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Re: by BobaFloutist on Friday January 03, 2025 @09:08PM (#42591647)
If they all spoke a common language, I'd try to learn a bit of it. How exciting!
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Re: by AlexandrB on Friday January 03, 2025 @09:13PM (#42591674)
It's also exciting to experience ethnic clashes between rival groups of immigrants[1].

[1] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/03/violence-at-hindu-tem...

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Re: by remarkEon on Saturday January 04, 2025 @02:24AM (#42593119)
"Wow all these Goths have moved into my town, but they don't speak Latin, they speak Gothic. How exiting!"

- Anonymous Roman Citizen, 412 AD

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Re: by dietr1ch on Saturday January 04, 2025 @11:10AM (#42595555)
It can be a really cool thing too if both cultures open each other to exchange languages and celebrations, but it requires a lot of effort from everyone.
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