I'm considering boycotting Rosetta Stone and some other language learning services

[Unkotare]

FYI: ALL of those "Learn any language in X months!" things are BS, generally speaking. A diverting supplement at best.

 

[Pogo]

Knowing mandarin is useful if you go into an Chinese restaurant, tell the oriental dame what you want- and then she hollers back the order to the Chinamen in the back.

The oriental dames could be saying anything, and you wouldn't otherwise be the wiser.

I enjoyed that. No doubt he gets good servings. I've wanted to learn Turkish for a long time, not that it would do me much good in Florida.

Here ya go. Start at 24:17

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[Unkotare]

Turns out nearly all of them have courses on Mandarin (that's communist version of Chinese) I don't understand why anyone would want to support companies that are teaching CCP propaganda. I have a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, but had I known what Mandarin was at the time, I would not have given my money to a business that is carrying water for the Chinese/Democrat Party empire. They won't refund my money, but they did offer to close my account. Which is fine, but not as satisfying and it would have been if I didn't already give them my money. So, I need other people to pledge that they will not use communist chinese supporting companies like Rosetta Stone, duo lingo, or pimsleur. Better yet, don't learn any languages, because screw people who can't speak or understand are poor English. This is America, learn our language!

Was this a joke?

 

[JuvenalsCat]

Unkotare, no way! I do not joke. Everything I say is 100% seriously serious.


Okay, that may have been a serious joke and a bit of an exaggeration. However, Confucius Institutes in universities throughout western liberal democratic nations are no laughing matter.

 

[Oddball]

Turns out nearly all of them have courses on Mandarin (that's communist version of Chinese) I don't understand why anyone would want to support companies that are teaching CCP propaganda. I have a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, but had I known what Mandarin was at the time, I would not have given my money to a business that is carrying water for the Chinese/Democrat Party empire. They won't refund my money, but they did offer to close my account. Which is fine, but not as satisfying and it would have been if I didn't already give them my money. So, I need other people to pledge that they will not use communist chinese supporting companies like Rosetta Stone, duo lingo, or pimsleur. Better yet, don't learn any languages, because screw people who can't speak or understand are poor English. This is America, learn our language!

The lao baixing (Chinese version of the deplorables) speak Mandarin.

 

[Magnus]

Turns out nearly all of them have courses on Mandarin (that's communist version of Chinese) I don't understand why anyone would want to support companies that are teaching CCP propaganda. I have a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, but had I known what Mandarin was at the time, I would not have given my money to a business that is carrying water for the Chinese/Democrat Party empire. They won't refund my money, but they did offer to close my account. Which is fine, but not as satisfying and it would have been if I didn't already give them my money. So, I need other people to pledge that they will not use communist chinese supporting companies like Rosetta Stone, duo lingo, or pimsleur. Better yet, don't learn any languages, because screw people who can't speak or understand are poor English. This is America, learn our language!

Yup. The same thing happened to me after I finished a bottle of vodka. Found out that the red Ruskies make 'em. Who knew? The shop refused to take back the empty bottle and refund me. Damn Putin. Always ready to steal your money.

 

[Unkotare]

Turns out nearly all of them have courses on Mandarin (that's communist version of Chinese) I don't understand why anyone would want to support companies that are teaching CCP propaganda. I have a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, but had I known what Mandarin was at the time, I would not have given my money to a business that is carrying water for the Chinese/Democrat Party empire. They won't refund my money, but they did offer to close my account. Which is fine, but not as satisfying and it would have been if I didn't already give them my money. So, I need other people to pledge that they will not use communist chinese supporting companies like Rosetta Stone, duo lingo, or pimsleur. Better yet, don't learn any languages, because screw people who can't speak or understand are poor English. This is America, learn our language!

Yup. The same thing happened to me after I finished a bottle of vodka. Found out that the red Ruskies make 'em. Who knew? The shop refused to take back the empty bottle and refund me. Damn Putin. Always ready to steal your money.

As long as you didn't try to learn the Russian language, you are still loyal.

 

[Likkmee]

U peeky da mandy and get much better price in Fentanyl ! Good 4 cat !

 

[Quasar44]

I bought the Yiddish and Hebrew one
Oddly , I seem to pick them up fast

 

[Unkotare]

FYI: ALL of those "Learn any language in X months!" things are BS, generally speaking. A diverting supplement at best.

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