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• what country do you live in and what language was taught in your school?

  i’m in the usa and my school has german, spanish and french. i’m taking spanish all 4 years of high school and german starting this autumn.

• Would this be mixed race or ethnicity? I'm trying to understand the nuance difference

  Not that it matters, mostly, but I do want to get the words right. So we are reading a book on someone who is mixed Native American Ojibwe and white. Some people in my class, let’s say, are Indian (from India) and white. We agreed that would be mixed, but for example, someone who is English and Swedish would not be because they are just white. Would they not be mixed race, mixed ethnicity, or be neither?

• Has anyone read the book "Firekeeper's Daughter"? If so, what were everyone's thoughts on Daunis Fontaine, the hero of the book?

  So I am reading this book for school. When I went on an MBTI database, I saw a comment for the main character’s profile saying something like, “I haven’t hated a character so much in a long time”. When I looked, I saw a lot of positive reviews on the book and Daunis, as well as NEGATIVE. Many people have criticized the writing, calling Daunis misogynistic, a pick-me, etc. Basically, from my understanding, she kinda wants to be one of the “guys”, is a tomboy, likes hockey, criticizes other girl...

• Did anyone in the U.S. grow up speaking an Americanized/Anglicized/other dialect of a language?

  For example, I know that in the Midwest, where I live, there is a dialect called “American Norwegian”. However, my family didn’t grow up speaking Norwegian or that dialect of it, so when I do learn Norwegian, I’ll be learning the European version. I grew up with some European Norwegian and a bit of Icelandic & Old Norse.

• Who are your country's and cultural neighbors?

  Sorry for the dumb question. If you don’t embrace any other cultures or languages except your own country, then just say country. I will never be a “Norwegian Norwegian” as I wasn’t born or raised in Norway. I’m American, so my neighbors would be Canada and Mexico. However, my cultural neighbors would be Sweden, Finland, and Russia I guess. I’m not a true Norwegian, for the record, but we embrace our heritage a lot and have been raised around videos of the language since I was little but did...

• What is the "Quebecois" of your language?

  When researching a variety of Norwegian spoken by some people in the Midwest known as “norst” or American Norwegian, someone commented that it was like the Quebecois of Norwegian. My native language is English and I am American though, so I guess my own dialect of English would be the Quebecois of my language, or Canadian English too.

• (Writing practice) Would you describe his expression as peaceful?

  I know it’s just neutral, I mean, he’s asleep, but how would you describe his face? Relaxed? I’ll be writing another character with a similar expression

• Does anyone else identify with a culture due to upbringing that doesn't show up significantly on an ancestry test?

  For example, I’m like 0.01% Senegalese or something, but I wasn’t raised by Senegalese people or by the culture, nor do I consider the percentage to be significant enough, so I would not consider myself to be Senegalese. My dad says our ancestry test used to say he was ~48-50% Norwegian, but now my ancestry says it is around 3-4%. However, another test I paid for with my raw data detected Swedish ancestry around 22%. We were raised more with Norwegian stuff and Norwegian learning videos, thoug...

• Do you ever feel "not enough" of a nationality, specifically people of multiple cultural influences?

  So I don’t know my exact PERCENTAGE of Norwegian in me, but I consider myself to be Norwegian-American due to a bit of my upbringing. I feel connected to Norway and the language, I wanna learn more about it, and my dad raised me to think of not only Old Norse and the mythology, which is old stuff because he’s kind of nerdy with the ancient Viking stuff, but also wanted me to learn the Norwegian language and go to Norway some day with me. I don’t know why, I can’t really explain it, but I do fe...

• Are my eyes slightly hazel towards the center or am I crazy?

• What trope is this from TVTropes?

• Is this a blue, gray-blue, or gray eye?

  Some people say my eye is grey

• Post #471723

  Thanks!!!

• Post #458751

  imgur.com/a/bullock-snoring-6cVTf4K I don’t know why…

• Post #437008

  For my girlfriend, is that all Italians talk like Mario. For me, it’s that all Germans I guess drink beer all the time? I’m not gonna say the other thing, just that they think it’s full of those kind of bad people still…

• Post #382512

  Especially if it’s only one movie or book.

• Post #382305

  I’ve probably heard of some but can’t think of any.

• Post #378412

  So this is based on an old story I made in like sixth grade. Don’t expect this to be good, it’s just a scenario. You are among the last of the Japanese in 2011. No one wants to travel there and gain citizenship or anything either. You see, there was a blast, killing thousands of people and leaving destruction behind. You are living in a shelter on an island in the “good part” of Japan, which a kind and gentle man took you to. You are with mostly teens and young adults, all survivors of this...

• Post #133589

  Boys: We have Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, etc. for Edward Andy for Andrew Vic for Victor Tom or Tommy for Thomas Frank for Franklin Nate/Nathan for Nathaniel Nate for Nathan Girls: Vicky for Victoria Andrea or Anna, I’ve seen Ann/Anne or Annie, also with Anabel/Anabelle too Tanya for Tatyana but I don’t see many people with this name, I know one and she was my bully’s Russian mother.

• Post #132770

  I don’t mean a direct translation, but rather a common and/or “stereotypical” last name that is generally used as the equivalent of “Smith” in English.

• Post #111714

  Hi! So I’m learning Spanish in school, I know some Portuguese which I will perfect with Busuu, and I’m new to Dutch which I will learn with Busuu. I think it may be hard for me to understand European Portuguese since it is Brazilian Portuguese that I understand, so Spain Spanish will be easier for me. Dutch is apparently a hardish language according to a Dutch person I know online, but it might be worth it to learn! Which is kindest to LGBTQ+ and immigrants?

• Post #110757

  Preferably a progressive or at least moderately progressive one that supports LGBTQ. I plan to take Testosterone as a trans man so hopefully a country that approves of and accepts that. Maybe a big city or village where people are generally very accepting with tons of LGBTQ places. Languages I want to learn: Polish, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, and German Countries I have some knowledge in: Portuguese, Spanish I can learn German and Spanish in school, Dutch and Portuguese on Busuu, and Swedish...

• Post #108473

  So, I was thinking of visiting either Sweden, Norway, or the Netherlands if I had the money. Plus, living in Germany which I’ll learn in school and Germany borders a lot of fantastic countries! How is the country? How is it being LGBTQ there, I’ve heard many wonderful things! How is immigration? Sorry to be political. Also, is it true that many people will switch to English if A) you’re an English native or B) just say “I don’t speak Dutch”?

• Post #107820

  People who have been there or live there, how is it? My grandpa says it’s bad due to immigration because he’s MAGA, but I wanna know what it’s really like from a non-MAGA perspective. Is immigration really a problem or does it just make the country better and more diverse? What do you like to do in Germany? What do you have in your town? Etc. I plan to go to Germany for a few weeks in either Berlin or Munich :)

• Post #107795

  So, I posted about not wanting to shave despite my family and the guy I like wanting me to. Someone on another social media platform (I know Lemmy isn’t like other social medias sometimes) said that it was because the guy I like was transphobic and saw me as a girl. Is his behavior transphobic for wanting me to shave my private areas and legs? I think it’s just a preference…

• Post #106039

  Back when I was 8, I wanted to be just like my dad (before finding out his actual personality). I wanted to have the bodily characteristics of an AMAB person if that makes sense, IDK how to word it. I wanted to be mistaken for a boy, do the stereotypical boy things, reject makeup and dresses, and I went through a “girls stink” phase like some young boys did. I wanted my hair cut short because it made me look like a boy and even wanted to wear my dad’s clothes simply because they were “men’s clot...

• Post #104440

  Hi, I wanna find some like-minded fictionkins or alterhumans. Are there any lurking around here? :3

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• Post #100483

  I feel like either German or just makes a lot of typos but I’m not sure LOL… Some examples for those who don’t wanna click the link seem to be: “I’m On my Way To The Store !” “How are You ?” “I’m Good, You ?” But the way he spaces the question mark makes me think French… Mr. Worldwide I guess LOL!