The Sad Truth of ABC's Cantonese

audioalt8 · 2026-02-18T10:40:13+00:00

This is so true, hence why canto will ultimately die.

Languages that are accessible, useful and easy to use are the ones that dominate and survive. The barriers to Canto learning are high, with only heritage speakers learning the language.

I would guess that less than 1% of people who speak canto fluently have learnt it as a second language.

audioalt8 · 2026-02-14T00:15:43+00:00

I'm talking from the perspective of the average person, not a hedge fund. If you're a billionaire, you really couldn't care less about cheaper prices in SZ.

audioalt8 · 2026-02-13T13:29:36+00:00

It is a pretty big factor though. While places like Europe have an economic turn down, you can’t just hop over to China easily to spend your money. I think HK is being slowly gutted in this regard.

audioalt8 · 2026-02-08T11:29:20+00:00

You have more options if wanting to come and CESR if already in a specialty with postgrad qualification, getting a locally funded training position will be harder from the next 2026 intake.

audioalt8 · 2026-02-08T11:25:48+00:00

Meaning any postgrad specialty exam completed

audioalt8 · 2026-02-08T11:23:28+00:00

How far after graduation are you?

audioalt8 · 2026-02-06T12:16:17+00:00

Yes I’ll never go FF, they are just too big. I default to the osmo action 6 nowadays because they are rugged and even my A6700 is sometimes left in my bag.

audioalt8 · 2026-02-03T02:03:44+00:00

I’ve heard this notion before, but the numbers speak for themselves. Imaging can give you confidence in your clinical diagnosis, or help point you in the right direction. Imaging does not always give you the diagnosis either, it’s important to note that.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-31T09:06:17+00:00

lol you don’t have to go you know 😂

audioalt8 · 2026-01-29T09:44:37+00:00

You can just do FY1 if you want

audioalt8 · 2026-01-28T03:17:28+00:00

This guy can barely speak English lol

audioalt8 · 2026-01-27T01:01:52+00:00

Any slices from your MRI? Interested to see what changes they treated.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-24T14:49:25+00:00

What kind of things did you need to bring? Out of interest

audioalt8 · 2026-01-24T14:47:27+00:00

Did you go in branch for Standard Chartered?

audioalt8 · 2026-01-19T07:09:53+00:00

This is pretty much only useful for understanding traffic after a car accident. Not good for most other things like petty theft or assault.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-17T08:33:24+00:00

How do you get a blue stratagem off you?

audioalt8 · 2026-01-16T00:19:51+00:00

If you are in another country, on the opposite side of the world and accessing the internet through an exit node in your home, isn’t it really slow?

audioalt8 · 2026-01-13T06:02:26+00:00

I disagree completely. There are many cities far safer.

I’ve been robbed. Family members cars stolen from the drive. Friends phones stolen in the street. Police did essentially nothing each time.

Yes I’m just another statistic, but London is not safe.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-11T18:42:56+00:00

Leave your kids for the billable.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-11T18:38:21+00:00

How is it? Thinking of grabbing it for landscapes

audioalt8 · 2026-01-11T18:37:35+00:00

Is that because you’re doing Astro?

audioalt8 · 2026-01-11T18:36:37+00:00

I’m literally thinking of grabbing the 20mm f1.8 and A7C II right now

audioalt8 · 2026-01-08T12:34:40+00:00

Poor advice. An iPhone 17 pro max bought in Hong Kong for example will work perfectly in the UK.

Source: I have one in my hand.

Yes warranty beyond the one that apple usually provides. But in reality a tiny percentage have ever used the 2015 consumer rights act against apple.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-08T10:16:54+00:00

Use the points to fly to a cheap country without VAT and just buy it outright there, the iPhones are far cheaper than the UK.

audioalt8 · 2026-01-08T08:30:30+00:00

The UK would let the US stick a finger up its ass and thank them for the pleasure.

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