Post AYy07qawEQGmLHWeGG by sfsworms@masto.nu
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 (DIR) Post #AYxxcqy2b2eic2QP4K by pony@blovice.bahnhof.cz
       2023-08-21T20:10:06.289175Z
       
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       honestly this helsinkin dual-language-ing of everything seriously sucks? you want to go to a tram stop and you basically have to memorize both names because the moment you get a glimpse of a name, it may only be the swedish one which can be very different from the finnish one, you just can't make impulse decisions because the tram is showing you a name and you kinda don't even know if it's just a swedish name or a finnish name of a different stop (ok, to be fair, even the most basic level of familiarity with both languages will make you able to recognize which one is which), i don't think it serves any other purpose but to confuse things
       
 (DIR) Post #AYxzf2tHR9jQ4yN4tM by DiegoBeghin@mastodon.social
       2023-08-21T20:31:30Z
       
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       @pony Sounds like you would love Brussels.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYxzf3f8ZE0qTOlIUC by pony@blovice.bahnhof.cz
       2023-08-21T20:32:57.081411Z
       
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       @DiegoBeghin isn't it two more similar languages there?
       
 (DIR) Post #AYy07qawEQGmLHWeGG by sfsworms@masto.nu
       2023-08-21T20:36:57Z
       
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       @pony @DiegoBeghin Both French and Dutch are indo-european, so I guess they're more similar, but let me reassure you, they're differnet enough to mess up your trip
       
 (DIR) Post #AYy07rt3QYM4Ll0d8a by pony@blovice.bahnhof.cz
       2023-08-21T20:37:59.834429Z
       
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       @sfsworms @DiegoBeghin or maybe it's more dangerous as possibly you can confuse a dutch name for french one? with swedish and finnish, you can almost always tell without having to speak either language