#who only Europe Know

[arachnerd-8-legs]

really disappointing that bunjywunjy had to be pestered twice just to quietly remove their reblog after using their huge platform to encourage garbage like raving about the lesbian estonian soviet flag and how 'new pride flag just dropped' so people could go 'ooh pretty' about a flag that was forced onto us by ppl who wanted our culture gone and oppressed us for about a century in total if not more.

to say nothing or not show anything of the truth about that flag and quietly remove the reblog felt more like it was done out of obligation (and you didn't agree) rather than care for the subject matter that is still a fresh wound in our country's memory. it's only been 33 years since it ended.

I'd rather you make the mistake about something you didn't know (eastern european history is easy for westeners to overlook, because we're not a big country like them, we're not england or france or spain or germany) and admit/apologize for said mistake or even just outright state that you don't actually care rather than say nothing and quietly remove something so that people would stop talking about it

#regardless of your opinions on communism the ussr was a tragedy for much of eastern europe #and we still suffer under its effects today #did you know that when the ussr occupied us that estonians couldn't even be the majority of the population in our own country? #they flooded in and tried to make our country like them #they arrested anyone who wore the colors of our flag #and all while they settled into our countries (it wasnt just estonia but amywhere they occupied) they forcefully deported us out of it #into moving steel boxes of the trains in the harsh winter #people packed in like anchovies with barely any room to die from the starvation #but nobody talks about that #nobody cares about eastern europe #nobody bothers #so i get american tankies telling me garbage like how im just reciting 'CIA propaganda' #as if i give a fuck about what some yankoid organization in some unrelated country says #our families lived that shit #at the time i was born the only people who couldve gotten an estonian birth certificate were still children #what do you think our mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers lived in? #people only care that a flag looks pretty #and not what the flag actually meant

[caimitos]

saw a post about projecting your ethnicity onto a character and started missing vespa ilkay. so so bad

#pov u grow up in a 3rd world country(/planet) where healthcare workers are exported by the thousands like cheap produce to richer countries #it's your ticket out of poverty as long as you can deal with the loneliness the separation from everyone you know the discrimination etc #ive never talked about my hc that vespas mother was one of them sending money every month visiting every couple of years until it just stop #like why return to the swamps when youre doing fine working on a richer planet w much better living conditions #cost of living rises every year. sending home a % of your salary used to be enough to support your husband and daughter and then it isnt #you know how it goes #vespa is also dead set on this path until ranga realizes that hemorrhaging healthcare workers leaves them with little to none of their own #students on scholarships or in community/state universities are bound by return service agreements and are forbidden to leave the country #until theyve rendered a few years of work on ranga to pay back their tuition + as a really shitty solution to the brain drain problem #this is real in my country btw but my professors say a lot of ppl do break their rsa's and fucked off to work in other countries LOL #our state unis can barely afford decent facilities they do nottt have the budget to chase down their own alumni in other countries! #but the mental image is a bit funny #vespa ilkays first crime: tinakasan ang rsa #i do also think it lines up with her having a network of med friends everywhere in the galaxy (heart of it all) you kind of go into pre/med #expecting most of your classmates to leave to work in other countries eventually. mine are aiming for the usa / uae / europe / japan etc #anyway whether vespa breaks her rsa or not she leaves ranga asap decides to switch careers and the rest is history #i also deeply love the fact that she's superstitious i'm very sad it wasn't highlighted more (i've only heard s1-3) #as someone who did grow up in a rural area and went to more albularyos/folk healers than doctors in my childhood. (they never failed me) #lots of folk illnesses (ex. balis; pasma) local medical superstitions (dont eat noodles in hospital; youll have a really toxic shift) etcc #theres also a lot of potential in tying her past as a rangian + med student + assassin to me idk how to word this properly #being raised on cautionary tales of not to touch/disturb anything in the swamps then being given free reign to poke & prod at things in her #lab classes (now with the proper ppe)....she was having so much fun with the curemother prime too lmao #years of walking hanging bridges docks boathouses in ranga etc gave her great balance & stealth #cracking open alien shellfish in the swamps to cutting open bodies for studying then for assassination.... #I MISS HER SO MUCH BALIK KN SAKEN 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #i get why most people + the canon focuses on her being an assassin bc people find that cooler i guess #but vespa being a swamp girl > 3rd world med student > assassin is so personal To Me. the whole pipeline. eugh. #skl.txt

[unhonestlymirror]

People: - Sweden, you are so corrupted.

Sweden:

#we just love eurovision too much #Eurovision 2024 #sweden #INTERESTINGLY right after the Kaarija scandal Latvia SUDDENLY GOT QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS FOR THE FIRST... 5 or 6 years? #although Dons in comparison to Citi Zēni is like... he's not bad but you know #Latvia just like Finland used to be occupied by Sweden hundreds of years ago... i thought it was only history nowadays #but as we can see it's still relevant #i think Eastern Europe should invest more in Dainų Šventė #we need to concentrate on our own stuff instead of trying to prove something to the people who don't want to consider our opinion #and people who treat us like slaves or servants

[transboysokka]

ok like I’m sorry but I DONT get how European/North American people (and I’m only talking about people with the financial means of course, and this also usually extends to people who consider themselves avid travelers) just skip Asia?? because it’s “too far”???? like bitch we have airplanes you can get anywhere in the world in 24 hours or less find a new excuse

#ppl skip Africa too but that is for Other Reasons that merit their own post #I’ve spent $5000 US over the last five years killing the planet to see my family bc they REFUSE to come here like bitch pls #they can all afford destination weddings and immigrating to Europe or whatever but won’t come here I see u #also I’m NOT made of money lol I’m trying to finish this masters degree and get top surgery but I keep having to postpone both #bc I’m expected to visit the fam? lol nah #and yeah the travel time does suck when you only get a week or two off work and need to take 4 connecting flights to keep the price down #it took me 29 hours actually to get home summer 2023 #anyway this post is about me being pissed off at my family and annoyed about ‘cultured’ ppl who don’t even know about radish cakes lol #I am a hypocrite tho bc I refuse to visit Europe lolol #text

[iamheretemporarly]

Me and my sister were having a casual conversation and came up to a conclusion about Western Europe thats basically

“Western Europe (excluding Ireland, we all love Ireland in this household) were people that were oppressed by their own kingdoms, then they decided to go to countries that were not oppressed by their own kingdoms and oppress them”

And honestly? We’re not wrong and you cannot convince me otherwise

#the world would’ve been so much better if all of Europe disappeared minus ireland #like I’m convinced we would’ve archived world peace of Europe consisted of Ireland and Ireland only #europe #britain #france #spain #portugal #Italy #tagging the oppressors themselves so they’d know who they are

[cigarette-room]

Liberators - bravest, most beautiful. Their smiles are shining like the sun. Happy birthday to the defeat of European fascism and may we see it lose again, and again, and again ❤️

#my dearest countrymen of Yugoslavia #look at how happy they were #every year it's so melancholic to remember my grandfathers who suffered under fascism and fought against it #knowing that fascism is rising once again and has since destroyed countries #brotherhoods #friendships and camaraderie and everything else between our nations is heartbreaking #I'm happy that every may 9th someone will remember their sacrifice #and especially happy that #despite Europe and the western world showing their ugly fascist face once again #more and more ordinary people and young people are carrying rememberance with them too #today is not 'europe day' #'europe day' is a farce and a cover made by grandchildren of those same nazis that raped and killed and genocided and pillaged my people #today is may 9th #victory day #day of victory over fascism and day to celebrate millions of young people who defeated the nazi evil #and i won't accept any fucking western revisionism of this #because this war was won by two units only #the brave ussr soldiers #and the brave partisans of the occupied countries #do not let germans and americans lecture you on how this war went - they were the murderers and the accomplices in it #happy victory day from this serbian yugoslav commie ❤️ #and may we see the resistance of brave Palestinians defeat fascism once again

[kuyelams]

something very annoying in the way ppl say actively avoid reading abt christian persecution

#lets not pretend muslims didnt actively commit religious genocide esp in the global south #armenians and assyrians are the biggest but not the only example #seeing posts going 'muslims good! christians bad!' is crazy to me bc i know none of the ppl who said this grew up in a muslim envrionment #history does not only surround the west i beg any of these ppl to just open a history book that isnt abt europe or north america

[homosexualcitron]

Sometimes i'm like omg i can't make fantasy world that is sooo inspired by reunionese culture, that's not the point of fantasy :(( then i remember that europeans just do that.. and nobody cares so why me

#if so many fantasy are just europe at a different time i can make my fantasy reunion island!!!! #what if my elf oc has for favorite food a reunionese sweet. WHAT IF!! #(this is one is about Myel jsssd i don't consider ocs from that story elves actually but uh. you can think they are) #(i just really love pointy ears hjhdssd there is no other thought behind these designs) #young me who thought i had to set my stories vaguely in europe despite having no idea how to #vs current me who is SO STRONG!!!! just making stories about stuff i actually know :) that is much more familiar to me #and me only but who cares!!!! #i keep thinking about that post saying that tropical islands are never portrayed at home. you changed my life fr #you were so true!! #i was already making my island the home ever before that but now it's my job MY JOB!!! WATCH ME

[freedominthedarkmp3]

Incredibile come io sia tornata in Italia da 1 ora e mezza e i miei livelli di serotonina siano già alle stelle. Hell country but also casa mia

#Sarà il sole e 13 gradi quando dove sto io si è sotto zero e stamattina pioveva? #Sarà la buonissima pizza che ho appena mangiato? #Sarà che spenderò meno di 15 euro per una pasto fuori? #Sarà l'espresso buono? Who knows!!! #Unfortunately I'm only here for the weekend then back to depression (northern Europe)

[daydreamalley]

What do you mean the next episode is called Twilight Goodbye?!?? Like what the actual fuck do you mean it’s called Twilight Goodbye? I’m genuinely tearing up right now. I do NOT like these implications

#Like we're all just fucking dying next week aren't we? #the way I just kept muttering no as I lost my mind at this should be concerning #Ya know who else had a “twilight goodbye?” Oda #But hey if it's evening in Japan at the airport then it should still be afternoon at Meursault which is in Europe #Yes I'm reading into it this much #Like the only person I would be even slightly okay saying goodbye to is Fukuzawa #and not cuz I want to but because he's kinda the only one I think might actually die cuz it'd be both emotional #and would maybe progress the story in an interesting way #but no one else who isn't Fukuchi can die #Haven't even acknowledged we have a whole week to wait for answers #bsd #my ramblings #bsd spoilers #bsd anime #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs

[aimarann]

I should stop going on instagram. Why are people always so mean in the comments ?

I was just watching a video of a french grandma sharing her roasted chicken recipe (it's almost the same as my grandpa's so it made me smile cause I know it's good) and almost everyone in the comments was awful. Lot of people calling it unseasoned (it wasn't) and disgusting and lot of people getting defensive about it and therefore insulting other countries cuisine.

Like first of all why are people judging other culture's cooking, the philosophies are different, and second of all why do people have the urge to comment on everything ? Why don't they just ignore it ? It makes me a little sad.

#fae talking #i wonder why people feel so strongly about food #i mean i know but eh #anyway who taught these people tgat aromatic herbs and shallots aren't spices ? #i want to make them smell good quality thyme and oregano I'm sure they'd love it #ooooh and basilic basilic is so so so cool !!! in tomato sauce it enhances the whole thing !!!!! #like granted roasted chicken isn't elaborate #but with good quality meat the flavor only needs some enhancing #plus when the skin is salty and crispy hmmm #my aunt have a chicken farm and hers are extraordinary #they live a really good life and you can taste it #recipes with paprika or other imported spices are wonderful but simple grandmas recipes are too !!!!!! #spices existed in europe before colonisation ! different kind of salt and pepper have different flavours !!!! #i know most of the 'mean' people probably already know aromatic herbs but idk #maybe not the right recipe ? #i never know what to call spice in english tbh #like does it only mean non-european herbs ? #because that's how some people seem to use the word ? #it makes me think : I need to ask my mom for my grandpa's onion sauce recipe #it goes really well with roasted chicken #and any other white meat too ! #and with bread hehe bread is always good #when there's still sauce in your plate bread saves the day ! #no wasting good things ! #yeah fae rambling about common things over

[comradecowplant]

so things are not going well with my new elderly socdem friend unfortunately.

#she said this RIGHT after talking about how bad yt misinfo is... which she followed up w SO I WAS WATCHING A YT DOC ABOUT WW2 & LEARNED THIS #youtube 'historians' are literally the most fascist breed of youtuber. avoid the vast majority like the plague lmao #i asked if the video was sourcing the hollow dahmer & the black book of communism & she didnt seem to know what those are lol #to her credit i told her straight up that she was incorrect & she at least faked being curious about doing more research but i am doubting #she also 'learned' that lenin killed trotsky lol get your propaganda right lenin was dead by then STALIN icepicked him <3 #anyway im making jokes bc the worst part was a different conversation where she spoke positively of israel #THAT'S gonna be the one to ruin our friendship. fuck you & your war tourist friend who fought in the 1960s landgrabs that youre now #telling me as if this is a cute story. nahhhh lmao i looked her straight in the eye & said i will NOT debate this #so she dropped it like the true enlightened centrist most socdem cowards are and i kept cleaning her house quietly #turns out You & Me We're the Only Ones Around Here Who Aren't Complete Fools was premature *kicks the poorly rendered gravel sadly* #shes otherwise a nice lady & i know i need to be more flexible in order to hopefully change ppls minds... #but also when people say awful & untrue things it makes me not want to talk to you 🤷‍♂️ srry 2 b a freak like that #also i know shes not transphobic but i havent sniffed her out well enough to know if shes safe to come out to #so its hours of misgendering (which isnt her fault she doesnt know) bc shes obsessed with neoliberal feminism and inappropriately brings #gender into conversations that it does not belong in #'did you know all the countries that handled covid best were ran by women?' 1) untrue 2) dont care finland still sucks #she also tried to tell me that european rich people learned to be nicer after the french rev & thats why europe is better than america... #girl shut up we learned how to be so good at racism and capitalism BECAUSE of europe. there is no such thing as a good rich person!!! #i pick my battles (genocide & anticommunist genocide revisionism) so i let her cook w that one & was not left convinced as you can imagine #ANYWAY rant about today's weird day done. gonna smoke weed & rim some skies 🥵 while listening to the Khrushchev Lied audiobook i found 😘

[bijoumikhawal]

Florida's passed a law wanting the death penalty for child sex crimes and now everyone's gonna pat themselves on the back and not enough people are gonna think about how kids are hesitant to report already and this'll just make it worse

#Cipher talk #Kids don't report already because their families don't want to damage reputations or because they feel they don't have enough evidence #Or because they've got siblings and know if they report they'll have to go into foster care (at least temporarily) #And there's no guarantee they'll stay together #and fostercare SUCKS A LOT ACTUALLY. When I did my stint the family we were with still beat their kids- specifically the mute kid #And if they report they might be reporting the primary or ONLY breadwinner #If death is on the line the abuser and a lot of other people just have more ammo to shame and silence the victim with #This isn't neatly a victims VS everyone else thing either- I know a few people who are pro death penalty here who are victims #And I get why they're like that and I don't think they should be erased #But I do think their position is untenable #I'm not even getting into the whole. Dead victims can't report thing because I think mother actually might not KNOW what she did #She didn't rape me so it's all a ~gray area~ isn't it. #After all in Europe they're comfortable with family nudity (actual thing she said to me) #And she seems genuinely suprised and confused when I act like a victim in response to her. But then again it also makes her angry #So who knows. Maybe she's just good at lying to herself

[lesbianseaweed]

maybe all those tv shows are actually real but they're happening/happened in the usa so I have never been able to see it

#the americans are gatekeeping the magical girl adventures #methinks #maybe #perhaps #who knows? #certainly not my Portuguese ass #who only ever traveled out of the country twice #one of them by car #and the other one for free #but it wasnt out of Europe #so idk #if anyone can't tell this is a joke

[landlordevil]

This has been eye opening for my real life contacts, like who is speaking up and sharing information and who won't stop fucking travel blogging for five minutes to say something, anything. I feel equally heartened by the many people I know who are fighting and equally disheartened by all the people I know who are intentionally looking the other way

#i havent used insta in ages but opening it up and using it as yet another live feed on the continued genocide was a good decision. #not just to hear people's stories and watch what theyre risking their lives to say #but to see the people in my life- most of them people i havent talked to in years and years- either stand up or stay silent #someone i was friends w in hs actually reached out to me after i posted on my story about a protest coming up #so i am not the only one taking notes on who cares. #i know social media doesn't equal real life engagement- #there r countless things in my life i don't talk about on here and this blog is the closest thing i have to a diary (sad!) #but if you are actively posting about your backpacking trip to europe and you're actively ignoring #all of the people in your life who are begging anyone to listen? #no more respect for you. if i had any to begin with

[baphofemme]

something that's commonplace in things i experience is that i never really get nightmares but just the most inexplicable acid trips of dreams possible

#case in point: the dream i just woke up from #i had this dream that i was on a trip to some european country (i don't recall the name of it. it was definitely somewhere in europe though) #and i alternated between using my parents' car and something that was a mix of a train and a washing machine (?) #and the catch was that i had to keep the washing machine mechanism ON in order for the train to start #oddly enough the trip to the unspecified country only took an hour although it felt like six #when i'd arrived i'd stopped at a movie theatre that was empty save for about three people who spoke dutch #i felt defeated after my one-hour trip #i think i was carrying a large slice of bread as well (what???). it was a bread plushie (yeah i'm as confused as you are) #for some odd reason i was able to understand the people speaking dutch although the only language i knew was english #i told them about my trip and we collectively had a good chuckle #they explained that it's commonplace for tourists to experience the exact same thing #after i talked to them and left the theatre somehow i ended up in slovenia #that was the most i could remember after waking up #i know symbolism within your dreams speaks to what you experience while conscious but how in the HELL am i supposed to explain this #what's cookin' in hell's kitchen? #should i make a seperate tag for my eldritch entities of dreams? i think i will. #i feel like labeling it as a 'dream diary' seems way too predictable #i'll call it 'adventures within my amygdala' #adventures within my amygdala