Some argued that the stereotype was true for a lot of people - one man said that his girlfriend once found a dish of his too spicy even though he had only seasoned it with salt and pepper.

有人认为对于许多人来说这种偏见就是事实——一名男子称自己的女友曾经说他吃的菜太辣了，尽管他只加了盐和胡椒来调味。

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That said, I will attempt once more to address some of your key points, invalid as I believe them to be, because other people may learn something useful from our dialogue, even if you don't.

说清楚了这一点，我就再一次来讨论你的一些关键要点，我不认为它们有正确性可言，但即使你油盐不进，其他人还可以从中学到东西。

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I once tried to say"xiexie", but f said"xiaxia"instead. of course some people laughed, and felt quite silly.

有一次我想说说“谢谢”，但是我说成了“下下”。 当然了，有些人大笑起来，我感到很愚蠢。

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and they reply in German, "Yes, I'm French," that doesn't--language doesn't necessarily tell you how people feel about their identity. Some sage once said, I don't know who it was, but I love this expression, that a language is a dialect with a powerful army.

然后他们用德语回答,"我是法国人",不一定--语言不一定能代表,对自己的身份认同,有个哲人说过,我忘了是谁,但我特喜欢这句,说语言就是有强大军队撑腰的方言

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Feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed about their situations, some unemployed people isolate themselves socially and don't find enjoyment in the activities they once did, Lang said.

CNN: Unemployment takes tough mental toll