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Re:Toki Pona: an attempted universal language with only ~120... by brabel on Monday August 14, 2023 @07:44AM (#37119898)
When you ask for "a cup of coffee" in different countries, you may also get pretty surprised at what you get (it may be a tiny cup, or a large glass, sugary or bitter, with milk or without...).
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Re:Toki Pona: an attempted universal language with only ~120... by kwhitefoot on Monday August 14, 2023 @12:32PM (#37123006)
But you probably will get coffee.
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Re:Toki Pona: an attempted universal language with only ~120... by Xorakios on Monday August 14, 2023 @03:45PM (#37125866)
not even just countries - my family from California visited NYC and kept getting frustrated when they said just wanted a "regular coffee," until someone finally realized they meant "black coffee" and it was racist to say black, so they had to order "plain coffee, no milk or sugar"
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