Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted March 17, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, ATL said: Yeah - I looked him up and got it. Didn't remember the group Khmer Rouge though. Pol Pot isn't really covered much in our history courses. No wonder, otherwise they'd have to tell you all about your government helping create the conditions that allowed Pol Pot & Khmer Rouge to seize power and secretly supporting them for over 15 years Seriously though, after talking to many people from various countries, I realise that education in LT was ace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 54 minutes ago, nudge said: No wonder, otherwise they'd have to tell you all about your government helping create the conditions that allowed Pol Pot & Khmer Rouge to seize power and secretly supporting them for over 15 years Seriously though, after talking to many people from various countries, I realise that education in LT was ace. Our (US) version of history is way out of order. I realized this mostly in Russia when I was speaking to a WWII Russian vet who taught me the real ways in which Russia won the war, not the U.S. Very eye opening experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I always remember something he said after a fellow American made the mistake of saying, 'We (US) won the war'. The man sat up straight, and very sternly said, 'Son, it's not wise to assume you won the war, when it wasn't even fought in your country.' Really opened my mind about the American way of thinking, and how we glorify our efforts on WWII, which were great, but we don't spend enough time on Russia's efforts, or the other countries that fought alongside Hitler and Mussolini (i.e. Hungary). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Tsubasa said: I had French in school, but little remains of what I once knew lol. Arthur est un perroquet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 17, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 17, 2017 Cherche la tortue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,547 Posted March 17, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 17, 2017 Speaking of languages i have a question. How hard is German to learn?any tips? ive contemplated taking some night classes for a number of years to get a basic understanding. My biggest quarrel is i have noone to really practice with much, as both my Oma and Opa have passed and my Dad barely speaks (he can understand nearly fully still) and my Aunt would be the only fluent one around now. Ive had some advice actually to watch subtitled movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I think it's pretty easy. Even little children in Germany are able to speak it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,547 Posted March 17, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Faithcore said: I think it's pretty easy. Even little children in Germany are able to speak it. Germany has children? thats also a shocker. thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Yes! It's true. But seriously, I think subtitled movies may help if your basic understanding is already quite decent. Otherwise I would think it is better to work on that first. But i'm no expert in learning languages. Edited March 17, 2017 by Faithcore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,547 Posted March 17, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, Faithcore said: Yes! It's true. But seriously, I think subtitled movies may help if your basic understanding is already quite decent. Otherwise I would think it is better to work on that first. But i'm no expert on learning languages. Yeah i dont really mean in that order, sorry my thought process is out of wack as i type sometimes. I just meant as far as to keep it up once you have a basic understanding just because i dont really have a regular outlet to practice. Ive had the subtitle idea suggested which i thought was a good idea but im open to hearing other suggestions if anyone has some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie 3,253 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 How do you even status update on this site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 Above the Status' there's a "What's on your mind" text bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie 3,253 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Can't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 Here But I could swear that I can't see it sometimes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted March 18, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 18, 2017 Or just go to your profile and there's a "write a public message on your own feed" - I suppose it's the same status thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted March 18, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Viva la FCB said: Yeah i dont really mean in that order, sorry my thought process is out of wack as i type sometimes. I just meant as far as to keep it up once you have a basic understanding just because i dont really have a regular outlet to practice. Ive had the subtitle idea suggested which i thought was a good idea but im open to hearing other suggestions if anyone has some? Watching movies with subtitles is great, listening to radio is great, just reading news and books is great - all this helps you build passive knowledge of a language, but it's crucial to actually practice talking (or at least writing) if you want to gain active command of it, there's no way around it, I'm afraid. Edited March 18, 2017 by nudge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie 3,253 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I have neither option. I will live without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 Wow, that's a straight red card. NSFL horror tackle: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute 670 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 16 hours ago, Viva la FCB said: Germany has children? thats also a shocker. thanks for that. Yeah, but they mostly speak Turkish so ignore what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 Most German-Turkish children around here speak flawless German ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute 670 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Good, that'll help them later when they need to hit on your women and produce 5 children to satisfy Erdogoat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,606 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Were you always that right-wing? Or is that Maximus' influence? I'm off to my aunt's 60th birthday party. Hope y'all have a nice evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute 670 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I am just good at predicting the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relling 166 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) 21 hours ago, Viva la FCB said: Speaking of languages i have a question. How hard is German to learn?any tips? ive contemplated taking some night classes for a number of years to get a basic understanding. My biggest quarrel is i have noone to really practice with much, as both my Oma and Opa have passed and my Dad barely speaks (he can understand nearly fully still) and my Aunt would be the only fluent one around now. Ive had some advice actually to watch subtitled movies? I think it can help to read German football webpages. You understand a lot just by knowing the context, and if you use a dictionary now and again you can build your vocabulary. Edited March 18, 2017 by Relling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted March 22, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 22, 2017 Did anyone invite Chadwell to the new forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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