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booasaur · 1 year

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Any new upcoming series with w/w?

Lol, I had a whole answer typed up and almost completed last night, I could only remember a few upcoming shows but added a bunch of ongoing and recent with descriptions and then the post editor hiccuped and removed most of it so I angrily went to sleep instead.

But maybe that was for the best, because this morning a video of upcoming f/f shows in April came out so now I can add a few more.

There's Dead Ringers, that show with Rachel Weisz playing twin gynecologists and since it's a genderbent adaptation of an existing movie we already know it's gonna be super messy. It would be pretty wild for Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies to not have some wlw and luckily it does, the trailer itself reveals a couple. Tiny Beautiful Things, with Kathryn Hahn and Sarah Pidgeon (Leah in The Wilds) playing her younger self, apparently Kathryn Hahn's character's daughter is queer. Slip is a kinda scifi, where a bored wife cheats on her husband and realizes every time she has sex with someone, she wakes up married to them. The show's about her trying to get back to her original life, and there are a series of different husbands, but also a few wives (also, the first "replacement" husband is played by Boorman's actor from Willow!). There are also the upcoming Thai dramas Be Mine, Reverse 4 You, and 23.5, as previously mentioned.

In terms of returning series coming back, there's the Disney cartoon The Owl House, getting its final ep. Single Drunk Female's second season is returning soon. It has a bi lead, and she did have a female love interest but it was pretty temporary compared to the will they/won't she has with the main character male love interest. Her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, also a very main character, is a lesbian, and she's married but her wife's actress is a regular on another show now so I dunno if she'll be back.

Welcome to Eden, a Spanish thriller about people trapped on an island with a cult, ended the first season on a major cliffhanger so it'll be exciting to see what happens now, though it feels like anyone could die so that's a bit nerve-wracking. It has a lot of different kinds of rep, f/f, m/m, trans, one of the gay guys is deaf too and it's a plot point that his boyfriend won't learn sign even though his friends have.

The Epix series From is a pretty well done horror series about people trapped in a town and who get hunted at night, it's more ominous and suspenseful than outright gory. It actually has three wlw, though one is mostly with one guy, the one who's engaged to a woman outside the town seems to be about to start a romance with another guy, and one is a teen who's crushing on the first woman, feels unrequited. I didn't know about any of them when I started, so they're a bonus, the show itself is rather compelling.

As for current shows, The Power (lol, get it, current) started last night on Prime, it's nice that after the misreading of Class of '07, this new show about girls does immediately have a wlw. Gap's already finished but it made such a splash, if you haven't watched, I'll mention it again. The other Thai drama, Show Me Love, is still airing. Fantasy Island is honestly kind of sweet, it feels like one of those '90s shows, episodic, bright colors and optimism, and great guest stars. One of the two leads, I'd say, or at least the second billed main, is queer.

We got our three firefighter shows, 9-1-1 with a solid (now) established relationship, Fire Country, a lesbian character but not much screentime, and of course Station 19, which is honestly winning me back in a huge way with their current storyline (if they land it).

Cop wlw update (why are there so many of them!): NCIS Hawai'i remains super cute, especially when Lucy is on, looks like Ayanna on Law & Order: Organized Crime got herself a new gf with a super hot voice, The Rookie: Feds still has Niecy Nash playing a super likable and bi lead. I couldn't stand the egregious copaganda in FBI: Most Wanted, and like, imagine how bad it'd have to be, when I can still watch all the rest of these shows, but Sheryll's still there, so. Sin Huellas (No Traces) has already finished but gets another mention for being as funny as it was, with a cute, hot couple at the center. Rabbit Hole's just started, but the initial antagonist/probable grudging ally's an FBI lady who within the first 10 minutes of the first ep dropped that she had a wife. Van der Valk has started its third season and though I'm gonna keep hoping Lucienne's INCREDIBLY hot ex from 2x03 returns, Lucienne, second billed, is plenty hot by herself. Ariana Guerra, who played the novitiate in Helstrom, has joined the second season of CSI: Vegas. Her character's bi and has a main character boyfriend but he seems like he'll most likely end up with a different character.

I'm not really going through these in any particular order, except combining the above two types, but let me just blow through the rest of the ongoing shows: the Canadian family comedy Run the Burbs has been quite sweet in how it's written the teen daughter, How I Met Your Father comes across as an old fashioned sitcom, except one of the characters is a lesbian. It's kind of fun in its familiarity and low stakes. I didn't expect to be as drawn into The Watchful Eye as I did, the trailer felt quite soapy and it was, at times, but all the nannies were great, and I ended up quite liking the f/f side couple. It's amazing what actual personalities can do. :o A Million Little Things is winding down its final season and Grace Park's character is engaged to Cameron Esposito's character so it feels pretty endgame at this point.

If you didn't watch or stopped watching Carnival Row because the main m/f relationship seemed so especially trite, you maaaay want to give it another look. I'm not nearly caught up with Bel-Air, but in the first season they wrote Ashley's sexuality really well, especially since she's so young. I'm sure you can't have missed my Perry Mason gifsets by now, but I can only reiterate what a great character Della Street is. One of the kids in Gotham Knights is bi (and her brother is trans!) but I'm not sure it's worth getting invested before cancellation. Unless the CW is only going to keep projects involving the Supernatural trio?

At this point, hoping everyone who's into wlw has at least tried Yellowjackets or is aware enough of it to know they don't want to try it. Las Pelotaris 1926 is a Spanish language historical drama about female athletes playing--well, the sport is basque pelota but if you need a reference point, it's like squash or racquetball. If you haven't yet caught up with RWBY, now would be an okay time. Lastly, I've still never watched any of Riverdale or even Choni clips, but its final season has just started and you know, I gotta respect the longevity of whatever they've been doing with them, however up and down they seem to have been, and perhaps this final season will be an up. From what I've seen on SM, they seem to get endgame soulmatey treatment more than any of the other ships and I can respect that.

Aside from the Thai dramas that might air after April and a few of the other shows that ended their seasons in March (or February in Gap's case), all of these have eps airing this month. After this year of cancellations, I think it's worth enjoying what we can, even as we acknowledge how much lead/main character rep and longevity we're losing. :o

#replies #femslash related stuff #sent on 20230329 #Anonymous #5 #the power prime spoilers #thai drama #spoilers #I don't even know where to begin with tagging #also when I say last night I mean thursday night #by the time I finished this actually last night (friday) it was so late I didn't have the energy to proof

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indigostudies · 6 months

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1 thru 5, 17, and 33 for the asks! ☃️

1: what’s your native language?

i grew up speaking english, putonghua/mandarin chinese, and turkish, though english is what i mainly use in day to day conversations (the pitfalls of having moved to the usa haha).

2: how many languages do you speak?

i can converse in four languages (english, chinese, turkish, and german), and i can get by if absolutely necessary in spanish (i had one mandatory year of it in school after i moved to the usa).

3: what languages are you currently studying?

at the moment i'm focusing on chinese, kazakh, korean, and shanghainese, with kazakh and korean being the ones i'm focusing the most on in independent study currently.

4: how many/which languages would you like to know in the future?

i'd love to gain a proficient level in mongolian, (egyptian or iraqi) arabic, vietnamese, shanghainese, cantonese, thai, korean, kazakh, and kurmanji. i also have vague dreams of learning csl/chinese sign language, but i don't know how much emphasis there is on body language/nonverbal cues, and i am autistic and trying to remember/interpret that has historically been something that's made sign language very challenging for me to learn (i took a year of asl but basically nothing stuck).

5: do your friends speak other languages?

i have friends who speak italian, brazilian protugese, french, fujianhua/fujian dialect, german, russian, and ukranian, off the top of my head.

17: what was/is the first language you want/ed to learn?

german! when i had to choose a language to study in school, my options were french, spanish, and german. at the time, i thought i'd go into finance, and i didn't like how everyone was pressuring me to study spanish, plus i knew i'd never use french for anything but academics if i studied it, so i chose german. my experience was...................less than ideal, since the number of students in each class dwindled rapidly the further on i went, and oversight by instructors was minimal to say the least, with the final half of my studies being essentially self-administered, so it's actually fairly surprising that i can get around using it.

33: do you ever want to have a career in languages?

abssolutely. languages are my biggest passion, and if i could, i'd spend my entire life studying them. i'm also very interested in translation studies, specifically english-chinese/chinese-english, and i'd love to focus on that for a graduate degree. i also plan on getting a master's in kurmanji and a phd in chinese, which means i'll be spending a lot of time with those two languages. out of careers, the ones that interest me most are translation (english/chinese), diplomatic work (in an embassy or consulate in china), and post-secondary instruction (in chinese or kurmanji).

#games #inbox #thanks for the ask!#indigo ink

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thevampyreking · 7 months

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BASICS

FULL NAME: CHAKRII ARIKUN

» MEANING: Chakrii [ Means ‘king’ and is a very important name in Thai culture; pronounced JAK-gree. ] Arikun [ Possibly from Thai อารย (araya) meaning "superior, noble, civilized" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan". ]

VERSE: Night Shift; The Meaning of Forever; Serendipity

NICKNAME(S): King

AGE: 213-years old but appears to be 30, he stopped aging at this age. And we want to bite his face.

DATE OF BIRTH: 1810 January 1st. My man's a Capricorn.

PLACE OF BIRTH: Bangkok, Thailand.

OCCUPATION: Founder of DUANG JAN AGENCY.

SPECIES: Vampire-human.

SEXUALITY: Bisexual; Biromantic.

GENDER: Cisgender male.

POWERS

Day walking

Fast healing

Superhuman strength

Doesn't have to drink blood to survive but he STILL has to drink it or he'll get weak

Slow aging; if he continues to drink blood, he can achieve immortality

I'm including richness coz his vamp family came from OLD MONEY, so he's mad rich, too, like, why not

PERSONALITY

STRENGTHS: Responsible, Disciplined, Self-control, Loyal, Trustworthy

WEAKNESSES: Unforgiving, Condescending, Stubborn, Obsessive, Controlling

APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Max Kornthas Rujeerattanavorapan.

HEIGHT: 5′11 ft. [182 cm.]

WEIGHT: 143 lbs. [65 kg.]

BUILD: Athletic.

GAIT: TBA.

HAIR COLOR: Dark brown.

EYE COLOR: Brown.

BIRTHMARK: Yes.

OVERVIEW: » SCARS: Various scars.

» TATTOOS: None but he'd like some. He got them in the past but they fade away quicker than on regular human.

BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: Bangkok, Thailand.

RESIDENCES: Main is in Bangkok but he has houses all over the country. He spends a lot of time up-north where his mother was from.

NATIONALITY: Thai.

ETHNICITY: Asian.

FINANCIAL STATUS: Upper, upper, upper class.

EDUCATION LEVEL: University graduate.

DEGREES: Business management, human resources, etc.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Thai is King's first language, he studied abroad and is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Russian. He can also speak Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese.

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS: Niah Chiasuk [miother, d. ]; Mongkut Arikun [ father ]

SIBLINGS: Several. He is the only part-human.

CHILDREN: None.

PETS: None.

SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS: » A young companion from the North.

FAMILY HISTORY: King was born to a human mother who was sickly. His vampire father loved his human mother but she never turned because she didn't see the point in it. She always said that "we use what we are given and make the best out of it." King's father respected King's mother's wishes but then they found out that she had a heart problem that cannot be fixed and either her or King would live if she was to continue living the way she was surviving.

Niah decided that she was going to sustain her child inside her while her sleeping body was being preserved, using whatever life was left in her to keep King alive.

The plan succeeded and King was born healthy and right after, Niah died.

King was raised by his mother's mother and mother's brother together with his vampire father who belongs to one of the noble clans in the country.

King was never made feel guilty of what happened to his mother. Instead, he was told of how his mother loved him that she nurtured him until she passed.

King grew up happy and encouraged to be who he wanted to be.

As he grew up, he was taught the way of their life, politics and business...

The Arikun Clan is one of the neutral clans in the vampire world. They campaign for peace and living side by side with other beings.

King became the foster child for that campaign which he fully took on as he loves the work. However, several problems began brewing, starting in a realm in South Korea and then Sanguine.

It was getting hard to be neutral and soon enough, King knew, he would have to pick a side.

ROMANTIC HISTORY: Arikun Clan has a tradition of taking in companions that will serve them. This tradition continues on but it evolves into a non-problematic situation mostly for the companion. The companions who came from a long line of loyal servants from thousands of years ago are no longer obligated to take on the job and are offered positions in various companies the clan owns.

King never really took on a companion and fed his needs whenever nature called. However, recently, a young northerner from the same line of servants caught his interest. He offered the young human's family a big 'dowry' which they accepted.

King is very fond of this companion and takes him everywhere.

THOUGHTS ON LOVE: “Something my mother had with my father...”

HEALTH

PHOBIA(S): None.

HANDICAP(S): None.

MENTAL DISEASE(S): None that he is aware of.

PHYSICAL DISEASE(S): None.

PREDISPOSITION(S): Alcoholism... His vampire family LOVES moonshine and all those strong local brews. He doesn't get drunk easily but he can get a really bad headache the following day.

#{ character sheet: king }#I LOVE HIM AND HOW HIS MOTHER CARRIED HIM

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el-moscorrofio-y-el-mercachifle · 2 years

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EVEN FOR RANDOM CANON DETAILS YEYYY

part, like, THREE YASS

Armando and Mario speak English, French, and Spanish

Patricia speaks "a little English"

Aura María doesn't speak English, and is likely is monolingual. She is seen confused multiple times when Freddy speaks to her in other languages

It is unknown whether Freddy is fluent in any other language, just that he knows random words that he likes to mix with his regular Spanish. (Hc that he is monolingual and he just likes to throw random words in foreign languages to seem "classy and educated" lol)

Betty is the character who speaks the most languages: Spanish, English, French, and a little of Italian

However, she wasn't able to order from a French menu, most likley due to the dishes being too fancy (which isn't normally the kind of thing you learn in a foreign language class lol)

Mariana is the only secretary who speaks English

Maria Beatriz has an attractive bodyguard that follows her everywhere, including to Ecomoda.

Mariana has a crush on said bodyguard, but the bodyguard is racist against black people so he doesn't even look at her

Said bodyguard is also black btw

The Cuartel has the theory that this bodyguard and María Beatriz are sexual partners

Armando dislikes tattoos. He is seen not wanting to touch Maria Beatriz when she was wearing Henna tattoos.

Marcela says that Armando loves having sex in the tub with a bunch of oils, aromatic candles, and all that stuff.

Gutierrez is seen multiples times in the show talking about putting traps for the rats, therefore we can conckude that Ecomoda was having a rat problem

Guttierrez constantly lies to his wife about Ecomoda events being for workers only in order to go alone and try to get women

Sofía used to be Olarte's secretary, and after he got fired, she became Betty's secretary (which doesn't make mhch sense tbh)

The cafeteria employees refuse service to Patricia likely due to her attitude

When Armando is in his worse emotional state, he doesn't wear a tie. The tie is in fact so symbolic of Armando as a character, as even the original actor who played Armando (Jorge Enrique Abello) gave Armando's tie to the new Armando actor (Erick Elias) for the new, modern Ysblf version, Betty in New York. Therefore, we can conclude thay when Armando takes off his tie he: a) isn't feeling like himself, b) is being sincere, and c) is being vulnerable.

Don Hermes and doña Julia became resignated about thinking that Betty would never get married. This made doña Julia cry.

Even though Calderón didn't want to be a father and wanted Patricia to get an abortion, when Patricia told him that she was supposedly keeping the (fake) baby but was moving away and he would never meet the child, Calderón didn't like the idea of never getting to meet his child.

He even considered getting married to Patricia in order to not losing complete access to the supposed baby's life.

This is in contrast to Daniel, who actively tried to get rid of Patricia in order to never assume his supposed fatherhood. We can even see on his omaginations that, were the supposed child ever to come try to meet him, he would deny it and completly reject the child.

We can also see that the two people Daniel cares the most about are Marcela and Roberto, as they are the only ones whose disapproval seem to move him (in his imagined escenario in which he rejects his fatherhood)

Daniel has a government job, but everyone says this job doesn't pay much and his main source of income is Ecomoda

Daniel mever showed genuine interest in Ecomoda, unlike Armando, and Marcela says that this is the real reason why she voted for Armando to be president over Daniel

Betty's office was a storage room that was closed through all of Armando's life. He literally found out about what was inside during the first episode!

El Corrientazo's waiter is called Don Frijolín

Freddy is seen smelling Mariana's hair during the episode in which Armando beats Nicolás up

Also, both Mariana and Sandra are seen in an earlier episode "seducing" Freddy ((I found all of that weird so I'm taking it all off my head))

Inesita's children are called Jorge and Juliana. He is the oldest and went away 18 years previous to the start of the novela to joing the Soviet Union, where he married a Russian woman. She went away later and married a Canadian man with whom she lives in Canada.

It's said that Jorge calls Inesita once a month, sometimes once a week. Juliana, however, is not mentioned

Juliana kept her room exactly the sae after her father (Rafael, Inesita's husband) abandoned them

Inesita loved to dance with Rafael when they were young. She said she fell in love with him by watching him dance at a party.

Hugo was in the midst of building an apartment with his boyfriend, Rolando

By the end of the noela, however, they broke up

It was said that Rolando was suuuuper jealous and controlling

Rolando was Argentinean, and we see him during 1 episode, making all the Cuartel have a crush on him until they realize he's Hugo's boyfriend.

At the end of the novela, Hugo comes back from vacation with 2 new boyfriends-- making him canonically gay AND poly!

((If you add that to Beata being possibly bi or lesbian, it's really surprising how much representation this show has considering the time and place in which it was made))

Bertha's baby was born at seven months, and was also born on the same day as the Board Meeting! Meaning, september!

Betty had never seen the ocean before Cartagena

Marcela has a fireplace in her apartament, although it is unknown if it's functional

The decorations in Marcela’s apartment change throughout the novela, especially the one besides the bed. Would be interesting to knw the meaning behind!

Patricia's apartment with her ex, Mauricio Brickman, was 600 square meters

Nicolás lies saying that he lives in a 700 square meter apartment lol

After the Board Meeting, Armando no longer sits at the table with everyone else. Mario, however, continues to sit at the table like before (no doubt symbolic of how his participation on the fiasco was completely minimized and nearly forgotten!)

Patricia was Nicolás’ first kiss and first time. I just find it sadly ironic how both Nicolás and Betty had their firsts both with people faking interest in them in order to get money

Nicolás thinks Mario Duarte (Nicolás´IRL actor!), who is a singer both irl and in the YSBLF universe, has terrible sense of style! He likes Duarte’s music, tho, and is seen dancing along to it both in the Mercedes and during Betty’s colletion launch

When Daniel had his date with Patricia, he started eating dinner without her after only a few minutes of her being late. When he had his dinner with Betty, he wanted for 1/2 hr without even asking for the menu!

This is probably the last of these Radom Details because idk how many of these are repeated from previous posts lol

#ysblf #Yo Soy Betty La Fea #armando mendoza #beatriz pinzón solano #Marcela Valencia #nicolás mora

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glemmeboka · 1 year

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2023 language goals

I'm updating my languages for 2023 - I'm mainly focusing on improving my Korean and French and learning as much as possible. Plus: one new language

Korean

I want to take the first TOPIK exam this coming year, so I will have to prepare myself for it. I got a huge book on Korean grammar for Christmas and my plan is to learn all the contents. I will also find myself a teacher though, because I honestly feel like I won't get as far as I'd like to the way I'm self-studying right now.

French

Obviously I want to keep up my As in school, but honestly I don't think I have to be very careful because it's usually not a problem. Instead I will try to be ahead of my class at least a little bit so I can fully focus on Latin while in school (which is more of a problem lol)

For non-school studying I have set a goal to read at least one full book, it's probably going to be Harry Potter or Le Petit Prince. I also want to immerse myself more, meaning watch more movies or shows in French (I still haven't seen Lupin), maybe have more French conversations with my mother. Also, I am likely going on an exchange to Orléans in early 2023 (my exchange partner is coming in January or February already. If anything works out, that is. There might still be complications) Generally, I hope to achieve a proficiency of about B1. I won't take a test because that feels like too much trouble (and money, I think), but just...generally that area of proficiency.

Other than that, I have also made changes in my plans for my exchange year which is supposed to happen in 2024/25. As there are only few organisations which have Korea in their programme - and those who do are too hard to afford - I have decided to go for Thailand. I hope it will work out, for real, if I end up staying in Germany the entire year I will likely cry every day because missed opportunites and what not. Anyway, these news are the reason I have decided to pick up some Thai basics, at least. I mean, I take what I can get but I wanna keep the bar low and not expect too much of myself for a change. These are my 2023 goals for Thai:

Thai

First of all, I obviously need to learn the alphabet which...might even take me the entire year. xd For real though, I will focus on that first and then try to find a good textbook which can kind of guide me through it all. Because this language seems so complicated, I don't even know where to start

There's some nice shows to watch for immersion though..

gae:)

please don't stop reading I swear I will stick to the topic now

As for my other languages - Norwegian and Spanish - I will be maintaining those. I have Spanish in school so I will be putting about 2 to 3 hours per week into it anyway. To maintain Norwegian, I will TRY being more active on Duolingo again (because let's be for real, the Norwegian course is actually quite effective and it has given me so much let's take a second to appreciate that) and perhaps even do some more units of my textbook which I have, I admit, been abandoning for quite a while now. Norwegian in general, which is sad because it was my first language love :( Well, I got a week calender with pictures of Norway for Christmas, maybe that will serve as a motivation boost. Like for French, I also want to read at least one Norwegian book to the end in 2023. I have one in mind that the Norwegian teacher at the university gave me when I had my one-day internship there

Wow. I hope I will be able to achieve these goals by the end of the year. I seriously have no idea if it's too much or little because this is the first time I've EVER done something like "good resolutions for the coming year" or whatever it is called. But I recently saw a quote.

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. — Clement Stone

Not only does it sound very nice because of the connection to astronomy and space, it also reassures me that sometimes it's okay not being able to do everything or one thing just as well as the other. Small progress is also good progress, especially when it is aquired in a constant pace.

And with that, I'm wishing everyone who happens to be reading this a happy new year and good luck with your goals! You're doing great.

Fun fact: In Germany, we wish each other "einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr" at the end of the year. It literally translates to "a good slide into the new year". Honestly, I think it's a bit funny. I hope you have one though. :)

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dear-indies · 2 years

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Hi! If you have the time, could you help me find alts for Lana Condor? Her role in Deadly Class was almost perfect, but I don’t feel super comfy about it considering Lana isn’t Japanese like her character. I don’t have a set ethnicity in mind for this character though, so any suggestions would be great! Thank you!!

Kehlani (1995) African-American, French, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Spanish, Mexican, Filipino, Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Irish, Choctaw - non-binary womxn, lesbian and polyamorous - she/they.

Lizeth Selene (1997) Mexican - is genderfluid and queer - she/they.

Blu del Barrio (1997) Argentinian - non-binary - they/them.

Ian Alexander (2001) Vietnamese / White - non-binary and queer - they/he.

and:

Levy Tran (1983) Vietnamese.

Sarah Kameela Impey (1991) Indo-Guyanese / British - We Are Lady Parts.

Lina Ahn (1994) Korean.

Lyrica Okano (1994) Japanese - The Runaways.

Coty Camacho (1995) Mixtec and Zapotec - pansexual.

Adeline Rudolph (1995) Korean / German - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Tati Gabrielle (1996) Korean / African-American - in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Uncharted.

Leah Lewis (1996) Chinese - in Nancy Drew.

Rico Nasty (1997) African-American / Puerto Rican.

Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese, Indonesian.

Lovisa Lager (?) Thai / Swedish.

Hey anon! I actually made a masterlist of faceclaims with an alternative vibe HERE but I'll copy and paste the people I think would work for this ask too!

#fc help #rph #rpc

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lovemesomesurveys · 2 years

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The Letter T (True or False) by joybucket

You like the name Tatum. You like teriyaki. You've taken Tramadol. 💊 You've ridden on a trolley. 🚎 You've been to Texas. You have tiki torches in your backyard. You like turkey. 🦃 You've never been to Turkey. 🇹🇷 You know someone who claims to be transgender. ⚧ You like the color teal. 🩱 You like the color turquoise. 🇰🇿 Your favorite color is either teal or turquoise. 👗 You can type fast. You've typed on a typewriter. You know how to tap dance. 👯‍♀️ You had a treehouse in your backyard when you were growing up. You used to like to climb trees as a kid. 🌳 You're tiny. You like tacos. 🌮 You like to eat at Taco Bell. 🔔 You've driven a tractor. 🚜 You're a Taurus. ♉️ You use Twitter. You've never used Twitter. You talk a lot. You've tripped and fallen in public. You think totem poles look cool. You've played Twister. 🔴🟡🟢🔵 You're a pro at tongue twisters. You own a camera tripod. You've been told you have good taste. You've worked at Taco Bell. 🔔 You've met a Taylor. You've been given money by the Tooth Fairy as a kid. 🦷🧚 You've slept in a tent. ⛺️ You know a set of triplets. 👶👶👶 You own a tennis ball. 🎾 You're in your twenties. You've seen the movie Tarzan. You don't take Tylenol, because you have no memories of it ever helping. 💊 You think it would be fun to be a trapeze artist. You've taken a Trigonometry class. You've gone tubing. 🚤 ⭕️💦 You've lived in a house with a clawfoot tub. 🛁 You're taken. ❤️ You've taken Tums. You were teased a lot in school. You grew up in a house with a trampoline. You enjoy jumping on trampolines. You're very neat and tidy most of the time. You have a horrible sense of time. You like the name Teagan. You've never been to Turkmenistan. 🇹🇲 You read the tabloids. 📰 You own a TV. You watch a lot of TV. You've been on TV. You regularly shop at Target. 🎯 You have to taper off of medications slower than normal. You have multiple tabs open on your computer right now. You have a cousin named Tim. You've worn a toga. You've never been to Trinidad. 🇹🇹 You've never been to Thailand. 🇹🇭 ...but you like Thai food. 🍲 You've met someone named Trish. You've met someone named Tia. You've met someone named Trinity. You've made a phone call from a telephone booth. You own a toaster. You've toasted something today. 🥪 You often get teary-eyed. You've performed tricks at a skate park. 🛹 🚴 You went to school with a Tiana. You watch talk shows. You can count to ten in Spanish. You own a thermometer. 🌡 You enjoyed this survey. You've ridden the Tower of Terror at Disney World. I hope you have a terrific day!

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20 Delightful Idioms From Around The World! Idioms Like Mandarin’s ‘Take Your Pants Off To Fart’ Make No Sense To English Speakers—At Least, Not To English Speakers Who Haven’t Read This List.

— By Lorna Wallace | April 16, 2024

Languages around the world have their own strange idioms. Bubaone/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images

Idioms are by definition non-literal, but native speakers of a language rarely think about just how nonsensical these sayings can sometimes be. For instance, using the cat’s pajamas—a phrase popularized by flappers during the Roaring Twenties—to describe something as amazing doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. But English isn’t alone in having idioms that sound delightfully bizarre; here are 20 examples from languages around the word.

To slide in on a shrimp sandwich // Swedish

Thinking about the immortality of the crab // Spanish

Take your pants off to fart // Mandarin

In the whale’s ass // Italian

No one becomes an unbeaten bishop // Icelandic

One’s shoes are thrown to the rooftop // Turkish

Don’t push granny into the nettles // French

You don’t know the letter ‘giyeok’ even after putting down a sickle // Korean

Chase away fright with a bladder of peas // Afrikaans

There are owls in the bog // Danish

Lid shut, monkey dead // German

Throw your rifle in the rye // Czech

A handful of shit is better than a handful of fart // Thai

Take the little horse out of the rain // Portuguese

The fence is not made of sausage // Hungarian

Should I sniff my nails? // Greek

I’m neither the top of the onion nor the bottom // Persian

Don’t let your daughter-in-law eat fall eggplants // Japanese

You are a radish from which field? // Hindi

To show someone where the crayfish are wintering // Ukrainian

1. To slide in on a Shrimp Sandwich//Swedish 🇸🇪

In Sweden, one popular idiom references a shrimp sandwich. Bortonia/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

Meatballs are probably Sweden’s best-known cuisine around the globe (thanks, IKEA!), but this Swedish expression involves a slightly higher-class food. Att glida in på en räkmacka is used to describe someone who hasn’t worked hard for the things they have or what they’ve accomplished. So, for example, some nepo babies could be said to have slid in on a shrimp sandwich.

2. Thinking About the Immortality of the Crab//Spanish 🇪🇸

In Spanish, one idiom considers a crab’s lifespan. Redlio Designs/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

In Spanish, pensando en la inmortalidad del cangrejo is a poetic way to say that someone is daydreaming. Crabs aren’t immortal, of course, which simply adds to the whimsical quality of the phrase. Other languages have their own versions of this mind-wandering idiom: In Polish, the expression is myśleć o niebieskich migdałach, which means “you are thinking about blue almonds.”

3. Take Your Pants Off to Fart//Mandarin 🇨🇳

One Mandarin idiom references flatulence. Borisz/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images

Although this Chinese idiom about flatulence is probably best left unsaid in polite company, it’s a hilariously evocative way to describe someone doing something pointlessly over the top. Tuō kùzi fangpì (脱裤子放屁) is what’s known as a xiehouyu (歇后语), a shortened witticism. There are two parts to the saying, with the first being idiomatic and the second providing an explanation. In the case of taking your pants off to fart, the rationale is that it’s an unnecessary action, which in Mandarin is duōcǐyījǔ (多此一举). As with English equivalents—for example, speak of the devil and he shall appear—it’s usually not necessary to say the second part.

4. In the Whale’s Ass//Italian 🇮🇹

An Italian idiom considers a whale’s posterior. Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images

Another butt-related idiom that comes in two parts is Italy’s in culo alla balena, which literally translates to “in the whale’s ass” and is comparable to saying “break a leg” in English to wish someone good luck. The respondent must then reply “speriamo che non caghi,” “let’s hope it doesn’t shit”—otherwise it’s bad luck. A less vulgar alternative is in bocca al lupo, “into the wolf’s mouth,” which is most commonly answered with crepi, “may it die.”

5. No one becomes an unbeaten bishop // Icelandic

Looking to say “no pain, no gain” the Icelandic way? You’ll want to use enginn verður óbarinn biskup, which means “no one becomes an unbeaten bishop.” This idiom is supposedly a reference to the medieval-era Icelandic Bishop Guðmundur Arason, who is said to have faced a lot of hardship on the road to his religious position.

6. One’s Shoes are Thrown to the Rooftop//Turkish 🇹🇷

One Turkish idiom involves shoes on a roof. Bortonia/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images

If you want to say that someone has fallen out of favor in Turkish, use the idiom pabucu dama atılmak. The story goes that during the Ottoman Empire, if a shoemaker was judged to have crafted an inferior product, the shoes they had made would be thrown onto the roof of their shop to serve as a warning sign to other potential customers—hence the connection between declining popularity and shoes on roofs.

7. Don’t Push Granny into the Nettles//French 🇫🇷

Depending on the context, faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties either means “don’t exaggerate” or “don’t push it.” For instance, say you offer to bring a bottle of expensive champagne to a party—when the host asks if you can bring three instead, you’d be justified in saying “don’t push granny into the nettles!”

8. You Don’t Know the Letter ‘Giyeok’ Even After Putting Down a Sickle//Korean 🇰🇷 🇰🇵

A colorful way to call someone “foolish” in Korean is nat noko giyeokjado moreunda (낫놓고기역자도모른다). Although this idiom may seem nonsensical in translation, to anyone familiar with Hangul, the Korean alphabet, it makes perfect sense. The first letter in the alphabet is giyeok (ㄱ), so it’s considered the most basic letter because it’s the first one that children learn. It also happens to be shaped like a sickle, so if someone doesn’t know giyeok, even when looking at the blade, then they aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

9. Chase away fright with a bladder of Peas//Afrikaans

Peas are part of an Afrikaans idiom. JakeOlimb/Digital Vision Viectors/Getty Images

In English, people who scare easily—like Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, for instance—are said to be “afraid of their own shadow.” In Afrikaans, the expression is jy kan hom met ń blaas ertjies die skrik op die lyf jag, or “chase away fright with a bladder of peas.” That’s also not the only Afrikaans idiom to describe scaredy-cats though; another is skrik vir koue pampoen, which means they’re “afraid of cold pumpkin.”

10. There are Owls in the Bog//Danish 🇩🇰

Owls are a part of one Danish idiom. Bubaone/Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images

The Danish idiom for describing something as suspicious or fishy, der er ugler i mosen, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, likely thanks to a corruption of the original phrase. It’s thought that this expression started out with a reference to ulve, “wolves,” but that at some point the Jutlandic dialect of this word, uller, was misunderstood as ugler, meaning “owls.” To be fair, although there’s more reason to be cautious of wolves than owls, the canines were actually extinct in Denmark between 1813 and 2012. This phrase has also crossed over into Swedish (att ana ugglor i mossen, “owls in the moss”) and Norwegian (which is the same as in Danish).

11. Lid Shut, Monkey Dead//German 🇩🇪

To say “end of story” in German, simply use the idiom klappe zu, affe tot, meaning “lid shut, monkey dead.” Although klappe can also be slang for “shut up,” in the context of this phrase it means “the story is done” or “that’s that,” rather than being a rude way of telling someone to stop speaking.

12. Throw Your Rifle in the Rye//Czech 🇨🇿

Rocky Balboa would never give up and throw in the towel—a phrase that came from the boxing convention of literally throwing a towel into the ring to admit defeat. In Czech, the saying is hodit flintu do žita, or “throw your rifle in the rye.” The origins of the Czech version of the phrase are less clear than the English version, but Slovenians also say something similar: vržemo puško v koruzo, “throw a rifle into the corn.”

13. A Handful of Shit is Better Than a Handful of Fart//Thai 🇹🇭

This proverb is along the same lines as the English saying “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” which advises being content with what you have and not risking it for more. The Thai version, kam khi di kwa kam tot (กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด), is slightly different, asserting that it’s better to get something—even poop—than nothing. Having said that, if this adage were taken literally, most people would surly prefer a handful of fart (although there are always exceptions!).

14. Take the Little Horse 🐎 Out of the Rain//Portuguese 🇵🇹

One Portuguese idiom involves a horse in the rain. CSA Images/Getty Images

When telling someone to give up on an idea in Portuguese, it’s common to say “tirar o cavalinho da chuva,” similar to the way “don’t hold your breath” is used in English. The origins of this phrase possibly come from when horses were the main mode of transportation. If a guest was invited to stay at their host’s house for a while, they would be told to stable their horse, rather than leaving it out in the elements. These days, the idiom is used ironically to shut people down: If a kid asks to see a scary horror movie, for example, their guardian might reply “take your little horse out of the rain!”

15. The Fence is Not Made of Sausage//Hungarian 🇭🇺

This Hungarian idiom assumes a love of sausage, which is a staple food in Hungary. Nem kolbászból van a kerítés essentially means that something or somewhere isn’t as good as you think it is.

16. Should I Sniff My Nails?//Greek 🇬🇷

In Greek, asking “should I sniff my nails?” has nothing to do with actual nail smelling. CSA Images/Getty Images (Left) One Japanese idiom involves eggplants ... and daughters-in-law. Digital Vision Vectors/Getty Images (Right)

If a Greek person is asked a question that they couldn’t possibly know the answer to, they’ll reply with the expression prépi na miríso ta níhia mu (πρέπει να μυρίσω τα νύχια μου). It literally translates to “should I sniff my nails?” but it basically means “how would I know?” The idiom supposedly comes from Ancient Greek oracles dipping their fingertips into hallucinogenic oil and then sniffing them in order to enter a trance-like state that would apparently enable them to predict the future.

17. I’m Neither the Top of the Onion Nor the Bottom//Persian 🇮🇷

Persians don’t simply say that something has nothing to do with them—instead, they say that they’re man na sar-e piâzam na tah-e piâz (تو سر پیازی یا ته پیاز). Both the top of an onion (the leafy greens) and the bottom (the round bulb) are edible, hence why saying you’re neither means that you’re no use in a situation. The expression can also be turned around on someone else to tell them to stop meddling in something that isn’t their business.

18. Don’t Let Your Daughter-in-Law Eat Fall Eggplants//Japanese 🇯🇵

One story behind the idiom akinasu wa yome ni kuwasuna (秋茄子は嫁に食わすな)—meaning “don’t allow yourself to be taken advantage of”—is that eggplants are particularly good in the fall season, and so such a delicacy shouldn’t be wasted on daughters-in-law, who historically ranked fairly low in the traditional Japanese family hierarchy. The alternative explanation is less cruel: Eggplants are thought to cool the body, which allegedly makes it harder to get pregnant.

19. You are a Radish From Which Field?//Hindi and Urdu 🇮🇳 🇵🇰

Don’t be fooled into thinking that the Hindi and Urdu saying tuu kis khet kii muulii hai (तुमकिसखेतकीमूलीहो)/تُو کس کھیت کی مُولِی ہو is really about where a radish took root. It’s actually used as a derogatory response to someone, along the same lines as “what makes you so special?” or “who do you think you are?”

20. To Show Someone Where the Crayfish are Wintering//Ukrainian 🇺🇦

The Ukrainian way of telling someone that you’re going to teach them a lesson—in a threatening, rather than an educational, way—is показати де раки зимують. (The idiom also exists in Russia: Я тебе покажу, где раки зимуют.) The apparent reasoning behind this phrase is that catching crayfish in winter is an unpleasant job due to freezing temperatures, so anyone forced to do it sees it as a punishment.

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Victorian - Street Food

What type of street food in the Victorian era? The Victorian era saw a steady stream of street sellers cry out their wares up and down the country. Costermongers, coffee sellers, muffin men, baked potato sellers all jostled each other for space and customers on the street.As well as buying the fish, the seller gutted and cleaned them and then made a thin batter of flour and water to dip them in. He then fried the fish, put it in a can and sold it in public houses, along with bread, for 1d each portion.

Did they bake sheep heart in the Victorian era? The mid-Victorian working classes had very little money so they made the most of any food they had. Leftovers from meals would be eaten cold the next day. Leftovers that were several days old and starting to spoil would be turned into a hash with frying pan heat a spices to disguise food on the turn and reduce the risk of food poisoning. They would keep the water used to boil vegetables to make gravies and soups and also boil animals bones to make stews and broths. The poorest mid-Victorians in particular would eat all part of the animal, not just offal such as kidneys, heart and brains but also sheep’s heads which could be bought very cheaply, and fish heads.

why street food differs so much depending on country?

There are various food cultures around the world. Prominent amongst them are French, Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, American, British, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. What people eat around the world is heavily influenced by their religion, rituals, customs, traditions, and social and economic status. People's lifestyles, practices, belief systems, values, and family history, background, and lineage also influence the food immensely. All this segregates one culture in the world from another.

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fandomless adventurer OC

Name: Hadrianus “Adrian” Carter

FC: Peter Gadiot

Age: 35

Gender: Cis (born male)

Height: 5′11″

Speaks: English, Arabic, French, and a bit of Spanish

Fears: astraphobia (fear of thunder and lightning)

Allergies: UTP

Any unhealthy habits: drinking

Hometown: UTP

History: Adrian was always close with his fraternal twin, serving as their playmate and confidant. In fact, he was the first person Matthew told when he wanted to transition. Similarly, Matthew was the first person Adrian told when he dropped out of the army (he made it halfway through boot camp). Their parents divorced when they were twelve, and they would spend most of the year with their mother, an Ancient History professor who remarried. They saw their father, a speech-language pathologist, on most holidays. Adrian would eventually graduate from a four-year college (with a History degree), but by the time he did, he’d already gone to juvenile hall for being involved in a few fights. His parents told him that his inheritance (an after-college present) would be withheld from him until he enlisted in the army. Once he got his money, he did some traveling and took some martial arts classes. After doing some odd jobs (bouncer, gardener, and handyman to name a few), Adrian found his calling when a friend of one of his past employers asked him to find their child, who’d gone missing. He found her and ended up establishing his practice not long after.

Weapon(s): survival knife & handgun

Fighting Style: a combo of Muay Thai & Krav Maga

Occupation: he markets himself as a private detective, but he mostly enjoys finding artifacts and relocating them to their country of origin.

Hobbies: UTP

#hadrian carter #my oc #fandomless oc #admin #peter gadiot fc

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alsjeblieft-zeg · 1 year

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469 of 2022

The Letter T (True or False)

Created by joybucket

You like tea. ☕️ You like to Taylor Swift. 👱‍♀️ You've taken shelter during a tornado warning. 🌪 You live in an area that gets tornadoes. 🌪 You used to watch the Teletubbies. You've met someone named Tessa. You like tequila. 🍸 You've driven a truck. 🛻 You've worn a tutu. You've set up a mouse trap. 🪤 You've set up an ant trap. 🐜 You've been to Tennessee. You've been to Tallahassee, Florida. You're tall. You've played tug-of-war. You've babysat for a toddler who was throwing a tantrum. You feel trapped. You were always getting into trouble as a kid. Your toenails are currently painted. You like tortellini. At some point in your life, you've wanted to be a teacher. 👩‍🏫 You've gone trick-or-treating. 🎃 You like the name Tatum. You like teriyaki. You've taken Tramadol. 💊 (when younger) You've ridden on a trolley. 🚎 You've been to Texas. You have tiki torches in your backyard. You like turkey. 🦃 You've never been to Turkey. 🇹🇷 You know someone who claims to be transgender. ⚧ You like the color teal. 🩱 You like the color turquoise. 🇰🇿 Your favorite color is either teal or turquoise. 👗 You can type fast. You've typed on a typewriter. You know how to tap dance. 👯‍♀️ You had a treehouse in your backyard when you were growing up. You used to like to climb trees as a kid. 🌳 You're tiny. You like tacos. 🌮 You like to eat at Taco Bell. 🔔 You've driven a tractor. 🚜 You're a Taurus. ♉️ You use Twitter. You've never used Twitter. You talk a lot. You've tripped and fallen in public. You think totem poles look cool. You've played Twister. 🔴🟡🟢🔵 You're a pro at tongue twisters. You own a camera tripod. You've been told you have good taste. You've worked at Taco Bell. 🔔 You've met a Taylor. You've been given money by the Tooth Fairy as a kid. 🦷🧚 You've slept in a tent. ⛺️ You know a set of triplets. 👶👶👶 You own a tennis ball. 🎾 You're in your twenties. You've seen the movie Tarzan. You don't take Tylenol, because you have no memories of it ever helping. 💊 You think it would be fun to be a trapeze artist. You've taken a Trigonometry class. You've gone tubing. 🚤 ⭕️💦 You've lived in a house with a clawfoot tub. 🛁 You're taken. ❤️ You've taken Tums. You were teased a lot in school. You grew up in a house with a trampoline. You enjoy jumping on trampolines. You're very neat and tidy most of the time. You have a horrible sense of time. You like the name Teagan. You've never been to Turkmenistan. 🇹🇲 You read the tabloids. 📰 You own a TV. You watch a lot of TV. You've been on TV. You regularly shop at Target. 🎯 (we don’t have it in Europe) You have to taper off of medications slower than normal. You have multiple tabs open on your computer right now. You have a cousin named Tim. You've worn a toga. You've never been to Trinidad. 🇹🇹 You've never been to Thailand. 🇹🇭 ...but you like Thai food. 🍲 You've met someone named Trish. You've met someone named Tia. You've met someone named Trinity. You've made a phone call from a telephone booth. You own a toaster. You've toasted something today. 🥪 You often get teary-eyed. You've performed tricks at a skate park. 🛹 🚴 You went to school with a Tiana. You watch talk shows. You can count to ten in Spanish. You own a thermometer. 🌡 You enjoyed this survey. You've ridden the Tower of Terror at Disney World.

#survey #bolding survey #themed survey #alphabet survey

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flirting-with-psychology · 2 years

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The Letter T (True or False) by joybucket

You like tea. ☕️ You like to Taylor Swift. 👱‍♀️ You’ve taken shelter during a tornado warning. 🌪 You live in an area that gets tornadoes. 🌪 You used to watch the Teletubbies. You’ve met someone named Tessa. You like tequila. 🍸 You’ve driven a truck. 🛻 You’ve worn a tutu. You’ve set up a mouse trap. 🪤 You’ve set up an ant trap. 🐜 You’ve been to Tennessee. You’ve been to Tallahassee, Florida. You’re tall. You’ve played tug-of-war. You’ve babysat for a toddler who was throwing a tantrum. You feel trapped. You were always getting into trouble as a kid. Your toenails are currently painted. You like tortellini. At some point in your life, you��ve wanted to be a teacher. 👩‍🏫 You’ve gone trick-or-treating. 🎃

You like the name Tatum. You like teriyaki. You’ve taken Tramadol. 💊 You’ve ridden on a trolley. 🚎 You’ve been to Texas. You have tiki torches in your backyard. You like turkey. 🦃 You’ve never been to Turkey. 🇹🇷 You know someone who is transgender. ⚧ You like the color teal. 🩱 You like the color turquoise. 🇰🇿 Your favorite color is either teal or turquoise. 👗 You can type fast. You’ve typed on a typewriter. You know how to tap dance. 👯‍♀️ You had a treehouse in your backyard when you were growing up. You used to like to climb trees as a kid. 🌳 You’re tiny. You like tacos. 🌮 You like to eat at Taco Bell. 🔔 You’ve driven a tractor. 🚜 You’re a Taurus. ♉️ You use Twitter. You’ve never used Twitter. You talk a lot. You’ve tripped and fallen in public. You think totem poles look cool. You’ve played Twister. 🔴🟡🟢🔵 You’re a pro at tongue twisters. You own a camera tripod. You’ve been told you have good taste. You’ve worked at Taco Bell. 🔔 You’ve met a Taylor. You’ve been given money by the Tooth Fairy as a kid. 🦷🧚 You’ve slept in a tent. ⛺️ You know a set of triplets. 👶👶👶 You own a tennis ball. 🎾 You’re in your twenties. You’ve seen the movie Tarzan. You don’t take Tylenol, because you have no memories of it ever helping. 💊 You think it would be fun to be a trapeze artist. You’ve taken a Trigonometry class. You’ve gone tubing. 🚤 ⭕️💦 You’ve lived in a house with a clawfoot tub. 🛁 You’re taken. ❤️ You’ve taken Tums. You were teased a lot in school. You grew up in a house with a trampoline. You enjoy jumping on trampolines. You’re very neat and tidy most of the time. You have a horrible sense of time. You like the name Teagan. You’ve never been to Turkmenistan. 🇹🇲 You read the tabloids. 📰 You own a TV. You watch a lot of TV. You’ve been on TV. You regularly shop at Target. 🎯 You have to taper off of medications slower than normal. You have multiple tabs open on your computer right now. You have a cousin named Tim. You’ve worn a toga. You’ve never been to Trinidad. 🇹🇹 You’ve never been to Thailand. 🇹🇭 …but you like Thai food. 🍲 You’ve met someone named Trish. You’ve met someone named Tia. You’ve met someone named Trinity. You’ve made a phone call from a telephone booth. You own a toaster. You’ve toasted something today. 🥪 You often get teary-eyed. You’ve performed tricks at a skate park. 🛹 🚴 You went to school with a Tiana. You watch talk shows. You can count to ten in Spanish. You own a thermometer. 🌡 You enjoyed this survey. You’ve ridden the Tower of Terror at Disney World. I hope you have a terrific day!

#survey

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worminstuff · 3 years

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mcyts as teachers

in my brain. lol. thisisjustmyopiniondontattakpls

dream smp edition!!!

i got way to carried away HOLY

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Mr.Wastaken - math

he’s that one math teacher dude whos friends with all his students

funky👏tys👏 and👏 button ups👏

somehow teaches everything so everyone understands

the students won’t bully eachother if he bully’s them first.

everyone does their work and then when everyone is done and just chillin, he’ll tell a story or just talk to them

Mr.Blade - english

he’s that english teacher that if you ask the right question they’ll go on a tangent and you’ll get to not do work for like 30 minutes minimum.

Mr.Blade seems mean but is super sweet to his students. (especially the quiet ones)

never makes them do presentations

Mr.Jacobs - history

is 100% best friends with his students.

so many handshakes

Mr.Karl is literally the best dressed teacher there is and is so nice to all his students. he is easy going on grading but is a tad hard on late work.

totally doesn’t sneak off to kiss coach sapnap sometimes

Mr. Quack - spanish

HOLA NIÑOS

gets so hyped with his students.

kahoot kahoot kahoot sm kahoot

Mr.Quacks class is the one everyone hopes they get and constantly looks forward to. thinks like baking spanish food, watching spanish soap operas, and many more fun ways Mr.Quack has thought of to show them different aspects of spanish culture

Mrs. Nihachu - art

the classroom the kids with anxiety sit in during lunch

gives her students hugs whenever they need them

has art her students have made for her all over her classroom walls and desk

drawer full of candy

Coach Sapnap & Coach Punz - PE

LETS GOOOOOOOO

so scary. they are so so scary.

also the sweetest somehow.

the duo is always constantly trying to create new games to keep students active and they work hard to make sure everyone is happy and being included if they want to, or have an alternative if they don’t.

they play in team games like kickball and get HELLA competitive, it makes for a whole lot of fun inside jokes between them and their students.

the smack talk- holy-

Mr.Fundy - furry science- jk. biology

the👏most👏fun👏science👏teacher

every time they have labs he wears a funky lab coat and goggles

his students make fun of him and he loves it

is a tough grader but makes the class easy and makes it a comfy place so kids won’t be scared to ask questions when they need

electives:

Mr.Notfound - engineering

he’s the type of teacher to put up a video on days he’s tired

actually really enjoys bantering with students, and is super lenient with how much they can talk during classes

a lot of his work is hands on so there’s many bits and bobbles around his room and it’s always a mess

“you’ll need the stuff for the soddering machines but i’m not actually sure where they are...”

the students are well aware that class is WAY more fun when Mr.Notfound is in a good mood.

Mr.Wastaken drops by when he has free periods cause he loves to annoy visit Mr.Notfound

Teacher Eret - sociology

his room is the safe space where you go if you need a good hug or a good cry

kids also eat lunch here

memes on da walls and things hanging from the ceiling

talks with his hands and laughs with the students when they mock him and do it when he does

“TEACHER ERET! you will not believe what sarah did!!” “tell me right now!”

Mr.Dude - comp. science

is always asking students how they feel like they’re doing

brings lunches for students he notices not having any

“snack break anyone?” opened drawer full of goldfish

stands in the hallways during passing time so he can watch out for his kiddos and make sure no ones being mean to anyone

high-fives all the time constantly

Mr.Soot - drama

literally so dramatic all the time for no reason

relentless hamilton references

he’s the type of drama teacher to adore his students and have them adore him back. he loves hearing all the unique ideas and loves to watch kids grow into their shell as they take his class

his favorite thing is watching quiet kids learn they love acting and become more confident

students share their own scrips and plays they write and he absolutely melts every time

Mr.Shlatt - political science

the teacher that everyone tries to get mad cause it’s funny

starts arguments between students because he loves to watch kids grow into their opinions and learn to debate with others

teaches them how to win arguments and it blows up in his face cause they start using his tactics against him

Mr. Halo - self defense

no 🚫 swearing 🚫 zone

gives the biggest hugs to kids that seem sad

he teaches in mostly talking ways where he explains everything but he also loves demonstration lessons

he always has kids talking to him about other teachers that may annoy them or have given them a bad grade because Mr.Halo always has their back

Mr.Skeppy - money management

he’s that one teacher that isn’t really close with his students but every once in a while he’ll get a group of kids that he enjoys and it makes the class a lot more fun

pizza party after tests if everyone passes

actually holds meme contests for literally no reason

Mr.H - hospitality

has whiteboard desks in his class cause he is THAT cool

is always asking kids what the drama is atm cause he wants to be in the know

has holiday party’s in class for EVERY holiday. if you have him as a teacher you’ll be celebrating every holiday for however long you have him. he just lives for a good party.

also has a snack drawer

Mr.Frost - horticulture

shelves and shelves of plants. gives his fav students ones to take home

literally the sweetest teacher, every student understands you can not be rude to Mr.Frost it’s just criminal to do so

another huggy teacher. he just loves his kiddos with his whole heart

the least amount of work for a class out of all of them

he’s definitely that teacher thay takes his class outside every chance they get, and the students l o v e it

staff:

Mr.Minecraft -headmaster/principal

he’s the reason the school has like 0 REAL trouble makers.

everyone’s scared of him, but only because they don’t want to disappoint him.

he creates the best rallies and makes school events fantastic

100% dances at school dances sometimes

Mrs.Puffy - councilor

everyone adores her. even other teachers.

she councils Mr.Wastaken when he needs dating advice. *cough cough* Mr.Notfound *cough cough*

literally 3 drawers full of snacks.

is the founder of their schools GCA and it’s the best thing

let’s kids skip class in her office when they have a panic attack or are to anxious to go

had to have a chat with Coach Sapnap because of how many kids were coming from his PE class having panic attacks (he felt really bad, he’s just intense sometimes)

loves to sit in on Mr.Quackitys classes

Teacher callahan - substitute

he subs in sometimes and when students find out Teacher callahan is subbing that day they freak the fuck out

so much kahoot

how can one man start such party’s without speaking a word

terrorizes Mr Wastakens classes when he can and LOVES to pop in on the PE classes especially when they’re doing something wicked fun and he feels like beating sapnap at something

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rigelmejo · 3 years

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some comprehensible input links

language learning forums can be so toxic sometimes...

so many people love to push that “one method” is phenomenal and works when others just WON’T, meanwhile another will say the opposite. And then its like... where is the room to acknowledge maybe parts of each method have merit for different individuals, since they might help or click in different ways.

just today i saw someone arguing about stephen krashen’s language theories and how they’re all disproven bullshit that are completely unusable. I don’t know a huge amount about his theories. But I do know the emphasis he brought up on “providing students comprehensible input and lessons to learn from” is a concept that also is in stuff like the modern Teach Languages Through Storytelling lessons and Comprehensible Input Lessons. Which if you’ve ever used them? They’re Amazing. They are lessons where teachers purposefully use the target language as much as possible, and use visuals to help make what they say as comprehensible as possible to students so they can learn. This is how when I volunteered, we were supposed to tutor ESL speakers - because we could not reliably teach with english translation since their english levels varied, and we did not have speakers of every learners native language present to help teach them. Our program coordinator showed an example of how to do it by teaching us some Thai, his native language, in this method. And it was extremely easy to follow and understand. Textbooks/grammar guides/flashcards certainly will help speed up the process - aka allow students to use Graded Reader books, learner podcasts, then target language native materials like shows and novels to learn quicker. But lessons in the target language as soon as possible, emphazising getting students to comprehend, is valuable. Just as its valuable later on when students can handle more complex lessons in the target language.

Examples of teachers teaching through comprehensible input (I am thrilled to notice there’s a lot more than last time I looked these sorts of channels up):

Hit Chinese: https://youtu.be/xG3w2i1OBfc

Unconventional Chinese with Keren: https://youtu.be/9N-nNvnAYTs

French Comprehensible Input: https://youtu.be/c2SUQVjklVA

Alice Ayel (french): https://youtu.be/DcuVNAnsWZM

Dreaming Spanish (a fantastic example): https://youtu.be/ObO1CGY_NHI

Comprehensible Russian: https://youtu.be/gHCvEKxeXvk

Comprehensible Japanese: https://youtu.be/gHCvEKxeXvk

Japanese Immersion with Asami: https://youtu.be/pr_yRUVQQt0

Learn Korean in Korean*: https://youtu.be/zUulbCruiMs

I just found the Learn Korean in Korean channel a few weeks ago, notable in that he also teaches hangul before the other lessons. I think he maybe uses too few pictures to make it as easy on students. But having said that, I know zero korean whatsoever and am watching his Lesson 1 and finding it completely easy to follow. So I’d say yes his teaching style probably falls under “engage student in the target language and make it comprehensible so they can learn it.” I’m really impressed with his channel tbh because it teaches totally in Korean so any language learner from any native language could use it.

Just found Japanese Immersion with Asami today while looking up “japanese comprehensible input” and its an amazing example of how these kinds of lessons work. In a classroom setting (or with a tutor), generally the idea is to provide learners with lots of comprehensible input of the language they’re learning and perhaps some help to keep things comprehensible (in a classroom that would be word definitions on the board maybe for reference, or in these examples subtitles to aid learners for reference - although first priority a teacher is aiming to use pictures/gestures/visuals to make as much as possible comprehensible).

Examples of textbooks that teach through comprehensible input (these were made before Krashen, so i merely bring up Krashen because Today’s Language Forum Arguement was ‘all krashen’s ideas are bullshit ALL of them even comprehensible input ideas so you shouldn’t even bother using even a little of something related to his ideas):

French: https://archive.org/details/jensen-arthur-le-francais-par-la-methode-nature

Italian: https://archive.org/details/LitalianoSecondoIlMetodoNatura

Latin: lingva latina per se illustrata

English: https://archive.org/details/english-by-the-nature-method

(I’ve personally used that textbook for french and absolutely loved its teaching style, it works Really Well for me).

Graded readers, if they teach new vocabulary in context, may also fall into this section (depending on learner’s starting level compared to a graded reader).

my only point here is just. i hate seeing valuable learning methods completely thrown away, just because someone’s decided to equate one person’s specific method as bad - to decide every single thing related to it must be useless. In this particular case - before Krashen was old enough to have any theories, Arthur Jensen was making some of those books listed above! (Back then it was called ‘the nature method’ - although plenty of books using the term ‘the nature method’ do not teach as comprehensibly as what I’ve listed above, there’s definitely a range from ‘these are just vocab lists’ to ‘these are actually slowly teaching me new words in context’ lol). and all those youtube channels for comprehensible input? There are learners who do find them useful! I’ve found them useful!

oh man just today... sometimes people will be like “you MUST use flashcards to learn a language” and hello no you absolutely don’t have to i never did with French. Some people say “you MUST use textbooks” and yet there’s examples of people who did fine without them, vice versa people say “you must NOT use textbooks if you want to sound natural’ or whatever which? Me using grammar guides has always been immensely useful for me personally - though again some people found success with Much more textbook use, and with none. So can we please accept different methods work for different people?! And beyond that - maybe some Pieces of methods are useful to someone EVEN if the ‘whole thing’ isn’t.

Mass Immersion Method/Refold - its not ‘all’ for me. I’m never ever going to sentence mine. I rarely use flashcards and I never plant to MAKE any myself lol. Have I still found some useful pieces of Refold that have benefited me? YES I have. (Notably the parts about ‘comprehensible input’ since we’re on the topic). What I took from what little i have heard from Krashen - in particular a lecture he gave on improving reading ability in students - is reading for pleasure, exposing yourself to a lot of material even if its not perfectly at your level, will help you improve. Students who learned word lists, and students encouraged to extensively read, both made vocabulary and reading level improvements. Which - we’ve been in elementary school and had ‘free reading time’ to help us learn to read better! By reading something we liked for a period of time! Besides just the books assigned in class the teacher had us do vocab lists for! Well, in my french studies I very much saw that apply to my own second language learning too - sometimes I looked up words as I read, and learned words that way. Sometimes I simply read french for pleasure and just guessed at unknown words I Could guess at and moved past others - and also improved my reading ability and picked up some new words. Both ways helped my french improve, my reading improve, my vocab improve. And so that is what I took from it - that there is some merit in engaging with something you can understand Somewhat at least. That if you have some comprehension of a material, you may be able to learn Some More from it whether you just learn from context OR conciously look up everything unfamiliar. (And I do think looking things up speeds up the process sometimes). My point though is like... we’re really gonna throw out some good pieces because we don’t like one person who’s managed to touch on them? When so many before and after, their own levels of correct and useless parts, have found some usefulness in some parts?

I just do not get language forum drama lol... the issue is. These people were arguing because they find krashen ‘useless’ then all comprehensible input study is ‘useless’. Ok then. But pushing to all learners to use only a textbook, and avoid engaging with actual language (even when it may be comprehensible and therefore useful to them like the links above, for some learners), then they may slow their progress if it doesn’t suit them well. And it always depends on the individual, everyone’s a bit different.

#reference #resources #comprehensible input #rant #half of this is a rant at how all or ntohing some learner forums can be feel free to ignore it #i just. so many ppl shoot themselves in the foot #cause theyd rather shit on other things and say their own plan is perfect #than consider maybe. people have different unique needs/ways of doing things #ive never found a method that 100% worked for me?#but i found lots of Pieces of mutliplte ones that did!

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smilepal · 3 years

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About me meme

Thanks for tagging me, @gloryride! 💖💖 Nickname: Liv/Smilepal online, irl it's Liv or Olivia. Zodiac: Leo Height: 165cm/5'5 Last movie I saw: Watched Frozen 2 with some friends, who managed to make a drinking game out of it--I didn't partake but it was entertaining to watch all the same. Also got to hear each song turned into a drunken sing-along. You just get used to it after a while when your friends are all former theater nerds. Everything can be made into a song if you try hard enough. Last thing I googled: "Documentaries everyone should watch"--sick at home with a cold rn, and I've been looking for some to binge-watch. It's hard becuase I'm really picky about the narrators and if they sound vaguely irritating, I can't watch them 😂

Favorite musician: Just one? That's really hard to pick, and my music taste is definitely a little eclectic, so I'll go with composers instead--easier to narrow down. Alexandre Desplat and Abel Korzeniowski are two I really adore and Martin Phipps is another favorite. The latter did the soundtracks for the Crown, and they're lovely--I like them for studying when I need background noise. Song stuck in my head: I Don't Care, Fall Out Boy. I went to one of their concerts recently and it's been stuck in my head since (along with This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race). Other blogs: Don't have one, I've thought about it, but one is already hard to stay on top of and I have classes starting soon. So I definitely don't need any more distractions 😅 Blogs Following: 150-ish? I should probably go through those pretty soon and pare out some of the really inactive ones.

Amount of sleep: It depends on whether I'm in classes or on break, but generally speaking not enough. I was averaging 4-5 when I was working in a bakery/trying to juggle classes and now it's more like 6-7. Someday I'll maybe get 8-9 (I hope--I'm bad at sleep though, especially when I'd rather be gaming or talking to people on Discord). Lucky Number: 9 What I’m wearing: Red sleep shorts and a tank top that says "exercise your demons" with a little demon stretching on the front of it--it's a lazy sick day on the couch/working from home so not putting too much effort into it. Dream Job: Archivist or curator for a big museum or archive. I'd love something that allows me to work with art/history, and gives me the opportunity to travel--and maybe get some writing in there too. It's something I feel passionately about, and being able to make a living doing it would be even better~ Dream Trip: Oh man, there are so many places. Ireland/the UK is on my list--so many cool places to visit (castles please) and manuscripts to look at! And a lot of pretty nature too. Or places like Greece/Spain/France--so much cool history, and architecture (and the very good food is definitely a bonus). If we're talking inside the US, I'd love to explore the East Coast a bit more and visit some of the national parks--most of my visits there have been in the cities, and I'd like to do some more hiking. The west coast (Washington/British Columbia/Alaska) is also on my list for the same reason. Anywhere I can explore and take pretty pictures, really.

Languages: English and (terrible) Spanish. Probably going to be auditing classes for Latin/Ancient Greek in the future to help with my degree. Favorite Food: Mm it's hard to pick but I'm a sucker for anything sweet. I love a cup of coffee with biscotti or a shortbread cookie, or any sort of pastry with cream and fruit. On the more savory side, curries are one of my go-tos, especially Thai curry. Favorite Song: I definitely cannot pick just one, but my favorite genre lately has been Blues/Blues-Rock so Black Keys has been one I've been listening to a lot of. Barnes Courtney too. Random Fact: One of the first video games I've ever played was Bomberman Tournament, followed by Pokemon Silver. One of my older cousins had a gameboy he'd let me play, so that's definitely how it started. The soundtracks from those are still so nostalgic 💖 Also have good memories of watching family play the original version of OOT, or Super Mario World on the SNES (and giving me a controller so I'd feel included). The hobby definitely started young 😅 but it's definitely still one of my favorite things to do with friends. Describe yourself as an aesthetic thing: Hard to describe? Low-key goth/artsy probably, but still comfy. I love slouchy beanies and cozy scarves and oversized flannels, and long, drapy sweaters, or overshirts. Lots of black, reds and gray 💖 Leather jackets, and boots too 👌

Thanks for asking!! This was so fun 🥰🥰🥰

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#tag game #behind the blogger #liv speaks/rambles #most recent selfie I think? hiking and trying to pretend that it's not 90f and humid 🤢

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