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minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAbout 15 years ago there was a saying that optimists are learning Russian now. Pessimists Chinese.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoHow is learning Russian “optimism”?
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoImagine a time when you need it (for example, your old language isn’t spoken anymore where you live)
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoBut wouldn’t optimism be your old language making a comeback?
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoTry harder :) and read the ‘pessimists’ part, too.
About 15 years ago there was a saying that optimists are learning Russian now.
Pessimists Chinese.
How is learning Russian “optimism”?
Imagine a time when you need it (for example, your old language isn’t spoken anymore where you live)
But wouldn’t optimism be your old language making a comeback?
Try harder :) and read the ‘pessimists’ part, too.