#struggling to pay rent

[sonknuxadow]

its kinda funny that the chaotix are like the only characters who mention having to pay rent or buy food or whatever and theyll take any job that pays because theyre desperate for money but none of the other characters are struggling in this department at all even though most of them dont seem to have jobs. its like the concept of needing money to live exists for no one in the sonic universe EXCEPT for vector espio and charmy

#sonic actively chooses to not have a house or a job or anything and hes fine ? #like he never seems to have any problems that are a direct result of this lifestyle. hes just chilling doing whatever he wants #tails has MULTIPLE houses/labs and doesnt seem to struggle to pay for them or anything. assuming he even has to pay for them at all #but vector is out here struggling to pay rent even though hes one of the only characters who we know actually has a job #do they just not demand money from tails because he helps save the world so often and is also 8 years old #do they just only target adults with this sort of thing. and thats why vector needs money so bad while no one else does . #and espio and charmy despite being minors have to bear the curse as well because they live with him

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Andrew X Neil: understanding and trust, cigarettes, fast and expensive cars, midnights and long drives and lazy mornings, cats, lingering stares, tousled hair, soft touches, neck kisses, keys, intertwined fingers, sharing blankets, feeling like coming home after a long day

Kevin X Andrew: desperation and determination, long and comfortable silences, harsh words, tentative touches, driving each other mad, varsity jackets, longing, push and pull and giving in, biting kisses, linked pinkies, fierce hugs, a silver lining in the dark

Neil X Kevin: obsession and devotion, bantering, pushing each other to do their best, ferocious grins, bruises, running, lazy cuddles, clasped hands, falling asleep on each other shoulders, familiar kisses, knowing that someone will always be there for you no matter what

#idk just suddenly feel like sprouting poetry about aftg again as usual #Ngl idk why I struggled with Neil and Kevin the most it’s kinda funny #the way most of it is interchangeable but like yk whatever it’s the vibes #the day I stop posting about aftg is the day I die #if only they pay rent I’d be a trillionaire #aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #aftg series #aftg fandom #andrew minyard #aftg incorrect quotes #neil josten #andrew joseph minyard #Kevin day #kandreil #kandrew #kevneil #aftg andreil #andreil #andrew x neil #neil x andrew #aftg shitpost #aftg trilogy #aftg kevin #aftg andrew #aftg neil #aftg headcanon #aftg reread

[itstokkii]

issues with calling or headcanoning sk as america’s child

 or, a deep dive and evaluation of sk-us relations over the years as a south korean

Recently, I saw a post where someone gave their hcs of america pursuing a relationship with nk, which resulted in sk’s “birth.” then nk was afraid this new child would usurp their title and basically cause them to die, and so wanted to kill this new child before that happened. then america intervenes and “saves” sk. I believe this is the quick version of that headcanon. 

I’m not trying to make this a callout post, I’m just giving my own thoughts based on experience living around US bases(Yongsan specifically)

As many have pointed out, this reeks of stereotypical “evil asian mom and chill/cooler white dad,” as well as us imperialism apologia. It also reminds me a lot of madame butterfly in a way? Additionally, it basically ignores the fact that South Korea has its own culture and existence long before US imperialism. 

If the US is like sk’s “dad” in a sense, then wouldn’t that ring true for other cold war states, like south vietnam, or west germany? 

I’ll leave my thoughts under the cut. This is the longest thing I’ve ever written.

CW, TW: war, colonialism, imperialism, SA, rape, murder

Primary issues with the headcanon

Throughout Korea’s history, there were times where Korea was unified, and times where Korea was not. There have also been splits of different states, north and south. I point to the Kingdoms of Goguryeo and Silla during the Three Kingdoms Period, and even before then with Gojoseon and Jin. So this split is not exactly new, and this is why I personally disagree with the headcanon that North and South Korea were babies around the time of the split, and rather that they represented Goguryeo and Silla. 

The Korean War had stemmed from a desire to reunite the two states. Kim Il-Sung had pursued this and that started the war, and even Syngman Rhee pursued this ideal as well after the UN forces recaptured Seoul, resulting in that further push to invade North Korea. But this desire would have never existed if they weren’t split to begin with and remained whole as they did since 700 years ago with the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty. The Korean War was not willingly fought by both South and North Koreans. 

It was a result of imperialist states splitting us up and then pitting us against each other(even the split was quite hasty, with families being split across the border), so it’s also wrong to draw parallels of SK fighting for its existence in the Korean War and the US during the Revolutionary War. One was fought to stay alive as a nation, and of which can be traced to outside forces laying their influence on the Peninsula, and one was fought willingly and of their own accord. 

So it’s important to remember that the War was not because of an attempt to kill a “child” made by North Korea and America, it was the result of a nation that has been unified as one for 700 years being split suddenly, and the desire on both sides to reunify, albeit under their own management. Additionally, the idea of South Korea being “a child” of the US ignores the centuries-worth culture and history that was not influenced by the US and propagates the idea that we belong in the US’s shadow, and that without them, we have no identity. 

South Koreans affectionately refer to the US as our “brother state,” but never think of the relationship as a parent and child. Remember that.

Next, we’ll talk about the role of the US in this. 

While doing some research into the split, I found that after Korea was liberated in 1945, a socialist government(People’s Republic of Korea) was organized and supported by the majority of the population. This made the most sense. There was a vast gap of inequality between the Korean peasants, and the Korean nobles(who were given/maintained that power by betraying their Korean identity and working with the Japanese), so they advocated for social reform, such as land reform. However, the US wanted to set up their own military government(which for some time had actually supported the Japanese colonial government). So the US censored and then outlawed the popular government, putting themselves in charge and keeping advisors such as former Japanese colonial officers, wealthy landowners, and businesspeople. You know, the exact people the popular government was against?

This government then set up elections. The majority of Koreans didn’t want that, because they knew that these elections would divide the country and leave no hope of unifying. So they protested, but they were put down by police and the US military. It might also be worth it to read about the Jeju Massacre, in which Jeju people protesting the UN-backed elections were brutally suppressed by Syngman Rhee and the US Military. This killed about 10% of Jeju’s population. Though the South Korean government has issued an apology, we have yet to hear from the US. 

So the US set up a government that supported a military dictator(it started with Syngman Rhee) and continued to support a long chain of these military dictators(who sent pro-democratic people to concentration camps) even during the Gwangju Massacre, when many pro-democratic students protested against the dictatorship and the then-president Chun Doo Hwan responded by commanding the military and police to fire on citizens. Though official government figures place the deaths at 200 people, citizens of Gwangju say it’s closer to 2000 people. 

I only found out about the concentration camps this year, and it’s because the South Korean Government, who wants to stay on the US’s good side, actively represses the role of the US in the military dictatorship. I’m pretty sure the US’s role is also barely taught in Korean history textbooks, since the government has tried to rewrite and issue textbooks themselves. 

Recently, the grandson of Chun Doo Hwan(the president that ordered the military to shoot on the protesters, and also was supported by US Presidents Carter and Reagan), apologized on behalf of his grandfather and family, who had constantly told him it was just a riot when he was a kid. He also took the time to expose his family, friends, and even his own money laundering crimes. He personally visited Gwangju and gave a full floor-level bow in apology. This was a first step in the correct direction. However, the government, especially with Yoon Seok Yeol’s pro-US and anti-NK sentiment, is trying not to shed light on these issues, and it’s why I believe a lot of people tend to continue to favor the US, because they don’t really know or are aware of the US’s full part in our military dictatorship. 

Another interesting read would be the Namyeong-Dong Anti Communist Investigation Office, a former prison facility and torture room for pro-democracy protestors.

Now for the existing US impact on South Korea: The USFK

The USFK(short for United States Forces Korea) is the Korean branch of the US Military. They have an active presence in South Korea since 1957, which is about 65 years ago. 

Not many Koreans have an Anti-American sentiment, but the USFK has consistently caused it to resurge throughout the nation. 

In 2000, it was found out that the US military had dumped about 20 gallons(75L) of formaldehyde into the Han River, which at the time was a main drinking source for about 12 million people in Seoul. 

They carelessly ran over two 14-year old girls(Shin Hyosun and Shim Miseon) with one of the US military’s armored vehicles in 2002. What made things worse was that the US Military Court found them not guilty. In response to the incident and other grievances with the US military, PSY actually rapped a song called “Dear American” written by a South Korean band criticizing them, mostly regarding the US military and their involvement in the Iraqi War, which he later had to apologize to the US military for rapping after he got famous singing Gangnam Style.

The US military was also involved in forced prostitution and human trafficking. In 1992, Yoon Geum-i, a military sex worker, was raped and killed brutally by Private Kenneth Markle. He was tried and initially received life in prison, but then later his sentence was reduced to 15 years in prison after Yoon Geum-i’s family received $72,000 as compensation from the US government. In 2006, he was released on parole and then deported to the US. @tianshiisdead further goes into detail on this on her post about these headcanons.

In 2020, it was found that the major camp of the USFK, Camp Humphreys, was hosting a no mask COVID party while the Korean government was urging locals to limit in person gatherings as the cases were surging. The party was on a Friday, and on Monday it was found that 408 USFK-affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID.

The South Korean government pays them to stay here... and do what? Cause trouble? 

The USFK and US funding the ROK military has led to the ROK military being one of the strongest. However, we are not allowed our own weapons, and the US constantly attempts to provoke North Korea through any presidential remarks, or actions. This keeps South Korea reliant on the US, and allows for a continued presence in South Korea.

Conclusion

All of this is why it’s so important to keep checking back on how you see Korea and America’s relationship in Hetalia. As positive as current relations may be, it’s important to remember the many failures on the US’s part to keep their military acting like decent human beings at times, and that they literally caused the split along with the USSR, and made it permanent through the suggestion and implementation of elections, which Koreans on both sides largely did not support. 

South Korea has one of the highest positive perception rates towards the US. This may be due to their hand in helping us develop as a nation and also providing aid during the Korean War, but it may also be due to the suppression of the full extent of activities the US has partook in South Korea, and due to the Anti-North Korea sentiment that was also propagated by the US. 

Also, the fact that Americans also call the Korean War “The Forgotten War” is so frustrating to me. Did we just... not matter in the long run? We’re just a pawn, or a strategic location, right? The separated families, the civilian casualties(which was a higher rate than WW2′s and the Vietnam War), the devastation of so many cities... just didn’t matter? Maybe you forgot, but it’s impacted us and our decisions for years. Just goes to show how selfish the US can be...

As much as I do wish one of my favorite ships were one of complete happiness where nothing is wrong, this is not the case, and I am trying my best to express that in art or headcanons. It is important to acknowledge that the 70-year long relationship, though sharing some positive, unproblematic moments through cultural exchange and joint collaboration in the modern era, is characterized by a lack of trust on South Korea’s end, largely due to how the US has wronged us over the years. 

#hetalia #disk horse #aph south korea #aph north korea #aph america #im yong soo #im soo jin #im hyung soo #alfred f jones #i used to live near a US base #ever since i was a kid i always wondered what was there #then i saw and there were... large american style houses??? #it was like i somehow was in a us suburban neighborhood in korea #the government pays for them to have these big ass houses #yet a lot of koreans struggle with rent issues and the housing crisis #i find that very interesting #it's also super annoying that they don't learn korean and then get into situations #frick around find out #amekor #kimchiburger #hws america #hws south korea #hws north korea

[tum-bakery]

I think I'm gonna try and do a request/commission stream very soon, I've gotta set up a picart.o for this blog, and figure out pricing.

If you're interested in commissioning me and wanna try and snag a spot (regardless of if you can come to any stream I do-) send me an ask so I can set that aside.

#bakerspeakin #Ngl I... am struggling to find work #And gotta pay rent- my woes are real #So I'm gonna try and be more open for commissions

[butchfriend]

paid my rent for next month and now i have $30 in my bank account until i get paid next week. love being in my mid twenties and still constantly broke (lying)

#my posts #and i still have to pay my car insurance and registration this week #and putting down first months rent for the new place in june (assuming i even get it) #i'll figure it out but god. could it stop being such a week to week struggle

[candyredterezii]

you should rlly follow / support me on ko-fi btw ok byyyyyyye *turns into slime and seeps into the cracks of the pavement*

#candyredtext #not like. ENTIRELY struggling rn financially BUT. #am not in a finacial place id like 2 be #esp i have to pay rent this paycheck and #im p sure all my paycheck is gonna be going into that so :') #ya know #KSKS

[maceration-smell]

Hey y'all, thought I'd let everyone know I'm selling my lovely spotted hyena skull! I don't typically advertise here, but I could use the dough right about now.

#I'm not struggling to pay rent or anything I want a really expensive gecko lmao #freakin petco is selling a leachie. Couldn't believe my eyes.

[orpheus-lovett-thenardier]

Sweeney Todd has the major advantage of having a landlady that’s madly in love with him.

I first went down this rabbit hole of thought a few years ago. My updated version is that Nellie doesn’t make him pay rent. She just doesn’t care. She already wants him to live with her, so why make him pay?

Back when I first thought of this tho, my joke was that they’re both extremely broke, so she maybe tries to get him to pay rent a little bit, but he’s got, like, no money, so he’s just like, “Sorry, can’t.” And she just lets it slide, ‘cause what is she gonna do, evict the love of her life?

He gets away with this all the time.

The other joke I made is that he very easily could use this whole thing to his advantage. Not in a “toying with her feelings” way, just in a “my landlady’s in love with me, what’s she gonna do” way. One day, he just buys her flowers and is like, “Do you except barters?” And of course she accepts because she loves flowers and she loves him, and even if it was to get out of paying rent, she thinks it’s sweet, and they both know deep down that she was never going to make him pay anyway.

#this isn’t to say that he never helps with her financial struggles he just does so in other ways #like unaliving his customers lol #maybe i shouldn’t say lol after that whoops #he lives in her house and her mind rent free #this whole thing made me come up with the phrases too cute to pay rent & too cute to be evicted #i want both on a t shirt #broadway #theatre #musical theatre #musicals #sweeney todd #sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street #mrs lovett #nellie lovett #this kinda turned into an actual headcanon instead of just a little joke #whoops #sweeney todd and mrs lovett #sweeney todd and nellie lovett #i told myself i wasn’t gonna use tumblr much ‘cause the over-s3xualization of literally everything is getting on my nerves #but i’m still a nerd who likes to post

[yoisami]

SAKI???? THE NEW THEME??? SO CUTE??? THE REO AND U DOODLE???? 🥺🥺🥺

POPON ???? THANK U OMG ??? and yeaa idk i was bored so i drew it and thought that it was lwky cute so i slapped it on my navi hehe

LOVED UR REO FIC TOO !!!! every time u write reo my heart just does flips bc u write him so well <33 and thanks a lot 😒 bc now i have reo in long winter coat + black cap stuck in my head 😒

#૮₍˶˃ . ˂ ⑅₎ა — ୨୧ moots: popon ! #he should pay rent for staying in my head for so long #but that would not be a struggle for him #bc he’s so rich #sighs

[fenrishion]

4pm thoughts

i don't understand the older generation's propensity to blame the younger generation for not being able to save enough due to rising prices.

"just spend less!!!" as if there aren't studies and charts that already show that income vs. the rising price of food/necessities has become so dispropotionate over the past decade or so

they complain about how the younger generation eats outside all the time instead of cooking at home. but how do you cook at home when all you can afford to rent is a room, or the house you rent doesn't allow cooking?

or if you're only eating outside once a month and cook at home the rest of the time they say "stop eating outside food". like if you cut down your outside food budget by RM60(USD15) a month, you can miraculously afford a down payment on a house.

and even if you can afford a house, the prices are astronomical nowadays--- you'd probably have to take out a 20-year loan to do so, vs in the past when houses were so much cheaper.

maybe all these problems seem very nonconsequential to most of the older generation/people in charge, since they're usually part of the high income bracket people, but tbh most of the population in the country(especially the younger ones) are probably only a few paychecks away from going homeless.

like!!! my dudes!!! why are you siding with the corporations when they don't even have your backs and are one of the main causes of all this as well...?

are people not allowed to treat themselves once every now and then with? if not, what's the point of working in the first place?!

#4pm thoughts. #my brother once told us he thought of renting a room outside to skip the 3 hour commute. #and then realized he would only have rm150ish a month in terms of savings after rent deduction. #and then our parents thought it was a good idea!!! because he would learn independence!!! #and then I asked them but what would happen if something came up one day. eg. his car breaking down and needing to repair it. #then they said he'd have to figure things out himself and think how to get money to repair the car??? #like huh how disconnected from current day struggles do you have to be #speaking of houses and house loans. #back then you could pay off your house loan in 5-10 years and you wouldn't even have to break the bank to do so. #and you could get a house with an actual garden on a piece of land. #nowadays the dream of owning a house is gone since you can probably only afford an apt. #and even then you'd have to take a 20-year loan. if the bank even approves it in the first place due to your salary.

[fruitybashir]

(upload today is gonna be a late one compared to the previous ones bc i took on an extra shift sorryyyy)

#i struggle to pay rent and food and need as many hours as i can get lel you know how it is 🤙🏼

[hella1975]

what do you plan to do with your degree after uni?

FUCK NASTY!!!

#if i ever touch economics again it's a cry for help like i cannot stress enough how fucking pointless this degree is gonna be #okay deep breath im only being so negative bc im balls deep in exam season. it's a GOOD degree i DONT REGRET MY DEGREE #this will be EXCEPTIONALLY helpful when i go into the working world i am EMPLOYABLE bc of my DEGREE #like economics is a VERY versatile subject there arent many areas of work that econ doesnt apply to in some way #so i KNOW it's a really good degree to have and i can kinda do what i want afterwards #but oh my fucking god. jesus christ. bloody fucking hell #i do however know that in the immediate year after my degree im gonna move back home and waitress full time #bc i just need to like. take some time off education and recover LMAO and i want a space to just tick some boxes i never got round to #like learning how to drive and stuff. and living without having rent to pay in a place im very familiar with will be good #even if i do think it's gonna have it's own struggles. oh hometown blues we're really in it now #but yeah after that year im thinking about maybe doing a masters? but ill have to proper blag it bc you typically have to do #masters in subjects relevant to your degree and i dont want to go within a radiation exclusion zone of economics #so. there's that. do u think if i say please somewhere will let me do a classics masters be honest. if i say pretty please #ask #hella goes to uni

[metanarrates]

challenge to my dad to stop implying classist things

#narrates #boy shut the hell your mouth about me not making the most of my potential. how the HELL do you expect me to finish my degree #when i need to work 50 hr weeks just to keep the lights on? #pay my tuition and rent or shut up #its insane he legit thinks that because i have a smartphone im not struggling. i can't cover a new pair of work shoes without help!

[daddygivememoney]

Who can pay my bills this month 🫣

#pay my bills #pay my rent #financial support #financial help #financial struggles

[knifefightscene]

I am literally a good poor who don’t buy anything other than pay rent and food and people are right. Not buying anything that makes u happy. Will not turn you rich. But it will make u suicidal.

#‘good poor’ as in capitalist idea of good poor #bc everyone HATE it when poor ppl buy more than the absolute necessities #like oh u r struggling to pay rent? what if u don’t eat breakfast #literally an article that was actually published #fyi I don’t eat breakfast for 5 years now

[the-casbah-way]

PLEASE can u tell us more about sugar daddy Octavius

we were basically talking about the fact that octavius has so much money and nothing to do with it and gift giving is his main love language so he starts spoiling the shit out of jed and buying him whatever he wants like it’s nothing. more of my sugar daddy octavius thoughts include:

• octavius buying all of jed’s sisters plane tickets to come and visit

• him casually giving jed his credit card when jed wants to go out to a bar or club with his friends (plus all of jed’s friends seeing him pay for drinks with his boyfriend’s card and teasing him about accidentally snagging a sugar daddy)

• octavius buying jed a literal bmw for his birthday one time because it’s jed’s favourite car and he’s never been able to afford a car before. octavius is at the car dealership like ‘are you sure this is the newest model you have. does it have cupholders. i will put you in the ground if it is not running perfectly now take my money’. then on jed’s birthday he’s like ‘your present is in the driveway go and have fun’ like it’s the most casual thing in the world

• when jed wants something more expensive like a new guitar or a tattoo and he can technically afford it with his wages but he’s worried about spending that amount of money all in one go octavius is like. shut up and take my money

• also octavius giving jed money so he can get rid of all the clothes he has that he gets overstimulated by but couldn’t afford to replace

• if jed is having a rough week or going through one of his phases where he’s super stressed and overwhelmed octavius will pay for him to go and do anything he likes to cheer him up and usually buys him a nice dinner from somewhere fancy too

• jed is not materialistic At All and literally never asks octavius for anything but he ends up getting spoiled anyway because octavius makes up the stupidest excuses to buy him shit. jed will pick up something really random and stupid in a shop and octavius is like ‘don’t be silly you do not need that put it back. ok FINE if you insist. god. here’s my credit card’ even though jed didn’t open his mouth

#jed’s not like. poor #engineers usually get paid a decent amount #but living in london is Expensive and jed is bad with money #and he stresses a lot because he’s used to struggling to pay rent and bills etc #it’s just SO draining being so conscious about money for so long yknow. jed deserves to get spoiled #octavius has a good solid pay check and a pension and enough money to retire whenever he wants #he might as well spend a little bit on his sexy beautiful husband #they probably have a few disagreements in the beginning because jed feels bad and octavius doesn’t understand why #because octavius has never wanted for anything monetarily in his life. he doesn’t know that feeling of being a charity case #he’s like i’m giving you money. for free. because i want to. why is that bad #and jed is like chomping at the walls like can you stop being so painfully middle class for two seconds #but once octavius explains that it’s kind of his way of saying i love you #and promises to always ask jed first before he buys him anything beyond birthday presents etc jed is like…… #so be it. and everyone has a lovely time about it #down then left