normal people: I am from Russia/Brazil/Italy/Australia/etc 🙂
Americans, assuming studying the specific geography of their country was ever relevant to me: Oh I was born in iower but went to school in Oregano (My parents come from East Carolina though):~)
Someone finally said it it’s so annoying!
One day I was eating at a restaurant in Peru with the 3 guys who were volunteering with me and someone asked us where we came from. So I said France, the German guy said Germany, the Maltese guy had to say Italy because almost no-one in Peru knows where Malta is, and then the American guy said Portland, like he didn’t even specify the state he just thought everyone knew where Portland is 😤
i can’t tell whether this is better or worse than
european: where are you from
american: i’m italian
european: omg same! da dove vieni?
american: wait what lol i don’t speak mexican i only speak english
and
european: where are you from?
american: (monolingual english speaker, white, never left Marietta, GA in 23 years of life) well i’m 1/5th irish, 1/7th german, 32% greek, 4/9ths native american, 1/12th swedish, a little bit filipino, my mother was a hamster and my father smelt of elderberries, but i just call myself african 🙂
I think my favorite experience with an American was when I said “I’m from Finland” and she said “Oh so do you speak Scandinavian?” and I swear to god nothing will ever surpass that moment
Actually I fucking lied I’m pretty sure to peak was when my mother was telling a cashier in a target that we couldn’t wait two weeks because we were on vacation and we lived in The Netherlands and she said “The Netherlands? you mean that peter pan place?”
i went to summer school in england when i was like 14 and there were some american people and when i said i was italian they started speaking spanish, and when i was like “hey i don’t know spanish can u pls speak english” they were like “but…. you’re from italy… do you not speak spanish in europe?” “No, we speak italian in italy” “oh, that’s a language?”
reminds me of the sheer number of times I’ve had to explain that the NS regime and the Berlin wall did not happen at the same time
Me before tumblr: i just want cute vanilla, everything out of the ordinary is weird and I don’t want it…
Me now: I’d fuck an Android, I’d fuck my clone, I’d fuck a Ghost, I’d fuck a demon, an Angel, a Titan, a cannibal, a god, a zombie and probably Death itself.
• castles: determined to hold themselves as highly as possible; would bring themselves down long before allowing somebody else to. strives for the most beautiful standard of living, wanting nothing more than to bring their dreams to reality. is happiest when everyone is joyful and safe, especially under their care.
• museums: experiences life through dreamy eyes, and possesses a knack for attention to detail. becomes willingly lost in stories and history, living vicariously through all of the inspiration they absorb from these things. is a visual person, one who experiences their deepest emotions when enticed by a beautiful view.
• dungeons: has a tendency to hide away their brighter sides, only showing them to those who they really feel they can trust. naturally withdrawn and secretive, but is no fool: is also highly imaginative, observant, and smart, but enjoys allowing these gifts to shine in privacy. can be nothing short of incredibly striking and impressive, once they open their hearts to you.
• churches: has a deep desire for inner peace, striving each day to obtain strength through faith. is a contemplative person who easily becomes lost in their thoughts. appreciates unique beauty, and can’t help but take notice of it in everyday things and people. is an inviting person, possessing a warm glow that makes others feel comfortable and understood.
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