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Re: whale meat
Peter,
certainly in past decades more whale meat was eaten in Japan than now. However, whale meat is still eaten there, e.g. the tail meat called “onomi” (尾の身), prepared as either sashimi or steak, and the belly meat called “unesu” (畝須), which is made into whale bacon. An online search in Japanese for whale meat (鯨肉) will reveal many whale meat products that are still consumed in Japan.
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Chris
November 25, 2023
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Latest: November 25, 2023
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Re:Re: whale meat
A reply to you and the previous responder - During the war, Japan needed meat. Whale meat was the most avaiable, hence the trend. These days, Japanese people eat beef
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Peter M.
November 23, 2023
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Latest: November 25, 2023
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Want to learn more about Korean culture
Hello, I am looking for Koreans that can answer these questions:
What practices are most important in Korean culture?
What is Korea's view in gender roles?
Does Korea have a hierarchy or what is their social power?
Does honor/pride or shame/dishonor play a role in Korea culture and if it does how so?
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Language pair: English; Korean
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Andrea J.
March 22, 2023
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Tôi muốn học tiếng Đức
Hallo,
Tôi đang cố gắng học tiếng Đức, và đang tìm kiếm những người nói tiếng Đức để cải thiện khả năng của mình. Tôi là người Vietnam, nếu bạn quan tâm tôi có thể chỉ cho bạn tiếng Việt.
Cảm ơn!
Tôi không phải là thành viên vàng.
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Language pair: German; English
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Pham X.
October 18, 2022
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Italian Culture
What is traditional home-life like (e.g., extended family living in one home, grandmother is primary caregiver, children work to support the family)?
Do other relatives often live in the same neighborhood?
During familial interactions, who is the traditional family authority? Who will make decisions regarding a client's care?
What are the names and titles that are most appropriate to use when interacting with various members of a family?
What is the predominant religion? What are the religious holidays and customs? How might a person's religion influence his or her attitudes toward speech-language pathology services?
What are the predominant beliefs concerning disabilities and interventions?
What are the traditional views of a woman's role? How is a female professional likely to be viewed? What might be the social expectations of a female clinician (e.g., is shaking a man's hand inappropriate)?
What are the traditional views of a child's role in learning? In interacting with adults?
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carolina d.
September 9, 2022
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Christmas / Noel
How do you celebrate Christmas in your country, or in your family since I guess not all families celebrate the same way all over the country.
In Germany we celebrate Christmas in the evening of 24th December. The families get together, have dinner, light the Christmas tree and some candles and give each other the presents.
Most families also go to church but we don't do in anymore. Since I never go to church, what sense is there in going there just this night? It does not mean I do not believe in God. But I think God can be anywhere not necessarily in church.
Usually on 25th December the families get together again for lunch.
Comment fêtez-vous Noël dans votre pays, ou dans votre famille car je suppose que toutes les familles ne fêtent pas de la même façon dans tout le pays.
En Allemagne, nous fêtons Noël le soir du 24 décembre. Les familles se réunissent, dînent, allument le sapin de Noël et quelques bougies et s'offrent des cadeaux.
La plupart des familles vont aussi à l'église, mais nous n'y allons plus. Puisque je ne vais jamais à l'église, quel sens cela a-t-il d'y aller juste cette nuit ? Cela ne veut pas dire que je ne crois pas en Dieu. Mais je pense que Dieu peut être n'importe où, pas nécessairement à l'église.
Habituellement, le 25 décembre, les familles se réunissent à nouveau pour le déjeuner.
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Language pair: English; French
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Astrid G.
December 2, 2021
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Re:Preguntas sobre Argentina
Aunque soy de España te diría lo siguiente:
1. Es verdad que hay una iglesia nacional? Son la mayoría de los argentinos católicos?
Sí, son católicos. Es por la influencia del imperio hispánico cuando era un virreino.
2. Eva Perón es una figura muy famosa aquí en los estados unidos. Por eso, asociamos Argentina con el feminismo. Tiene el feminismo una presencia fuerte en Argentina o no?
El movimiento feminista existe como en cualquier otro país.
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Language pair: Spanish; Spanish
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Carlos M.
May 9, 2021
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Latest: May 9, 2021
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Re:hey
I can learn you persain.
خوشحال میشم فارسی یادت بدم عزیزم.
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Language pair: English; English
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Hasti Z.
April 2, 2021
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Latest: April 2, 2021
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Re:Re:Re:hey
It is funny. I am ready.
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Hasti Z.
April 2, 2021
# Msgs: 10
Latest: April 2, 2021
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Re: whale meat
Hello there,
there are some concerns about whale meat. One concern is that certain species of whales that are valued for their meat are unsustainably hunted; for example, species such as fin whales and sei whales are endangered. Another concern is the level of mercury in whale organ meat, which can be toxic to humans if such meat is eaten frequently.
The environmental reason for eating whale meat that you’d presented, viz eating humpback whales to reduce the number of attacks on humans by great white sharks around Western Australia, seems somewhat contrived. Great white sharks follow their prey, which include humpback whales, and humpback whales are found near Western Australia from April through December. Between 1995 and 2020, there have been 18 deaths in total from great white shark attacks around Western Australia, and only three of those deaths were in the southern hemisphere summer, from January through March, when most people go to the beaches. Arguing for increased whale hunting because of 18 human deaths by great white sharks over a 25-year period seems to me to be an extreme reaction.
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Chris
November 1, 2020
# Msgs: 4
Latest: November 25, 2023
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