It’s now more than double that, at over 147,000. Even though this might seem like token resistance, Canadians need to speak up in order to have our voices heard. Political apathy has only gotten worse over the years, and is the reason the elites are so easily able to take advantage of us.
I’m not Turkish, or trans, but I am a Canadian who left the country and will likely never move back. All of your concerns regarding my country are unfortunately valid, life is oppressively expensive there.
But your English is excellent, “fuck me sideways” made me chuckle as that’s a very natural expression in colloquial Canadian. Don’t give up, you’re young and the world is your oyster. If you have a Canadian passport, maybe look into some of the youth mobility visas that are available for Canadians under 30. Most commonwealth countries, and many European nations, take part in the program.
Si, il y a des contrôles partout dans les coin, c’est affreux.
English, with custom key bindings for accents etc. Mostly because I hate AZERTY with a passion.
Plumber of 12 years here, mostly in North America but also did a year in western Europe. Caulk or no caulk is situational.
In residential situations (houses or apartments) I prefer to do the no caulk method. When homeowners see water, they generally realise there is a problem and they call a plumber before the floor rots out; if the toilet is caulked, the standing water can do a shit ton of damage before it gets noticed. Also, silicone / caulk gets nasty looking very quickly without regular cleaning. I only ever installed wall-hung toilets in Europe, and we caulked the bowls but they generally never leak so it’s less of an issue.
In commercial situations, like public bathrooms, I’ll caulk the bowl, leaving a small gap at the very back so that a leak can potentially be detected. These types of installations are almost always on some type of concrete and tile floor, so damage to the floor is much less likely to occur. Also, those toilets take muuuch more abuse than one in a residential home, so the layer of caulk helps secure the toilet from displacement. Additionally, most public bathrooms are cleaned on a (hopefully) regular basis, so the caulking tends to stay a little less nasty looking.
Typiquement français
Groundbreaking? Not exactly, wildlife crossings on major highways have been in Canada since the 90’s.
I also wasn’t sure how to answer, as a Canadian who lives abroad.
They’re just so ubiquitous in English. In my experience, people coming from the Romance languages have a very hard time with them, because most of the actions they describe are a single verb in their mother tongues. Imagine having to remember what two words mean, but then also having to remember that when you use the two words together, they form a distinct, sometimes even unrelated, meaning.
And there’s thousands.
In French, it’s ‘le pénis,’ but nobody says that. ‘Dick,’ is feminine (la bite.)
Also, ‘vagina’ is masculine, but ‘pussy’ is feminine, because if you were to say ‘le chat’ it would mean a cat, but by feminising the word, it becomes ‘la chatte,’ meaning pussy.
As someone who grew up Anglophone, I actually find gendered languages much more precise. On the other hand, in order to make yourself understood one must have a rich vocabulary, because the definitions of words are often more narrow than in English.
And don’t even get me started on phrasal verbs… English is messy.
I use Libristo for books in English, which are pretty hard to come by in France. They’ve been okay so far, but the delivery times are a little long for my liking. I haven’t used Amazon personally for ages, and I’ve convinced my wife to stop using them as well. I much prefer to order things from companies that are more specialised anyways; the one-stop-shop model is parasitic imo.
Ouch, I wasn’t privy to the particulars, nor am I a resident of Switzerland, merely an admirer of how things are run there (usually). I guess the people’s notions of liberty aren’t as strong there as I had thought!
Luckily, thanks to Switzerland’s direct democracy model, Proton and co. will likely garner enough signatures to challenge this with a referendum. What makes me worry is how they’ve tried to introduce this without consulting parliament.
That’s the thing, I usually try and win in castle age with knights and skirms. If the game goes into imp I definitely try to make the switch, mostly because of the fast creation time. It’s a great civ to practice getting relics with in any case!
I feel seen, but then again I’ll still keep queueing up. Lithuanian knights go brrrrrr
My wife and I are constantly switching between English and French when conversing amongst ourselves. I’ve often noted that when we want to emphasize a sentence, we use the others native language. It also comes in handy when in public and we want to convey something in secret, because both of our accents in our mother languages are quite strong, so at a whisper even people who know the language but are not fluent will not grasp what we are saying.
N’importe quoi.
Only in Quebec would a cashier use ‘tu’ with a customer so freely… It’s actually refreshing compared to the formality of everyday interactions in European francophone countries!
France: If English is the second most common language, then as soon as you leave Paris or a really touristy spot, you’re fucked.