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7. This is true

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Plus, if people are talking about you, it is pretty easy to tell. People aren't all that subtle.

Sometimes it is nice not knowing what people are saying. The conversations of other people can be a distraction if you're trying to think or read. If it is in a different language, it can become just background noise.

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Words of wisdom from my awesome son-in-law on Facebook this morning. My daughter is a very lucky woman. [View all] generalbetrayus Yesterday OP

Great attitude. badhair77 Yesterday #1

Oh, the butt hurt boys are always getting pissed off at being laughed at Walleye Yesterday #2

I'm 100% with your Son-in-Law. MineralMan Yesterday #3

It could make some people feel excluded PatSeg Yesterday #4

Most people aren't being talked about by others in public. haele Yesterday #6

This is true PatSeg Yesterday #7

For most of history, in most parts of the world, a polyglot population has been the norm. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #5

I'm too lazy to provide a link(s), but from my reading of the Middle East at the time of Jesus Christ, I have learned generalbetrayus Yesterday #8

That's interesting about the French PatSeg Yesterday #9

I know that Occitan/Provencal was actively spoken in the south. Probably German in the east. Dutch to the north. erronis Yesterday #11

An Occitan author won a Nobel Prize in Literature. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #20

Thank you, that was helpful PatSeg 21 hrs ago #29

Click on the link to the Wikipedia entry; it's pretty thorough. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #18

Thank you PatSeg 21 hrs ago #30

This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova Yesterday #19

What bothers me the most? otchmoson Yesterday #10

Had an incident many years back in a Walmart rurallib Yesterday #12

And I was sitting on a flight from Seattle to DC with a bunch of burly men speaking a strange language. erronis 21 hrs ago #31

It was a long time before English-speakers first showed up Seinan Sensei Yesterday #13

I am pleased to send you a DU heart for this wonderful post. NNadir Yesterday #14

Thank you! generalbetrayus 16 hrs ago #40

The GOP members LittleGirl Yesterday #15

Exactly 👍👍💙 TommieMommy Yesterday #16

I was six years old when we left Budapest I. 1956. ChazInAz Yesterday #17

A very healthy attitude! You got a good one in that son-in-law. hamsterjill Yesterday #21

I hear him. As for people who 'love to hate'. They are projecting their self-hatred onto others. Sick fucks. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #22

"Conservatism" isn't a coherent political philosophy; it's just a bad attitude William Seger 23 hrs ago #24

I prefer to hear people talking to each other in languages other than English. tanyev 23 hrs ago #23

I like hearing the other languages because they are beautiful and remind me that we are multi-cultural. erronis 21 hrs ago #32

Echo this! ihaveaquestion 23 hrs ago #25

Your son-in-law is a good person LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #26

Thank you, I agree. generalbetrayus 16 hrs ago #41

You know what irritates me???????? popsdenver 23 hrs ago #27

Yep, I get really ticked off about that too ... hard not to take it out on the operators, but not their fault ... eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #33

Yea popsdenver 16 hrs ago #39

That new name would be more fitting. The states aren't that united these days. raccoon 4 hrs ago #45

I grew up with relatives speaking Italian around us kids... Historic NY 22 hrs ago #28

Wow, thanks for that ! nt eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #34

I'm very impressed. He knows a lot of words and is willing to learn more. Better than most Americans. erronis 19 hrs ago #36

The guy is brilliant! Easterncedar 15 hrs ago #42

that was WONDERFUL Kali 13 hrs ago #43

I always feel guilty that I lost all of my Spanish vocabulary from mis-use kerry-is-my-prez 19 hrs ago #35

just curious Skittles 19 hrs ago #37

My daughter had a spanish speaking care giver, at her day care. My daughter was her favorite, cksmithy 18 hrs ago #38

growing up in NYC, that was one of my very favorite things Javaman 5 hrs ago #44