Funny how one can get competent in another language (I’m assuming OP is a native German-speaker communicating in English), and it can actually make communication *more* difficult at a certain stage of the learning process.
I am not German, although I would consider that as compliment. I was just looking for an instance that
Works on both IPv4-only and more importantly IPv6-only networks (my ISP breaks stuff constantly)
Doesn’t block Tor so the Tor comrades can load my attachments
Has a proper privacy policy (Germans are most afraid of the GDPR)
It just so happened that this one in Germany meets all 3 requirements. It not being in the US is a bonus. I was on lemmy.today previously.
Just to clarify, English isn’t my native language either, but I am so online that I speak it better than my native and have to machine translate some terms back.
Ohhhh… hey, OP! 😅
I hope I didn’t offend you with my comment. (oof, I guess I didn’t, hopefully?)
It’s just that I couldn’t understand very well the logistics you described in terms of how to aim the shower nozzle towards one’s mouth. As in-- from the front or from the side? Or in some other way…
Your English is certainly good IMO, but at a certain point, it’s also common for a learned language to not be “up to scratch” in terms of certain precise communications. Again, I intend no insult or critique whatsoever.
For example, I can understand castellano & français, but I’m a complete mess trying to write or orate that way. If one of those is your native language, I’d be interested in hearing you describe the shower-head technique in your own language.
I guess I’ll have to try it to find out. Seems like I’d almost start choking on the water trying to do that, but maybe it doesn’t work that way.
The water hits the outside of your cheek if I’m understanding correctly
It won’t choke you, same reason people and other animals can open their mouth underwater without drowning.
Funny how one can get competent in another language (I’m assuming OP is a native German-speaker communicating in English), and it can actually make communication *more* difficult at a certain stage of the learning process.
I am not German, although I would consider that as compliment. I was just looking for an instance that
It just so happened that this one in Germany meets all 3 requirements. It not being in the US is a bonus. I was on lemmy.today previously.
Just to clarify, English isn’t my native language either, but I am so online that I speak it better than my native and have to machine translate some terms back.
Ohhhh… hey, OP! 😅
I hope I didn’t offend you with my comment. (oof, I guess I didn’t, hopefully?)
It’s just that I couldn’t understand very well the logistics you described in terms of how to aim the shower nozzle towards one’s mouth. As in-- from the front or from the side? Or in some other way…
Your English is certainly good IMO, but at a certain point, it’s also common for a learned language to not be “up to scratch” in terms of certain precise communications. Again, I intend no insult or critique whatsoever.
For example, I can understand castellano & français, but I’m a complete mess trying to write or orate that way. If one of those is your native language, I’d be interested in hearing you describe the shower-head technique in your own language.
I hope this stock picture explains it enough
Oohhhhhh…!!
(and btw, try talking in to a spinning fan sometime; it’s fun!)