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i really loved to use the word “естество” to mean “soul”. little miss Kant over here

re-reading fanfiction you wrote as a 14 year old is notttttt for the weak

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re-reading fanfiction you wrote as a 14 year old is notttttt for the weak

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DUA LIPA via instagram (15th august, 2025)

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David Attenborough voice:

In the New York tribe there is a weekly ritual called "therapy." In this fascinating culture it is believed that one has to express every thought verbally once a week lest they incur the wrath of the gods. This must take place according to a specific ritual which requires a qualified priest. The priestess welcomes the commoner into the temple and the person is encouraged to let all their thoughts worries and anxieties speed forth in a fast-paced song referred to as "free association" (though other rites exist according to the sacred texts revered at each temple)

The priestess pulls more and more out of them until their body is completely drained of all feelings and they can rest assured that they have expressed everything. If a single thing goes unexpressed, the results... Are catastrophic. A seemingly innocuous complaint about his mother for instance remains within him. This belief is then stuck inside his body and emits a poisonous goo that seeps into his brain and eats away at him from within. The folk religion actually holds that this single poisonous thought, if left unexpressed, can negatively affect every aspect of his life until he becomes a demonic monster

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In my experience as a third culture kid who travels a lot the best indicator that you as a non-x is appreciating x culture is if the locals actively invite you to participate in it with them

Yes, you are allowed to buy those handmade Inuit winter clothes if an Inuk is literally selling them to you. They would not be offering you a price point if they didnt want you to buy and wear them. And you might discover that theyre the best winter clothes youve ever worn because of COURSE they would be if theyve kept this culture warm in harsh winters for thousands of years.

Yes, you are allowed to join those Cambodians in that local holiday theyre celebrating during your visit if they literally invited you to it. They would not have invited you if they didnt want you to participate. And in the process you might learn a lot about a culture you never wouldve interacted with and you can all have a laugh together about your clumsy but genuine attempts at getting your footwork right in one of their traditional dances.

Yes, you are also allowed to ask if you can participate in something from the local culture you are visiting. Sometimes you will get "sorry, thats a closed practice" but in my experience most of the time you'll get "of course, let me show you how to do this!" And in my experience people tend to appreciate when others make an active effort in sharing their culture and wont stone you to death if youre clumsy about it while youre learning. I guarantee that the local children doing all of this for the first time too make the same mistakes you do and they can tell if youre being disrespectful or genuine.

So much "cultural appropriation" discourse really starts to sound like "you cant participate or visit any other cultures if youre from a Colonial Culture and have to stay in your little box and never relate to other people"

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also we might have an Akro obsession. they just keep making a hit after hit after hit

we might have a clear glass/black perfume problem

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we might have a clear glass/black perfume problem

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wait this is so funny in retrospect bc it DID go even more wrong afterwards. the morning of the wedding day I got a text message that our DJ broke his leg and was unable to perform (obviously). he sent another dj instead of him and the guy was horrible. like plain horrible I don’t know how he’s been doing his job for so long. what also went wrong right before the wedding:

— several ppl said they would be unable to come but it was too late to inform our venue so we had to overpay A LOT

— I got a burn from wax right above my lips and it was angry red and crusty the night before the wedding. I prayed very hard and the morning after it was relatively fine but I’m scared to look at the pictures when we get them

— my husband sprained his knee right before the wedding and our wedding trip was supposed to be hiking and camping in the mountains. i had to cancel all the bookings and plan a whole other trip to Istanbul instead THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING. his poor ass kept limping during the wedding too

— our timing went an hour late bc there was a huge line during registration before us?? what’s the point in booking a specific time for your wedding if you have a fucking line before the official ceremony

also during the month before the wedding my grandpa injured his foot, my uncle broke his foot in two places, my mom’s old knee trauma came back. I legit thought we were cursed and had to consult our family witch. she said she cleared our karma for us. I hope she did

I’m getting married tomorrow and everything that could go wrong went wrong. on the verge of killing myself

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usually it pisses me off when ppl use the lana del rey tag under random “coquette” posts but this one’s alright I think

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[on the verge of having a complete breakdown] i need to make some kind of list or perhaps sort things into categories

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Heterosexual relationships survive if the woman is a cruel mean bitch and the man is a whipped little pussyboy who just follows orders as directed. This specific pairing is the only way straight relationships work and anything else throws off the balance completely. Ask me how I know. #married

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Donkey getting some shade on a hot sunny day in Greece - photographer unknown

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thought there was something wrong with my phone but apparently tumblr is banned in turkey??

flying to istanbul tomorrow, anybody got any recommendations for places to visit aside from popular tourist attractions? <3

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flying to istanbul tomorrow, anybody got any recommendations for places to visit aside from popular tourist attractions? <3

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it went fine and I was with the people I love and now I’m married to the love of my lifeeeeee

I’m getting married tomorrow and everything that could go wrong went wrong. on the verge of killing myself

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I’m getting married tomorrow and everything that could go wrong went wrong. on the verge of killing myself

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