[-EXS-] Hades_warrior Players 5,381 posts 6,643 battles Report post #76 Posted October 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, 22cm said: No, it s a greeting. Maybe they ''greets'' people like that, but in translation it is a K word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CUPID] Lucretia_My_Reflection Players 14 posts 2,928 battles Report post #77 Posted October 2, 2022 Vor 10 Stunden, Dutchy_2019 sagte: Ahum, in many ways it is just as arrogant to expect everyone to understand English - something which in my experience quite a few native English-speakers expect. Even though within Europe they are in a definite minority. ok. if it is arrogant to expect it would be a good idea to use the language that most people on EU server know.... well then lets all use our native language in ingame chat! what a desaster! no communication possible at all! what do you wanna say with that statement?? you really suggest everyone to use its own language???? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_I_] endlessBoogie [_I_] Players 270 posts 12,752 battles Report post #78 Posted October 2, 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DC_DK] hgbn_dk Players 3,370 posts 44,366 battles Report post #79 Posted October 2, 2022 If someone write to me in the chat in Danish my reply will be in Danish. Don't expect anyone else to understand it since its not aimed at them. To me it looks like a big fuzz over an non issue. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pra3y Players 3,021 posts 11,390 battles Report post #80 Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Lucretia_My_Reflection said: ok. if it is arrogant to expect it would be a good idea to use the language that most people on EU server know.... well then lets all use our native language in ingame chat! what a desaster! no communication possible at all! what do you wanna say with that statement?? you really suggest everyone to use its own language???? Its the EU server, people have been typing in german, french, italian, spanish, polish, turkish, whatever other european language etc in game chat since the game started 7 years ago, apart from english. You starting this whole thread is just to bash on people from CIS because they are from the "enemy" country. Russia bad. Russian bad. They no use english bad. Like what the heck, this isn't the NA server where they mostly type in english. People here have already been using their native language in game chat for 7 years. Just goes to show how xenophobic you are. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LSCA] gabberworld Players 2,104 posts 16,946 battles Report post #81 Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 7:04 PM, Viridem said: The only thing that bothers me with people not speaking english, Russia is big country, they think others need know they language, it been ages like this. i todo you a example russia user lives in other country like years and still not know any word off other language 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[N_FRA] Bracciano_gatto Players 49 posts 2,770 battles Report post #82 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 12:55 PM, Verblonde said: I get something similar occasionally with Dutch folk; there's something about 'Verblonde' that some of them seem to recognise for some reason of which I'm unaware... I'm not Dutch, however I do recognize your name and avatar from WoT NA old days (years ago) ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLING] Cammo1962 [BLING] Players 2,468 posts 25,257 battles Report post #83 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 6:04 PM, Viridem said: Especially considering we have plenty of older players here. How many 40+ years old who can speak english do you know? Thats a lot of bull @Viridem if you look at the last 4 numbers in my ingame name you will see that i am close to be 60 years old and a lot around my age do speak, write and understand english. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BURZA] Montrala Players 514 posts 18,040 battles Report post #84 Posted October 3, 2022 20 godzin temu, Corpsetaker napisał: I thought this was supposed to be some sort of punishment for Russia and WG distancing themselves. You thought wrong. This is supposed to allow Ukrainians and member of other countries that gained independence when USSR fell not to play with Russians on Russian server that will become separated from "main fork" of WoWS (there are also payment issues, as Russian server will only be able to accept Russian payment processors). Also not every time you see cirillic alphabet in the chat actual language is Russian. Some countries are making move to drop cirillic and move to latin (eg. Kazakhstan). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RO] SmokinSerj Players 459 posts 10,373 battles Report post #85 Posted October 3, 2022 22 hours ago, Viridem said: Aaaaah that's why! I have no idea what it stands for either XD Thanks! Pretty sure something related with World of Warcraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-SBG-] ColonelPete Players 38,559 posts 19,178 battles Report post #86 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 4:17 PM, Lucretia_My_Reflection said: so nobody of you has faced 1 or 2 player chatting whole time in kyrillik...? nearly all player on WU server can speak english, but nearly noone fron CIS server can! and short commands are NOT sufficient to communicate in a match Not "nearly every match". It happens from time to time, as it did before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RO] SmokinSerj Players 459 posts 10,373 battles Report post #87 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 6:55 PM, Verblonde said: I get something similar occasionally with Dutch folk; there's something about 'Verblonde' that some of them seem to recognise for some reason of which I'm unaware... Just a wild guess: 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,656 battles Report post #88 Posted October 3, 2022 9 hours ago, Bracciano_gatto said: I'm not Dutch, however I do recognize your name and avatar from WoT NA old days (years ago) ! Heh - that account still exists, but I've been mainly playing WOT on the EU server lately (purely because that's the one that currently has premium time)... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,656 battles Report post #89 Posted October 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, SmokinSerj said: Just a wild guess: Ah! Suddenly everything becomes clear...! (That's not the derivation I used to get to 'Verblonde': in my case, it's an oblique Blackadder reference, specifically the Red Baron episode.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[40-1] ZygZag Beta Tester, In AlfaTesters 837 posts Report post #90 Posted October 3, 2022 23 hours ago, Hades_warrior said: From what I know by playing Destiny 2 against Russians, word ''kurw.a'' was their common insult It is pure Polish :) russians have their own word: блядь (blʲætʲ). I will start writing in Japanese since today. I wonder if sbd will gave any troubles in communication - if yes, then ... ふざけるな :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_I_] Nibenay78 Players 3,266 posts 27,734 battles Report post #91 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 6:04 PM, Viridem said: Especially considering we have plenty of older players here. How many 40+ years old who can speak english do you know? Myself and every single person I know that is between 40-50 in my family, friends and colleagues. I think you'd have to start pushing into at least 60s to find someone who really can't make a reasonable communication. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,662 battles Report post #92 Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Verblonde said: (That's not the derivation I used to get to 'Verblonde': in my case, it's an oblique Blackadder reference, specifically the Red Baron episode.) Such a reference is way over the level of the players of this game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,656 battles Report post #93 Posted October 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, 22cm said: Such a reference is way over the level of the players of this game... I'm fairly confident I'm not the only old git around here, although in this case one does need to be an old git who was watching Blackadder Goes Forth in the - what? - late eighties/early nineties... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LOKTR] Viridem Players 381 posts 13,272 battles Report post #94 Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Cammo1962 said: Thats a lot of bull @Viridem if you look at the last 4 numbers in my ingame name you will see that i am close to be 60 years old and a lot around my age do speak, write and understand english. I based it on my coworkers, which have very varied levels of education (from no education to PhD) and ages, the number I met is in the triple digit... Any lower than a master degree, and very few know english enough to hold a conversation, let alone write it. Then again, I'm in a rural area of one of the European country that speak english the less. I forgot to take that into account I suppose. The population I met is not representative of the average European... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BBMM] BLUB__BLUB [BBMM] Players 8,818 posts 17,199 battles Report post #95 Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 5:04 PM, Hades_warrior said: From what I know by playing Destiny 2 against Russians, word ''kurw.a'' was their common insult https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/russian-insults https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/12-russian-swear-words-you-need-to-know/ ..and another one just to copy/paste. https://russianswears.com/russian-insults/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLING] Cammo1962 [BLING] Players 2,468 posts 25,257 battles Report post #96 Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Viridem said: I based it on my coworkers, which have very varied levels of education (from no education to PhD) and ages, the number I met is in the triple digit... Any lower than a master degree, and very few know english enough to hold a conversation, let alone write it. Then again, I'm in a rural area of one of the European country that speak english the less. I forgot to take that into account I suppose. The population I met is not representative of the average European... Well i dont have a high education either i only have a ninth grade education and started in the military when i was 16 years old and have worked myself up through the rangs and at August 1 i retired after 43 years of service to my country as a captain but in my opinion it is all up each country how much they can get their students to be interested in learning another language. Take me i speak english, write and read english and i also do to some degree speak german and to some degree read german but writting in german i do not @Viridem. For me personally english has always come as my second language so by saying that people over +40 hardly dont speak or understand english is bull for me if you had said that in your sourroundings they hardly dont speak or understand english that would have made sence to others hope you get what i mean 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[I-J-N] Karasu_Browarszky [I-J-N] Players 13,025 posts Report post #97 Posted October 3, 2022 5 hours ago, SmokinSerj said: Just a wild guess: So... @Verblonde, so... you are a BB main apparently? BTW, the Blackadder reference is a bit lost on me, too. I must be getting a little old... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FNF-L] Latouche_Treville Players 1,395 posts 12,229 battles Report post #98 Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Viridem said: I based it on my coworkers, which have very varied levels of education (from no education to PhD) and ages, the number I met is in the triple digit... Any lower than a master degree, and very few know english enough to hold a conversation, let alone write it. Then again, I'm in a rural area of one of the European country that speak english the less. I forgot to take that into account I suppose. The population I met is not representative of the average European... Most of europeans learn the basis of english in school, but a lot of them neither need to interact with english speakers, nor need to use english in everyday life. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLING] Cammo1962 [BLING] Players 2,468 posts 25,257 battles Report post #99 Posted October 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, Karasu_Hidesuke said: BTW, the Blackadder reference is a bit lost on me, too. I must be getting a little old... WTF @Karasu_Hidesuke you dont know about the Blackadder series ?? what blasphemy 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,656 battles Report post #100 Posted October 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Karasu_Hidesuke said: So... @Verblonde, so... you are a BB main apparently? BTW, the Blackadder reference is a bit lost on me, too. I must be getting a little old... Oh dear gods, no!! Mind you, since my 'no submarines' change of emphasis, I've been playing rather more of the things - they're a lot less tedious when playing them manly is a viable approach. You're not - it is a bit oblique: you'll recall the Red Baron going on about responsibility for the deaths of some of his finest and blondest friends? This was around the time of some ancient computer game about the battle of Britain, where you could either fly RAF fighters or German bombers; anyway, I needed a name for my German save games and 'Very Blonde' (i.e. a typical friend of the Red Baron) wasn't allowed, so it got contracted to Verblonde; subsequently, my actual nickname (as such) is usually already taken when I'm picking in-game names, so Verblonde has kind of stuck, thirty-odd years later... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
