Pretty sure that is subjective. German sounds intelligent to me, French sounds like someone is vomitting.
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Already married, so there might be some objections to that idea.
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I have no recollection where I made it clear...
You're not special - she quoted me bfore as well!She's doing her thing again. I can tell because some of those posts in her thread are quoting me
Only if rhyme is particularly important.Well, Tang poems (唐诗) sound better in Cantonese
French has many ejective consonant endings like -c, -st, -x, -p unlike other Latin languages such as Spanish and Italian.
I have also been following Chinese at the local confucius institute. It was only after HSK 2 that i felt i can understand something more then kindergarden chinese.
I use the following:
1) Pleco with paid addons, having a space repetition module in the app is a blessing same with the audio.
2) Also bought Chinese Zero to Hero as supplemental material to the confucius institute lessons.
3) I like the HSK storybook by B.Y. Leong, he has written multiple short stories and bundled them in graded HSK level books.
In 2021 i decided i should take at least 5 years to learn Chinese and just take it slow and steady instead of cramming as much as possible in 3 week and then get distracted or life gets in the way. My main block right now is listening and talking because Chinese is so foreign to me, my brain just sometimes shut downs halfway speaking a sentence or listening to a text. I do think maybe i should just sprint and cram to HSK 4 i think it will be a lot more enjoyable knowing 1200~1400 characters it will probably open up a lot more Chinese content.
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The problem with the average western person's conception of democracy is that they don't really have a realistic conception of how their government really works. Essentially they are the same as medieval serfs sitting in a Latin mass. They have this dogmatic idealization of democracy that because they live in a "free" country in contrast with China, Russia, or whatever, somehow this will actualize a better life. This is no different from those people who think their beliefs will bring them good fortune.
If we look at the history of democracy, it has always been about elites controlling their own destiny rather than anything to do with the masses. Even in ancient Athens, democracy only applied to Athenian citizens, which could only be male, leaving an underclass of women, slaves, and "foreign born" people. The Magna Carta, considered an important milestone in the development of modern democracy was basically the King guaranteeing rights to wealthy barons to stop them from revolting. In America, the revolution was driven primarily by the wealthy merchants and farm owners. The inspiration for the Declaration of Independence's famous line "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" was John Locke's original line "Life, Liberty and Property". If we look into modern times, which leaders are elected without the support of big money interests?
This is not meant to be a criticism of modern democracy (although it could be interpreted as such), but just the facts.
India runs its economy like a gangster. This gangster-treatment of Chinese companies is nothing new. India has been doing this to other foreign MNCs too for over many years.
This is like the whole killing the golden goose. India: please come in China and transfer your tech to us. Oh, and in the meantime, I'll harass all your companies like a pervert.
India is already starting to pay the price:
Karma is a b**ch. When you are not the no.1 economy in the world, what gives you the right to play gangster with foreign MNCs?
Idiots. Continue debating what policies you want to implement while India hemorrhages more MNCs. This dilemma was easily settled in China, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
Another funny article about foreign MNCs working with India:
This is typical of Indian thinking. When US companies are leaving India, somehow it must be the US who must be worried. Why is it the US's fault that India sucks as an alternative to China?
Retroactive tax is just plain robbery. This is gangster-level stuff.
Indian BJP government:
"Jai French wines! Oh BTW Pernod Ricard, you need to pay us 30 years worth of tax that we 'forgot' to tax you during all those years you were in India. Sucks to be you. JH!"
India fines Holcim $280+million for god-knows-what. When they surrender their assets in India, Adani magically comes in and swoops them up. It you think it looks much worse than Castro nationalizing privately-owned plantations in Cuba, it is. At least Castro was doing it for the common people in Cuba. This is Adani gangster-style appropriation of foreign MNC assets for himself.
Ford, a classic American automotive brand can't stand 'democratic' India! Not only are there no more Ford cars available in India. There are no more plans for 'Make in India' Fords. JH!
LOL! For once I totally agree with the US State Department.
-"sanitary and phytosanitary measures not based on science"
-"Indian-specific standards not aligned with international standards"
Are these comments really from the US State Department? LOL!
A "study partner" then
Ah yes, the tried-and-true method of "speaking dictionary".