kennismigrant

kennismigrant , 8 months ago to memes in just when you don't think about, bääm! a German.

Tšau?

kennismigrant , 8 months ago to memes in just when you don't think about, bääm! a German.

They are either funny or “heheh, German humor”

kennismigrant , 8 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in This Metacritic redesign is s...

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kennismigrant , 8 months ago to asklemmy in What sub do I post a general Insane story on??

Maybe !venting or !vent ? If it is relevant to your location then you could search for options on a local instance like feddit.uk.

kennismigrant , 8 months ago to memes in survival optional.

330km/h is the sound barrier

This is false. Sound barrier is an aerodynamic effect that affects vehicles at speeds close to the speed of sound in air, which is slightly above 1200 km/h (at sea level, normal temperature and humidity).

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know?

This depends on your location. In many countries the ducks at the park are way more expensive than the ones you can get at the grocery.

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Languages in the EU

people will still be like ‘wtf’ haha

People here (North Holland) are used to tourists and immigrants. A local could use “Hi”, “Hallo”, “Bonjour” or “Shalom” instead of Dutch-specific “Goeiemorgen”/other. If I say “Moin” or “Ciao” or “Hola”, people will understand and sometimes reply appropriately, but likely continue in English not Dutch. It’s something anyone would do for fun.

“hyvää huomenta” and “terve” on the other hand are not widely known to be a greeting. “tesekkuler” will not work as “merci”. I don’t do that.

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Languages in the EU

Highly depends on where the shop is based.

True. I have mostly lived in touristy and immigrant-friendly places, and I’m OK with people not seeing me as a local.

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Languages in the EU

Is French just the most commonly spoken common language, even in Germany and Czechia?

No. This title is likely taken by Turkish.

Or is it something else?

Many phrases from European languages are common knowledge across Europe. I’m about to go grab some coffee. When I walk in to the coffee shop, I’m free to say “Hello” in one of 10+ languages and no one will think anything of it. Why would I do that? Maybe because I’m in the mood. Ciao!

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in What's something that you were surprised to find out a lot of people hate?

Monogamy has been essentially socially enforced for millenia

In some cultures only.

kennismigrant , 9 months ago to asklemmy in You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?

spelt how it’s pronounced though

I’m not sure you meant this as a joke but it is funny.

Learning yet another irregular pronunciation because some N-hundred years ago their majesty Shithead von Cunt wanted to sound fancy and everyone just played along is not funny.

cries, not knowing how to properly pronounce most English words

kennismigrant , 10 months ago to technology in The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused)

There’s some wisdom in the old soviet anecdote

There’s freedom of speech in the USSR: In the USA, you can stand in front of the White House in Washington, DC, and yell, “Down with Ronald Reagan,” and you will not be punished. Equally, you can also stand in Red Square in Moscow and yell, “Down with Ronald Reagan,” and you will not be punished.

The Internet is still mostly connected, the law enforcement is not as much. Many businesses exist only because of this. You are free to host (produce, store, distribute) your content where it is legal and access it from where it is not. Access to foreign resources may eventually be outlawed or the access itself restricted. This is already the case in EU, Russia, China, etc. - but for now Internet is mostly connected.

kennismigrant , 10 months ago to technology in The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused)

the whole Internet

It will not affect the whole Internet. American-centered English-speaking “Internet” yes, but there’s lots and lots of infrastructure and content elsewhere. Many Chinese-, Japanese-, Russian-, and German-centric resources exist almost independently from the rest of the world. Some of them are free to completely ignore the “bad internet bills”, copyright, IP, GDPR, and any other regulation you can think of.

kennismigrant , 10 months ago to music in Come join us over at /c/musicvideos!

You can use [email protected] to refer to communities. This generates links to the community through the viewer’s instance, like so: !musicvideos .

kennismigrant , 10 months ago to aboringdystopia in How good it must feel

My mental adblock is so aggressive I had to search for photos from my city to see if there are any billboards or other sorts of ads. It turns out there are strict regulations in place, and only a few ads are allowed on the streets.