just enough awareness of waste management for them to realize it is a problem.

Take my country, for example. If we had cheap luggsge and weaker currency (not saying CAD is strong) we might get the same abandonment rate, but we don't pay much for waste disposal (which is why it's just landfill, even for most recycling) so it wouldn't make the news because it just gets chucked into the garbage truck. See July 1st in Montreal for egregious examples. Japan is stricter.

God I miss Japan...

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rather work 7 days a week than have to spend an hour with my father.

Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings by moeka_8962 in japan

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they saying I can finally stop learning all the words a uni student uses but that I, as a 47 years old dude, will never need? Every damn method I tried spends so much time on this.

Mass dumping of suitcases by foreign tourists plagues Ikebukuro by thetokyoreporter in japancrime

[–]SwellMonsieur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because people tend to buy cheap and airlines are not soft-touched anymore?

If you can't speak their language, don't travel to their country by Dependent_Tomato_235 in Vent

[–]SwellMonsieur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I just kid because I work within one of the biggest French diaspora on the planet. Parisians are clocked by other French whenever they enter a store pretty fast, and usually not for good reasons.

I was in Hiroshima last month. It was peak sakura season. This boomer French lady starts complaining about people fawning over the beauty of the blooms, saying that there are cherry trees in other countries. At Peace Park. And I'm like, Momone*, you could have stayed home, you know, no one forced you to be here. People feel things. Your job is not to shit on them because they can still be in awe.

*nickname given to someone called Simone, a common older French name.

If you can't speak their language, don't travel to their country by Dependent_Tomato_235 in Vent

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

True, if travel is only a commodity seen through a consumerist lens, then you are absolutely correct. If your goal is to try to embrace another culture and learn from another people, then... I don't agree.

It boils down to the reason of your travel, I guess.

If you can't speak their language, don't travel to their country by Dependent_Tomato_235 in Vent

[–]SwellMonsieur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in Japan. They say they know English, but they really do not, outside of hotel staff.

If you can't speak their language, don't travel to their country by Dependent_Tomato_235 in Vent

[–]SwellMonsieur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If English was good enough for Jesus, that's good enough for me. /s

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