#75 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Corona Society
The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse?
Face Masks
Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) to go with the flow, b) to avoid paying a fine, c) to look more professional, d) to cover up as a Muslima or e) to distinguish oneself as a progressive global citizen.
Social Distancing
This was never really a thing here, thankfully. You can’t tell Uzbeks not to shake hands or hug. It spared them from the alienation that many westerners feel nowadays.
Hand Sanitizer
Some mask lovers got addicted to this ritual. It makes them feel health-conscious and modern. Sadly, some kids are still greeted by nurse-looking spray-bottle-wielding teachers every morning.
While the signs remain in place (laziness? decoration?) masks have been repurposed as number plate covers.
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The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse?
Face Masks
Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) to go with the flow, b) to avoid paying a fine, c) to look more professional, d) to cover up as a Muslima or e) to distinguish oneself as a progressive global citizen.
Social Distancing
This was never really a thing here, thankfully. You can’t tell Uzbeks not to shake hands or hug. It spared them from the alienation that many westerners feel nowadays.
Hand Sanitizer
Some mask lovers got addicted to this ritual. It makes them feel health-conscious and modern. Sadly, some kids are still greeted by nurse-looking spray-bottle-wielding teachers every morning.
While the signs remain in place (laziness? decoration?) masks have been repurposed as number plate covers.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
Afandi English
#75 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Corona Society The use of face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizers says less about the virus than people actually. What's there to analyse? Face Masks Uzbeks have worn them for some reasons other than protection: a) to…
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📍social distancing = people keeping a distance from one another 📍go with the flow = do what other people do 📍fine (noun) = money you pay as a punishment 📍progressive = having modern ideas 📍global citizen = sb who travels a lot and thinks of the whole world as their home 📍spare sb = not harm sb 📍alienation = feeling of not belonging together anymore 📍health-conscious = thinking a lot about one’s health 📍wield sth = hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use 📍repurpose sth = use sth for another purpose 📍number plate = sign with numbers on a car (American English = license plate)
📍social distancing = people keeping a distance from one another 📍go with the flow = do what other people do 📍fine (noun) = money you pay as a punishment 📍progressive = having modern ideas 📍global citizen = sb who travels a lot and thinks of the whole world as their home 📍spare sb = not harm sb 📍alienation = feeling of not belonging together anymore 📍health-conscious = thinking a lot about one’s health 📍wield sth = hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use 📍repurpose sth = use sth for another purpose 📍number plate = sign with numbers on a car (American English = license plate)
Which has been the most useless and unhealthy way to protect against corona?
Anonymous Poll
21%
Face masks
13%
Social distancing
8%
Hand sanitizer
31%
All of them
28%
No, they were all useful
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#77 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
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Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #song_quiz
Afandi English
This song is from …
Ouch!
👎 The language of this song was Portuguese, not Spanish, so it couldn’t have been 🇪🇸Spain or 🇨🇷Costa Rica. Portuguese is spoken in both Portugal and Brazil and sounds softer than Spanish, the latter (=the last mentioned one) by some being likened to (=compared to, found similar to) the sound of a machine gun. Portuguese has a lot of /z/ and /ʒ/ sounds, both of which don’t exist in Spanish. Meanwhile, the style of the song is Latin American, not European, so it couldn’t have been from 🇵🇹Portugal.
👍 🇧🇷Brazil was correct. Brazilian music is very rhythmic, Samba and Bossa Nova being the country’s famous genres.
👎 The language of this song was Portuguese, not Spanish, so it couldn’t have been 🇪🇸Spain or 🇨🇷Costa Rica. Portuguese is spoken in both Portugal and Brazil and sounds softer than Spanish, the latter (=the last mentioned one) by some being likened to (=compared to, found similar to) the sound of a machine gun. Portuguese has a lot of /z/ and /ʒ/ sounds, both of which don’t exist in Spanish. Meanwhile, the style of the song is Latin American, not European, so it couldn’t have been from 🇵🇹Portugal.
👍 🇧🇷Brazil was correct. Brazilian music is very rhythmic, Samba and Bossa Nova being the country’s famous genres.
#32 Tongue twister: Ough My Goughd!
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Translation:
Ingliz tilini qattiq, batafsil o’ylash orqali tushinish mumkin lekin.
❗️ Insanely, the letter combination “ough” has as many as 9 different pronunciations. Practice the most common ones by looking at the words as a whole.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Translation:
Ingliz tilini qattiq, batafsil o’ylash orqali tushinish mumkin lekin.
❗️ Insanely, the letter combination “ough” has as many as 9 different pronunciations. Practice the most common ones by looking at the words as a whole.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#114 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• bull
• bullet
• bully
• bush
• butcher
• cushion
• pudding
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ The ‘u’ in these words is pronounced [ʊ], as in “book”, not [ʌ] as in “bus”. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• bull – ❌ балл, ✅ булл
• bullet – ❌ баллет, ✅ буллит
• bully – ❌ балли, ✅ булли
• bush – ❌ баш, ✅ буш
• butcher – ❌ бачер, ✅ бучер
• cushion – ❌ кашин, ✅ кушин
• pudding – ❌ паддинг, ✅ пуддинг
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• bull
• bullet
• bully
• bush
• butcher
• cushion
• pudding
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ The ‘u’ in these words is pronounced [ʊ], as in “book”, not [ʌ] as in “bus”. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• bull – ❌ балл, ✅ булл
• bullet – ❌ баллет, ✅ буллит
• bully – ❌ балли, ✅ булли
• bush – ❌ баш, ✅ буш
• butcher – ❌ бачер, ✅ бучер
• cushion – ❌ кашин, ✅ кушин
• pudding – ❌ паддинг, ✅ пуддинг
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
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#4 Future: Human microchipping in Sweden
▶️ 🇸🇪Sweden is a technophile (=liking technology) society. The country has become almost cashless and quite a few (=many) people now have microchips under their skin. Check out how that works and why people are doing it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #future
▶️ 🇸🇪Sweden is a technophile (=liking technology) society. The country has become almost cashless and quite a few (=many) people now have microchips under their skin. Check out how that works and why people are doing it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #future
Would you consider getting yourself microchipped?
Anonymous Poll
29%
Yes, I want to be ready for the future.
29%
Maybe, but I don’t want to be first.
17%
No, I don’t see any benefit in this.
25%
Never, it just feels wrong.
#39 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Key & Peele
📊 English Level: Various
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Comedy
💡 Content: Though not active anymore, this channel has lots of funny sketches that have subtitles, too. Key and Peele are both mixed-race Americans who manage to pull jokes (=make jokes) that would seem inappropriate (=unacceptable) for others.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
📊 English Level: Various
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Comedy
💡 Content: Though not active anymore, this channel has lots of funny sketches that have subtitles, too. Key and Peele are both mixed-race Americans who manage to pull jokes (=make jokes) that would seem inappropriate (=unacceptable) for others.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#91 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi in Frankfurt Old Town
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Tokhir!!! 🥳🥳🥳
And lovely designs from Oybek, Javoxir and Muhammadazim!!! 👍👏✌️
And lovely designs from Oybek, Javoxir and Muhammadazim!!! 👍👏✌️
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🎉 Special Day: Navruz in Afghanistan
🆕 Special days help us pay more attention to the things and people that matter. Celebrate with Afandi English!
▶️ Get to know your least known neighbour – Afghanistan. Navruz is even more important there than in ex-Soviet Central Asia. Check it out!
👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day
🆕 Special days help us pay more attention to the things and people that matter. Celebrate with Afandi English!
▶️ Get to know your least known neighbour – Afghanistan. Navruz is even more important there than in ex-Soviet Central Asia. Check it out!
👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day