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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Russian placement is interesting

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You're right, actually

I've had this argument in VR with Russians, living in Russia, in Russian.

<< Fluent Russian Translated to English >>

• Some cultural markers may be difficult to understand •

Interlocutor: "Yes, but what geographic block is it part of?"

Naz: "Asia, it's on the continent"

I: "But Asia is a landmass and Western Europe is on Asia as well technically, but they are not Asian are they?"

Naz: "They're as much Asian as you are Eastern European"