The most impressive, yet little-known person or event from your country?
I've always enjoyed reading (or watching documentaries) about people who accomplished something extraordinary, or lived through events that…
Dialect speakers, do you switch to the standard language when talking to young children? If so, why?
Sometimes in my country I notice that people switch from the Cypriot Greek dialect to the standard Greek…
People of the Nordic Countries: a question regarding mutual intelligibility of language
Hello, American here with an interest in languages. As a native speaker of English, I dont really get…
Daily Slow Chat
Hello there! Welcome to our daily scheduled post, the Daily Slow Chat. If you want to just chat about…
What is a song from your country that everyone knows and that is liked by both young and old?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93nNmegkQos For Austria, I would choose 'Irgendwann bleib i dann dort' (english: Some day I'll just stay there)…
What is the beloved funny movie of your language?
Especially ones that show the true lifestyle, food and culture of your country
(Non Italians) how often do you eat pasta? Do you eat a wide variety of pasta types?
American here! I was doing an "icebreaker" in a group where we went around and said our favorite…
If it’s 2 pm, would you say that it’s 14 o’clock or 2 o’clock in your day to day conversation in your language?
I'm from Serbia and we say: "2 popodne" which means 2 afternoon. I was curious how do you…
Does your country have lifts (elevators) that automatically select the floor for you?
I saw a video showing a lift in Japan where if you scan an ID card, the lift…
What era in your country do you think should have more fantasy works inspired by it?
In England, I wish there were more Elizabethan and Victorian inspired fantasy rather than medieval.
Does your country have a Christmas album which has became a classic?
In Finland that would be Sydämeeni joulun teen by Vesa-Matti Loiri, released in 1988. It's the best-selling Christmas…
Europeans: What language do you think would have become the global lingua franca if English hadn’t?
I’m curious from a European perspective: If English hadn’t become the main global language, which European language do…