CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human - they prove you're American
shkspr.mobi
When I was a small child, I took an IQ test. One of the first questions I stumbled on was "A piece of candy costs 25¢. Jonny has a dime. How many nickels does he need to buy the candy?" My 7-year old brain popped. WTAF is a nickel? Or a dime for that matter? We don't have those coins in my country! We don't spend in ¢ either. There was no way to get around the cultural knowledge required by the t…
  • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Taxis are only yellow in a couple US cities too. They’re all white and green in Boston, for instance.

    • uszo165@futurology.todayEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      “Scooter” is the next problem. In English, totally different types of vehicles are “scooters”. What do you mean by 3 stairs? 3 times 1 stair in a row or 3 rows of X stairs? English is a severely stunted language, hardly usable in anything than basic communication, and even there it’s crap.