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cake-apostate · 9 months

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Hey, I have a question for the cultural side of tumblr.

In Japanese media, it seems like cults are associated with selling expensive vases. While I get that it's to scam people by selling them overpriced crap, why are vases part of the stereotype? Is there a historical reason behind this?

For example, in chapter 58 of Noragami, there's this dude. The shorthand for him being in a cult (besides his name) is that he's smiling while holding a vase that says "Happiness." The implication is that the cult promised him that the vase would bring him happiness, and he fell for it.

I remember seeing something similar in Zelda: Spirit Tracks, where the well-respected elder and fortune teller tells you that you're being haunted by an evil spirit. She tells you to buy a very fragile vase for 10,000 rupees, quickly dropping the price to something reasonable. Is this also a scam, or was the vase meant to be genuine? (For what it's worth, the vase ends up being used just as decoration).

In Persona 5, there seems to be a similar principle without vases. One Confidant involves a cult that sells Holy Stones (i.e. rock salt) that can supposedly change fate, for 100,000 yen (approx. 1000 USD) apiece, and members are roped into selling these to passerby.

So why vases? Is it because it's easy to make cheap vases that look expensive? I've heard they're a status symbol. Is there some kind of cultural association with them? Did someone try this IRL?

#cultural side of tumblr #science side of tumblr #japanese culture #japanese media #cults #noragami #spirit tracks #persona 5 #scams #cult #japan #scam cults

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wherestoriescomefrom · 1 year

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rian johnson took all that time, put in all that effort to make glass onion a fantastic period piece to the first four months of pandemic, a prescient narrative that anticipates the stupidity of rich billionaires, and then pulled the rug from under us because the world of benoit blanc just straight up doesn't have the mona lisa anymore

#Some geniuses in the notes are talking about how it wasn't the real mona lisa #And I'm editing my tags because tumblr is a website with minimal reading comprehension #But the POINT is that he went through all that effort to make the world canon complaint with ours #Only to DESTROY a cultural artefact real or not #Having massive political implications for the world #And that's what I was pointing out. Here and in another reblog that presumably no one will care to fish out #It's in the replies for those looking #Anyway I hope rian johnson makes ten of these without the mona lisa #Also as a side note. So many movies have ignored covid #Not this man. He's like no we'll include it. But if we divert from canon reality #We're going to destroy the mona lisa #Love that for him. Icon #hello void this is ridiculosity #knives out #glass onion

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seedhe-pahad-se · 3 months

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Hope yall find someone who feels like Sardiyon vali dhoop<3

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queer-frenchmermaid · 11 days

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I really HATE the censorship on social media because it's now getting in everyday language. I talked about it in another post but in French, you swear all the time and notably to show people you're close and surely we can't be the only ones. I really feel like it's an americanism not to allow people to casually swear so let's check this out.

Feel free to add your 1st language I'm really curious

#french side of tumblr #upthebaguette #france #languages #censorship #american culture #swear words

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dilhhindustani · 2 months

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I'm Desi kid I grew up watching

9xm,star plus,Tarak Mehta ka ulta chasma,balveer,jai jai bajrangbali, bhabhiji ghar par h,naagin, chdiyghar, Doraemon, shibchan,keymon ache,little Krishna,chota beem,bhoot unkle,Dora the explorer,go Diego go,Mickey mouse,Motu Patlu, Tom and Jerry,art attack,ninja hattori,Oggy and cockroaches,Shawn the sheep,best of luck nikki,national geographic channel, discovery channel ,food food ,Cid,gutar goo gutar goo , takeshi's castle,horrid Henry , Jake and Neverland pirates ✨

I'm sure I've forgotten so many tv shows to mention here

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misssclumsy · 11 months

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You're afraid of thunderstorms, and I ran to the balcony to see them clearly

We are not the same bro

#desiblr #desi tag #desi academia #desitags #desi culture #desi things #desi stuff #desi tumblr #thunderstorm #thunderstorms #storm aesthetic #desiinfluencer #desiposting #desi people #desis #desi side of tumblr #being desi #just desi things #desi

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kadwarasgullaa · 2 months

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💀💀💀

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desigirldairies · 1 day

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— sahara earings are the prettiest ✨️

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shyam-kariya · 1 month

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में ना अपने प्यार का रंग तुम्हें वृंदावन में लगाना पसंद करूंगा। चलोगी क्या मेरे साथ वृंदावन की होली खेलने, बांके बिहारी की शरणो में।

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cake-apostate · 17 days

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I have a question for the cultural/linguistic side of tumblr.

The Japanese and Korean written languages used to only use Chinese characters. Before the invention of their own written languages, how were these Chinese characters used? Did they write in Chinese (using Chinese grammar rules) even though that wasn't how they spoke, or did they write in their own grammar but with Chinese characters?

Could someone who can read (archaic) Chinese read a pre-[hangul/hiragana/katakana] document if they don't know Japanese or Korean?

#cultural side of tumblr #linguistics #languages #language stuff #chinese language #japanese language #korean language

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pyaari-naari · 18 days

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Ye gaana bilkul tumhari tarah hai

Tumhari yaad dilata hai

Tumhare aur kareeb laata hai

"I made a playlist for you"

"This song reminds me of you"

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seedhe-pahad-se · 4 months

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Dopahar vali neend>>>>> any nasha to ever exist.

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kalavathiraj · 1 month

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It's easier to say no to work, to stay careless and lazy but a lot more difficult to act like an adult with responsibilities.

Kalavathi Raj, QUOTUS

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aahanna · 3 months

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I always see cute and handsome guys whenever I am in my "I don't care"outfit And when I dress up like Apsara then all I see is creepy uncles staring at me 😭😭

uss samay kaha chale jate hai cute or handsome ladke ???

#desiblr #desi tumblr #desi tag #desi girl #desi shit posting #being desi #desi humor #desi academia #desi aesthetic #desi #desi teen #desi side of tumblr #desi stuff #desi things #desi culture

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therealdesitalk · 24 days

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I believe that to break patriarchy we need to be aware of the things happening in our homes This question always lingers in my mind - Who created the rule that a girl must always leave her home at the time of marriage? This rule isn't even written in the Constitution.. It's a rule created by an individual that no one has ever questioned..Why is it that a girl always has to leave her home? When will the day come when girls won't have to leave their homes ?

#desi blog #desi culture #desi stuff #desi thoughts #desiblr #being desi #desi aesthetic #desi blr #desi girl #desi light academia #debate #desi people #desiblogger #desi life #desi tumblr #desi side of tumblr

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misssclumsy · 22 days

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Tum bas Tumblr scroll karte reh jaana or mujhe duaaon mein koi or maang kar le jayega

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