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Some moments from DND campaign
#dnd#we are at the culmination point of the first arc rn#..it was epic#our party consists of ...#extinguished fire genasi that is an artificer and is not fond of “magic”#tiefling from gnome family that is also an artificer and has interest in explosive stuff#kenku - astral druid that dreams of space flights#another tiefling warlock with their big fishhhhh patron#goblin fighter with memory problems and is a very sad boi#vegepygmy that is constantly trying to absorb everything at the line of sight... that's usually funny but might be creepy sometimes x^]#this genasi is so fun to draw. She's not my character... so props to the girl designed her :^]
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it's so important to me that johnny lawrence was basically in tears when he handed daniel the trophy, that boy had been keeping in all emotions except for rage for so long and daniel gave him permission to feel everything all at once (and then kreese almost killed him for it)
#johnny lawrence pov: you feel things for a boy and it makes you Angry because that is the only emotion you're really allowed to feel#then the boy speaks to you in the only language where you can be fluid and free and he beats you but that's honourable -- he's given you#permission to feel and now you feel everything#and then you're reminded very suddenly of why you had to be so so careful#johnny lawrence#daniel larusso#tkk#the karate kid#we really do live with a fun Version of johnny in this fandom don't we big fan big fan#no wonder he decides to just stop his growth from that point on silly silly man#i still don't believe that he actually partied -- and by that i mean i think his parties consisted of going to bars or yeah house party#type situations -- getting wasted and then forgetting everything#he didn't actually *party*#basic johnny lawrence analysis? in this our year 2023??? i feel things for him okay
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Ok but sometimes the most infuriating political stance a person can have is point blank refusing to discuss social issues with you when you bring it up because they "don't want to get political". Don't open the tags unless you want to read a rant
#my random stuff#vaguepost#vent post#like... babes. how do i explain EVERY DAMN THING YOU DO can be considered political by some metric#YES that includes your silence#also the fact that they will happily talk about being a socialist and fuck the tories and everything#but then if i ever want to discuss something that doesn't directly affect them they will literally just shut me down#like i know our normal friendship consists of sunshine and rainbows and silliness#but I'd fucking appreciate if you didn't ruin that friendship by refusing to agree with me about things that should be a no brainer#I can't even discuss fucking JK ROWLING with them!! because their sibling loves harry potter and they always say “it's just a kids series”#and “let them have their nostalgia”#OH I'M SORRY.#DOES YOUR FUCKING NOSTALGIA MEAN MORE TO YOU THAN MY LITERAL SURVIVAL AND HEALTH???#like. I'm sorry but there's more important things here#babygirl i don't know how to explain to you#that if a political party said they were going to kill all lefties people BUT give all right handed people unlimited access to horror films#you would vote for them wouldn't you?#even though I'm left handed you'd say “of course i support left handedness how can you even question that”#<- shit metaphor. i know.#but i could point out “yeah they want to kill me” and they'd say “I just don't know enough about it to discuss this; sorry”#like??? if you don't know enough#maybe. fucking?? educate yourself??? by having discussions about it???#PLEASE pull your head out the sand sweetie#saying you care is just empty fucking words#i shouldn't be saying this; they're one of my oldest friends but GOD.#if you can't even agree with me about jkr being a fucking holocaust denier we're going to keep having problems
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#nothing is more depressing than working on my cv#because I just don't feel like I have marketable skills#and so many of the writing and research posts I come across on job sites are like ''you'll be working alongside ai''#I even saw a copywriter post that said ''you won't be doing any writing or editing. you job will be to refine and improve ai prompts#so that the ai can more consistently produce the texts we need''#like hello#the person doing that job is literally making themself more obsolete by the day#so here's the plan#I need to take any job that pays vaguely well#and use that money to either do short corses#or save up to go so my masters#that conclusion is inescapable#just. for now I'm still stuck on step 1 : finding a decent job#and (perhaps I'm being too picky) but post covid I do not want to go back into anything in the tourism industry#it's too precarious and honestly just comes down to entertaining rich people which pushes me further left every time i think about it#I considered joining the communist party. but 1) they're still part of the tripartite alliance with the anc... which is a no from me#and 2) communist révolution should spontaneously happen in industrialised countries with surplus wealth when the proletariat arise#south africa does not have surplus wealth nor class consciousness really. it's still filtered through post apartheid racial groupings#which is unhelpful because the black bourgeoisie are not our allies just because they're black#and trying to impose communism in a society without the surplus wealth didn't work out too well throughout the 20th century#so what does that leave you with#parties like cope ? plagued by the same issues as the anc ? no thank you#(I did also study politics btw which is why I've even considered these career paths)#(although I haven't worked in politics or governance since graduation so maybe that doesn't even matter anymore it's been years)#all I want is a job that pays fairly and leaves me with enough free time to do my hobbies#I do not have the grindset I'll admit that#which is why I've enjoyed the art industry#but again. it just comes down to entertaining rich people in the small galleries which is needlessly stressful#and the larger non-commercial galleries and musea aren't hiring atm...#and that's it. rant over I guess since this is the 30th tag
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September 2023
#1. started at refugee camp nr 7 (I think). was asked to do a hearing test first for one of the guys and I thought he was Arab bc one of the#supervisors spoke Arabic to him when I saw him but we found he’s actually also Afghan! which was quite funny. not so funny was the fact#that I had taken the machine with me but had left the charger somewhere else so I couldn’t actually do the test. so I had to drive to our#office and go back for the test. when I came back my client had actually prepared these things for me/us 🥺 which is very Afghan and sweet#of him. he said he was just really happy to see someone that’s also Afghan#2. this month I actually was really consistent with my journaling so I’m happy about that#3. we have a cat now and even though I was one of the people that was against it. I would kill for her#4. my parents and I picked fresh walnuts and actually got quite a lot#5 & 6. we have our annual company gathering / party and it was really fun! it was organised well. we had some good food a live band#& a dj (I requested 2 songs and they agreed but didn’t play either one……) and there was also a photo booth which is always a good time.#I def think I’ll also do a photo booth when I have my wedding#7. have started slowly decorating my hobonichi#monthly recap
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sometimes i think about the fact that when we started curse of strahd our dm decided not to have ismark travel with us, in-character because he has, like, a job and a responsibility to the village of barovia as the new burgomaster and out of character because they didn't want to have too many npcs with the party all the time
and now several months later we're collecting npcs like they're fucking pokemon
#IN OUR DEFENSE TWO OF THEM ARE IREENA AND EZ (WHO IS OUR DESTINED ALLY)#but for real. our group currently consists of eight characters traveling together. there are only three players in this game#it's gotten to the point where we control ez and ireena in combat bc our dm i was like i CANNOT keep track of that many statblocks at once#strahdposting#d&d#sammy speaks#there's also the fact that like. we kind of rescued a few of them from peril and would be fine with dropping them off somewhere fairly safe#while we go do adventure stuff#but 1. we are currently in the amber temple there ISN'T ANYWHERE SAFE#and 2. several of the npcs with us have extremely strong motivation to stay with the party or a specific player character#so like. i understand the struggle but also. dm. you did kind of dig this hole yourself
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I've been busy with work and had a bit of an art block, but I did manage to finish this big "draw your squad" piece with our Witcher ttrpg party (including characters we've swapped out for new ones along the way)
This is the longest campaign I've ever taken part in (both storywise and irl), and I love our characters a lot! We have my sorceress, a witcher, bard, druid, "legitimate merchant", mercenary, and two doctors, though not all are in play at once. And a companion wolf!
#my art#witcher ttrpg#our current party consists of the sorceress witcher druid merchant and one doctor#and the wolf ofc#ttrpg arts#2023 art#dhisra ferch mor#campaign: witcher
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shout out to my DM for making the funniest possible call of having these specific CoS NPCs be into each other
bonus that im going to use every session from here on out:
#dungeons and dragons#dnd#dnd art#dnd oc#curse of strahd#suggestive#I cannot stress enough that this happened IN SESSION#in case you're wondering doru is a member of our party while victor is my wizard moogi's apprentice#will i ever have a consistent design for these boys?#lets be real probably not#comic#gin tries art#were these poses WAAAAYY out of my skill level? yes but i am nothing if not filled with hubris
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y'all i'm feral for goblins lemme tell ya
#dungeons and dragons#dnd#dnd characters#dnd goblin#there are so many goblins in just this set like roll call weve got#tictoc my little sorcerer creature#his best friend hopefully soon to be boyfriend kling klang#the newest addition to tics growing clan of goblins ricotta#our dm described her as being mousey brown in color and then generated the name ric and it was all downhill from there#and then of course the rip gang consisting of in order of us getting onto our side#gnash who we saved from a dire badger in the caves who tic recognized and she just sided with us we love gnash#tear who is half goblin and nearly tpked the party but he is dumb as said he would side with us if we promised to not kill rip#cause he is a simp#and then of course rip who is a menace to society and nearly tpked the party#tic has newly gained baggage with this guy someone help him#actually help me im obsessed with rip and tic's relationship it scratched my brain so good#also rip is just the worst actually i adore him tho like fuck this guy but also
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so we're playing the high school campaign at dnd tonight and we just recovered this girl's nudes from her shitty ex (read: we broke into his house and stole them back) and
rabbitfolk fighter: we got you your pictures back! neri looked at them to make sure they were yours we are sorry
neri, triton fighter who is aroace and was traumatized: I AM SO SORRY
girl: oh, thanks-
[half the party trying to explain "neri's asexual so don't worry they won't make it weird"]
neri, who has been actively sex/romance repulsed from birth but whose first language is not common: ᶦ ᵃᵐ?
#our high schoolers are so FUCKING STUPID#levi.txt#almost every other party member has a crush on her and we all drink respecting women juice for all meals so it was just.#who is least likely to objectify this girl bc we Do need to confirm theyre hers#dnd tag#neri janno#my consistent dnd trait is 'unfuckable/unromanceable' what does that say about me.#cal is a horrid mean little bastard juno is grieving the love of her life and neri... is neri#they want friends Desperately but nothing more than that hfdjks
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Quick sketch of me and my friends dnd characters who have slightly romantic undertones lmao
#the party are going up to the mountains and my tiefling Umi had never experienced this much consistent cold in his life cause hes from a#tropical area and had never left there... our aasimar Fel who had much more experience in cold gave Umi his jacket to keep warm#the lads are very much pinning for each other#also the bottom sketch is Umi using hellish rebuke to then warm Fels hands... this didnt happen in the moment but im saying it happened#digital art#artwork#artists on tumblr#dnd#dungeons and dragons#dnd art#illustration#sketch#tiefling#aasimar#my art#myart
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This is real, btw. The version of Project 2025 i'm looking at rn, it's on a different page, but it's in Chapter 4: Department of Defense, Section DOD Personnel, Subsection Needed Reforms: Recruitment and Retention, Item 3.
And this is just one of the horrifying things these dudes are proposing, the list goes on and on and on and on and on.
Now, this is run by The Heritage Foundation, which is a Conservative think-tank, not Trump himself. The Project has actually been publicly disavowed by Trump, and they can't officially back him, but many theorize he's publicly distancing himself from it because of one of its authors openly espousing a "second American Revolution" and that his remarks ring false when some politicians who are known close allies of Trump were involved in authoring it.
Regardless of whether or not the grifter is involved, though, this is the face of the Conservative Party. They are becoming more and more openly fascist by the day. This is beyond just Trump now, he was just some fucking guy who wanted power and attention, but his influence has been to embolden the Far Right to attempt to seize control and remake America into a militaristic, theocratic, white dictatorship where dissent is not tolerated. I'm not scaremongering, the pdf is available, they couch it in very formal language, but that is their end goal.
So yeah, if it stops the country i live in from going the way of all those poor countries the CIA fucked into a fascist coma during the Cold War, i'm voting for Joe Biden, i don't give a shit if the man is a corpse on a golden throne, i don't give a shit if he is personally signing off on the assassination of Palestinian civilians, i'm still voting for him, because he is still the one that is not going to ruin my fucking life and the lives of everyone i know. I know that's cold and brutal, but so is reality. One term, and the man's Supreme court appointments already overturned Roe v. Wade and his supporters stormed the Capitol. Nobody thinks it's going to happen to you until it does. America is not immune to totalitarianism, and i am not about to let some holier-than-thou internet activists and zoomers who can't be arsed to vote let this country turn into Nazi Germany 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Jesus Christ please vote idc if Biden is in hospice care we cannot let Trump become president again
#we can talk about voting to reform the two-party system when they don't have a fucking gun to our heads#when the election is less high-stakes#yeah#at THAT point we can talk about the long-term ramifications of consistently voting third party or abstaining from voting#and how that might make America a better place#but right now it's a survival situation and i'm looking out for number one
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All the takes are correct and yet they also miss the point. Yes, it was insane for the Democrats to think they could win by running a soulless candidate, without a shred of progressive policy vision, pursuing endorsements from neocon war-hawks everybody hates, while arming and funding a genocide, and belittling and crushing those who have enough morality to protest it. It is enraging that the Democrats are so smug and blind to this. But these are all just symptoms. The deeper reality is that liberalism has failed, liberalism is dead, and people urgently need to wake up to this fact and respond accordingly. It is a defunct ideology that cannot offer any meaningful solutions to our social and ecological crises and it must be abandoned. Democrats have proven over and over again that they cannot accept even basic steps like public healthcare, affordable housing, and a public job guarantee - things that would dramatically improve the material, social and political conditions of the working classes. And they cannot accept a public finance strategy that would steer production away from fossil fuels and toward green transition to give us a shot at a liveable future. Why? Because these things run against the objectives of capital accumulation. And for liberals capital is sacrosanct. They will do whatever it takes to ensure elite accumulation, it is their only consistent commitment. At home, they suppress and demonize progressive and socialist tendencies. Abroad, they engage in endless wars and violence to suppress input prices in the global South and prevent any possibility of sovereign economic development. The Democrats have done all this purposefully and knowingly, for my whole life, not as some kind of "mistake" but in full consciousness that it is in the interests of capital. And because liberalism cannot address our crises, and because it crushes socialist alternatives, it inevitably paves the way for right-wing populism. They know this pattern, and yet they risk it every time - this election being only the most recent example. They did it in 2016, when they actively crushed the Sanders campaign and sent Trump to the White House. They do it because ultimately they (and I mean the liberal ruling class here) don't really mind if fascists take power, so long as the latter too ensure the conditions for capital accumulation. They 100% prefer this to the possibility of a socialist alternative. So, progressives have to face reality. The dream of "converting" the Democratic party is dead. This is now a fact and it must be accepted. The only option is to build a mass-based movement that can reclaim the working classes and mobilize a political vehicle that can integrate disparate progressive struggles into a unified and formidable political force and achieve substantive transformation. This will take real work, actual organizing, but it must be done and that process must begin now.
Jason Hickel
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"- I have a lot of problems with Biden. He is clearly the better of the two options, which I recognize is a very low bar. Being better than Trump cannot be the standard, because Donald Trump is the absence of a standard.
"But the truth is, even if Trump looses, that won't be the end of this. The people who cooked up Project 2025 will just move onto Project 2029 instead, because for them, this is so much more than just one election, or indeed, one candidate. Project 2025 is born from impulse as old as America. It's an impulse that says one class of Americans is entitled to lead, and the rest of us are lucky to be allowed to serve- that thinks there should be a limited government when it comes to rules they have to live by, but also a unitary executive to keep the rest of us in line. These are old, old ideas that have been shouted from podiums-... but have now been placed into a new handbook for an only too willing president to use on day one.
"And in a perfect world, I would love if we had an opposing party better able to articulate a strong defense of our country's ideals and that also consistently lived up to them. People are entitled to hope for more from the next four years than someone just not being Trump (and for at least two supreme court justices to die)-...
"And for anyone tempted to think, 'Well, we survived Trump's first term,' first, not everyone did, and it should hopefully be very clear by now a second Trump term really does promise to be far, far worse, because if Trump's first term was defined by chaos, his second could be defined by ruthless efficiency. That should be troubling to absolutely everyone because Project 2025 is a movement who's members joke about wanting a white homeland and insist women have to have more babies to uphold western society.-
"We need to be better than this."
-John Oliver, June 19th of 2024
#Youtube#john oliver#last week tonight#LWT#biden#trump#2024 elections#I also cannot stress this enough- if you are only voting on how America is treating the rest of the world#in light of the Palistinian genocide- know that Trump has pledged even more money and military support to Israel#That Trump has pledged supporting Russia in their invasion of Ukraine#and that Trump also wishes to have closer ties with North Korea#If America's treatment of all other nationalities and parties is your primary issue - then please also consider these#(And not voting at all does not absolve you of your part in this election)#(choosing not to participate is still making a choice- and does not absolve you of your contributions to the outcome)
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before moving in with them vs. after moving in with them
|| When you move in together. || Wind Breaker ||
sooo uh funny story I actually posted this but it kinda disappeared i really tried finding it so i decided to post it again lol @kajibunny this is for you my love!! you’re the absolute sweetest <333
: Sakura Haruka. Suo Hayato. Kaji Ren. Umemiya Hajime.
❥ Sakura teared up when you asked him if he wanted to move in together. For the first time in his lonely life he will get to share a home with someone and that someone is none other than his most precious person in the entire world, you. Days leading up to the move, he had certain doubts plaguing his mind that maybe you'd come to regret this decision but you quickly eased his worries with your soothing words and gentle touch. Sakura doesn’t own a lot of belongings himself but the things he treasures are the things given to him by you. So, there wasn’t much to pack for him so instead he spent his time helping you pack your belongings. Stars literally shone in his eyes when he entered his new home, you giggled seeing him run around, inspecting every corner - like a child seeing his first snow. He was excited to unpack everything, asking you where things should go. When you called him out on his enthusiasm, he flushed red, stammering as he tried to deny. You don’t have to do any of the heavy lifting because Sakura insists on doing them all. Once you both settle in, in a rare moment he boldly pulls you into a tight embrace - his eyes glowing with warmth. “Thank you for giving me a place to call home...”
“Look! It’s our very own kitchen! Woah, this bathtub is huge! Is it really okay to call this mine…?”
❥ Suo did not express his happiness by jumping around or shouting at the top of his lungs. However, if he were to describe his reaction to your acceptance, that is what he felt inside when you agreed to move in with him. He'd nod along smiling as you rant on about the many things you'd like to do in the new house. A thought did cross his mind into hiring movers to do all the work (he’s a rich boy), but he figured it would be more personal and meaningful if you both did it. Suo has everything packed neatly and labeled, so you’d both have an easier time settling in. He’d always ask you if this is where you’d like this thing to be put here or not, valuing your opinion above his own. Suo does not mind if the curtains are of a certain color or if a certain furniture has a high price range. He’ll happily provide you with a card to spend to your heart’s delight. He’s just content to see a smile on your beautiful face. It really did not take long for you both to settle in, with strength remaining. Suo had everything planned out from the very beginning after all. Afterwards, Suo hugs you from behind as you both silently bask in the atmosphere of your new home.
“The sofa looks wonderful, my love. Though it would look better with you laying on it.”
❥ Kaji cracked his lollipop in one bite alone, when you asked him if he wanted to move in with you. It took him a moment to cool down his red face and racing mind, to properly give you an answer. When he said yes, you jumped onto him in excitement causing him to hurriedly catch you in his arms with a surprised yell. He wouldn’t voice it aloud but he was just as excited as you are. As he was packing each of his belongings into a box, his mind couldn’t help daydream of the life you’d share together. To wake up every morning to your beautiful face when the sun rises and to kiss you goodnight every night when the stars glimmer. You would no longer have to be separated from one another. He only snapped out of his daydream when the sound of a shutter came from your phone.
“You look adorable smiling to yourself. What were you thinking about?”
“Huh?! I wasn’t s-smiling! Delete that!!”
Instead of his usual headphones, Kaji opted to play music on a speaker, both his and your favorite songs while you both unpacked. You giddy moving around your new home, moving along to the music. Once your favorite song came on you couldn’t help but pull a reluctant Kaji along to dance. After a long day of unpacking, you both lay tired in the middle of your living room side by side - his hand tightly holding yours.
“Where do you want this to go? H-Hey, are you listening to me..?!”
❥ Umemiya is a picture of a man who received the greatest news of his life when you accepted his offer to move in. You had to keep him from bouncing off the walls with his enthusiasm. Not before him pulling you into the tightest hug, real happiness gleaming in his eyes. Umemiya being excited was an understatement, everyday leading up to the big move he would excitedly gush to you of all the new things he would like to do together with you. All the vegetables and fruits he would like to grow in his new garden and maybe even get a pet together. His excitement radiating off of him like the bright sun. You'd have to monitor the packing process because Umemiya would like to stuff everything into one box or misplace a few things. However, when it comes time to move your stuff in he'll quickly usher you to sit down while he brings every box in, despite your protests. He'd even take his shirt off when it gets hot. Even when Umemiya is in the other room, you could hear his animated talking - bringing a smile to your face with how adorable he is. He did not show a moment of tiredness throughout the whole move but once you're both in bed together he pulls you in close with a smile on his face, - drifting asleep.
"Imagine how many get togethers we can have! A barbeque in the summer and a hot pot party in the winter...!"
#wind breaker#THIS IS MY DREAM COME TRUE!!1!1!1!1!1!1!!1 ☆彡#BRB PACKING ALL MY STUFF IN BOXES ASAP!!!!!!!#KAJI!!!! our future plans do not consist of you breaking your tooth from biting your lollipop too hard!! >:c#AAAAHHHHH I CAN'T HANDLE HOW IRRESISTABLE KAJI IS!!!!!! let alone being under the same roof as him?????? \(//∇//)\#kaji im also so excited i don't think we'll be getting any sleep the first few nights (*ฅ́ ˘ฅ̀*)♡#I UNDERSTAND THAT IT COULD HAVE A DIFF MEANING AADHHDBSHAHAHAHAH#KAJI REST ASSURED WE'RE THINKING OF THE SAME THING!!! ALSO REST ASSURED MY NEW WALLPAPER IS OF YOUR SMILING FACE HIHIHUHUHU CUTIEEEE#awWwwWwWw him putting his music on speaker ♡ dancing n being silly in front of kaji !!!!!! he'll see my wild side xD#where do i want this to go?!??? wherever you want to go ren!!!!! (*≧∀≦*)#SAKURA (>///<) IM NOT BLUSHING!! YOU ARE!!!#i think we both are hihihihihi he is so cutie!!!!#WE ARE GETTING YOU TWENTY PILLOWS SAKURA!!!!! and a cat plushie!!!!#SUO ASHDBSJSJSB i bet he has the manpower of 30 movers xD#suo what if i decorate our room princess pink with lots of ribbons?!??????#moving in with suo means you get to finally see him eat!!!!!!! i think HAHAHAH#and find out what's under that eyepatch!!!! and under those clothes OMG WHY AM I SO WILD TODAY o////o the suo effect!!!#HAYATO WDYM THAT SOFA WOULD LOOK BETTER WITH ME LAYING ON IT R U GOING TO LAY W ME#/mii has been kicked out of suo's house/ HAHAHAHAH#OMG UME BONUS!1!!1!1!1!1! I LOVE THIS!!!#HE IS SOOSOSOSO CUTE OFC there has to be a garden!!!!! AND A ROOM FOR SUGI AHHAHAHAH#he's still thinking abt his bbq party HAHDHWHAHHA DW UME we'll have a housewarming party too!!!#everyone's invited!!!!! <33333#SKIPPS THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THANK YOU SO SO MUCH (((o(*゚▽゚*)o)))♡#everything i could ask for and MORE!!!!#this is my first ever request too so it's so special and dear to my heart (๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♡#bcuz skipps is special and dear to my heart!!!!#shhhhh don't tell kaji!!!!! xD#mii's fave wb contents ☆#mii requests from mooties (ㅅ´ ˘ `)−☆⁎⁺˳✧༚ arigato!
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When it comes to high-context and low-context cultures, where one has the expectation of people understanding specific subtle nuances of what someone says, and the other has the expectation that everything needs to be explicitly said to be understood, I've heard plenty of people from low-context cultures ask "why not say what you mean and mean what you say then, why would you have to speak in riddles?" about high-context ones, like people of the latter type are just being cryptic and esoteric on purpose.
But culture does not consist of things you do on purpose, it is just the way things are done where you were raised. And when you were raised in a high-context culture, the thought of needing to explicitly state something instead of using some phrase or expression that you've learned to use comes as a culture shock, too. It's not "fuck you for not correctly understanding my riddles three", but "oh shit, I hadn't occurred to me that I would need to say that out loud."
The first time I went on a business trip to the US, my partner came with me, and we immediately discovered that he does not fare well on long flights. So when my publisher asked me about future trips, inquiring whether my partner would be coming with me, I asked him. He said that he would, if the flights weren't such a problem - he would need to travel in some way where he could get his feet up or lay down during flights, like business class or first class. Being also a finn, I understood what he meant and relayed the message as is to my publisher, not considering that they might not.
To both of our surprise, they started to actually look for first class tickets for us.
Finnish culture is a high-context one, people don't talk much and aren't very confrontational. Being demanding and putting someone else into a position where they're forced to be upfront or demanding is rude. And in finnish, saying "this would only be possible if these entirely absurd/completely impossible conditions were met" is a polite way of saying "no". You are simply explaining why something cannot be done, without either saying an explicit "no" or seeming like you're making up excuses. It offers the other party an opportunity to agree that these conditions cannot be met, so neither party will come off as confrontational or demanding.
Both me and my boyfriend considered it self-evident that the request was absurd, and could not be read as anything but a polite way to decline. It had not occurred to me that an american's natural response to "it would be impossible to do this" is to start figuring out how to do it anyway.
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