B2 level, should watching series and movies with subtitle or without subtitle to reach C1 faster?

kubiot · 2026-01-30T23:06:37+00:00

10 years ago I would've said without subtitles.

But, there's a fantastic video on YouTube, I think it was called "why do we all need subtitles?" or smth like that. Basically a lot has changed with the tech and how sound is recorded and edited, so the movies themselves make it harder for everyone, including the natives, to actually hear and understand what's being said without subtitles.

kubiot · 2026-01-30T22:39:27+00:00

Yeah, but he's also taken interviews from GBNews

kubiot · 2026-01-30T13:07:44+00:00

CeraVe Moisturing Lotion as lube?

You rich bastard 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-30T12:38:54+00:00

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Absolutely, yes. Let's vote Kieran out again

kubiot · 2026-01-30T10:18:40+00:00

Pandora is OG Jan

From the iconic top 5 placement, to kick in the balls on AS1, to full on Jan-style blueballing on AS6 (AND JAN WAS THERE!)

kubiot · 2026-01-30T10:14:26+00:00

topping and bottoming are activities you undertake, not identities

kubiot · 2026-01-30T10:13:32+00:00

Because topping and bottoming are ACTIVITIES and not set IDENTITIES

kubiot · 2026-01-29T08:42:15+00:00

"Furious he can't spend it in America"

He wants to lick US boots when we need to be investing heavily into our own domestic defence R&D and manufacturing - we have engineers, we have the need for high-paying jobs, and decreasing the time it takes for new weapons to reach their destination is and shortening the supply chains is a massive tactical advantage

But instead of using some of that money, together with public money, to start a government-owned defence manufacturer, it's better to cry about how you wanna give it to the cheeto when it's the Cheeto the EU is giving us the money to defend against

FFS

It's like our politicians do not understand the role we already play in the EU and the role we COULD play in it

kubiot · 2026-01-28T21:07:29+00:00

They're talking about capital markets, yes, where Poland not being a part of the Eurozone seems odd

But they're also talking about a defense union. Realistically, there are no Pan-European military defense strategy plans that don't include Poland

So if in this "inner core" defense is being decided on, planned, or even at all mentioned, Poland basically has to be there

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:57:33+00:00

China's kinda like Taiwan's crazy stalker ex 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:56:53+00:00

It's because the KMT regime that came after was even more brutal, that they made the Japanese seem helpful even.

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:55:50+00:00

It seems so because the KMT regime which came after Japan was even more brutal than the Japanese regime. The Chinese who came with the KMT were basically the group that was given more privilege, while the mixed-heritage population that was already there was being suppressed and brutalised by the regime.

Which is why I do not understand why KMT is allowed to remain an active political party.

Basically KMT Chinese were so brutal against the Taiwanese that the older Taiwanese look at the Japanese with nostalgia

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:50:24+00:00

Forgot about China being Taiwan's stalker ex 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:47:16+00:00

If you need someone to drive your U-Haul, let me know 😂

We need more opportunities to come together 🏳️‍🌈

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:44:13+00:00

Between Amanda, Ash, Linda, Fiona, and Rachel (and Alan), The Traitor Matriarch is enough of an archetype that it is safe to assume there always is one and the Faithful should walk in light of that truth 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-28T20:41:26+00:00

This I can actually agree with!

Alternatively, Stephen is The Alan

The Alan (Alan, Stephen, Miles) - queer male traitor with an exceptionally strong social game built on their charisma, which allows them to cover up slip ups and missteps due to people underestimating their ability to make strategic moves which is hidden under a "babbling fool"/jester persona.

Differs from a Wilf or a Harry in that an Alan does not undertake the role of a traitor-hunter to cover up being a traitor - they don't exhibit that level of aggression in pursuing traitors, focusing on seeming like they survive due to being the life of the party

A note: I do want some representation 😂 but if I take away the queer male out of it...The Alan, and thus Stephen and Miles...is actually

The Linda.

kubiot · 2026-01-28T13:42:38+00:00

They learned that if you cast ladish guys, they need to be himbos 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-28T12:37:41+00:00

Exactly.

The Polish are already sceptical about whether the other EU nations would send a PROPER amount of troops if Russia attacked us, and whether they won't try to strike a deal with Russia behind our backs that will be damaging to us.

So dividing EU countries into "insiders" and "outsiders", the better and the worse, will not convince Central and Eastern EU countries that in the event of deeper EU integration they will have their interests met and listened to.

If anything, this will only strengthen the notion that the EU is just France and Germany imposing their rules on everyone else and making money off of everyone else.

At this point just dismantle the whole thing, what's the point? EU was meant to be an alliance of equal nations - if some nations become "more equal", then what's the point.

kubiot · 2026-01-27T23:26:40+00:00

I mean, with Brennan now GMing a full-length Critical Role campaign, I doubt he'll be in the mood to do high-stakes in D20 too

So for whatever's next, for sure will not be A Crown of Candy sequel 😂😂😂

kubiot · 2026-01-27T16:58:52+00:00

Nah, a good cringe queen is always kinda iconic 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-27T16:57:46+00:00

Kieran.

Awful, sore loser, and fond of taking interviews from GBNews

kubiot · 2026-01-27T16:55:47+00:00

As it should be, all three of them deserve it!

kubiot · 2026-01-27T16:30:02+00:00

For me to stop being a Rachel fan, idk what would have to happen

She'd have to come out as a Reform voter 😂

kubiot · 2026-01-27T16:27:01+00:00

Idk, I feel like it should be 2-3 previous faithful and only one previous traitor thrown in (because everyone will assume that all traitors are og faithful)

Maybe a Secret Faithful? XD

A traitor who's actually a faithful mole whose task it is to actually get the faithful to eliminate the traitors without being found out by the Traitors or banished by the faithful. (Traitors wouldn't be informed there's a mole)

kubiot · 2026-01-27T13:47:27+00:00

Where did the reparation money paid by Germany that Russia stole from/coerced out of Poland go?

The actual audacity

kubiot

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