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Posted April 15, 2015
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toxicTom: I wouldn't know ;-)

I'm not bilingual in the true sense. The daughter of my sister will be, though. Or even quadrilingual:
My sister is German and lives in Denmark, with a Danish husband. They each talk to her in their respective languages, but the husband is of mixed origin too. His father is Danish, but his mother is from Morocco (Arabic) but has lived much of her life in France. And speaks no Danish at all. So when she comes to visit from Paris she'll talk French to the little girl, but when they all go visit the family in Morocco, it's Arabic.
My brother-in-law from this side speaks natively: Danish, French, Arabic. He's also very fluent in English and Russian (about the same level as me in English). And also Swedish (similar to Danish). Furthermore he speaks Mandarin on a basic level and iirc Spanish. And he's currently learning German and making good progress. Pretty awesome, no? I know I'm a little envious...
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ElTerprise: A little envious? I'm really envious. I speak only german (unfortunately no low german - which would be an additional language ^^) and english but i'll try to get my french knowledge back at some point :).
Pfff french, try latin!
Posted April 15, 2015
I think there must be just one sound technician for the whole TV channel, and he has an unhealthy fetish lust for the Batman soundtrack which he uses in absolutely everything.

The local version of the X-factor promo? . Trash talk shows reports [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca44voU4P-U&index=9&list=PLCD1E3CB368D66E55]Nycteris, The horrible abomination that some tv executive conconcted in his deranged filthy mind of (z-list) celebrity survivor, Vespertilio.

I must find him, and put a stop to his crimes!
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adaliabooks: Wow, proper old school paints... I preferred the newer versions. Always fancied the 100 super set with like every colour in it...
Do you have 400 bucks to go with it?
Post edited April 15, 2015 by j0ekerr
Posted April 15, 2015
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adaliabooks: That's really interesting.. being rubbish with languages I've always wondered what it's like to be properly bilingual.
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toxicTom: I wouldn't know ;-)

I'm not bilingual in the true sense. The daughter of my sister will be, though. Or even quadrilingual:
My sister is German and lives in Denmark, with a Danish husband. They each talk to her in their respective languages, but the husband is of mixed origin too. His father is Danish, but his mother is from Morocco (Arabic) but has lived much of her life in France. And speaks no Danish at all. So when she comes to visit from Paris she'll talk French to the little girl, but when they all go visit the family in Morocco, it's Arabic.
My brother-in-law from this side speaks natively: Danish, French, Arabic. He's also very fluent in English and Russian (about the same level as me in English). And also Swedish (similar to Danish). Furthermore he speaks Mandarin on a basic level and iirc Spanish. And he's currently learning German and making good progress. Pretty awesome, no? I know I'm a little envious...
Your a hell of a lot more bilingual then I am... ;)

That is fairly impressive, I'd love to be better with languages, it's one of the things I really suck at.
Posted April 15, 2015
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Soccorro: Pfff french, try latin!
Romanes eunt domus...no wait it was different ;)
Posted April 15, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Coffee, energy drinks? Too many of something. :-)

Hiya, Gunny!
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gunsynd: Hello Endre,
How's Darklands going?
Pretty good actually, it's so different I can play it in rotation with other games.
Reading all the text in it gets to my eyes so I have to take it in short sessions.
Very nice game. ;)
Posted April 15, 2015
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CarrionCrow: Okay, here's the thing. There are some Americans who resist the switch to metric for the reasons you just described.
Those people are fucking idiots. They embarrass Americans like myself who don't go in for the "America's always right in every way, no matter what, forever and ever" thing by our having to be associated with them under even the broadest possible terms.
On the other hand, it would be simply wrong to play, let's say, F117A Stealth Fighter and not have height in feet and speed in knots (=1.151 mph = 1.85235 km/h) and waypoint distances in sea miles.

;-)
Posted April 15, 2015
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Soccorro: Pfff french, try latin!
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ElTerprise: Romanes eunt domus...no wait it was different ;)
I love you for making that reference...
Posted April 15, 2015
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ElTerprise: Could happen in Belgium too...
Only if you consider flemish a language.

Do you?

Choose your next words wisely.

Bear in mind my argument will always be better than yours.
Posted April 16, 2015
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j0ekerr: Only if you consider flemish a language.

Do you?

Choose your next words wisely.

Bear in mind my argument will always be better than yours.
Even if you don't consider flemish a language there will be three languages in Belgium: Dutch (flemish), french and german
Posted April 16, 2015
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CarrionCrow: Okay, here's the thing. There are some Americans who resist the switch to metric for the reasons you just described.
Those people are fucking idiots. They embarrass Americans like myself who don't go in for the "America's always right in every way, no matter what, forever and ever" thing by our having to be associated with them under even the broadest possible terms.
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toxicTom: On the other hand, it would be simply wrong to play, let's say, F117A Stealth Fighter and not have height in feet and speed in knots (=1.151 mph = 1.85235 km/h) and waypoint distances in sea miles.

;-)
That's different. If it feels right to you, that's what's important. I'm talking about the halfwits who would be resistant strictly on a psychotic quasi-patriotic basis.
Posted April 16, 2015
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j0ekerr: That's unexpected.

I thought Americans kept stubbornly using imperial units as a matter of national pride. You know, a sort of middle finger to everyone else and an AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

I suffer from the opposite I've actually become accustomed to inches and feet.

That's why I hate the swiss.

Many are even trilingual.

Lucky bastards.
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CarrionCrow: Okay, here's the thing. There are some Americans who resist the switch to metric for the reasons you just described.
Those people are fucking idiots. They embarrass Americans like myself who don't go in for the "America's always right in every way, no matter what, forever and ever" thing by our having to be associated with them under even the broadest possible terms.
Agreed, those of us capable of independent thinking get razzed a lot for being a 'murican. ;)
Posted April 16, 2015
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ElTerprise: Even if you don't consider flemish a language there will be three languages in Belgium: Dutch (flemish), french and german
DAMN DUTCHMAN!
Posted April 16, 2015
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j0ekerr: DAMN DUTCHMAN!
Are you calling me dutch? :P
Posted April 16, 2015
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adaliabooks: Your a hell of a lot more bilingual then I am... ;)

That is fairly impressive, I'd love to be better with languages, it's one of the things I really suck at.
I guess you'll have other talents then, don't you?

But I know what you mean. "I wish I could draw", "I wish I could play the piano". We all have different talents and predispositions. But it's our responsibility to make the best use of them. And doing something (like learning a language) we have no talent for, at least proves a predisposition for stubbornness. ;-=
Posted April 16, 2015
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j0ekerr: DAMN DUTCHMAN!
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ElTerprise: Are you calling me dutch? :P
I forgot to add, literally.
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