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minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoAbout 15 years ago there was a saying that optimists are learning Russian now. Pessimists Chinese.
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoHow is learning Russian “optimism”?
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoImagine a time when you need it (for example, your old language isn’t spoken anymore where you live)
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoBut wouldn’t optimism be your old language making a comeback?
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months 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.