<GlassFragments>
"In order to be included, a country was required to have at least 400 test takers" so basically their sample sizes are beyond garbage
<ve2dmn>
the .co.th is the tailand office
<GlassFragments>
IDK but that index seems like they're just attention whoring for their tests by getting into the search results for proficiency statistics
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<GlassFragments>
if you mouseover the netherlands you get an option to compare it to germany, which shows some statistics clearly pulled from somewhere just to have some statistics to show
<ve2dmn>
"This year's index ranks 80 countries and territories based on test data from more than one million adults who took the EF Standard English Test (EF SET) in 2016."
<ve2dmn>
Clearly I don't exist... even if our example would probably be relevant
<GlassFragments>
they use that to invoke causation/corellation fallacy about english education and economic strength
<ve2dmn>
It does have a kernel of truth. When I talked to someone from Germany, Japan or Estonia I did it in English
<ve2dmn>
But it's just that. Corellation
<GlassFragments>
...you talked to someone from japan in english
<GlassFragments>
how
<ve2dmn>
Online :P
<ve2dmn>
Which is a self-selecting group of course
<ve2dmn>
When i visited Japan, I had to use my very, very poor Japanese
<GlassFragments>
I think you already told me, but how did you learn japanese?
<ve2dmn>
College
<ve2dmn>
University extra curriculum course
<ve2dmn>
...15 years ago
<GlassFragments>
thank god that I had the opportunity to do immersion learning while attending a full-blown language school
<ve2dmn>
It was my third language...
<ve2dmn>
...or 4th if you count Latin
<GlassFragments>
similar situation, 4th if you count high school french
<GlassFragments>
I don't even have usuable passive knowledge of french
<ve2dmn>
You need to 'want' to learn
<GlassFragments>
maybe my passive french is about as good as my passive mandarin
<ve2dmn>
(or be forced to)
<GlassFragments>
by active knowledge mandarin wins, except that I can't fucking pronounce it
<ve2dmn>
understandable
<GlassFragments>
can't pronounce -> don't speak -> no practice -> never learn to pronounce
<ve2dmn>
I visited Japan exactly 10 years ago...
<ve2dmn>
Google photo keeps reminding me
<ve2dmn>
"rediscover this day!" ARRGH. Stop making feel old
<GlassFragments>
in other news, my new parser is a lot faster, but it also fails on half the files
<GlassFragments>
also it's 1AM, I'm starving, and have to get up somewhat early tomorrow if I want to see the jakarta bound train
<GlassFragments>
not really, but when something special happens I like to go there
<GlassFragments>
when I say 'not really' I still spend 90% of my free time on trains, but I wouldn't consider myself to fit into that group all that well
<ve2dmn>
You would die from boredom if you lived here....
<GlassFragments>
even five to seven minute train frequencies leave me bored when I'm not in the mood for it
<ve2dmn>
some tracks only see a daily train
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<TonyC>
hi, do you guys know of any places where KerbCam is available ? I'm about to post on the forum page that the latest recompiles don't work, but just want to make sure i didn't miss anything
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