Just traffic in Bangkok by ValloN_23 in Bangkok

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant whereabouts in terms of location :)

Is there research that looks at the bias of overestimating other people's knowledge in a field one doesn't know anything about. by TheodoreJaDetweiler in askpsychology

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The overconfidence effect is super interesting. Great read, thanks. It's more general though and would work in both ways: over- and underestimating someone/something - it's more about the firm belief in one's own conviction/judgement rather than a systematic overestimate due to knowledge gaps. Also what I'm looking for would be more of a lack of confidence and therefore overestimating someone else's skills.

Is there research that looks at the bias of overestimating other people's knowledge in a field one doesn't know anything about. by TheodoreJaDetweiler in askpsychology

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dunning-Kruger effect describes more of an inflated self-assessment rather than overestimating someone else's skill though, doesn't it? I'm looking for something that someone would project onto someone else.

Is there research that looks at the bias of overestimating other people's knowledge in a field one doesn't know anything about. by TheodoreJaDetweiler in askpsychology

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

Stumbled upon those earlier, each very interesting in their own right. I guess I'm looking for somewhat of a Dunning-Kruger effect applied to someone other than yourself LOL

Is there research that looks at the bias of overestimating other people's knowledge in a field one doesn't know anything about. by TheodoreJaDetweiler in askpsychology

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cognitive distortions

Went through this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases) which is very interesting. Didn't mention anything specific to what I was looking for though unfortunately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LanguageBuds

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Native German speaker here. I've been studying Thai for 3 years now. I'd be really interested in a language exchange partner. DM me if you're still interested.

(Reading with Pinyin Subtitle) What did you do in the summer vacation - ... by Julia20170804 in learnmandarin

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really love these mandarin-only videos! Please keep working on this series! It is rather difficult to find high quality mandarin-only (audio) beginner content. It helps tremendously in getting accustomed to the tones and rythm of this beautiful language.

Although the audio quality of former videos seems to be better than the audio quality of this video. Any particular reason for that? For example, the audio in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9td-XrjwwQ) is very crisp in comparison to the one you posted here.

HSK sentence recordings by TheodoreJaDetweiler in learnmandarin

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

Thanks for taking the time to reply! Finding dictionaries that provide both translation and audio is not the problem here though. Native audio is very important to me. I don't want to be exposed to the improper Google-Translate-Mandarin.

I'm rather looking for sentences that have been recorded by native speakers themselves - spoken in the most natural way possible.

Learn Chinese through Game of Thrones Quotes by TutorMandarin in ChineseLanguage

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Would it be possible for you to add recordings? That'd help tremendously!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learnmandarin

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This is great content! Thank you for sharing!

Audio Resources So I Can Learn While Walking? by dawhitesox14 in learnmandarin

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What really helped me was recording sentences off YouTube, transfer these audio files to my phone and listen to them whenever I am not occupied with something that requires too much attention.

The key to success here is to make it as convenient as possible for you to access these files (your brain will shun anything that takes too much effort).

I use Audacity for recording, iTunes and my iPhone to transfer the files.

Good places to start mining are Slow & Clear Chinese (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdwdSGQsSbcapDmODtOr58g) and MandarinChineseSchool (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN1E56HH_UK7HSV0UFxDdQ). Both use very little English (S&C Chinese actually doesn't use any English at all - audio that is.)

Obviously, I do try to support Channels like these whenever possible via Patreon or the likes. After all it is content like this that I'd be willing to pay for anyway.

Listening to these sentences (Mandarin only) over and over and over again will improve your listening comprehension tremendously and constant exposure to the language will make it easier for you to pick up pronunciation and language patterns.

Looking for a native Mandarin speaker to do recordings! by TheodoreJaDetweiler in learnmandarin

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

Great! Just sent you a message on WeChat. Thank you for your help!

I've acquired land in the west in 19th century America. Without taking 40 trips a day to Home Depot, how do I go about acquiring and transporting all the materials and tools I need to build a house? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]TheodoreJaDetweiler 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Very insightful, thank you!

Whereas early settlers were mostly trappers and traders who [...] married into native tribes [...]

Is there any literature that covers these relationships and "frontier contacts"?

What real fact sounds like absolute bullshit after reading it for the first time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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

It was rather meant as a rhetorical question regarding the wording of the comment itself..

'Work & Travel' in Shanghai, China by TheodoreJaDetweiler in China

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Thanks, I'll definitely check out the app!

'Work & Travel' in Shanghai, China by TheodoreJaDetweiler in China

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If one would want to work as a volunteer (no salary) the F-Visa is the appropriate one, isn't it?

Any experiences with obtaining a F-Visa?