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Anyway if you’re from the US and you ever wanted to know what tumblr feels like from a non-USAmerican perspective (please note that the rest of the world is not a monolith either and none of these apply without exception):

Everybody’s talking about brands and stores you’ve never seen in real life. You generally assume they exist, but they might as well be one giant prank the rest of the internet is in on.

You find a post that just sounds wrong. It makes no sense. It’s like OP lives in a weird alternate reality. 9/10 times, it’s just some USAmerican Thing.

You’re still not entirely sure how much an inch is. Or a foot. Or even how many of the former there are in the latter. You maybe know your height in feet and inches.

You have no idea how much a pound is. You’d also like to know how the fuck pound shortens to lbs.

What the fuck is “military time”

Somebody talks about some legal process or something similar. They don’t mention which country’s legal system this pertains to. You know anyway.

People talk about politics. None of it pertains to you. Many posts contain guilt tripping. “How can you not care about this?? Why won’t you reblog this?? People need to know this about x candidate for y position!” You’re busy trying to stay on top of the political landscape in your own country.

You pick up some random slang from the internet. Monkey see monkey do. You’re called racist. You didn’t know it was AAVE. You learnt it from black letters on white background, not from the mouths of people whose faces you could see. How would you have known? You try to unlearn it.

People tell you that you must publicly denounce Chick-fil-A or you’re homophobic. You don’t even know what a Chick-fil-A is.

People say you don’t know LGBTQ+ history. What they mean is you don’t know USAmerican LGBTQ+ history. Nobody cares about your country’s history.

You’re “called out” on using an “offensive” term. It’s (a direct translation of) a completely harmless word where you live.

People expect you to have an idea of how far apart 2 USAmerican states are. You barely know geography past your country’s immediate neighbors.

You randomly switch between British and American spellings. Nothing’s real and there are no rules.

People talk about multiple hour car rides and you get twitchy just thinking about it. You suddenly understand why USAmerican cars are so big.

Somebody talks about school shooting drills. You only ever had fire alarm drills.

You see a cool statistic. The study’s only about the US. It’s unfortunately of no use to you.

People misuse/misspell words and names from your native language. It’s tiring.

(You feel sorry for the French. Nobody should be allowed to mangle the word déjà vu like that.)

You’re still not over the fact that USAmerican school children are supposed to say that pledge thing every morning. You’re never getting over that.

You still don’t know why the men are fresh or what the fuck a sophomore is.

Who the fuck pays up first and then fills up gas??? That’s made up, right??

Everybody has a weird obsession with some comfort food you’d never even heard of before you signed up here.

Fellow non-USAmericans, please add anything else you can think of.

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@alexzandrapeters on the many ways to get to the core 🍎 #morethanasana ・・・ Looking for a great core drill? Both of these are wonderful hovering Exercises to strengthen and tone your core💪🏼 I personally do both - because the each offerer different strengths! I try (key work try😉) to hold them for 3 rounds. Round one: 15 seconds, round two: 30 seconds, and round three: 60 seconds 🙌 #yoga #yogatutorial https://www.instagram.com/p/BoY98kchZJn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hs4c3wpwi39b

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It probably wouldn’t seem like a big deal to most people, but lately I’ve been separating my thighs more than usual to make space for my stomach in several postures, but especially in downward facing dog. This requires that I separate my feet more than I would typically- it’s a bizarre adjustment for me because as I’ve deepened downdog over the years, I’ve found that my feet have gradually moved closer together, sometimes resting directly next to each other. But now, instead of working on “picture perfect alignment”, I’m getting to a place of comfort with finding “alignment that feels picture perfect in MY body.”

And making this adjustment is BEYOND perfect- my hips are able to shift much higher, my spine gets much longer and the actual inverted element of the posture becomes waaaaaaaayyyyyy more sickening. And I wouldn’t have gotten to this good shit without accepting my stomach as a legit part of my body. Instead of treating it as an unwanted guest. I’ve been throwing so much shade at my stomach- for DECADES a bitch has been soooo shady. But the self-love and practice of compassion has turned a switch inside me. By accepting my stomach, I’m able to make space for it. I’m able to make space for who I really am in spite of who I CAN’T SEEM TO STOP THINKING I SHOULD BE. God damn. Anyway, the rest of these sun sal reps are on IG TV if you’re into that kind of thing.

Shout out to @worthywomennc for my ‘Create Consent Culture’ T-shirt and shout out to @jbm2 for the chop inspo (at Condado de Durham) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bofh-e8jf0V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10095jgfnti0q

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Vicky Justiz:  8 Minutes of home workout to get a Sexy Waist! Add it to your regular routine or repeat the workout 3-4 times to really challenge yourself.(x) 

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A Message For People Who Say Plus-Size Women Can’t Do Yoga

In a video from Canadian retailer Penningtons, yoga teacher Dianne Bondy clears up a few myths about plus-size women and their abilities. She shows off her impressive balance and puts her headstand skills on display.

Dianne Bondy is out to prove you wrong.

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IG: @flou_yoga

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@marysia_do on Assists 💁🏼‍♀️ #morethanasanayogaretreat ・・・ Check out @stefaniergross in this more accessible variation of crow pose! UPCOMING EVENTS: NASHVILLE September 14-16 @yogasoulnashville BEIRUT October 26-28 @cleansebeirut JORDAN November 2-4 @stellafitnessjo SINGAPORE November 10-11 @pureyogaofficial HONG KONG November 14- 18 @pureyogaofficial SURABAYA, INDONESIA December 7-9 @ananta_studio MEDAN, INDONESIA December 14-16 @cemara.yoga #yoga #yogatutorial #yogavideo https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwEMOoBiGu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5zpx3fqv00ty

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Research has proven yoga improves health in many ways ➡ http://www.ahealthblog.com/the-health-benefits-of-yoga.html

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