#take the shoes off

[nonsensetwo]

Babe <3

[ace-of-dragons-art]

so I'm Canadian and I grew up ALWAYS taking my shoes off in the house. I watch a lot of American TV though and they almost never take their shoes off in the house, which for years I thought was just for convenience when filming, but I've learned that apparently some people actually do leave their shoes on???

anyway all this to say can you reblog this with where you're from and whether or not you take your shoes off in the house?

[rotzaprachim]

A list of household things which MANY ethnicities seem to think are specific to their culture:

a) a plastic bag stuffed full of other plastic bags

b) cultural/religious knickknacks which your grandparents will scream at you for touching

c) a set of items that are specifically for Company (often the relatives your parents feel the need to impress and/or secretly despise)

d) a very loud woman

e) a butter cookie tin full of sewing supplies

f) mass Tupperware collections and/or ice cream and yogurt containers filled with surprise cold vegetables in the fridge

g) relatives overly involved in the physical appearances, profesional, and reproductive lives of the young women in the family

h) arguing

anyway I think the really interesting cultural identifier is what b) and c) are, because those are a little more specific even if the impulses behind them are not

[checkadii]

king do you really need that many belt straps . do you really

funky thing . because i actually had fun w thid

[doctorsiren]

love that my wardrobe had what I needed for Ford without me having to do anything

[heich0e]

tobio doesn't drink much, so when he does he tends to get pretty tipsy. rosy cheeked. bleary eyed. but the worst (best) part is that he starts asking for kisses. demanding them even. just to get him into the car to go home. to get him out of the car. to take his shoes off at the door. then his coat. then anything else. he'll get through one basic task, look at you with those big blue eyes and a pout on his lips, and go "kiss?"

[flowers-darkened-by-raindrops]

Rule #1 of being a Bad Boy: Be Bad

Grian - Me!

Jimmy - @basil-the-bulbasaur

Joel - @nyxengale

Photo creds - @ambermoonbeanie

Rule #11 of being a Bad Boy: Never Stand In Height Order...

[jangmi-latte]

Y'ALL ARE SICK. SICK I TELL YOU. Y'ALL NEED HELP ISTG

[electrozeistyking]

Pop Goes the Rabbit!

[solargeist]

/scarian WLsmp

you think grian flirts using the rep board with scar ? like, ‘are you sure there’s nooothing I can do to change my reputation score ?’

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

I think Gwen calling Miles parents by their first names really show the difference between white and black culture.

Gwendy girl I love you but get your shoes off the bed. Have you lost your goddamn mind

Idk if it's just me, but in a lot of wider (white) culture the idea is that a host must cater to the guest, making sure the place is inviting and the guest is taken care of. It's the hosts responsibly look after their guests

However in a lot of POC cultures, it's the inverse. To us, Guests must cater to the host, because we understand it firstly as their space.

In our culture, we as guests are there as visitors. And it is on us to act appropriate towards the host. Rather than the host acting appropriate to us.

When we walk into a house, we talk off our shoes.

When she comes over she sits cross-legged on Miles bed with her shoes on.

When we enter someones house or space as black kids we're told to go to the adult of the house and introduce yourself, shake their hand.

When Gwen comes to the cookout, Miles parents have to approach her first and ask who she is. And then she calls them their first names!!!!!

We're even told that as guests we have to ask to get water or open the fridge - or the host can get it for us for their privacy.

Gwen comes in and rips open one of Miles' collectables and don't even think about it after.

And Miles is SHOCKED because he's probably never had a friend act like that in his house before.

As POC we see ourselves as guests given the privilege of being in the space. Whereas general culture sees guests as someone to invite in, and that the guests experience - not the hosts' space - is the primary focus

Gwen is probably acting that way because in her culture the idea is that "Oh - I'm at a friend's house. Let me get comfortable."

Whereas for a lot of us its "Oh - I'm at a friend's house and I want their parents to like me enough to let me in their house again lol"

Idk I just found that interesting

[booasaur]

Special Ops: Lioness - 1x07

[densewentz]

Dreamling can be dads together, as a treat

[journey-to-the-attic]

the new nightmare is cool but i think not putting them in hanfu was an missed opportunity

(+ long hair version that i wasn't as sure about)

[rustyparable]

Idk what the Narrator is fussing about but neither does Stanley so it's fine 😎

[homoeroticgrappling]

The way he interacts with tiny fans is so adorable