#guest culture

[odinspattern]

My family has done many wrongs and are mostly terrible people.

But when we had friends that came in last minute or had guests at our house, we never left them upstairs while the rest ate dinner. (Unless it was the rare occasions where it was last minute and we had asked the parents, who said that they were picking up their kid in an hour and said that friend was to eat dinner at their own place.) But even then we let them sit with us if they wanted to, or if they were more comfortable playing as we ate dinner, that was fine.

Our family has never demanded to be paid for keeping guests over. Not for one day or several. Nor if we all went to a resturant. We would try to accomodate if said guest were allergic or didn’t eat something, even if it was last minute. I have had glutenfree friends over eating boiled potatoes and eggbutter while the rest of us ate fiskegrateng, because that was what we could do.

Granted. Due to my father’s alcoholism I started inviting people over less and less, so I am not saying that we were an utopia in a sea of rude assholes.

But yeah, if you were a guest, that was how we did it. And you know, it is one of the traditions I intend to keep even as I leave things behind. If you are at my house, I am offering you food. Or snacks.

[antiadvil]

Hey so I just watched PJ’s side channel video about how he and Sophie got stuck in traffic trying to deliver something to Dan and Phil. Great video, super funny. No one warned me that when PJ and Sophie realized they’d have to stay in London, Dan and Phil booked them a hotel?? There are at LEAST three bedrooms in their house what kind of rich person bullshit is that??

[inkedberries]

has any of you read the burakhovsky fic "Letters to Thanatica" by Sandara on ao3????? because it's really really good

[preraphaelitepaintings]

The Uninvited Guest

Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (British, 1872–1945)

Date: 1906

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Private Collection

Description

In this painting, the brightest and most distinct element is the pearly-silverish bridal gown, tended carefully by her maid following behind. The glamour of the wedding procession contrasts starkly with the somber character on the right, to whom the title refers

Cupido, which means "passionate desire" in Latin, is the god of affection and erotic love. Also known as Amor (“Love”), he is the son of the goddess Venus and often portrayed to be flying in the air. In this wedding scene, however, there is no place for Amor, who is tied to the ground and can only glance powerlessly at the bride; his quiver of arrows laid uselessly on his thigh

Eleanor was a devout Christian and some of her paintings were notable for their moralistic tones

[petrovna-zamo]

The Bald & The Beautiful Live in Los Angeles!

[readychilledwine]

Excuse me while I deep dive Tumblr, reddit, and the internet to figure out what to wear to my best friend's traditional Hindu Mehndi Ceremony, Sangeet, wedding, and reception.

This may turn into me reblogging this multiple drooling over the beauty of Sarees and Lengha. Be prepared. 🫠

[zandiks-legacy]

It's so funny to me that there is a wave of new people getting into Star Trek TOS rn because like

Me too

But I only got into it because I saw a singular episode on a cruise this year and went "Holy shit this is everything to me" and I don't think that's universal

[blue-eyed-giant]

to my italian followers or followers who know italian culture well: is it rude to accept offers immediately? whenever i offer people my food or drink they refuse without thinking

[xenodile]

Hinoa calling the Hunter anata-sama

Chichae calling the Hunter anata-sama

[galleryofart]

So Through the Plymouth Woods Passed Onward the Bridal Procession

Artist: Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)

Date: 20th century

Collection: Private collection

[brightestandbest]

Guest Post: "Oh Spirits, Grant Me True Knowledge of How to Get to Sesame Street" by Saf

Enter, chanting: I call upon the power of sunny days Through the power that I channel I sweep the clouds away My spirit travels to the realm where the air is sweet Oh spirits grant me true knowledge of how to get to Sesame Street I call the spirit of play to fill me I call into being a world that is A-OK I summon friendly neighbors and I greet them Oh spirits grant me true knowledge of…

[charaznablescanontoyota]

"hey, wait," shigeo says from somewhere up in the theater rafters. "you guys remember lunchbox? you think lunchbox is from this car?"

"who?" roxas asks.

al squints upwards, and just narrowly sidesteps a glob of paint as it falls from the brush shigeo's using to letter signs. "i dunno, isn't it kind of insensitive to imply all puppets come from the same car?"

"yeah, but he had the same deal where his bottom half was, like, either you couldn't see it or it was hard to look at," shigeo says.

"who are you even talking about?" roxas's voice drifts up from the empty orchestra pit, a little more impatient than before.

"a 'turtle' we met," trish says. she's down there with him, hammering together a ramp for - well, al's not sure exactly what. some kind of stunt. roxas seemed excited about the prospect of a ramp. "in the arts and crafts car. he was a 'puppet', too."

audrey clears her throat from the wings. "muppets."

"what?" roxas asks.

"they're muppets. the ones in this car." audrey steps out onto the stage in a costume dress that's still clearly half-fitted - al can see pins in the hem and sleeves - and crosses her arms over her chest, surveying the faces around her for any sign of recognition. "come on, you guys don't know the muppets? i mean, i knew al wouldn't, but -"

"oh, is that like the 'cookie monster'?" trish asks from the pit.

audrey pinches the bridge of her nose. "guys. seriously? you don't know kermit the frog?"

"i think i've seen him on a bag of chips," shigeo muses.

al turns to audrey, scenery painting all but forgotten. "is shadow a muppet?"

"no, he's a hedgehog," she says immediately, then pauses. "well. maybe he would be if he was here, actually. i don't know how this car works."

there's a long silence. it's hard to tell how many of them are imagining shadow as a foul-tempered puppet flopping around the stage, and how many of them are just wishing shadow was here with them.

"who do you think controls them?" shigeo asks, eventually. "is it like a psychic energy thing, or...?"

"it could be a singular person," trish agrees. "some kind of -"

"- 'master of puppets'," audrey finishes for her, entirely deadpan. "yeah. okay. wakka fucking wakka."

"ONE HOUR TO SHOWTIME," a voice hollers from backstage. the teens all jump to attention and scramble back to their jobs, or at least to trying to look busy. there's no telling what the penalty will be if they don't get this right; even if it's just spending the night in the theater and trying again tomorrow, that's still a waste of time.

"the little blue one said he's getting shot out of a cannon," al says quietly, to no one in particular. "do you think they feel pain?"

"why is that your next question?" shigeo yells down.

"it's ambiguous," audrey says. "most of them don't have, like. bones. i don't think. unless it's funny for them to have bones."

al laughs, a little hysterically. it's been a long day. "that's insane."

"when is it funny for them to have bones?" shigeo asks, alarmed.

"if they die, i imagine," trish says, like this makes perfect sense to her, over the sound of hammering from the pit.

"well - i mean, okay, there's a whole. they do a whole retelling of treasure island, and..." audrey looks around again, checking expressions. "none of you know what that is, either. okay. hey, i swear to god this is an award-winning show where i'm from."

"do you think they have food here?" roxas asks. "i'm hungry."

audrey sighs in a way that says she knows the answer, but the rest of them aren't going to like it.

[oysterie]

most obnoxious content online is europeans visiting america and going into grocery stores and picking up a sheet cake or bag of sugar or like premade pasta dishes and commenting on how much americans eat and "how could anyone actually eat all this" like okay if your going to keep believing that im going to keep believing europeans have no friends and dont hang out with their families.

[mikodrawnnarratives]

doing a little research on how birthdays are celebrated in italy and the philippines got me really interested in how this could be applied to maggie and nova

so apparently, according to this source, it's BAD LUCK to celebrate your birthday early in italy WHICH COMBINED WITH MAGGIE PROBABLY THINKING OF HER BIRTHDAY AS EARLIER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. that's kinda funny. Maybe her bad luck went towards the reveal being delayed for all those years, since she survives each birthday

Also giftgiving! I firmly have hc'd that maggie would majorly show her affection via pebbling and giving gifts so Love that that's in support

Looking at this source for celebrations in the philippines made me realize I'm too hungry for this BUT ALSO it'd be very interesting to see Nova and Maggie celebrating each other's birthday's this way. ESPECIALLY THE DEBUT BIRTHDAY i didn't know about that celebration before but now I want to draw them to it cuz i can just. Picture it.

All the ways it'd be fun and also rough since neither has their father anymore for the Father Daughter dance. It DOES say that an older male relative can be there instead tho, so I'm very soft to the idea of Maggie dancing with Leroy (FATHER FIGUREEEEEE) and Nova either with Leroy or her in laws (Hugh probably, guilt buddies and all) since her relationship with Leroy might be different after supernova

[goawaywithjae]

My meta moment was listening to myself talk about Squid Game season 2 on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour as I did my daily walk this morning. (I always listen to PCHH on my walks.)

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Giyuu never would have expected that he would become friends with Uzui Tengen, but life has a way of taking him by surprise. - Five times Giyuu didn't exactly mean to spend the night at Tengen's house, and one time it was completely on purpose.

Author: @maddolphin777

Note from submitter: ft Tomioka Giyuu not realizing Tengen and his three wives are flirting with him