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Recent content by Citanul

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    White Heart : Heaven Of My Heart

    They actually started out in the 80s, although their peak was late 80s/early 90s.
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    Men attend less singles events than women

    True, but they didn't come out of a speed dating type scenario. Every friendship I've had was the result of prolonged contact with the person, not talking to them only for a few minutes and then moving onto a conversation with someone else.
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    how old is too old?

    Another thing is that life stages and goals can differ a lot more between 40/28 than between 50/38.
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    Does anyone know Dutch?

    West Frisian is the language that's most closely related to English, although the relationship isn't all that close as the split happened at the time of Old English, which is very different from modern English. But you can still see the link. The English sentence "Bread, butter and green cheese...
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    Does anyone know Dutch?

    You've never heard of the Netherlands/Holland? It's also an official language in Belgium and Suriname. I don't speak Dutch, but I do speak Afrikaans. Not all that well, so while I can usually figure out something written in Dutch, actually talking to a Dutch speaker might not be that...
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    What's on your mind?

    I have a number of relatives who are teachers, so I know a bit about what goes into it. I don't want kids, but if I did I would want their education to be handled by trained professionals. Especially in the early years as there are things which teachers know to look out for which the average...
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    US sends deportees to Eswatini

    Africa isn't a country! And almost half the countries in Africa have English as an official language (although not necessarily the primary language), including Eswatini.
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    Are women more open to dating you than you think?

    No it's not. Sure, approaching and communicating properly help, but those are the only requirements that women have.
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    Apparently it's Frisian, which is spoken in the Netherlands, although its Old English and Old Frisian which resemble each other, so they've turned into completely different languages. It is Dutch when it comes to major languages, but you'd have to go even further back to find a common ancestor.
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    France also contributed significantly. Huguenots were early settlers in South Africa, and many Afrikaans people have names of French origin (first names and surnames). And they usually do speak English. Not as a first language (and therefore not necessarily particularly well), but they're...
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    And South Africa isn't the only country with such legislation. Plenty of other countries have similar laws, including the US (eminent domain).
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    It was taken to court, and the defence was that the lyrics weren't meant to be taken literally. The court ruled that there was no reason not to believe that. https://mg.co.za/top-six/2022-08-25-malema-economic-freedom-front-singing-kill-the-boer-ruled-not-hate-speech/ That comes across as some...
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    The disagreement isn't because Trump said it. The "white genocide" narrative was being pushed long before Trump got hold of it. It was incorrect then, and it's still incorrect now. If Biden had criticised the South African government in the same way and offered white South Africans refugee when...
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    That's why I said it was controversial. I haven't read the court ruling, so I don't know why they made their decision, but it may have something to do with the historical significance of the song. It dates from the apartheid era, where the words had a lot more meaning, but is possibly now one...
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    President Trump confronted South African president about murders and persecution of white people

    https://www.factcheck.org/2025/05/trumps-south-africa-genocide-spin/