▲ 1907 ▼ That's unfortunate (lemm.ee) submitted 3 years ago by LambLeeg@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.ml 311 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 51 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) German, Bavarian and English 😁 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] geissi@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago Bavarian On that note, I also understand some Swabian, Franconian, and Austrian. permalink fedilink source parent [+] NathanielThomas@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] magicalbeast69@programming.dev 19 points 3 years ago (5 children) This. I think european and asian should be swapped in this meme. I think its rarer to see asian speak 3 languages than seeing european speak 3 languages permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] camillaSinensis@reddthat.com 24 points 3 years ago Surely that depends on where in Asia you're looking at as well? On average, the number of languages people speak is quite different between, say, India and Japan. Or Switzerland vs Romania in Europe. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) As an asian, this has been my experience as well. Of course there are exceptions, but most asians I know (not just in my country) usually just speak 2 languages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) But which part of Asia are you from? Here in India, schools are required (at least on paper) to teach three languages, so most people are at least trilingual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jungekatz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoGodsNoMasters@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think it also really depends where you are, which is why generalising entire continents maybe isn't very useful. Someone from Luxemburg or somewhere in the Netherlands with more recent immigrants is going to be a lot more likely to speak multiple languages than say someone from Russia or more rural France, just as someone from China is more often going to be monolingual compared to someone from India or Singapore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago More likely to run into a Portuguese speaker in Luxembourg than Russia for sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago "Hey let me just make a quick generalization about like three billion people". permalink fedilink source parent [–] OADINC@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Dutch, English (Traditional not simplified), and french, and I can understand german but not speak it myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jahmon85@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Belgian spotted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OADINC@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Nah, Netherlands permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) German, Bavarian and English 😁 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] geissi@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago Bavarian On that note, I also understand some Swabian, Franconian, and Austrian. permalink fedilink source parent [+] NathanielThomas@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] geissi@feddit.de 10 points 3 years ago Bavarian On that note, I also understand some Swabian, Franconian, and Austrian. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NathanielThomas@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magicalbeast69@programming.dev 19 points 3 years ago (5 children) This. I think european and asian should be swapped in this meme. I think its rarer to see asian speak 3 languages than seeing european speak 3 languages permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] camillaSinensis@reddthat.com 24 points 3 years ago Surely that depends on where in Asia you're looking at as well? On average, the number of languages people speak is quite different between, say, India and Japan. Or Switzerland vs Romania in Europe. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) As an asian, this has been my experience as well. Of course there are exceptions, but most asians I know (not just in my country) usually just speak 2 languages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) But which part of Asia are you from? Here in India, schools are required (at least on paper) to teach three languages, so most people are at least trilingual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jungekatz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoGodsNoMasters@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think it also really depends where you are, which is why generalising entire continents maybe isn't very useful. Someone from Luxemburg or somewhere in the Netherlands with more recent immigrants is going to be a lot more likely to speak multiple languages than say someone from Russia or more rural France, just as someone from China is more often going to be monolingual compared to someone from India or Singapore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago More likely to run into a Portuguese speaker in Luxembourg than Russia for sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago "Hey let me just make a quick generalization about like three billion people". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] camillaSinensis@reddthat.com 24 points 3 years ago Surely that depends on where in Asia you're looking at as well? On average, the number of languages people speak is quite different between, say, India and Japan. Or Switzerland vs Romania in Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) As an asian, this has been my experience as well. Of course there are exceptions, but most asians I know (not just in my country) usually just speak 2 languages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) But which part of Asia are you from? Here in India, schools are required (at least on paper) to teach three languages, so most people are at least trilingual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jungekatz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) But which part of Asia are you from? Here in India, schools are required (at least on paper) to teach three languages, so most people are at least trilingual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jungekatz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jungekatz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well yes but many schools teach sanskrit and its a dead language? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Sanskrit is still spoken in some parts of Karnataka state. Also, only some schools run by the federal government teach Sanskrit. Usually it is (1) the official language of the state, (2) English and (3) Hindi. (If Hindi is the official language of the state, then any other Indian language, or a foreigh language, would be offered. For historical reasons most schools in Tamil Nadu state do not offer Hindi, but will have another third language such as French.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoGodsNoMasters@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think it also really depends where you are, which is why generalising entire continents maybe isn't very useful. Someone from Luxemburg or somewhere in the Netherlands with more recent immigrants is going to be a lot more likely to speak multiple languages than say someone from Russia or more rural France, just as someone from China is more often going to be monolingual compared to someone from India or Singapore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago More likely to run into a Portuguese speaker in Luxembourg than Russia for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago More likely to run into a Portuguese speaker in Luxembourg than Russia for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago "Hey let me just make a quick generalization about like three billion people". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OADINC@feddit.nl 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Dutch, English (Traditional not simplified), and french, and I can understand german but not speak it myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jahmon85@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Belgian spotted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OADINC@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Nah, Netherlands permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jahmon85@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Belgian spotted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OADINC@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Nah, Netherlands permalink fedilink source parent