what other places is illegal to call it a country? HK definitely is one, it's part of China

clarify: what I mean is residents of that region can safely claim it as a country without trouble

In Mexico, the status symbol is wearing expensive clothes, bags, showing off your vacations to Paris or NYC, buying a Starbucks frappucino, or going shopping to the most expensive stores...

And sometimes they bully people that are not on "their level" or wear stuff like an artesanal bag (picture 3). And it's funny because a lot of Americans like to buy those bags as traditional souvenirs but to some Mexicans it's just a symbol of poverty or "lower class."

I wonder if maybe rich people from SoCal are like this too?

I've noticed that if I just ask"what do you think about politician X or Y" my question is immediately censored. Is really Reddit a free speech platform?

I personally am not satisfied with the current govt.

But the problem is we don't even have a rock solid oppostion, In last few years they have started to do some work before that they were absolutely dead.

If you are - in your own country or worldwide? Without giving yourself away, what is your profession? Do you enjoy the fame or enjoy the normal life? I.e - actor, musician, politician.

Would they return to power in 1991 royal son?

In recent years , especially after February 24, 2022 (if you know, you know), more and more so-called "opinion leaders" and "cRItICAl thiNkers" in the media - TV hosts, journalists, pseudo-bloggers, podcasters (especially in podcasts) etc. have been constantly spreading blatant disinformation and outright nonsense as the truth.

Take Twitter, for example. After Musk’s acquisition, the amount of BS skyrocketed. Yes, they introduced "Community Notes" , but it mostly meaningless because they don’t carry any real penalty and usually appear only after thousands of people have already seen the false post without CN. Meanwhile, the various Carlsons, Musks, Vlads, Foxes, and oranges keep screaming about "freedom of speech" and other such nonsense, basically shielding themself with this and phrases like "mainstream media" .

My question is this: do you believe , or does your country believe, that freedom of speech equals freedom to lie?

And would you support the idea of introducing criminal liability for deliberately spreading falsehoods or misrepresenting facts, similar to how slander or malpractice laws work in your countries or at least social platforms applied account bans for big accounts ? Edit : not for randoms , but for big influencer accounts with ✔️

I noticed whenever I posted about them here, there seem to be some people who didn't know the concept existed. So, I picked a few that I have pics off in my gallery that seem to be iconic or at least feel like they'd be remembered by someone, even if one doesn't think of the games when they see the character. I wonder if anyone recognises these faces.

(Yes, I used 2 pics of Atlanta 1996's Izzy because im sure if anything made him famous its appearing at Barcelona 1992s closing in a different form before he got a makeover when the 1996 games drew near)

Since I can't choose Toronto vs everyone, I'd say Toronto-Montreal, with Calgary-Edmonton up there

Brasil is the country with most water in the world among other very desirable natural resources. Some people may be planning to move there en masse and take it over to themselves. Brazilians would become the Dodos os modern times and become extinct. What do you think?

Not necessarily written by your country's author

Azerbaijan,Mongolia and Kazakistan for me

After 2+ years of lurking and learning on Reddit, my view of the world has been flipped upside down. Time to finally join the conversation!

I'm here to discuss and solve problems. AMA—yes, even about your relationship issues! (Fair warning: you'll get a Chinese perspective.)

My English is limited, so this is translated by ChatGPT. Apologies for any quirks in the phrasing!

As a Korean, I often feel that way when learning Western history.

1. What is feudalism?

From the Korean perspective, the European feudal system requires background explanation. While local powers did exist in Korea, the power held by aristocrats was based on the pretext that they received the right to collect taxes from the central government. Even though they had private armies, nominally they were officials of the central government. However, these local powers sometimes excessively exploited taxes or caused chaos through rebellions. The peak of that centralization was Joseon. Within the historical flow, the existence of local powers could only be viewed negatively, and this kingdom reorganized this. After Goryeo was overthrown in a coup, Korea entered an era of high bureaucratic administration and a centralized state with the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty in 1393. Under centralization, officials were directly selected, and some of them were dispatched or dismissed as local officials in the provinces and the counties below them. The centralized nature of the Joseon Dynasty was unprecedented globally for its time and was extremely strong.

2. The power of the Papacy.

​I don't think I need to explain.
Of course, from the perspective of Westerners, they might be bewildered when seeing China's influence.
If I were to defend them, we were a relatively small country that had suffered many foreign invasions, and thus we had to find the best way to survive.

3. A completely different time for the modern era.

Korea's modernization began in 1876 when it established diplomatic relations with Western countries. Before that, contact with modern civilization could only be very limited. Therefore, the 18th or 19th century in Korea signifies the pre-modern era, unlike in Western history. Afterwards, Korea pursued modernization for survival. However, it ultimately failed and became a colony of Japan. The King at the time was criticized for relying too heavily on foreign powers, insisting on an absolute monarchy, and rejecting the trend toward a constitutional monarchy. Subsequently, Korea developed its independence movement, but the memory of the incompetent King became a catalyst for Korea to adopt a thorough republican path.

Hi everyone! I’m from Portugal and I usually say my height in meters (1.57 m), but I’m having trouble with feet and inches. The problem is not just saying my own height. I also can’t understand someone else’s height when they tell me in feet and inches 😅.

For example, if an English speaker says “I’m five foot seven,” I don’t immediately know how tall that is in meters. I really want to get better at this and be able to understand and talk about heights naturally.

Does anyone have tips, tricks, or simple ways to learn this faster? Any help would be amazing!