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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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To add insult to injury, what they call it, Deutschland, sounds like what we should call Netherlands

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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

This might also be mind-blowing for you: The USA and America are not called "the USA" and "America" in most other countries and languages either. Different languages often have completely different sounding country names.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Exactly, instead of saying USA, we say NAZI now.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

NSA? Nazi States of America.

And the citizens of NSA are Ameri-cunts

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Americunt! As an American myself I wholeheartedly approve of this epithet for us. The majority of my countrymen are positively unbearable.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

美國 "Beautiful Country" in my language.

"America" as in the continent would be 美洲

"American" as in American Nationals would be 美國人 and is distinct from 美洲人 which means the "American" as in "People who live in the Americas.

So you don't need terms like "US-Americans" or "USA'ians".

Chinese is such a simple and beautiful language. Easy to understand.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Eh. The country is beautiful.

Politics is ugly, regardless of where you are in the world.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago