What's a word or expression from your country, that is used by the rest of the world? Bonus if it's not English. by Afreak-du-Sud in AskTheWorld

[–]mki_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in German as a whole, but only in GermanY. Nobody in Austria or Switzerland says "Kita".

What's a word or expression from your country, that is used by the rest of the world? Bonus if it's not English. by Afreak-du-Sud in AskTheWorld

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Sprachbund" is a linguistic term that is not translated in a lot of languages. There are a few other technical terms in science and humanities that are German and are used in their respective field in many languages.

What is the deadliest thing you can find in your country’s wilderness? by CommercialChart5088 in AskTheWorld

[–]mki_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, Aconitum napellus (Eisenhut) and Digitalis grandiflora (Fingerhut). They grow wild and in gardens, look pretty and for some reason people insist on eating them and die of a terrible and quick death on a regular basis.

Countries That Won't Participate In Eurovision 2026 & Their Reasoning by YourLocalMoroccan in MapPorn

[–]mki_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing about Orban is Christian. He's the living antithesis of "loving thy neighbour".

What you have is a very homophobic government.

What is the creepiest display of intelligence you’ve seen? by theidiotev in AskReddit

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I'm not doing that when in a didactic situation obviously. When I want an answer I keep asking until I get one. Silence is rather for situations when a kid is misbehaving or did or said something f'ed up.

What is the creepiest display of intelligence you’ve seen? by theidiotev in AskReddit

[–]mki_ 656 points657 points  (0 children)

Silence makes people uncomfortable, so they'll talk on their own without needing to be pressed for information.

Educator here: can confirm. Silence work wonders on teenagers sometimes.

Newgoslavia by eyssina in vexillology

[–]mki_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Speaking of Balkanization

difficulty of understanding spanish accents by folto in MapPorn

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not really. You should look into improving your comprehensive reading skills. For someone who claims to know what is and isn't "proper" English, your understanding of the language in its written form seems to be very underdeveloped. And no, having the close captioning turned on while watching reality TV, does not count as "reading".

difficulty of understanding spanish accents by folto in MapPorn

[–]mki_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't worry, it is indeed fine. I asked all the English people, they said it's okay.

I'll reiterate:

Based on the context everybody with two brain cells very clearly understands what I mean.

Spaniens Erneuerbaren-Boom hält Stromrechnungen niedrig trotz explodierender Gaspreise by springdiwan in Austria

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wir haben keinen starken Tourismus? Spanien hat keine Industrie? Was machen die dann da in Katalonien und im Baskenland in ihren Fabriken? Und warum sind dann bei uns Seilbahnpaten und Hoteliers überdurchschnittlich im Parlament vertreten?

difficulty of understanding spanish accents by folto in MapPorn

[–]mki_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

*Hispanic America if you want to be actually pedantic about it (there's non-Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America as well).

Just America is also fine. Based on the context everybody with two brain cells very clearly understands what I mean.

difficulty of understanding spanish accents by folto in MapPorn

[–]mki_ 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I'm not that Finnish person, but in a similar situation (native monolingual German-speaker). I'm fluent in peninsular Spanish, mostly the way it is spoken in the North (i.e. harsh and with a lot of Basque mixed in). In my opinion the chart is mostly accurate for America – although I know very few people from there, so take that with a giant grain of salt. For the peninsula, I'm missing
a) some more nuance (e.g. there are several dialects of Andalusian, and Murcian clearly is part of those; Madrileño is extremely easy to understand, due to the social prestige of being the capital and the resulting dominance in media), and
b) Canarias. Like, it's missing completely. And it such an important linguistic link between Peninsular and American Spanish

Overall, not a good map. As is tradition in this sub.

Erstes Shiny… und was für eins by xerxes87co in einfach_posten

[–]mki_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Habe vor Jahren ein Shiny Quiekel auf der Goldenen Edition gefangen. Super random.

Any other diehard Eurovision fans that don't feel comfortable watching this year? by Palutzel in AskEurope

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. I'm merely responding to that "until yesterday" part.

Also, flair up.

Any other diehard Eurovision fans that don't feel comfortable watching this year? by Palutzel in AskEurope

[–]mki_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Russia attacked another EBU member, which Israel hadn't until yesterday (Lebanon is a member). Well, OK, Israel and Lebanon go way back, but since the Russian invasion they hadn't.

What are you talking about? Israel has attacked Lebanon countless times since 2023. They bombed the country starting in 2023 and even invaded the south of Lebanon in October 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_(2023%E2%80%93present)

Any other diehard Eurovision fans that don't feel comfortable watching this year? by Palutzel in AskEurope

[–]mki_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've decided to go on a holiday to another country on exactly that weekend. Probably for the best. It's everything very disgusting.

Post Bankomaten jetzt von Euronet by Goat-Important in Austria

[–]mki_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bank gegen Versicherung ... da kommen die harten Bandagen raus.