<![CDATA[Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud.]]>This post did not contain any content.]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/33de7c1e-cd2d-4eeb-9337-7cbe7542a0de/despite-being-true-the-sentence-most-people-are-chinese.-sounds-weird-when-spoken-out-loud.RSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 06:00:58 GMTThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:52:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:58:19 GMT]]>What's the definition of "most?" 90%? 80%?

If one looks at it, PRC+ROC's population is only around 1.4 billion, which is only around 16.8%

If one adds in chinese diaspora, which is 60-70 million, that is still less than 18% of the world's population

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27345062https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27345062Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:58:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:20:35 GMT]]>I wish I had a brother specifically just to say shit like this to them

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386977https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386977Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:19:00 GMT]]>Get outta 'ere with that nunnber magic you commie!

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386967https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386967Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:19:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:05:44 GMT]]>Yup. Being the largest minority doesn’t automatically make you the majority.

Unless you’re working with funny electoral college numbers, in which case ~34% apparently equals >50%.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://anarchist.nexus/comment/5121349https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://anarchist.nexus/comment/5121349Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:05:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:04:53 GMT]]>Brother never understood conditional probability.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12576161https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12576161Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:04:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:03:12 GMT]]>Sorry, I don't have internet in my shower, so I couldn't look up if it was still true. I think it was still China a decade or two ago.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386798https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25386798Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:03:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:58:26 GMT]]>A plurality of people are Indian.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26988335https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26988335Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:58:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:42:06 GMT]]>

Despite being true

Um, no? Even assuming you mean Chinese ethnicity as opposed to residency, “most” implies majority, not plurality.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6530633https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.world/comment/6530633Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:42:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:40:11 GMT]]>“Most” would imply more than half which is not true of China or India.

“Most people are Asian,” would be true.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575941https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575941Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:40:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:38:09 GMT]]>Me and my wife (both Caucasians) were expecting a baby. I called my brother with the news. His reply?

Brother: "Don't be surprised if the baby is Chinese."

Me: ...?

Brother: "Well, 25% of all babies are Chinese, bro"

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575927https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575927Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:38:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:33:24 GMT]]>I think most people are Indian now, which sounds fine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575894https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12575894Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:33:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud. on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:58:42 GMT]]>

(Angry Rant by Mattias Pilhede)

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.cafe/comment/18656462https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.cafe/comment/18656462Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:58:42 GMT