#is that just a thing that happens in europe

[hella1975]

all hate to tiktok for taking 'having a space to more openly and actively talk about different cultures' to mean 'cultures are NOT to be shared and we must be vigilantly defensive of our cultures for fear of appropriation, a word that can be applied to any multicultural interaction'. like of course cultural appropriation is a very real problem but ive seen with the access to global multicultural conversation that tiktok provides it's made people TERRIFIED to even interact with cultures other than their own for fear of 'doing it wrong'. like at some point you have to acknowledge that in the real world of the great outdoors, the majority of people are eager to SHARE their cultures. yes there are ignorant questions and biases but also... how do you think those things get unlearnt? i dont understand how deciding that multiculturalism is an elephant in the room instead of a normal thing that should just be talked about and lived with is supposed to benefit anyone? and kids on tiktok are CONVINCED that it's a time bomb of a conversation to have and therefore must be avoided at all costs but like. people generally LOVE their home and their culture and are PROUD of it and want to share it. how have we made it so that showing genuine interest and a desire to understand something so integral to a person's identity is now feared and borderline demonised?

#thinking about this a lot lately. thinking about how fun it was comparing cultural differences in america #thinking of how when i was homesick one thing i found a great comfort in was talking about my home #and how it differed and i really loved and appreciated it when people would ask me about england #in a way that they genuinely just wanted to learn about it and not to take the piss #thinking about how the kitchen at work has chefs from all over europe. we have an irish chef and a spanish chef and an italian chef #and one of the kps is from eastern europe (i havent actually been able to find out where yet) etc and the way they banter with each other #like usually chefs are Problematic bc their humour is VERY abrasive and usually offensive #but this is one instance where it's actually to their benefit bc they're so unafraid to ADDRESS THE FACT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURES #i feel like the tiktok gen are so petrified of even acknowledging other cultures let alone discussing them #that it's actually sending the conversation backwards. like how does hoarding your culture and pretending it's not there benefit anyone #LET ALONE YOU AND THE CULTURE IN QUESTION. idk it just baffles me a bit that something that started as people on tiktok #genuinely spreading information and talking about the BAD side of this where people DO culturally appropriate or invade spaces that arent #theirs has now become 'for fear of speaking bad about it we will not speak about it at all'. and they'll crucify you if you do. like what #even at uni my best mate is indian and she's too scared to join the sikh society on her own so i regularly go to the events with her #and im typically one of the handful (or the only) white non-sikh there and i get SO welcomed each time #like there's such a genuine excitement to share the culture with someone who is effectively a blank slate #and like yeah ill ask 'dumb' questions or i'll have different experiences (tried a samosa for the first time at one of these events #and the moment that info got out i had like five STRANGERS trying to give me different samosas to try and it was genuinely such #a laugh bc yes they were TEASING me bc 'how have you never had one' but they were also really eager to share MORE as a result) #ugh idk what im saying. i just think it's a shame to watch this happen in real time on the internet #when if people would just go outside and actually TALK to people from other cultures they'd realise 9 times out of 10 the interactions #are actually really really nice for BOTH parties. and actually refusing to talk about this stuff is long-term pretty fucking detrimental #and it also goes the other way!!! like imagine if i - citizen of colonisation motherland herself - didn't interact with other cultures #and didnt ask questions or hear their opinions on whatever shared history we have from THEIR POINT OF VIEW #imagine the kind of shit id be internalising bc i only hung out with other white british people. it wouldnt matter if i was doing it #to be woke or 'respect their culture'. it would still be fucking ignorant. like half my interactions with other cultures #see me as the butt of the joke bc of this like aforementioned irish chef at work VOCALLY slates the english all the time #but it's done in an environment where we're FRIENDS and it's poking fun at each other while still addressing a very serious history. like?? #idk if any of this is worded in a way that makes sense but yeah. i have thoughts #cant believe i got inspired to make an actually serious post bc of the CHEFS AT WORK. embarrassing. no one let them see this

[emmafallsinlove]

the little “huh” rory does sometimes when she has nothing to say in return it’s a jess thing and she totally picked it up from him😭😭😭

#im rewatching 5.02 and she talked with lorelai on the phone and it was uncomfortable and she did that little ‘huh’ thing jess does😭😭😭 #literati au where rory meets jess at europe instead in 4.13 and 4.21 #and they talk and she makes a lame joke how he ran away to the other side of the world because of what happened between them #and he says he’s sorry about that 😭 #and bonus if she never slept with dean she just went to europe with emily😭 #jess x rory #jess mariano #rory gilmore #literati #or speaks now

[bonojour]

i consider tornadoes to be a pretty legitimate risk when it comes to natural disasters in europe, but people tend to not have much of a grasp on them occurring outside of tornado alley in the usa. i follow this guy for a couple years now and he is a huge recommendation to follow if you are interested in tornadoes. i am grateful that he did such a well-researched video on tornadoes in europe, and i am also kinda glad that the areas he marked as most active, are the same areas i personally have considered to be remarkably active compared to others. definitely worth a watch!

#text #... i did not mean to sound arrogant with the whole I Noticed These Areas Are Active thing #but as a storm chaser who chases most in north western europe (and sometimes central europe) these areas are the ones i have experience /w #so it is nice to see that someone who imho does his research well points out similar areas #also yes #tornadoes are Tiny and the probability of being struck by one... is next to none #but i feel like it wouldn't hurt if people were more aware of them occurring in their countries #and just low-key knew what to do in case it happened #Youtube

[theclosetedskeleton]

me staring at my DAD when he said "if i see you have any f's during these 10 days.. things are gonna be bad. and by that i mean youre gonna get your tv taken. And youre gonna get no privacy. Meaning im going to take your door away" when i just wanted to go downstairs and get a fucking granola bar and NOT remember that if i fuck up once at school my privacy vanishes

#i am so fucking done with my parents my dad shouldve went with my mom to europe #hes more laid back and is not constantly checking to see what im doing (stares at my mom) but he is 100% more strict about things #also hes more how do i say this #“if you get emotional in front of me im going to start yelling at you instead of comforting and caring abt you” kinda person #like my mom cares about my emotions to an extent and my dad just fucking doesnt what in the world #i dont fucking care abt my tv that much its just my door that matters #at least i have backup plans in case he takes my door away #the plans arent solid and it may be more possible i could get caught but its better than nothing #EXTREME WORST CASE SCENARIO i keep fucking up and my parents put a camera in my room #then its literally over and i cant use my computer at ALL #if that happens maybe i can hide the computer in the bathroom cabinet and use it at night #idk if that would work #maybe i can hide it in my sisters old room's closet??? uhh idk maybe my mom would hear me walk to her room at night #lets just hope im not forgetting anything this weekend #i have to be better or else this stupid game gets harder and its easier to risk losing everything #closet rambles again on tumblr #goodness GRACIOUS was this a vent #sorry

[ravenmoodle]

Why do people feel the need to tell me the things I like are gross?

#rats. pigeons. hairless cats #they are NOT gross you guys are just mean!!!! #theyre just here existing and youre judging them for things they cant control!!! #told a coworker i want a pet pigeon really bad #“gross! pigeons are nasty trash birds!” i didnt ask!!! and what others options do they have!? #oh im sorry. should they go back to their natural habitat??? EUROPE!? We bought them here!!! #explaining how hairless cats have to be washed sometimes cause their skin gets oily #“eww! thats so gross!” LITERALLY YOUR SKIN GETS OILY YOU FUCK. that happens when you have skin!! #>:[ so tired of it. #even if you dont like something why do you have to tell me.. someone who does- why its so gross and i shouldnt like it #ravens squawk

[indelicateink]

Do you think they'll bring lestat to paris early like ep 3 or 4 or will we only see lestat in louis n armand flashbacks? i feel like we're gonna get lestat with everyone in paris sooner than later i'm just really hope so bc i really would love to see a louis/armand/lestat interaction hehe

i started out writing nah i got no idea i haven’t even been imagin— no. that is a lie lol.

I want louis “the nights were made for thinking of him” de pointe du lac floridly hallucinating that french man as louis crosses the ocean, staggers around war devastated eastern europe, in france, in paris. our louis is looking Not Well in the promo we’ve had so far. it makes me speculate lol.

so honestly, for me? if we’re getting dreams and hallucinations and flashbacks? i’m sated, so…so far i’m wishing for a horrifying irl reveal later in the game. probably at the trial. so we can be as blindsided about irl lestat as louis is. for maximum devastation.

tbh the only louis-armand-lestat interaction that’s been vaguely in my head as likely to happen is the trial, and that is wildly painful so i uh haven’t been thinking about it too closely lol.

idk though, i’m just hanging on trying to recalibrate with every drop of promo we get

#lol zero speculation on what happens in what episode #it vaguely sounds like we’re doing eastern europe for a bit. that louis and claudia get to #explore being in paris/being part of the theatre(?) for a bit #generally slow burn? #idk based on that i’m struggling to imagine lestat being shown in paris until after we pass through those things? #unless armand wants to bend daniel’s ear in a major way that i’m not anticipating #i have this weird thing though #for some reason i want them to be true to the book in that #lestat shows up in paris *visually* obviously damaged from what happened in N.O. #not just emaciated #not just weak and delirious #claudia fucked him up and it hasn’t healed #television being a visual medium i want PROSTHETICS i want horror idk it feels like important storytelling to #have the beautiful antihero disfigured i don’t make the rules #iwtv #iwtv s2 spoilers sort of not really unless one hasn’t read the book or peeped any kinda promo or doesn’t want speculation

[paulic]

The bug man announced a tour!!!!!!!!!!! I just hyperventilated in the shower

#I’m not kidding when I’m saying I would pay any amount of money to see him #if he comes to Europe I’m buying a plane ticket to any city and front of stage tickets #I have enough money saved up for this (i wanted to use it to pay my way through a semester of uni abroad) #BUT this is much more important to me than any stupid ass uni Semester could ever be #I will not let myself believe that I’ll see him because I had tickets before and the show got cancelled and I was inconsolable for weeks #but I’m just saying #I’ve got my credit card ready paul please say you’ll come to Europe #I’ll give you my Kidney my lung my heart whatever you want boy just sing your silly songs for me PLEASE #I think this is what religious people feel like when they think they’re going to see god or whatever #the thing is this is the single most important thing to me and IF it happens it’s downhill from then on. there’s nothing more there I think #imagine seeing lady Madonna live imagine seeing him okay wings stuff imagine seeing MCCARTNEY 3 SONGS LIVE #imagine holding up a sign and he reads it and — I shan’t say #play* not okay

[queers4years]

Indigenous Hawaiians really had a good system going: wake up reaaally early and do most of the days work while it's cool and by the time the sun was up and it got hot the work was done and you're free to surf and socialize. I wish the white people realized they themselves could work smarter and not harder and get time to relax. Instead of calling Hawaiians lazy (and being genocidal about it)

#Ik this happened in most if not all tropical regions that got colonized #they were so pissed that these 'lazy' people got all sorts of fruit and natural bounty 'handed to them' #when those indigenous people were just working before the colonizers woke up and felt no need to kill themselves in midday heat #Which is what's natural for an apex predator: lazing around #Like u see lions in big cuddle puddles during the hottest part of the day. And they have the privilege of laziness by being the top predato #Idk if lions have a specific time they hunt but ik they will hunt at night when people can't observe them #Also Europeans failed to recognize indigenous agriculture and the /purposeful / cultivation of helpful plants (done w/out clearing the land #And even if they were only foraging. Like. If you love the earth and care for it (and not clear it) the earth will love you back idk #Gah! It's just like we coulda eradicated capitalism in its cradle if Euroamericans werent so arrogant and sure their way of life was correc #Like what if they were explorers and not conquistadors and colonizers. And there was a true cultural exchange #Would it have been better if the Europeans never crossed the ocean (even if they weren't there to colonize)? yeah probably #Like while the disease thing wasn't on purpose (initially) Europeans did inadvertently kill a lot of people bc they had no immunity #But I also acknowledge the human desire to explore and see what's out there #But I wish it was like #Europeans: here's some horses and metal tools #Indigenous people: thanks. Here's a way of life more in harmony with nature and an understanding that we're part of the ecosystem #Europeans: oh cool let me bring these ideas back to Europe. Maybe we won't deforest all of England #(I say Europeans but eventually when Canada and America became independent entities they also were responsible for these things) #Capitalism #capitalism is hell #anti capitalism #Colonization #colonialism #colonial violence #Imperialism #conquistador #age of exploration

[hanaaria]

sometimes you read something in a fic and just immediately go "oh the author's definitely from the us"

#i was reading a fic. set in japan #and two characters wanted to go from a cafe to a bakery #and what immediately alerted me to the author being from the us was that instead of walking/taking public transport #they drove there #like?? i really can't imagine living in a place where you have to just drive everywhere #OH ANOTHER THING #it didn't happen in this particular fic but i've seen it somewhere before #is characters handing over their cards to the waiter/barman to pay #like???? why can't americans use the little machine that is used literally everywhere in europe #also for a long time i was wondering how that even works like do u tell the waitwr your pin code too or what #until my brother told me that american cards don't have pin codes??? apparently???? fucked up if true #how r u guys not afraid of the waiter stealing your card #.....aaaaand this post turned into me just being confounded by the us as a whole. lol #hananans

[hella1975]

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#be deadly fucking serious rn PLEASE whatttt. that post that's like 'parents will say something that shapes you as a person #but for them it was just another tuesday' like WHAT JUST HAPPENED #basically if you've been following me since i went to uni then you know first year was an... interesting time for me and my mum #we rowed all the time and it's the most unsettled our relationship has ever been and i do truly believe it was just some unfortunate #external factors like me leaving home would rock the boat enough it was always gonna rejig our dynamic #but on top of that i was her LAST child to fly the nest which she hated AND my sister was in germany being insanely dependent on my mum #so i got sidelined a lot which was shitty at the time but i get it now like im still a bit bitter bc being the eldest everything my sister #does is an exciting first and our age gap means typically our academic big moments tend to cross over #so my a-levels happened during her first year of uni so for me a-levels were the biggest thing ever but ofc her thing was bigger #but when she did HER a-levels it was the biggest thing ever and i was /just/ doing gcses etc and germany was the same #like it was JUST my first year of uni bc meanwhile my sister was living alone in a foreign country. so that sucks and my mum was #defo focused on my sister and i wasn't in a position to be like 'hey i know it doesn't seem like it now you've got one kid through it #but going to university and settling in for the first year is still an insanely stressful and lonely time so please pay attention to me' #and all in all me and my mum just STRUGGLED we fought A LOT and not petty rows either they were really emotionally heavy all the time #and basically what's caused this post is that she said about america 'it'll be the longest ive been away from you' #and i know what she meant like a month out of england is the biggest thing ive ever done and im not even in EUROPE so this is huge #but i kinda said like 'im pretty sure i went a month in first year a couple times without visiting?' AND I MEANT IT CASUAL #BC I AM PRETTY SURE IT'S TRUE LIKE I WASNT EAGER TO GO HOME I WENT SOME WEEKS NOT EVEN RINGING #which REALLY shows how strained it must have been at the time. and she responds with confusion so i pointed out that first year #wasn't a great time for us and again still being casual bc it's such a fundamental truth for me that first year was Bad for me and mum #and she just blinks at me like 'what are you talking about' what. WHAT. like i knew she wasn't paying much attention to me then #but it made me MISERABLE for an entire YEAR like boom can testify bc they had to deal with my bs over the phone the entire time #and my mum just. didn't even notice that we weren't doing well. what. what the fuck even..... baffled by this actually #like i am REELING from this i feel like she just tipped the fundamentals of my world with that #hella goes home

[fireflowersims]

Honestly feeling afraid and quite stressed about the latest news:

For those who haven't heard: Russian rockets hit Poland kiling two. Regardless of whether Art. 5 of NATO is gonna be invoked or not, it's still an escalation. It's still scary. I'm afraid. I'm gonna stress-clean and hope tomorrow may bring less-bad-than-worst-case-scenario news.

#non sims #rl stuff #war #ukraine #poland #russia #europe news #fuck putin #you don't realize how close the war really is until things like this happen #I mean the Netherlands is not near the front lines in any way #we're not bordering a country intent on invading its neighbours (this time) #but like #things like these you feel on the entire continent really #i don't think anyone wants ww3 #but putin is fucking insane #so look us europeans are just super fucking on edge rn #and just bc it's worth repeating #war does not stop when a treaty is signed #even now (live) ww2 explosives are still being found across europe #heck my train got delayed by one last july #scary times we're living in #but most importantly #support ukraine #and like try to stay somewhat calm #freaking out won't help #but it's okay and normal to be scared and on edge as long as you don't freak the f out

[getting-messi]

BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨🚨🚨

I AM ALIVE!!!🥳🤩💃🏾💃🏾

#omg im so sorry for being offline for so long #i miss this website so much :(((((((( #life was beating THE HELL OUT OF ME😮‍💨 #okay so first i'll talk about some of my thoughts with football and what i missed and then updates about what's been going on with me #**i really wanted to come back online and let y'all know what's up but my sis's getting married this Sunday so i ill FULLY be back Monday #i just wanted to catch up on my notification but I'll go thru my inbox on Monday/Tuesday #okay FOOTBALL: #screw psg like sincerly #i cant believe theyre causing all this mess with him after he took his family on vacation😭 #like the pics are SO CUTE??? how could you possibly punish him for that #also it speaks SO MUCH to his character that he FULLY recorded an apology vid like i thought he just released a typed statement #he really showing them so much more respect than they are treating him #im still salty about the lack of wc celebration....and fans booing him outside his house?? losers LOSERSSSS #i also think they're trying to act snobby about not extending him but with neymar most likely leaving they literally have too much to lose #also neymar expecting a child???? how did not know the girl he got pregnant?? so crazy SO crazy #anyways im also not optimistic about barca and messi....as much as they may talk the big variable here is La Liga allowing it to happen #they were the reason behind messi leaving and they're the only thing stopping him from coming back #as much as i dont BELIEVE messi would go to Saudi Arabia right now....i still really hate the rumours about Al-Hilal...like shut up please #if all else fails.....Pep por favor please just bring Messi to city...its not too late #he can be on the bench i don't even mind....i just HATE him at psg but i don't want him to leave Europe #In other news....Arsenal.....my heart hurts too much and I've expected that they wont be winning the league :'((((( #NOW about ME :)))) #bad news first - DESPISE my job LIKE to the point where I'm crying almost daily about it but i cant quit. i jus want one summer to relax #good news: OFFICIALLY DONE MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREEEEEEEE💃🏾😭🤧✨ #THANK GOOODDDDDDDD ALHAMDULILAHHHHHHHHHH #SO DAMN HAPPY SO SO SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!! #i also took my graduation pictures yesterday (thank you to the anons that told me i should get them done) #and i took the NEW ARGENTINA JERSEY WITH THE 3 STARS AND MESSI ON THE BACK AND POSED WITH IT😭😭🤣 #im OBSESSED with the pic omg if i wasn't so paranoid about showing my face on this website i would've shared it #but yeah and my graduation is JUNE 9th!!! I AM SO EXCITED! Got a really pretty dress and it literally couldn't come soon enough :)

[nonstandardrepertoire]

today in "continuing adventures reading the original Sherlock Holmes stories": there's this one story that was published in 1904 where Holmes is called in to help with an International Diplomatic Incident involving an ill-advised letter from a hot-headed European ruler. if Holmes doesn't solve the case, Doyle writes that it could lead to a "great war" between European countries. he then goes on to explain the general geopolitical state of Europe and Britain's status as a country that could entirely rearrange the power structure of the continent except they like to remain neutral mostly . . . in a way that more or less neatly describes the geopolitical calculations of the July Crisis that would lead to World War 1 ten years later. the estimation that such a war could lead to hundreds of thousands dead is off (the total death toll for WW1 is around 40,000,000), but it's still very eerily prescient to read at this remove. a catastrophic disaster hanging over all their heads being foretold in a trashy throwaway mystery story ten years in advance

#this is just a high-stakes political thing that *could* happen but is hypothetical enough that it can just be #a plot device in this popular fiction story i'm writing #i mean also obviously what is going on here is that the geopolitics of Europe weren't. uh. subtle to people in Europe #WW1 was causally overdetermined and it would be *much weirder* if no one had picked up on any of it #but still to see it go from #to “this is a massive generational trauma that fundamentally changed the geopolitics of Europe” #is uh. is still a lot #Sherlock Holmes #life imitates art

[dontneedmyheart]

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#it is interesting how finland is supposed to be the happiest country in the world and yet #according to research #we are one of europe’s top countries when it comes to violence against women #we are also one of the most racist countries in europe’s #our goverment is a disgrace in so many ways that i don’t even know where to start #i don’t know what the point here actually is i just realised it’s our independence day soon #and usually it makes me feel proud to call this country my home #but at the moment it’s just #i don’t know #and i do love my home #we have beautiful nature and it’s relatively safe here and we have a good education system and a good health care system #and good support system even if our far right politicians are trying to shit on it #but at the moment there are just so many problems too #and this country really isn’t the socialist utopia that some people think it is #and it also makes me feel insane that there are all these vile things happening all the time #plus everything that is going on in the world in general #and some people are just going through their ilves like oh well it is what is #how is this all not making you angry #i’ve been filled with rage because of everything for the past week #i don’t want to guilt anyone and this isn’t directed at anyone but i feel like rioting and all i can see is apathy or disregard #or people excusing violence #why are we letting all this happen #i hate that this is what this country and this world has become

[dykefever]

something a bit pathetic and embarrassing about me is i am soo bad at geography. it’s like this part of my education was missed maybe i was sick that day but genuinely at the age of twenty three i am still surprised by where things are located and the way the world is set up still sometimes confuses me i have 2 really think about it . couldn’t tell you what ocean or sea is where at ALL. name the capital of a country? well . hm. i could probably do some of them. also no matter how many times i look at a map and i go yes that place is there i will forget it. my brain doesn’t want me to know these things. and who am i to tell her no

#i kept getting prague and portugal mixed up before i went 2 europe :-/ #to be fair….. they both have p in the name….. #it’s more embarrassing because like generally i know things i am an intelligent person #but man i just . geography does not happen to me #i also didn’t realise melbourne was like so far south in aus? like jesus christ #laura says some things

[vlindervin7]

muslims will act violently homophobic in a country that values gay rights and then act shocked when it reflects badly on their community

#non muslims pls don’t interract but i’m sooo mad i just need to rant #also prefacing this by saying obvs muslims are not to blame for racism and islamophobia in europe these things would still exist without #all the controversy but omggg #so this group of lgbt muslims planned an iftar for other queer muslims and they had to cancel it bc of the threats they received #and now ofc all the politicians are going on abt how they cannot accept intolerance and this behaviour is unacceptable in a society that #preaches equal rights for queer people #and like… was that not to be expected??? the very muslims who do shit like this will be the first to scream islamophobia but are you making #ANY effort #this meeting was not for you it does not affect you you don’t even have to think abt it but what makes you think sending threats of #physical violence during the holy month of RAMADAN is smth you should be doing #there is nothing surprising abt the far right (who don’t even support queer rights themselves) to jump on this opportunity to make sure #everyone knows that look!! those muslims refuse to adopt our good belgian values #and yk they’d find smth anyway but let’s avoid adding fuel to their fire by giving them real actual reasons to be concerned #and on the one hand it does feel like victim blaming bc marginalised groups shouldn’t be held responsible for the hatred targeted at them #and it’s not muslims’ fault but i’m just so tired like they really can’t help themselves #something so deeply wrong with muslims who make hating queer people their number one priority like… i don’t think you understand what your #beloved faith stands for #it’s just such a shame to have to start ramadan with this kind of discourse everywhere #exactly 0% of this is surprising i could’ve predicted this would happen exactly but it’s just so tiring on all accounts #you want to live your religion in piece without being targeted for it? what makes you think attacking other ppl wanting the very same thing #is a logical response? use your brain and spend some time doing dhikr instead of spreading hate on the internet what is wrong with you