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  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoRPGMemes @ttrpg.networkIt's the dream, really
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    11 months ago

    “oh, I know that language too!” from someone. And… They don’t.

    Prime example: according to numerous surveys more Dutch people speak French well than Belgians.

    Belgian is half French speaking, French is taught in Flemish schools from an early age, and many Dutch/Flemish speakers work in predominantly French speaking Brussels, and/or have French speaking friends/relatives.

    But it’s understandable: a Dutch person thinks their French is great if they manage to order something in a French restaurant while on holiday and have the waiter understand them. That’s more than enough for their purposes. A Flemish Belgian thinks their French is bad, if they’re unable to write a letter in French which respects rules like those about accord COD/COI (Elle a pris des photos. Les photos qu’elle a prises. Elle est allée prendre des photos. - Hope that’s correct)

    That and Dunning Kruger. If you have little competence in foreign languages, you don’t know enough to know that you don’t know enough.


  • Yeah.

    This is why I bought myself some blink cameras. Obviously, privacy is shit (and I’ve factored this) and you’re affectively forced to pay for use their cloud service, but at least the (initial) purchase price is cheap.

    But I’ve ‘bought’ cameras for far more, only for them to hobble functionality a few years down the line. And they’ve had vulnerabilities or whatever.

    For the sensitive stuff, I have a camera with an SD card, but obviously phone notifications is a big selling point of systems like this.





  • Suspect it depends on where you live, but you’re not wrong.

    I think I’ve driven a million kilometres by now, it’s all become so fucking boring and second nature, that you start really being sloppy and distracted. Because you gained so much experience, you start to (unconciously) overestimate your skills.

    But the two hands thing really is necessary for if you hit something slippy or need to make an unexpected manoeuvre. The risks of driving are incredibly low, but if shit does hit the fan you’re in for a world of trouble if you’re doing something else.