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| nonneb Pentaglot Groupie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4560 days ago 80 posts - 173 votes  Speaks: English*, Ancient Greek, Latin, German, Spanish Studies: Mandarin, Hungarian, French | Message 57 of 64 11 August 2013 at 12:54am | IP Logged | |||||
Mezzofanti, your comment offended me as well. Bragging about hanging out with people of the opposite sex based on how attractive they are is inappropriate and, yes, sexist. This is an international forum with people from various cultures and genders. The people you normally speak with may not have had any problem with your statements, but in such a mixed environment (and while trying to promote a website), perhaps the more polite course of action would be to learn what other people find offensive in order to be able to communicate more smoothly in the future. My sincerest apologies to everyone for continuing this derailment. I deemed it worth pointing out that comments like these make me feel uncomfortable, which is something I don't think most people on the forum want.
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5071 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 58 of 64 11 August 2013 at 2:08am | IP Logged | |||||
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Even talking about Anki, Assimil or "which language should I learn" would be better than this.
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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6406 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 59 of 64 11 August 2013 at 4:31am | IP Logged | |||||
*Apart from the fact that I don't have a life, obviously. Funny to hear from someone bragging about women on the Internet. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4516 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 60 of 64 13 August 2013 at 5:28am | IP Logged | |||||
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Dating is supposed to be enjoyed by both
parties. Else you are doing it wrong. Nothing wrong with saying you are going to paint the town red. The girls are there for the very same reason. Dating isn't pua and cheesy pickups. And if a gay friend of mine picked someone up I would think that was awesome. Not all gays are naked at strange bars. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 3953 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 61 of 64 13 August 2013 at 1:51pm | IP Logged | |||||
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This has turned into a very strange thread.
Is it ok if I talk about learning and moving again? ;) I took someone's suggestion of simply standing while working - thanks to the person who posted that! I currently spend 12 hours per week on Skype (between tutors, conversation partners and students). I put a box on my desk, and my computer on the box - and now I stand for every Skype conversation. It's helped me to eliminate 12 hours of sitting from my week, and I'm feeling much better physically! I tried the treadmill desk...and HATED it. It gave me motion sickness. Ha! I much prefer to walk outside while listening to podcasts, anyway. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 4818 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 62 of 64 13 August 2013 at 3:12pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Has the long standing influenced learning or concentration in any way? I considered this but I am a bit afraid I might find it harder to focus. Is there any reason for such worry?
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5071 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 63 of 64 13 August 2013 at 3:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
Check out this post by Leo Babauta of zenhabits.com My Standing Desk Experiment
Frequent breaks and limiting sitting to 45 minutes at a stretch are what I've been doing. Now, I think I might try the standing option as well. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 3953 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 64 of 64 13 August 2013 at 4:24pm | IP Logged | |||||
Yes, it's influenced learning and concentration - by helping me feel more alert! I feel that I'm getting a lot of benefits from standing during skype conversations, and there are no drawbacks that I can see. You mention "long standing", but I'm not standing for a 12-hour stretch at a time. My skype sessions are scattered throughout the week and throughout the day. I think that if I had several back-to-back sessions I might alternate sitting and standing. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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