Hi, there. It’s the first day of Golden Week Holidays today, but I have nothing to do so it's boring. Luckily, the weather is not good and it doesn’t encourage me to go outside. By the way, I went to Tokyo to run some errands. Waiting for a train at Shinjuku Station, I was spoken to by couple* from different countries! They asked me how can they get to Shinagawa Station and I told them the way there. I regret not being able to speak English immediately and fluently. I wanna learn English more and this is why I use italki. Have a nice day:)

Or there is the meaning we use in this century... A person might say that they are a straight man because they are attracted to women, not men.

Hello. I applaud you wanting to learn language out of a sense of fun or curiosity. That's awesome and don't let anyone tell you it's a waste of time. I've studied a little of both, and here are a few thoughts: It tried studying both at the same time. It was a bad idea. The grammar was too similar and I got confused. Japan had better English support than Korea so I found travelling is easier in Japan when you don't know the language. I enjoy K-drama and anime, and I would like to improve both languages so I can better enjoy the entertainment of each country. Think about your interests and future plans. A language will never be useless and it will surprise you the connections with people that you can make. But above all, do what your heart wants to do, and you won't have to work at it.

It depends on what you want to do with it. I've studied Egyptian arabic and Hindi/Urdu quite cheaply and would highly recommend them. Both have their own alphabet, but arabic wasn't as hard as people say, and I've loved the things I learned about other cultures. I think part of it comes down to what wages people expect in different countries, and that can be half the fun of the italki experience: learning about someone else's way of life.

Hello everyone! I had the curtains changed in my appartment. When a random handyman came he installed reular/custom 'needles' (ones you can see in the picture). Alas, in 4 weeks the curtains fell onto my head. Now I think these custom "needles" are like custom headphones (when you buy a phone those custom headphone are of really poor quality). To cut the lonmg story short, what is the correct name for those needles? Do handymen usually give some tips like, "You'd better NOT put regular needles that come in the box"? Thank you!

Landlocked means surrounded by water and you can't travel by land to get somewhere else. You are "locked" onto the piece of land where you are. So Australians are landlocked because we can't drive to another country. Your joke sign is funny because only a scuba diver would park there. Everyone else has no way of leaving their car. But how did you get the car there in the first place? I don't know. It's a joke.

I think the difference reflects the uncertainty of a new relationship. If you say you're dating someone, then it's official. They are you're boyfriend/girlfriend. If you say you're seeing someone, it could be something new and you're unsure where it's going, or maybe you just don't want to admit it. This phrase would often be used in the third person. "She's seeing someone, but we really don't know how serious it is." Going out with someone is mostly used to mean dating. It's not very ambiguous, but it isn't as strong as "dating." When I was a kid it was in school it was a euphemism for dating.