#silentsunday #autumn #japan

When you go to buy contact lens solution at the local store and rely entirely on your phone to decipher every item. I'm pretty sure AI has saved more eyeballs than optometrists. 👀 #japanese #language #linguistgonepuzzled

The longer I spend in Tokyo, the more convinced I am that they pump sleeping gas into the Shonan-Shinjuku line. There’s no other explanation for how fast everyone (including myself) passes out. #japan #tokyo #worldobservations

What exactly makes broccoli, carrots and cauliflower "western" vegetables? 🤔 #japan #food #ihavequestions

ふがくしょけい ✨ #fuji #japan #silentsunday

It doesn’t matter how much effort you put into it, your passport picture is always going to depict a deranged, unsettling version of yourself: the passport mutant. 🧟‍♀️ #throwbackthursday #passport #travel

First earthquake, check! I opened the Yurekuru app and found hundreds of little panicked faces staring back at me. Nothing like a shared moment of seismic confusion to make you feel part of the community. #japan #earthquake

ちくりんのこもれび #japan #kamakura #silentsunday

When the machine translator turns your wakame soup plans into a thriller movie. #japanese #日本語 #language

Off to the next chapter. いきましょう! 💕

Some rainbowrific motivation to everyone who needs it. 🌈 #comics #cartoons #throwbackthursday

It so happens that, whenever I’m in Germany for more than six months straight, I start sinking into the tar pit of collective joylessness and the dead-eyed routine that somehow is accepted as normalcy. Something inside me starts clawing for an escape hatch, something in dire need of oxygen for […]

This is the first thing I see every time I start my computer. I have been dreading this day for years. Rest in peace, Jane. Thank you for giving so much to the world. 💕

Customer Service: Germany vs. USA 🤯 Customer service in Europe is not exactly winning any medals, especially in Germany, where people skills and willingness to help are pretty much foreign concepts. On the other hand, the over-friendliness found in the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Today in #linguistgoneforeign: The Gender-Revealing Obsession 🧐 Did you know what new strips are published on the blog before they make it to social media? Subscribe and don't miss any comics! 💌 #comics #gender #worldobservations

My partner has been learning Spanish for a while and he just used the word "fachaleco" in a sentence. I'm so proud of him. :owi:

Last year I picked up learning #japanese again. The journey began by brushing up the #hiragana syllabary, and it gave my Western brain a bit of trouble. #comics #languages #throwbackthursday

Do you fancy some chocolate? How about spicing it up with some chili? 🔥 Here's a collection of Nahuatl loan words that you use every day. See full article and additional illustrations here: https://bit.ly/LGFNahuatl ✨ #language #comic #throwbackthursday

Somewhere in a Spanish-speaking rainforest, the mischievous fauna spends the day messing around with personal pronouns.🌴 Share your favorite language puns! 🤗 Discover more language and culture comics on the blog - link in bio! ✨ #spanish #language #throwbackthursday

I spent hours today looking for an ESG ETF that isn’t secretly half Amazon, Nestle or Blackrock. No oil, no weapons, no billion dollar corps. How hard could it be? Apparently, your money can grow OR your conscience can sleep at night, but not both. I guess I’ll plant beans in the garden and […]

I deeply relish bread made in #germany, but ordering bread in #german is just le pain of my existence. 🥐 #throwbackthursday #languages #comics

When I take over the world, non-smokers will be legally allowed to slap people who smoke on train and subway platforms. Allowed? Better yet... required to! #smoking #publicspaces

Meine Gedanken zum Thema Migration in Deutschland auf den Punkt gebracht: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KldziM7lr9Q&t=886s

Deutschland könnte mehr von diesem Aggrohumor gebrauchen. https://youtu.be/KldziM7lr9Q?start=886&end=1028

Replaying the classics. 😊 #videogames #lucasarts #monkeyisland

When someone from two jobs ago who hasn't spoken to you in years contacts you on Signal to request something work-related, do you ignore the message, or try to help out if you can? I'm trying to assess whether I'm a nice person or just plain stupid.

It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure. It's capital. The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.

This can be the only reasonable explanation behind the so called cabin comfort. ✈ #travel #comics #throwbackthursday

The Meta-stasis of Hypocrisy ☠ #comics #socialmedia #throwbackthursday

Today we are taking a look at some fun Finnish words. Aloitetaan! 🇫🇮 See additional illustrations on the blog: https://bit.ly/LGFFinnishFun ✨ Did you know what new strips are published on the blog before they make it to social media? Subscribe and don't […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Is it an apple? Is it a potato? No, it’s an earth apple! 🌏 #french #languages #throwbackthursday

Society: Work hard, be reliable, prove your worth, and the sky’s the limit! Reality: Work hard, be reliable, prove your worth... and boom, you’ve just unlocked bonus content: extra tasks that aren’t yours, unpaid overtime, other people's responsibilities and a surprise burnout every fiscal year […]

Happy International Childfree Day to all my childfree folks! 🎉 It’s not easy to live in a world in which pregnancy test commercials never show women celebrating negative results. #childfree #comics #illustration

First Day in Finland 🇫🇮 Read full article on the blog: https://linguistgoneforeign.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/first-day-in-finland/ ✨ #finland #languages #throwbackthursday

There's no liberation without community. 💕 #csd #pride #berlin

#imperial vs. #metric System 🛠️ This is what happens every time my partner and I plan a road trip, build furniture, shop for beverages and basically perform any activity that involves measurements. #throwbackthursday #relationships #comics

#silentsunday #massachusetts #summer

What about you? What is your superpower? 🤪 #comic #languages #throwbackthursday

Там, де глибокі води я Вільно пливу 🌊 #silentsunday #ocean #nature

German BureaucraZy 📝 Learn more about the species that feeds on officially approved certificates and have Bescheinigasms every time they use their seal to stamp a document: https://bit.ly/LGFbureaucrazy ✨ #germany #deutschland #throwbackthursda

My brain has turned into a puddle of melted thoughts. How is your summer going? ☀️ #summer #comics #throwbackthursday

Seasons in #germany 👷🏻‍♀️ #seasons #comics #throwbackthursday

Linguist by day, Creature of the Night after midnight. 🧛🏻‍♀️ #comics #mastoart #throwbackthursday

Life on this planet would be so much nicer if we could agree on a few basic things on a global level. #global #illustration #throwbackthursday

After years of careful fieldwork, awkward eye contact, and staring contests on public transport, I am proud to present the results of my groundbreaking research into German facial expressions (...). Read full article on the blog […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I took Latin back in high school. We studied the language, learnt about their culture and read Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Sometimes my mind would wander off to things that may or may not have happened during the Roman Empire. 🤪 #history #webcomic #throwbackthursday

Eines Tages fühlst du dich jung und knackig, und am nächsten Tag findest du es irritierend, dass die Mitarbeitenden des Internetanbieters dich duzen und mit Vornamen ansprechen. 🙈 #adulting #worldobservations

Most languages: "Here are our numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Have fun!" 🤗 Japanese: "Here are the numbers for medium-sized objects. Unless they are long and thing, then you may want to use these. Unless they are flat, then you need this other set of numbers. Wait, does the thing have […]

What you say vs. How you sound 🧐 #diversity #lgbtqia #throwbackthursday

Adding "Eurovision" and "ESC" to the filter because ain't nobody has time for a venue that whitewashes genocide and war crimes (while it claims not to be political). #politics #music #eurovision