Scott Ma
@scma.bsky.social
Doctorand in History at the University of Zurich🇨🇭. Working on the history of agricultural science in modern Japan & the legacy of Confucian thought. Polyglot and hapless cosmopolitan. Tweets are public reason and not private. Site: https://scott-ma.com
My Japanese green tea is a product of Taiwan
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My Japanese green tea is a product of Taiwan
ファルコム頼むから次はちゃんと英語のできる人に相談しましょうよ
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
ファルコム頼むから次はちゃんと英語のできる人に相談しましょうよ
But Hans, were we the barbarians after all? What if the Japanese were right to want to expel us and revere the emperor in 1868?
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
But Hans, were we the barbarians after all? What if the Japanese were right to want to expel us and revere the emperor in 1868?
idk all of the funny memes are still on the old site but all of the interesting people are on the butterfly im so conflicted
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
idk all of the funny memes are still on the old site but all of the interesting people are on the butterfly im so conflicted
???? this feels like it shouldn't be listed under "accomplishments"????
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
???? this feels like it shouldn't be listed under "accomplishments"????
yes! you can also look at it yourself on the OECD website, there's a sliding graph where you can change the year and input the countries you want to compare
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
yes! you can also look at it yourself on the OECD website, there's a sliding graph where you can change the year and input the countries you want to compare
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
greeks and Americans work more than the japanese wtf where do we get the stereotype of asian worker bees then??
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
greeks and Americans work more than the japanese wtf where do we get the stereotype of asian worker bees then??
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
students: no, we don't actually want decentralized rule, tyvm
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
students: no, we don't actually want decentralized rule, tyvm
text from 1893. way back when the "philosophy of history" was synonymous with "global history" in the style of hegel, I guess. oh how the turns have tabled 🗃️
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
text from 1893. way back when the "philosophy of history" was synonymous with "global history" in the style of hegel, I guess. oh how the turns have tabled 🗃️
the very next line. the president clearly isn't able to think coherently
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
the very next line. the president clearly isn't able to think coherently
at least they're not even trying to cite the parts where he's coherent anymore
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
at least they're not even trying to cite the parts where he's coherent anymore
みやこってこんな語源があること全く気づかなかった
November 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
みやこってこんな語源があること全く気づかなかった
pourquoi écrit-on avec "e" en anglais et "o" en français...
November 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
pourquoi écrit-on avec "e" en anglais et "o" en français...
lol what is going on in the Other Site
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
lol what is going on in the Other Site
dutch is not a serious language
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
dutch is not a serious language