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911roofer he/him Always a wallflower, never a wall 5mo ago (reddit.com) 398 thread views #278672

Lebanese cope because they suck and everybody hates them

https://old.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1dmtdwg/is_anyone_else_sick_of_all_the_rworldnews_posts/

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CeetheAndSope kill/carp 5mo ago #6589522

Why are all the posts and comments on /r/lebanon written in English? Is it like /r/Brazil (English, 100,000 subs) and /r/brasil (Portuguese, 2,100,000 subs)? Because the sidebar, which is also in English, doesn't have a link to an Arabic version of the sub. :parrothmm:

!nooticers, could it be the overwhelming majority of that sub's users aren't from Lebanon and don't speak Arabic? No, that's silly. Why would a bunch of Europeans and Americans pretend to be Lebanese? :marseyclueless:

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Redactor0 naori/oppa Darklands shill, do not engage CeetheAndSope 5mo ago #6592284

Because it's one of the official languages of Lebanon? Next are you going to tell me that Lebanese never speak French?

Why would a bunch of Europeans and Americans pretend to be Lebanese?

Most Lebanese people live outside Lebanon. You find large populations of them in: USA, France, the Gulf, Brazil, the rest of South America, West Africa, Australia...

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CeetheAndSope kill/carp Redactor0 5mo ago #6592390 Edited 5mo ago

English isn't one of the official languages of Lebanon, but it is common there. French, on the other hand, is kind of an official language. :marseydeux:

Article 11
The Arabic language is the official national language. The conditions under which the French language is to be used are determined by law.

Besides, the frequency of English doesn't really matter here. The overwhelming majority of Icelanders are capable of speaking English, but if you go to /r/Iceland, it's in Icelandic. And while you're right that the Lebanese diaspora is pretty extensive, we're talking about the subreddit for Lebanon, the country. Which brings me to my actual point. :marseypipe:

When it comes to national subreddits, they're typically in their native language. If they're not, it's for one of three reasons. :marseycountvoncount:

1. The country in question has way too many languages. Think Zimbabwe, with it's 16 official languages. Shona and Ndebele, the most common native languages, are only spoken by ~40% of the population each. So English is the lingua franca, as well as the language used on /r/Zimbabwe.
2. They have an English sub and a sub for their (single) native language. I already mentioned /r/Brazil and /r/brasil, but /r/Netherlands and /r/nederlands is another example. They've also got meme subs like /r/ik_ihe and /r/tokkiefeesboek.
3. The majority of the sub's users aren't actually from the country in question, and are, at best, weird fetishists experiencing a lifelong !mayomoment. Like how /r/japan is just a bunch of weebs, or /r/China's top mod is a Californian who spends all his time posting on gun subs.
At worst, they're the Eternal Redditor engaged in yet another form of politicking. Which is pretty clearly the case for /r/lebanon. And /r/Israel, for that matter.

The thing is, you know all that. And if you cooled off about all this sandshit and rejoined your fellow !grillers in barely caring, you'd be able to recognize it without some long-winded explanation. So grab a cheeseburger. I promise, the Jews aren't gonna break in and steal it. That wouldn't be... kosher. :carlos: