#let me on the buses!!

[subehind]

Keigo saves lives

(Keigo being the system of humble/polite/honorific speech in Japanese)

A several times already I stumbled upon a posts saying this is the one thing they cannot forgive Sukuna.

Fucker burns down half of Shibuya and this is what overcooks your pasta? Smh

Anyway, he was right to be insulted by the twins‘ request and you know why?

Because the phrasing of the request was shit.

The level of politeness they used was basic at best and lazy at worst. The form (koroshi)te kudasai is a grammar form you learn fairly early on just to not sound like a complete degenerate, but you only use it casually with people you know. A cashier would not use it towards a customer, business partners would not use it towards each other. That's how basic and lazy it is.

And these two said it to a king. When asking for something that benefits them and burdens him. Fuckin' hell, like what were they expecting? Them kneeling, head on the floor and saying *this* is the linguistic equivalent of wearing a ball gown with sneakers.

And it's also clear they know how to speak properly, because a moment later they one says "o oshie shimasu" (for "we'll tell you"). That's a humble form, that's proper given the circumstances.

THEN WHY THE HELL DID THEY GO WITH THE BASIC FORM WHEN ASKING FOR THE FAVOUR IN THE FIRST PLACE!

It's laughable. And it is an insult not only to Sukuna, but also to all the Japanese language learners, who spend hours writing a formal e-mail trying to get it as right and polite as possible, because there is so much you can fuck up it is an excuse to do a tequila shot in 10 am. They were stupid and they had it coming because they should have known better. Sukuna would probably still kill them anyway, but at least they would not have embarrass themselves as they did.

Why not just straight up tell him "korose" as if he were dog.

So next time, ladies, go for something better. Such as "koroshite kudasaimasen ka", "koroshite itadakemasen ka", "koroshite itadakenai deshō ka" or "koroshite itadaitemo yoroshī deshō ka" (and the list goes on and on and on). Hell, even "okoroshi kudasai" would have been better then this disgrace of a politeness. A big difference is the "ka" at the end, which makes it grammatically a question (=> request), not an order.

Remember, kids, when speaking in Japanese - the longer, the more polite. And when talking to this asshole, you might wanna take it up a notch.

[wavygrayvy]

Today’s the day I learned my local bus system has audio cues to announce over the intercom because this delightfully petty driver keeps playing “vulgar and obscene language and profanity are not allowed” and “headphones must be used with all devices” like thrice each now lmao

[sensitivegoblin]

Vent

Tw: sh, suivide

[s-une]

my mom always tells me that it's so easy to talk to people and socialize and make friends etc etc. she's like "just talk to them" … ? no? i just. extroverted people will never understand the anxiety that comes with even going outside sometimes.

[faithfromanewperspective]

if I were in charge of traffic lights then when you’re being nice letting other people in the light has to stay green for you and never turn orange til you’re gone. nice guys shouldn’t finish last

[stuckasmain]

I’m such a calm nice person until you get me behind the wheel of a car. How half these people got their license is absolutely beyond me.

[rollercoasterwords]

opinion on the last film u watched (or book u finished) <333

HI long train ride got. canceled so was not checking my tumblr inbox as expected but hellooo hi love this question

have actually been watching like. a shitload of movies lately. most recent one was called 'fear, inc.' it was a 2016 horror movie abt this guy who hires like...an extreme haunted house company except instead of u going 2 a haunted house they come 2 you + scare u. so the movie was like. oooh what's real what's fake...kind of a fun premise + decent start but lost steam pretty quickly and overall was just v mediocre imo...i do think the extreme haunted house industry is interesting tho i went down a rabbit hole reading articles abt it a few years back lol

BUT most recent book i finished was 'cursed bunny' by bora chung. short story anthology + i love short story anthologies + this writer in particular was like...exactly up my alley w how she blends horror + sci-fi + fantasy. i was reading the english translation so cannot speak 2 like...her direct writing style i suppose but i loved her writing style thru the translation & also really loved the undercurrent of themes running through her stories...lots to do with motherhood + childhood + power + punishment...my fave stories were one called 'snare' about a man who finds a fox caught in a trap + discovers that it bleeds gold, and one called 'scars' abt a boy who grows up chained in a dark cave where a monster comes every so often 2 drink his blood. highly highly recommend 2 anyone looking 4 a good book the fact that it's a short story anthology makes it v readable bc it's like. u don't have 2 read the whole book u can just take it one story at a time...and even if fantasy + horror + sci-fi aren't really ur thing it's not like. leaning super heavy into any of those genres they're just sort of...blended + sprinkled throughout....honestly one of my fave books i've read this year probably

[muirneach]

honestly it does suck how many shows ive missed for years and years just because every venue ever is 19+ like damn they’re cutting out a huge demographic like teens notably love music… show us a little love. >gets into modern and slightly popular music so i can actually go to concerts cause everyone i like is dead or old. >cant even go to the damn concerts

[star--nymph]

guess whose airpod case fell out of her pocket while she was sitting on the bus

[princesswithsomeinterests]

Just saw an email from a professor saying she the class to meet in person at least 3 times for an ONLINE class…

I’d have to spend more money on transportation bc I was only planning on commuting to school twice a week and now she’s tryna make us come in.

AND I’d be there from 5:30-8:00 pm which means I wouldn’t get home till 9:30-10:30 pm… like school hasn’t even started yet and I’m already annoyed. I hated taking late afternoon/evening classes during the fall bc I had to wait for the bus in the dark and I’d come home hungry 😭. I purposely signed up for morning in-person classes and online night classes so I wouldn’t have to deal with this type of stuff smh.

Anyways I’m not gonna show up, I’ll just use the excuse that I commute to school and I’m not tryna spend extra money on bus tickets. This is my go-to excuse to get out of going on campus late at night (that and having work)

[steelycunt]

was meant 2 go to a book signing 2day that I bought a ticket for and the bookshop where it was was like three buses away from me a proper trek and finding the bus stops was a nightmare but eventually i made it just as doors should’ve opened but turns out i went 2 the wrong place and it’s not actually at the bookshop it’s just arranged by them and actually the venue is the other side of the city n i had no chance of getting there on time so now i am. sat at a random bus stop trying 2 go home. how do i spin this into a win

[phagodyke]

finished for the day 40 mins early but I can't catch an earlier bus so...... 🥱🥱

[belteppismo]

I want to crawl in bed and sleep for twelve hours straight, but I guess we'll have to wait for that cause I'm not even on the bus yet

[disabled-dragoon]

Messaging all my lecturers to see if I can charge my chair during classes so I don't die before I can go home

[kitsunerokko]

truly truuuuly dislike how not having a car makes several nearby places i'd wish to visit unfeasible because of bus routes at those spots not running at the times i'd need, or like, i could make the trip there but not back without waiting overnight and i can't afford a motel because they're stupid expensive

[permanentreverie]

a moment of joy in days of tired darkness!!!