It's a joke. Get over it. I'm very familiar with all these languages (a native speaker in American English and Italian, which is very similar to Spanish, fluent in German, after having lived there for 10 years, and very familiar with Russian, albeit only through music and hearing friends speak it), and I agree with some of the comments that think Russian is out of place, and I don't think German is that harsh, but in any case, it's a friggin joke. There was a similar meme on metal guitar solos from glam to technical death metal, but I don't remember any hair metal glamsters having a cow over it.
Aye, I also find it amusing that those who feel their language, nationality, or ideology are above, and beyond, the humorous observations, or critique from others, are those same individuals, who are quick to mock, or disparage those different from themselves.
Indeed. It's come to the point that everyone is offended by anything. I'm sure there's always some sort of truth in cliches, but we needn't take them too seriously. I think of one of Aesop's fables describes men carrying two sacks, one in front of them, and one behind. In the one in front, others' faults, and in the one behind, their own. So as men, we criticize only what we see, and ignore what we don't. Disclaimer: Obviously, man is used loosely for humankind, and not gender specific.
Ralphie
When every word sounds like a threat for people speaking other languages. 🙈
Aye, much of the learning I did as a child was through the philosophical lens of fables and fantasy, with a bit of theology for good measure. So much gained from such simple, quiet habits.
The technological era has given us much.. but the cost? Innocence has been traded away, or forcefully taken, critical thinking once taught in the classroom has now been replaced with ideological truisms, and emotional imbalance.. and if that wasn't bad enough, every issue plaguing the peace, invites 2 friends, who invite 2 more.
Very wise words that you wrote, thank you. I think the biggest concern here is truly the lack of critical thinking. I can also change my mind if I realize I was wrong about something. It helps me grow as a person. There is always a way we can improve ourselves, maybe by constantly questioning our knowledge and beliefs. We go through many stages in life, having to weather many storms, and thus forging our character if we have the proper resilience to do so. The problem is that the current environment won't forge resilient people, but rather a bunch of NPCs, speaking of technology...
The technological era has given us much.. but the cost? Innocence has been traded away, or forcefully taken, critical thinking once taught in the classroom has now been replaced with ideological truisms, and emotional imbalance.. and if that wasn't bad enough, every issue plaguing the peace, invites 2 friends, who invite 2 more.