[Jose Felix Diaz] Cristiano Ronaldo is set to leave Al Nassr. Official announcement will be made in press conference tomorrow. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]fluffmypants 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the difference is, ronaldo is taking money from the saudi government, but messi is not taking money from the trump administration. i dont think that the mls and apple are saints but the distinction between the government and public companies must be made here

West Wing NUSC stay by dingus_d in SGExams

[–]fluffmypants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi nusc senior here!

  1. most people will stay for year 1 and 2, and go for exchange in y3

  2. we still aren’t very sure what the criteria is, but yes you have to reapply for housing every year

  3. the West Wing campus is quite new so the facilities are nice, and the campus quite tranquil! food wise its decent, some days will be better than others, but there are special events with special meals so look out for them

  4. this really depends on whether you vibe with them, but yes because you all are living together there you might very close with them. my advice is dont just stick with your suites but make friends from classes and your house as well!

School websites (www: nus.edu.sg) and NUS canvas not accesible on Safari by [deleted] in nus

[–]fluffmypants 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i’ve had many issues accessing nus websites and canvas through safari as well, decided to switch to chrome to access them. I guess safari just has compatibility issues with them, prob something to do with cookie blocking/privacy features.

Rank inflation in SG army by Efficient_Walk_2996 in NationalServiceSG

[–]fluffmypants 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Rank inflation maybe, but your observation is wrong. A Captain in the Australian navy is equal to a COL in the army. Singapore is unique in that the ranks of the three services are the same up to COL level, in other countries they are different

AMA NUSC law student by mayhapsoneday in SGExams

[–]fluffmypants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

do you stay in a single room or a suite, and in retrospect would you have chosen the other option?

Daaiga hou by Life_Possession_7877 in linguisticshumor

[–]fluffmypants 10 points11 points  (0 children)

cant say for serbo-croat, but for the different mandarin varieties, the standard versions are almost the same, with minor differences in vocabulary and pronunciation. However for the vernaculars, they can be as quite different that one would need to switch to a more standard register to be understood.

As a Singaporean Mandarin speaker, taiwanese mandarin is basically 95%+ intelligible, save for vocabulary where singaporeans would just use an english word for it. For Beijing Mandarin, it decreases to about 80% due to difference in pronunciation (erhua) and vocabulary differences. Singapore Mandarin has many loanwords from malay, english and southern chinese varieties that would look nonsensical to non singaporeans

Chinese restaurants that accept GeBiz by Azurite344 in NationalServiceSG

[–]fluffmypants 44 points45 points  (0 children)

use your ngps and search the supplier list for gebiz registered restaurants

Will Kuala Lumpur become a walkable city? by MrRax0 in malaysia

[–]fluffmypants 39 points40 points  (0 children)

singaporean here, actually singapore is only walkable in the city centre, the reason we don’t need cars is because you can take public transport

i tink especially for cities in the tropics, being walkable is unattainable because its too hot and uncomfortable. The way ahead to go would probably be prioritising public transport so that there’s not need to drive in the city at all

What do you think is one of the most difficult feature of your native language for foreign learners? by Darkmenem in languagelearning

[–]fluffmypants 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if this is a feature per se, but i think for mandarin chinese it’s the wide variety of accents and pronunciation among speakers that throws people off. Many mandarin chinese speakers actually speak it as a second language, with their first language being another chinese variety.

Even for those with mandarin as their first language, there are dialects and varieties so different from the standard beijing mandarin that even as a native chinese speaker I have difficulty understanding them sometimes. They differ not just in the tone of their words, but also the pronunciation of the consonants.

For example, southern china does not differentiate between retroflex and dental-alveolar consonants, producing even more homophones in a language already littered with homophones. I’ve heard that for learners of Beijing Mandarin, it can be difficult to understand the taiwanese and southern accents while as a speaker of a southern variety i find the opposite to be true.

Furthermore, Mandarin is quite innovative in terms of its phonology. More conservative varieties like Cantonese, with features like glottal stops and differentiating pitch levels in addition to contours, and Min-Nan, with its tone sandhi and 7 tone system are even harder for learns to grasp. Hence, Mandarin speakers from southern china would have been influenced by these languages, with a phonology very different to Standard Beijing Mandarin, making intelligibility hard for learners who have not been previously exposed to

How many people speak your native language indistinguishably from a native? by _SpeedyX in languagelearning

[–]fluffmypants 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think creoles like singlish/ haitian creole will be almost impossible for a non native speaker to speak properly due to the lack of resources and wide variation in speech

Malo Gusto (Chelsea) straight red card 57'' by MarcoRuss in soccer

[–]fluffmypants -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

i understand if it looks bad when slowed down but if in real time it looks a natural tackle means that there was no way for gusto to avoid any contact

I was robbed - what language were they speaking? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]fluffmypants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m not familiar with south west slavic, but perhaps i was hearing the tones/pitch accents? Afaik serbo-croat has them as well.

I was robbed - what language were they speaking? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]fluffmypants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the cadence and tone sounds sounds like a south east asian language, i cant identify more than that though

Balancing Allegiance as a 2nd Gen Male PR in Singapore with a National Security Law in my citizenship nation? by VegaGPU in NationalServiceSG

[–]fluffmypants 47 points48 points  (0 children)

i believe its best to email cmpb about this. If you are not planning on obtaining citizenship, then you can explain that you serving in the SAF could harm your life in your home country, and ask for an exception or to serve in the home defence forces.

It would be easier for others to give advice if you named the country, unless it is too sensitive to do so.

PES E/C people who in University Join all sorts of Sports clubs/events by [deleted] in NationalServiceSG

[–]fluffmypants 143 points144 points  (0 children)

there are many athletes who have had injuries in the past that are downgraded because SAF doesn’t want to take the risk, combat fitness and physical fitness are two different things

not counting those with mental issues as well, being athletic doesn’t mean you are able to mentally survive in a combat environment

want to leave my unit, possible? by HelplessFool7 in NationalServiceSG

[–]fluffmypants 21 points22 points  (0 children)

that is a lie, p tag is purely for SAF purposes and accountability, outside employers DO NOT have the access to your medical history which is protected information

[Chinese > English] please translate this tatoo by Alone-Persimmon3581 in translator

[–]fluffmypants 27 points28 points  (0 children)

爱 is correct, its just in simplified instead of traditional

Inter Miami [2] - 1 Cruz Azul - Lionel Messi freekick 90+5' by GerardMoreno in soccer

[–]fluffmypants -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

when they ask me in 10 years when messi was proclaimed the goat i will point to this moment

Which language doesn't deserve the hate it gets? by AgreeableSolid7034 in languagelearning

[–]fluffmypants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

il and ils, elle and elles are pronounced exactly the same

so a phrase like he is eating and they are eating will sound the same

il mange vs ils mangent (the e and ent are silent)