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2. Too many people in the U.S.A. know very little about the rest of the world.

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:58 PM

13 hrs ago

This is very troubling as the rest of the world passes us by.

Trump, of course, is making everything worse.

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In China. How many languages do you speak? [View all] YoshidaYui 16 hrs ago OP

YES YoshidaYui 9 hrs ago #3

Thank you. LoisB 8 hrs ago #5

So, since I'm studying Japanese, Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #7

ONLY if you plan on living there YoshidaYui 5 hrs ago #9

I've only seen dialect as "ben," as in Osaka-ben, Kyoto-ben. betsuni 1 hr ago #10

I totally agree YoshidaYui 9 hrs ago #4

AS THEY SAY... YoshidaYui 5 hrs ago #8