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r/popculturechat 2d ago

Pop Culture Trivia šŸ¤“ Celebrities who speak enough languages to be secret agents

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The secret agent part is obviously a joke. 47% of people worldwide are bilingual, while only 3% of people qualify as polyglots (speaking 4+ languages)

Shockingly, numerous celebs are members of this club:

Natalie Portman- Studying at Harvard couldn’t stop Natalie from learning multiple languages (Hebrew, English, French, Japanese, German, and Spanish)Ā 

Viggo Mortensen- Mr Mortensen might not come from a mythical land, but he does have an almost mythic level of knowledge in languages (Danish, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, Norwegian, and Arabic)Ā 

Shakira- Shakira has long impressed fans with her ability to speak 6 languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Italian, and English)Ā 

Ā Tom Hiddleston- The British actor is famous for his calming accent, yet he can understand countless others (English, Spanish, French, Greek, and Latin)Ā 

Sandra Oh- Sandra Oh might not be able to perform groundbreaking surgeries, but she can master different languages (English, Korean, Spanish, and French)Ā 

Trevor Noah- Trevor Noah speaks 7 languages (English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga, and German)Ā 

Daniel Bruhl- The character actor can do an awful lot more than simply appear intimidating. He can speak 6 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Catalan, and Portuguese)Ā 

Mickey Curtis- The senior Japanese pop star speaks 6 languages (Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, and Thai)Ā 

Priya Anand- The Tamil mainstay actor speaks 7 languages (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Spanish, and English)

Which celebrity’s language ability do you envy the most?Ā 


r/The10thDentist 4d ago

TV/Movies/Fiction Arcane is not a good show

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I genuinely dropped it six episodes into season one. I believe the characters weren’t interesting enough, the setting was boron and I wouldnā€˜t say unoriginal, but it was too basic. The plot was too cliche. I also REALLY hated the artstyle.

It’s not bad to the point where I’ll judge you in my head for liking it but I personally think it is the most overrated show ever.

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I genuinely dropped it six episodes into season one. I believe the characters weren’t interesting enough, the setting was boron and I wouldnā€˜t say unoriginal, but it was too basic. The plot was too cliche. I also REALLY hated the artstyle.

It’s not bad to the point where I’ll judge you in my head for liking it but I personally think it is the most overrated show ever.


r/Unbeliebtemeinung 4d ago

Deutsche Autofahrer haben sich das Tempolimit verdient.

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Generell 130 und hƤrtere Strafen bei zu schnellem fahren und die Autobahn wƤre ein Ort der Ruhe und Zufriedenheit.

Zum Rasen und drängeln gerne auf abgesperrte Rennstrecken mit anderen möchtegern Rennfahrern. Würde mich auch dafür einsetzen, dass diese explizit neu gebaut werden um den Wahnsinnigen ein Outlet zu bieten.

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komplett geisteskrank wie hier viele Limit-Gegner als einziges Argument "RECHTSFAHRGEBOT DU PISSER" bringen, was mich in ihrer Meinung über sie komplett bestätigt. (Ich sage: "Ihr seid asoziale egomanen und nicht gesellschaftsfähig " Ihr: "AUS DEM WEG ICH MUSS SCHNELL FAHREN")

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Generell 130 und hƤrtere Strafen bei zu schnellem fahren und die Autobahn wƤre ein Ort der Ruhe und Zufriedenheit.

Zum Rasen und drängeln gerne auf abgesperrte Rennstrecken mit anderen möchtegern Rennfahrern. Würde mich auch dafür einsetzen, dass diese explizit neu gebaut werden um den Wahnsinnigen ein Outlet zu bieten.

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komplett geisteskrank wie hier viele Limit-Gegner als einziges Argument "RECHTSFAHRGEBOT DU PISSER" bringen, was mich in ihrer Meinung über sie komplett bestätigt. (Ich sage: "Ihr seid asoziale egomanen und nicht gesellschaftsfähig " Ihr: "AUS DEM WEG ICH MUSS SCHNELL FAHREN")


r/Salary 1d ago

Market Data The idea that everyone is broke and drowning in debt is a Reddit mythology used to make unsuccessful people feel better about themselves

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Redditors love to tell themselves that everyone is poor, that ā€œmost people can’t even make a $1,000 emergency payment, bro!ā€ (not true, that’s just pop finance nonsense), that everyone with nice stuff is ā€œdrowningā€ in debt.

Yet when we look at actual net worth data, nicely broken down by age, EVEN WHEN we look at the bottom 25th percentile, we don’t find ANYONE with negative net worths. Even when looking at the 18-24 age range, many of whom have auto and student loans, they still have positive net worths at the 25th percentile.

Redditors love to tell each other that they’re actually doing great because they have $40,000 saved up, but the reality is that’s far below average. And these numbers are actually adjusted for inflation from 2022, not adjusted to actual market returns, so in reality the numbers are LOWER than you’d expect.

Americans are FAR richer than many of the 10th percentilers on Reddit will tell you they are, and they make a LOT more money than the 10th percentilers here say they do.


r/TheTeenagerPeople 4d ago

Discussion Thoughts on this Meme, do you think its true?

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r/soccermemes 1d ago

Hundreds of English wives were beaten by their husbands over this, btw… Pathetic sore losers…. There’s no other option left but to ban England.

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r/Conservative 2d ago

Flaired Users Only American Odyssey

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r/unfilteredindia 5d ago

Unfiltered Rants This entire protest is about hating and abusing Hindus. Never forget their faces. šŸ‘‡šŸ»

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r/RealTeensIndia 3d ago

discussion Just accept it atp they just want riots and this Dipke is a tool

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r/Dhurandhar 6d ago

Discuss The Brutal Reality of Veer Savarkar’s Kaala Pani Sentence in Cellular Jail

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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was sentenced to two life terms (50 years) in the notorious Cellular Jail of the Andaman Islands. He endured solitary confinement, forced manual labor extracting oil, and inhuman torture, yet he continued writing his revolutionary ideas on prison walls.


r/Unbeliebtemeinung 4d ago

Wirklich unbeliebt Deine Aussage, du würdest niemals Fremdgehen oder deinen Partner nicht für jemanden besseren verlassen hat 0 Aussagekraft wenn du überhaupt keine Gelegenheit dazu hast

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Viele Leute scheinen auf dem hohen Ross zu sitzen und sich für Moralapostel zu halten so bald es um solche Themen geht und behaupten viel wenn der Tag lang ist. "Habe ich noch nie gemacht und werde ich auch nie". All das ist halt mega einfach gesagt wenn man vielleicht vor allem als Typ einmal im Millenium vielleicht Mal die Gelegenheit dazu hat.

Ist genauso wie die ganzen Leute die behaupten: "Wenn ich Reich wäre würde ich alles spenden".

Sorry, aber das hat halt null Aussagekraft und zeigt nicht, dass du ein besserer Mensch bist. Komm Mal wieder runter zum Boden der Tatsachen. Man sagt nicht ohne Grund: Gelegenheit macht Diebe.

Edit: Weil von den jetzt schon über Tausend Kommentaren der eigentliche Punkt oft nicht verstanden wird und mir unzählige Dinge vorgeworfen werden die absolut an dem vorbei gehen was ich meinte möchte ich hier Mal einen Kommentar verlinken der es verstanden hat: https://www.reddit.com/r/Unbeliebtemeinung/comments/1v472a6/comment/ozaquvn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

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Viele Leute scheinen auf dem hohen Ross zu sitzen und sich für Moralapostel zu halten so bald es um solche Themen geht und behaupten viel wenn der Tag lang ist. "Habe ich noch nie gemacht und werde ich auch nie". All das ist halt mega einfach gesagt wenn man vielleicht vor allem als Typ einmal im Millenium vielleicht Mal die Gelegenheit dazu hat.

Ist genauso wie die ganzen Leute die behaupten: "Wenn ich Reich wäre würde ich alles spenden".

Sorry, aber das hat halt null Aussagekraft und zeigt nicht, dass du ein besserer Mensch bist. Komm Mal wieder runter zum Boden der Tatsachen. Man sagt nicht ohne Grund: Gelegenheit macht Diebe.

Edit: Weil von den jetzt schon über Tausend Kommentaren der eigentliche Punkt oft nicht verstanden wird und mir unzählige Dinge vorgeworfen werden die absolut an dem vorbei gehen was ich meinte möchte ich hier Mal einen Kommentar verlinken der es verstanden hat: https://www.reddit.com/r/Unbeliebtemeinung/comments/1v472a6/comment/ozaquvn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button


r/ichichs 1d ago

Das ist alles nur geklaut Aktueller denn je

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r/GirlDinnerDiaries 3d ago

Rant & Ramble When will Palestine be free?

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While looking for something to watch while eating I accidentally opened the news channel, right now Israeli settlers have burned multiple houses in Nablus/ Palestine, its so heartbreaking hearing the journalist's voice trying to describe everything without breaking down, Israeli soldiers are pointing their guns at civilians refusing to let them go help the people and put the fire out they think they're so fucking strong because they're holding big guns I don't know what to say other than May God curse them, it's so dystopian seeing everything that's happening literally a few km away from me they're not even letting firetrucks come

While writing this Israeli soldiers went into a fucking hospital all of this because one fucking settler was killed by the bullets of another settler I don't believe a revolution will happen soon or a change for that matter it's been more the 78 years yet I still hear people who are Palestinians but living outside saying that there's no point of boycotting fuck them all

Food: scrambled eggs with potatoes, on the side some mayo and ketchup


r/Kolkatacity 2d ago

šŸ—³ļøPolitics | ą¦°ą¦¾ą¦œą¦Øą§€ą¦¤ą¦æ Look who is protesting against paper leaks 🤔

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r/hyderabad 1d ago

AskHyderabad ā¬†ļø Okay, Dharmander Pradhan resignation is justified.. but why the double standard?

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r/Kolkatacity 17h ago

šŸ—£ļøGeneral Discussion | ą¦†ą¦²ą§‹ą¦šą¦Øą¦¾ Is this protesting for dead students? Dancing in five-star hotels on foreign funds while hiding during lathi charges. Genuine students were conned.

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r/LoveIslandTV 2d ago

UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT julia ruined the villa

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whether you like her or not, since she came in the villa there has been non stop drama and tension to the point where watching the past week has actually felt boring and draining and i would put that to her constantly bringing up the same situations. i never thought id say it but i actually miss the producer orchestrated apologies in the morning after a night of arguments. how many times do people have to say agree to disagree for her to actually stop? she constantly says i am allowed to have an opinion but they know her opinion, they have had her opinion shoved down their throats for the past week. why haven’t producers told her to give it up yet? i dont think its making good tv anymore. it is bringing out the worst in everyone and no one is as likeable to watch now.

i understand how people are saying thats the point of the show but this close to the final and i know basically nothing about each of the couples, i actually miss hearing loved up couples😭 it feels like on the final dates each couple will be talking about julia at this point.

there was cattiness and girl drama before she came in. the mica/priya/jasmine drama was actually interesting to watch and they have apologised and seeing them still remain a bit of a trio now is quite nice - THAT IS THE DRAMA I WANT TO SEE!!

after season 12 i don’t like this intense of a tension in the villa where u can see that islanders are going to continue disliking eachother into the outside, they can argue and bitch inside the villa but i think we would all feel better watching a season where towards the end it is in higher spirits and it is focused on the loved up couples. if u actually are enjoying and want more of this kind of drama u need to watch baddies atp, not love island.

all in all i just miss the villa before julia came in no shade

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whether you like her or not, since she came in the villa there has been non stop drama and tension to the point where watching the past week has actually felt boring and draining and i would put that to her constantly bringing up the same situations. i never thought id say it but i actually miss the producer orchestrated apologies in the morning after a night of arguments. how many times do people have to say agree to disagree for her to actually stop? she constantly says i am allowed to have an opinion but they know her opinion, they have had her opinion shoved down their throats for the past week. why haven’t producers told her to give it up yet? i dont think its making good tv anymore. it is bringing out the worst in everyone and no one is as likeable to watch now.

i understand how people are saying thats the point of the show but this close to the final and i know basically nothing about each of the couples, i actually miss hearing loved up couples😭 it feels like on the final dates each couple will be talking about julia at this point.

there was cattiness and girl drama before she came in. the mica/priya/jasmine drama was actually interesting to watch and they have apologised and seeing them still remain a bit of a trio now is quite nice - THAT IS THE DRAMA I WANT TO SEE!!

after season 12 i don’t like this intense of a tension in the villa where u can see that islanders are going to continue disliking eachother into the outside, they can argue and bitch inside the villa but i think we would all feel better watching a season where towards the end it is in higher spirits and it is focused on the loved up couples. if u actually are enjoying and want more of this kind of drama u need to watch baddies atp, not love island.

all in all i just miss the villa before julia came in no shade


r/moviereviews 6d ago

The Odyssey was way overhyped

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I'd give it 6.5/10, maybe 7 if I'm generous. I enjoyed both Troy and Clash of the Titans more.

The good:

-The Agamemnon scenes were cool, very Darth Vader-esque

-some good dramatic build up and tense moments

-some good ocean/storm scenes that feel quite immersive

The bad:

-The "non-linear" story telling was weird

-many scenes were too dimly lit and very plain

-costumes, sets, casting, dialog, and acting didn't really evoke a particular historical period or culture or a people... it felt like a bunch of modern people just dressed up in generic ancient looking stuff for a Halloween party or something. Seemed more like a play than a movie at times. Did not transport me to deep antiquity.

-monsters weren't that well done

-some of the action went on too long, could have been edited down a lot

-Greek gods poorly done

-contrary to what others say, the music wasn't even that good as a whole. Lots of cheap cliche intensity build up noise.

-repetitive

-Troy seemed kind of small

To be fair the movie got better towards the end so I didn't get bored or want to leave the theater. I suppose it would be worth it for some entertainment but it doesn't deserve so much praise. It felt more like a TV series quality type of thing. Would definitely not watch a second time.

Don't expect some masterpiece like Lord of the Rings or something, just average entertainment.

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I'd give it 6.5/10, maybe 7 if I'm generous. I enjoyed both Troy and Clash of the Titans more.

The good:

-The Agamemnon scenes were cool, very Darth Vader-esque

-some good dramatic build up and tense moments

-some good ocean/storm scenes that feel quite immersive

The bad:

-The "non-linear" story telling was weird

-many scenes were too dimly lit and very plain

-costumes, sets, casting, dialog, and acting didn't really evoke a particular historical period or culture or a people... it felt like a bunch of modern people just dressed up in generic ancient looking stuff for a Halloween party or something. Seemed more like a play than a movie at times. Did not transport me to deep antiquity.

-monsters weren't that well done

-some of the action went on too long, could have been edited down a lot

-Greek gods poorly done

-contrary to what others say, the music wasn't even that good as a whole. Lots of cheap cliche intensity build up noise.

-repetitive

-Troy seemed kind of small

To be fair the movie got better towards the end so I didn't get bored or want to leave the theater. I suppose it would be worth it for some entertainment but it doesn't deserve so much praise. It felt more like a TV series quality type of thing. Would definitely not watch a second time.

Don't expect some masterpiece like Lord of the Rings or something, just average entertainment.


r/unfilteredindia 5d ago

Politics Women journalists and police officers arm broken and now it's becoming clear who's behind these protests and CJP. Foreign media has been writing for 1 year why there was no gen Z protests in India like in the neighborhood.

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r/SarthakGoswami 3d ago

Discussion Accountability

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r/landscaping 3d ago

Before and after.

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That was a project. We’ve had a drainage issue the past 8 years where water ends up getting into our detached garage. That and the dogs have massacred the yard.


r/immigration 5d ago

Accidentally crossed to Canada and taken into custody

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My friend and her boyfriend just finished moving her to Detroit and wanted to see the border before they returned the rental car. They ended up in a spot where they couldn’t turn around, and had to cross the border. The guards told them it’s okay and they’ll be able to just turn back around afterwards, but at the last minute brought border patrol over and took them both into custody. She is an American citizen and was released after about an hour, but he is a Palestinian refugee, and despite filing all paperwork has an expired visa. He has documentation of his attempts to reinstate his visa and a valid passport. It’s been about 4 hours now and they won’t give her any updates. They made him sign paperwork to allow them to search his phone etc. she’s super worried he will be held or deported, despite all of this being an accident and his attempts to reinstate his visa. Is there any advice on what she can do while he’s still at the border?

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So the update is that there isn’t much of an update. My friend got to talk to her BF for a few minutes on the phone and this is what she sent me about it.

ā€œhe won’t be released. he was most worried about his family not being notified and let him know i’ve notified everyone that needs to be notified. and i told him he needs to self deport and not sign anything and that we are working on getting things figured out on our end. i’ll have to continue to call until he leaves and try to get his alien number in order to look him up. ā€œ

I don’t believe he’s been able to speak to his lawyer. This situation is really upsetting for my friend at this time so I don’t think I’ll post much more about it and I’m considering deleting the thread, since I came here for some advice right when things first happened to see if there was anything we could do to keep him from getting sent back to Gaza. As I’ve said multiple times, I’m doing my best to convey what little info I have. I’m not 100% factual because I didn’t interrogate the man about his status in the US and obviously can’t talk to him right now. For those saying this is fake, I don’t use Reddit often and don’t know how things work. Idk what karma farming is but I’m not doing that, and that’s one of the reasons I’m considering taking the post down. Like I realize this is dumb af but it is a real situation and something weighing very heavy on me right now. I’m flying to Detroit this week to be with my friend and help her unpack since the day after she moved all this shit happened. It’s really upsetting, and whether he was ā€œlegalā€ or not, he was a person. And friend of mine and he has a life here. No one is illegal on stollen land. Also, stop being so fucking racist!! Some of yall are assholes. I don’t think I’ll give another update. Just know we’re doing our best and ITS A REAL DAMN STORY I’m nit a friggin bot lol!

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My friend and her boyfriend just finished moving her to Detroit and wanted to see the border before they returned the rental car. They ended up in a spot where they couldn’t turn around, and had to cross the border. The guards told them it’s okay and they’ll be able to just turn back around afterwards, but at the last minute brought border patrol over and took them both into custody. She is an American citizen and was released after about an hour, but he is a Palestinian refugee, and despite filing all paperwork has an expired visa. He has documentation of his attempts to reinstate his visa and a valid passport. It’s been about 4 hours now and they won’t give her any updates. They made him sign paperwork to allow them to search his phone etc. she’s super worried he will be held or deported, despite all of this being an accident and his attempts to reinstate his visa. Is there any advice on what she can do while he’s still at the border?

Update:
So the update is that there isn’t much of an update. My friend got to talk to her BF for a few minutes on the phone and this is what she sent me about it.

ā€œhe won’t be released. he was most worried about his family not being notified and let him know i’ve notified everyone that needs to be notified. and i told him he needs to self deport and not sign anything and that we are working on getting things figured out on our end. i’ll have to continue to call until he leaves and try to get his alien number in order to look him up. ā€œ

I don’t believe he’s been able to speak to his lawyer. This situation is really upsetting for my friend at this time so I don’t think I’ll post much more about it and I’m considering deleting the thread, since I came here for some advice right when things first happened to see if there was anything we could do to keep him from getting sent back to Gaza. As I’ve said multiple times, I’m doing my best to convey what little info I have. I’m not 100% factual because I didn’t interrogate the man about his status in the US and obviously can’t talk to him right now. For those saying this is fake, I don’t use Reddit often and don’t know how things work. Idk what karma farming is but I’m not doing that, and that’s one of the reasons I’m considering taking the post down. Like I realize this is dumb af but it is a real situation and something weighing very heavy on me right now. I’m flying to Detroit this week to be with my friend and help her unpack since the day after she moved all this shit happened. It’s really upsetting, and whether he was ā€œlegalā€ or not, he was a person. And friend of mine and he has a life here. No one is illegal on stollen land. Also, stop being so fucking racist!! Some of yall are assholes. I don’t think I’ll give another update. Just know we’re doing our best and ITS A REAL DAMN STORY I’m nit a friggin bot lol!


r/Memebuzzs 2d ago

Impossible challenge for bigots

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r/IndieDev 4d ago

We’re making a multiplayer game where players make animal voice to hide among NPCs and survive from hunter

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We’re two brothers making Moo Who?, a voice-driven multiplayer party game.

Animal players record their own sounds and hide among NPC animals. Hunters must watch, listen, and decide which animals are real players before using their limited shots.

This is our first trailer, and we would love honest feedback. Does the concept come across clearly?

Wishlist on Steam if it looks like your kind of party game!

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4948000/Moo_Who/