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minus-squareLuckiesock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·1 day agoMy niece is one of tiktok’s victims and she is as young and lazy to even construct herself a sandwich. Nevermind learning a language as confusing and backwards as mandarin or Cantonese.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI’ve heard Mandarin at least is pretty straightforward, it’s just the writing system that causes problems.
My niece is one of tiktok’s victims and she is as young and lazy to even construct herself a sandwich. Nevermind learning a language as confusing and backwards as mandarin or Cantonese.
I’ve heard Mandarin at least is pretty straightforward, it’s just the writing system that causes problems.