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Oberleutnant

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Hey there! You guys can just call me Oberleutnant, or even simply Ober.

My hobbies are pretty simple, reading, playing soccer, learning German and Russian etc. I prefer non-fictional as I enjoy reading biographies of historical characters. (Currently I am reading A New Tsar)

I am a Korean living all the way down in Australia, so I have spent nearly half my life at a foreign nation. I follow the idea of Nationalism as well as Progressive, and I am inspired by the way Putin reshaped his nation. (Although there still are many faults in it's government system)

As I am still a student, I still have lots of information to learn so i hope to achieve that by debating with you lot in the upcoming days
 
Oberleutnant said:
Hey there! You guys can just call me Oberleutnant, or even simply Ober.

My hobbies are pretty simple, reading, playing soccer, learning German and Russian etc. I prefer non-fictional as I enjoy reading biographies of historical characters. (Currently I am reading A New Tsar)

I am a Korean living all the way down in Australia, so I have spent nearly half my life at a foreign nation. I follow the idea of Nationalism as well as Progressive, and I am inspired by the way Putin reshaped his nation. (Although there still are many faults in it's government system)

As I am still a student, I still have lots of information to learn so i hope to achieve that by debating with you lot in the upcoming days
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Do you like living in Australia?
 
Oberleutnant said:
Hey there! You guys can just call me Oberleutnant, or even simply Ober.

My hobbies are pretty simple, reading, playing soccer, learning German and Russian etc. I prefer non-fictional as I enjoy reading biographies of historical characters. (Currently I am reading A New Tsar)

I am a Korean living all the way down in Australia, so I have spent nearly half my life at a foreign nation. I follow the idea of Nationalism as well as Progressive, and I am inspired by the way Putin reshaped his nation. (Although there still are many faults in it's government system)

As I am still a student, I still have lots of information to learn so i hope to achieve that by debating with you lot in the upcoming days
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Welcome to the forum.

I am learning Russian too.
My teacher told me of the bad, hungry times they had under Gorbachev.
They got 1 Kg each of flour, rice, Malt-o-Meal (yes, Malt-O-Meal), and one bottle of vodka PER MONTH with their ration cards.
She said they used the bottle of vodka to pay for work done in their flat.

She likes Putin because he ended the hungry times.
Once the USSR was no more, it was complete bedlam.

I think with your diverse living, you can be an asset to the forum.
 
Serenity said:
Do you like living in Australia?
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Yes! I forgot to mention I lived in China for 2 years before coming down to live in Australia. Fresh air and a great environment to choose your future path.
 
PleasantValley said:
Welcome to the forum.

I am learning Russian too.
My teacher told me of the bad, hungry times they had under Gorbachev.
They got 1 Kg each of flour, rice, Malt-o-Meal (yes, Malt-O-Meal), and one bottle of vodka PER MONTH with their ration cards.
She said they used the bottle of vodka to pay for work done in their flat.

She likes Putin because he ended the hungry times.
Once the USSR was no more, it was complete bedlam.

I think with your diverse living, you can be an asset to the forum.
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спаси́бо!
 
Zhelannyy na bortu Ober :peace

Proshchay :2wave:
 
Oberleutnant said:
Hey there! You guys can just call me Oberleutnant, or even simply Ober.

My hobbies are pretty simple, reading, playing soccer, learning German and Russian etc. I prefer non-fictional as I enjoy reading biographies of historical characters. (Currently I am reading A New Tsar)

I am a Korean living all the way down in Australia, so I have spent nearly half my life at a foreign nation. I follow the idea of Nationalism as well as Progressive, and I am inspired by the way Putin reshaped his nation. (Although there still are many faults in it's government system)

As I am still a student, I still have lots of information to learn so i hope to achieve that by debating with you lot in the upcoming days
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ive been thinking about taking part of russia, .,., do you know of any parts of russia that might be available?
 
Greetings Ober. I played Diplomacy (board game that can be played via email) with a guy from Australia. He was nice enough to give me a run down of how politics in his country works, and I met him personally when he came to Washington. I was fascinated. He actually worked for a senator (who was at one point Min of Defence in Howard's government).

I've taken many languages, but never studied them long enough to be fluent in one of them. Arabic included. I could never really decide. I hope to be fluent in something, some day.
 
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JimHackerMP said:
Greetings Ober. I played Diplomacy (board game that can be played via email) with a guy from Australia. He was nice enough to give me a run down of how politics in his country works, and I met him personally when he came to Washington. I was fascinated. He actually worked for a senator (who was at one point Min of Defence in Howard's government).

I've taken many languages, but never studied them long enough to be fluent in one of them. Arabic included. I could never really decide. I hope to be fluent in something, some day.
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Oh Diplomacy! I also used to play it :). Do you know about Conspiracy? Different game but based off the same boardgame. If you would like a game, do feel free to tell me!

Keep studying and concentrate 1 language each time will help you learn much faster and better :).
 
hado117 said:
ive been thinking about taking part of russia, .,., do you know of any parts of russia that might be available?
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Sorry, could you maybe rephrase what you mean by taking part of Russia mean?
 
Oberleutnant said:
Oh Diplomacy! I also used to play it :). Do you know about Conspiracy? Different game but based off the same boardgame. If you would like a game, do feel free to tell me!

Keep studying and concentrate 1 language each time will help you learn much faster and better :).
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I haven't decided whether to continue with Japanese (having had 1 year of that in high school) or Arabic (two semesters @ UMBC). If I end up not being able to remember 2,136 "Joyo Kanji" characters, then I'll return to Arabic. It's between Arabic and Japanese, then.

Haven't played Conspiracy, no. But I've never won a game of Diplomacy. I got up to 12 centers as Russia in the last game and then it went all downhill. Only reason I got that far was because Austria and Turkey decided to screw around and then walk away from the game at one point.

Familiar with "Republic of Rome"? Or "Junta"?
 
JimHackerMP said:
I haven't decided whether to continue with Japanese (having had 1 year of that in high school) or Arabic (two semesters @ UMBC). If I end up not being able to remember 2,136 "Joyo Kanji" characters, then I'll return to Arabic. It's between Arabic and Japanese, then.

Haven't played Conspiracy, no. But I've never won a game of Diplomacy. I got up to 12 centers as Russia in the last game and then it went all downhill. Only reason I got that far was because Austria and Turkey decided to screw around and then walk away from the game at one point.

Familiar with "Republic of Rome"? Or "Junta"?
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Continuing any of the 2 would help you either way. Knowing both is even better :)

Oh that is unlucky, I have won quite a few games before. Can't remember how many but I remember I won one as Germany. My allies were Italyand France, which I betrayed them before they gained more centers than me heh.

Nope, never heard of those two games
 
That's awesome, dude (about screwing over Italy and France). :)

Republic of Rome simulates the mechanics of republican Roman politics, particularly within the Senate. It's a really neat game. As far as Junta, it simulates the politics of a banana republic, and you try to get elected president and embezzle the most foreign aid.
 
JimHackerMP said:
I haven't decided whether to continue with Japanese (having had 1 year of that in high school) or Arabic (two semesters @ UMBC). If I end up not being able to remember 2,136 "Joyo Kanji" characters, then I'll return to Arabic. It's between Arabic and Japanese, then.

Haven't played Conspiracy, no. But I've never won a game of Diplomacy. I got up to 12 centers as Russia in the last game and then it went all downhill. Only reason I got that far was because Austria and Turkey decided to screw around and then walk away from the game at one point.

Familiar with "Republic of Rome"? Or "Junta"?
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JMO but learning the Joyo Kanji separate from everything else is a complete waste of time. Learn the meaning of Kanji as you learn vocabulary, which you should learn, largely, from reading stuff that interests you and isn't overly difficult given your current level of fluency.
 
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