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That’s easy, because the chuds are making this a big deal. Nobody else is.

If you say what the far right says, you ARE the far right.

It’s all fun & games until one runs into Palestinian nationalism, Bolivian nationalism, Venezuelan nationalism, South African nationalism…etc, etc, etc.

Where do you even buy it? I thought they all went out of business due to federal government procurement law changes.

That’s explicitly plural, though. There’s no singular wiggle room like there is in English.

That happened to me in Mandarin once. I was getting my ebike fixed, some other customer started talking to me. I didn’t understand what he said, and he started saying it slower and louder. The other customers in the shop saw what was happening and were like, hey he doesn’t understand, buddy. I was sheepish, damn I live in the country, I should be able to speak the national language, right?

Oddly enough, I felt awesome after this encounter. Usually if they see your face they won’t even try, or will just treat you like they were talking to a cow or something. The fact that I got treated like a peasant from the countryside was an amazing achievement. I felt, just for a moment, like one of them.

Today, shit, most young people speak English. Anyone who serves tourist destinations certainly will. It kind of sucks, honestly.

when you are the world’s tyrant but don’t want to learn your subject’s languages.

Heh, heh, heh. You can’t get anywhere in Canada’s government without learning French and passing the exams.

I look forward to when they add Mandarin. It should already be mandatory in Vancouver.

college enrollment is at 60:40 women:men.

What’s wrong with that? Sounds like the policy of educating women has succeeded beyond all expectations? Are men crying themselves to sleep over it? They can do just fine in the trades, it seems they keep saying.

You can get boots re-soled at a cobbler.