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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by TacticalRaptor@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For example: 漢字 from both 日本語 (JP) and 中文 (ZH) are derivative from semantic concepts based on what they saw around them (when both languages were first created), kind of like this:

There's more examples of it I can come up with such as the following:

Also, both languages allow this writing orientation (R-L vertical):

I mean, they even have words that are "swapable" (mainly how characters are positioned but retain the same definition) as shown:

The thing is, both languages are logographic which allows for this form of conceptualization regarding vocabulary based on "shape":

That is in contrast with languages that use alphabets (as those are based on sound) while 日本語 (JP) and 中文 (ZH) are "pictorial" if that makes sense, meaning each character conveys a word or concept rather than a single letter that has no inherent definition.

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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by TacticalRaptor@feddit.org to c/australia@aussie.zone

Apple One bundles pretty much everything (iCloud, Apple TV, Arcade or Music) into a single subscription where it costs A$24.95 per month (WTF?!). Guess what, the same is only ¥1200 (A$10.60) in Japan and ₹195 (A$2.85) per month in India. I would suspect regional pricing is taken into account, so they perhaps reduced the cost specifically for both markets knowing salaries are less. I swear, the one in Australia is just expensive as F (the only way is to opt out of using Australia as the region by changing it to somewhere "cheaper").

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The only “way” to really avoid it is renouncing the American passport (if they are a naturalized citizen of the country they have moved to first). Like this: the individual has moved abroad to another country under an US passport at first, but they still owe taxes to the US government despite them not physically being there even though they’re earning a foreign paycheck (until they surrender their passport for another not considering dual citizenship).

Why don’t digital nomads consider naturalization rather than living under a Golden Visa? I know that Portugal or Spain for instance is popular towards digital nomads, but should they renounce their American passport into becoming a Spanish or Portuguese citizen? Also, why don’t Western expats living in Dubai consider Emirati citizenship (they do not recognize dual citizenship, though) if they consider the UAE their new home?

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