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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 hours ago

A version of this happened to me when I was young. I was lucky enough to be invited to dinner with a famous scientist. I spent a good chunk of time pitching my work (looking for a faculty position). At the end of the night he apologized and said he was sure I was very interesting but he couldn't hear over the music.

[–] Baleine@jlai.lu 58 points 4 hours ago

Smile and wave boys, smile and wave

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Wow this could have actually happened:

Previously, Messi claimed he was too nervous to answer questions in English, despite taking language lessons since 2020, as per an interview with journalist Guillem Balague. "I've been learning English for a year and a half. I understand it, but I don't speak it," he said in 2021.

Source

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 25 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Funny, it really is easier to get the gist of what someone is saying in a foreign language that one has some familiarity with, but constructing a sentence with the correct words and grammar is a completely different game.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 29 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

So very much this, I've been living in a foreign country for 6 months now and taking language classes. I can eavesdrop better than just about any other skill. Including understanding when spoken to directly.

Doesn't help basically everyone speaks English.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 hour ago

I think anybody who's bilingual or attempting to learn another language or done some duolingo classes can relate to a degree.

Reading/writing, speaking, and listening can feel like different skills.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

No money or success will make you smarter.

[–] Nomorereddit@lemmy.today 0 points 1 hour ago

Thats the only reason he spent 5 min w that annoying ginger.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 18 points 5 hours ago

Still would fit better in a Game of thrones episode.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

He’s either a dick or a fool. I wouldn’t give two minutes to someone that’s okay being in Trump's orbit.

[–] Ibisalt@lemmy.world 17 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago

Messi. He visited the white house not too long ago as PR for the world cup, and also to highlight the diplomatic ties between Trump and Javier Milei.

http://archive.today/2026.03.14-115307/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/world/americas/argentina-soccer-messi-trump.html

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Watching Messi is like watching real-life magic. Doesn't even make sense half the time.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

They're kind of similar looking, lol

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

What are You talking about?

[–] testaccount789@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

The amount of limbs you have can be a very identifying feature I suppose

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Forehead nose cheekbones chin. Face shape similar in my honest opinion.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 hours ago

These goddamn humans are everywhere.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They do have similar expressions and dimples, to be fair.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Thank youuuu.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Forehead nose cheekbones chin.

Yes, most people have those.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

They just two boys doing their best

[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I just find it funny that Messi has been in the public eye since he was a teenager but nobody ever bothered to make him learn English.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 4 points 1 hour ago

Is your conception that the public eye is anglophone?