▲ 340 ▼ Why is Lemmy so US-centric? The largest instances are in Europe, aren't they? So why does it have to be US news trolling as if it were Reddit? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by DandomRude@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 215 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is one of my main motivations to learn other languages. The internet is tedious if you only speak English. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) That's a good point. I've already been tempted to pick up French for weird cartoons like peepoodo, but there's so much Internet I don't see at all because English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) French is fun! Well to read at least. I can't speak it worth a damn. Sentences are like a single word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago You mean frrench? permalink fedilink source parent [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) The good thing about English is that it's a slut. So many words and terms come from other languages that it's easy to have a basic word base to start with from other languages. As easy as some Americans dismiss Spanish influence, it's hard to not have at least some kind of understanding of at least some words. And being a Latin language, it's not that hard to grow from there. Hell, even the warnings and manuals for equipment will accidentally give you exposure as you look for the english version. Hablamos por uno ràzon. Broken ass Spanish, but it gets the point across. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago Yeah and as a Canadian everything I have comes with French on the label. Guess it's suiting that the romance languages have been sleeping with the English slut permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) That's a good point. I've already been tempted to pick up French for weird cartoons like peepoodo, but there's so much Internet I don't see at all because English permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) French is fun! Well to read at least. I can't speak it worth a damn. Sentences are like a single word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago You mean frrench? permalink fedilink source parent [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) The good thing about English is that it's a slut. So many words and terms come from other languages that it's easy to have a basic word base to start with from other languages. As easy as some Americans dismiss Spanish influence, it's hard to not have at least some kind of understanding of at least some words. And being a Latin language, it's not that hard to grow from there. Hell, even the warnings and manuals for equipment will accidentally give you exposure as you look for the english version. Hablamos por uno ràzon. Broken ass Spanish, but it gets the point across. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago Yeah and as a Canadian everything I have comes with French on the label. Guess it's suiting that the romance languages have been sleeping with the English slut permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) French is fun! Well to read at least. I can't speak it worth a damn. Sentences are like a single word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago You mean frrench? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) The good thing about English is that it's a slut. So many words and terms come from other languages that it's easy to have a basic word base to start with from other languages. As easy as some Americans dismiss Spanish influence, it's hard to not have at least some kind of understanding of at least some words. And being a Latin language, it's not that hard to grow from there. Hell, even the warnings and manuals for equipment will accidentally give you exposure as you look for the english version. Hablamos por uno ràzon. Broken ass Spanish, but it gets the point across. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago Yeah and as a Canadian everything I have comes with French on the label. Guess it's suiting that the romance languages have been sleeping with the English slut permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago Yeah and as a Canadian everything I have comes with French on the label. Guess it's suiting that the romance languages have been sleeping with the English slut permalink fedilink source parent