Daily Archives: September 24, 2011
Dying Minority Languages and Standardization: Some Problems
I have been studying some of the minority languages of Europe lately. One thing that they have in common is that in a number of cases, there have been proposals made for centralization and standardization of the language. Dying languages … Continue reading
Filed under Basque, Celtic, Dialectology, Europe, France, Indo-European, Indo-Hittite, Isolates, Italic, Italo-Celtic, Italo-Celtic-Tocharian, Linguistics, Occitan, Regional, Romance, Sociolinguistics
Does Language Learning Carry Over to New Languages?
Not nearly as much as one might think. For instance, I am relatively well versed in the Romance languages. I can read Spanish quite well, but not fluently. I can read a bit of French. And I have studied reading … Continue reading
Socialism and Welfare
Comrade Patrick asks: Robert I am a socialist but one thing I struggle with is the phenomena of intergenerational welfare families. There are people in America who are on welfare and whose ancestors have been on welfare for generations. Hypothetically … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Government, Socialism
Great Site: Introvert Zone
Here. It takes a while before you figure out exactly what it is that you are. Well, I have figured out that I am an introvert. I wasn’t always this bad of one, but this is what I have become … Continue reading
Filed under Personality, Psychology
American English Teacher in Korea Goes Nuts on Bus, Attacks Korean Couple
Video on the video site here. Interesting video. This Black English teacher in Korea got into it with an older couple on a bus. The Korean man said something in Korean that sounds like “nigga” but really it just means … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Asians, Blacks, Koreans, NE Asia, Northeast Asians, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Ridiculousness, South Korea
Being Black in Japan
The race realists and White nationalists frequently say that the Japanese absolutely detest Black people.* Based on this video, I would say that that is somewhat of an exaggeration. However, also based on this video, I would say that the … Continue reading
