part 353 whalers on the moon

[aphanon_meme]

We've been here over a year now! I can hardly believe it! Dreamwidth's been pretty good, I'd say, with almost no downtime to speak of and all that! Anyway... how is your spring going? Or I guess it's almost summer, isn't it? Hopefully it's been well! I've been catching up on work and new movies, all very exciting stuff, I'm sure.

Enjoy part 353!

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Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

How are we weird?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't even know what to say

Re: Unpopular opinions

[quandtuniverse]

Yeah, I was raised in a pretty American environment even though I grew up in Brazil, I had a lot of books and movies and my parents spoke English to me frequently. But it wasn't until I actually moved to the USA that I realized just how different the culture actually is. Even now, I tend to have more in common with my European/Asian/Latin@ friends, than I do with born-and-raised-American friends.

I'll try and look for that article again, it was really fascinating!

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

+1 but apply this to Tumblr posts in general. That "Rejected Princesses" blog which is full of misinformation comes to mind.

[(Anonymous)]

Aye and have so many unusual things and act like the rest of the world is weird for not having them

http://www.fascinatingpics.com/7-more-ways-why-america-is-the-biggest-weirdo-on-the-entire-planet-part-2/
http://www.fascinatingpics.com/8-ways-america-is-the-biggest-weirdo-on-the-entire-planet/

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

bacon tastes horrible

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like this is backlash to Twilight or the Vampire Diaries. Or True Blood. "Hdu vampires and NOT HANDSOME SEXY PEOPLE" ... except the sexy vampire trope(s) have been here long before any of these series existed?

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

GET OUT

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I've learned not to take seriously anyone who tries to argue that this pairing or character is ~perfect~ and ~the best~ because of history. Like all those people who make long posts about how Prussia is so kick-ass and the strongest country in history but fail to mention any of the lost wars/battles, societal problems etc, or people who post that Prussia has the saddest and most tragic history in the world.

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

I want a guy who foots the bills and takes care of me in exchange for me managing the household/being a housewif

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I remember one where the person was moaning the fact that when s/he introduces friends to each other, they get close and s/he gets insecure.

I hate how there are so many comics like that with loads of notes and I've never seen one comic showing the opposite.

[(Anonymous)]

The second link has "number of cities larger than their capital" is it really that weird to have another city larger than the country's capital?

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

that would make sense!

Even with Twilight, I mean, the issue with Twilight for me isn't "omg!! the vampires aren't gruesome and they sparkle and don't usually drink blood!" but "Bella Swann being emotionally abused and thinking her relationship is more important than her life." Who cares if someone takes vampires and spins them? they're not set in stone...

[(Anonymous)]

AMERICA IS SO WEIRD. IT HAS BIG CITIES!!

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Feminists are childish, hysterical hypocrites.

[(Anonymous)]

Normally countries' capitals are the ones with the largest amount of people.

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

That's not unpopular in most of the world

[(Anonymous)]

Delete it because it has "this troper"

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

Prussia is not an albino.

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

You tried

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

hdu you're only allowed to call Japan weird around here

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

It's unpopular online.

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

/holds up a mirror

Re: Unpopular opinions

[(Anonymous)]

hi sweden

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[(Anonymous)]

It's unusual for the largest city in a country to not be the capital, but I wouldn't say it's particularly weird.

Other examples include Canada (Toronto largest, Ottawa capital), Australia (Sydney largest, Canberra capital), China (Shanghai largest, Beijing capital), Brazil (Sao Paulo largest, Brasilia capital), and Nigeria (Lagos largest, Abuja capital). There are plenty more, although they're definitely a minority.

Europe is pretty much all largest-city-is-capital though, so maybe from a European perspective it's weird (European exceptions include Liechtenstein and Malta).