future polyglot

These two words are translated into English as ‘to mean’ and cause some confusion, so this quick post is just going to clarify the difference.

1. Meinen: to mean in the sense of ‘to intend to be so’ - people can mean to say something in this sense. e.g. Was meinst du (what do you mean)?

2. Bedeuten: to mean as in ‘to signify’ - words and facts can mean something in this sense  e.g. Was bedeutet das Wort (what does that word mean)?

heißen can also be used, almost interchangeably (there is a small difference) for bedeuten - seen most clearly with “das heißt/d.h.” (”that is/i.e.” in Englisch).

So essentially people can meinen but words/facts bedeuten.

President Obama, aka the Dad Joke POTUS, just released the most glorious seven minutes of bad Thanksgiving puns you’ve ever heard

President Obama explained that after last year, his daughters decided they couldn’t put up with his dad jokes, so he was joined at the pardon by his adorable two nephews! President Obama is clearly letting his full nerd hang out now. (Yes he cran!) The full video of jokes is truly worth the click.

Gifs: whitehouse.gov

Hello! So, I’ve researched some Christmas music in different languages. Some have a lot, like, too much so I narrowed it down, and some don’t have that much, but I found the best I could. Some are similar songs to what English speakers and Americans are used to such as “jingle bells” etc etc, while others are their own original seasonal songs. If it’s similar or the same song as traditional songs in English, I’ll put them in the parenthesis. So anyway, enjoy and happy holidays! 

Arabic

•Laylat Eid- Fairuz (”Jingle Bells”) 

•العيد ببيروت - البوم كستنا لـ جان ماري رياشي ، غناء يارا (”Santa Claus is Coming to Town”) 

•Adeste Fideles -Fairuz ( اديسيت فيدييس فيروز )

•“Ya Yasoo” by Wafic 

•Gloria in Excells Deo- Marwan Rahbani, Ghadi Rahbani 

•Remember Us -Marwan Rahbani, Ghadi Rahbani (ما تنسانا السنة الجاي يا بابا نويل) 

•Talj talj- Fairuz 

•Tonight Is Xmas by Marwan Rahbani, Ghadi Rahbani (ليلة عيد الميلاد) 

•God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -Fairuz

•Bizet Carol- Fairuz

•المجد لك ايها المسيح 

German

•Die Flippers- Süßer die Glocken nie klingen 

•Schlittenlied- Michelle (Jingle Bells)

•Der Kleine Trommler- Jonny Hill (Little Drummer Boy)  

•Heintje - Kommet ihr Hirten 

•O Du Fröhliche- Roy Black 

•Ihr Kinderlein kommet-  Michelle

•Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht- Michelle (Silent Night)  

Italian

•Dio ci Benedirà- Andrea Bocelli 

•Bianco Natale-  Irene Grandi (White Christmas) 

•A Natale Puoi- Sergio Cremonese 

•Sarà Natale Se- Renato Giorgi 

•E’ la notte di Natale- Enrico Turetta 

•“Italian Jingle Bells”- Lou Monte [Neapolitan] 

Russian

•Raduitesya vsi Lyude- Novokuznetsk choir 

•Nebo i Zemlya ~ Russian kolyadka 

•ТИХАЯ НОЧЬ ДИВНАЯ НОЧЬ (Silent Night)  

•Angeli v Nebi ~  Russian kolyadka 

•Белый Снег- Аллы Чепиковой 

•ЗВЕЗДА НАДЕЖДЫ- Аллы Чепиковой 

•”We Wish You A Merry Christmas” (RUSSIAN) 

Esperanto

•PAŜOJ- Aleksandra Watanuki 

Japanese

•Kiyoshi, Kono Yoru- Ashley Serena (Silent Night) 

•Jingle Bells (JAPANESE) 

•Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer (from Morning Musume) 

•会いたいロンリークリスマス- C-ute 

Spanish

•Rodolfo el Reno de la Nariz Roja- Belinda 

•Hoy es Navidad (”Jingle Bells” tune)  

•Paseo en Trineo- Opus Christi (Sleigh Ride)

•Feliz Navidad- Jose Feliciano 

•El burrito de Bélen- Juanes 

•El Pequeño Tamborilero- Raphael (Little Drummer Boy)

•Din, don, din, dan 

Chinese

•铃儿响叮当 (Jingle Bells) 

•我们祝你圣诞快乐- Cuishan He (We Wish You a Merry Christmas) 

•神的孩子 

•圣诞节- EXO 

Hindi

•Yeshu Paida Hua

•Shaanti Ki Raath (Silent Night) 

•Ek Tara Chamka Hein- Domenic Marbaniang+ 

•Woh masiha aaya hai- Lata Mangeshkar 

•Jingle Bells (HINDI) 

French

•Il Est Né- Michael Gettel

•Vive le vent (Jingle Bells) 

•Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris-  Christmas Sound Orchestra 

•Rudolph, le petit renne au nez rouge 

•Il est né le Divin Enfant- Tino Rossi

•Mon beau sapin- Muriel J (Oh Christmas Tree)  

•Petit Papa Noël 

•Les douze jours de Noël- Carmen Campagne (12 days of Xmas) 

•All I Want for Christmas is You (Mioune on yt) 

Korean

•스타쉽플래닛- Starship Planet

•크리스마스 소원- MYSTIC 

•Zzang Christmas(짱 크리스마스)- BESTie 

•루돌프사슴코 - 꾸러기 동요 (Rudolph) 

•Dear Santa- Girls Generation TTS (Kor.) 

•울면안돼 (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) 

Norwegian

•Mitt hjerte alltid vanker 

•Glade Jul, Hellige Jul (Silent Night) 

•Jul I Svinget- Frederikke Kaysen 

•Det Lyser I Stille Grender 

•En Stjerne Skinner I Natt 

Hungarian

•Szent ünnep- Nox 

•Csengőszó (Jingle Bells)

•Ünnepelj Ma Velünk!- Lola 

•Fehér karácsony- TNT 

•Fehér Karácsony (White Christmas)

•Szülte A Szűz Szent Fiát 

•Csendes Éj (Silent Night) 

Finnish

•Varpunen jouluaamuna- Suvi Teräsniska

•Rekiretki- Vieno Kekkonen (Sleigh Ride) 

•Petteri Punakuono (Rudolph) 

•Joulupukki matkaan jo käy (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) 

•Joulupuu on rakennettu 

•Kolme yötä jouluun 

Croatian 

•O, pastiri, čudo novo  

•Radujte se narodi 

•Bijeli Božić- Oliver Dragojević 

•O, Betleme, grade slavni- PATRIA 

Polish

•Dzisiaj w Betlejem 

•Kolęda Tryumfy Króla Niebieskiego 

•BÓG SIĘ RODZI 

•Przybieżeli Do Betlejem 

•Gdy Się Chrystus Rodzi 

•Do szopy, hej pasterze 

Persian

•Mary Did You Know- Dariush & Marya

•O Holy Night-  Dariush & Marya 

•Tavalod Tavalod- Gilbert (Jingle Bells) 

Hawaiian

•O Holy Night- Willie K. 

•Me Ke Aloha Nona 

•Mele Kalikimaka- Bing Crosby (Eng) 

Estonian

•Jõuluingel 

•Aisakell- Lauris Reiniks (Jingle Bells) 

•Aisakell- Karavan (Jingle Bells) 

•Estica Jõuluingel 

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-Cecelia

In many small towns they are the only place to get a meal that is not fast food without cooking it yourself. Even in larger towns they can have the best food.

They’re where you go to play darts, sing karaoke, play trivia.

They’re where you go to meet people to talk to - and no, not just people you might want to hook up with. When I was in college, regular department lunches, students and professors alike, happened…in the back room of a nearby pub. We’d get pies, one beer, and discuss the stuff we didn’t get to in class.

Pubs are places where the bartender knows your name, and where exchanges like “We’re out.” “I’ll have the other one.” are fully understood. Seriously, some people will walk into their “local” and their drink will be poured and on the bar before they get to it.

Yes, there’s alcohol, and absolutely some people go to the pub to get drunk. But a pub is not the same thing as a bar.

Pubs fall into the “third space” that is neither home nor work. In America, we had this little thing happen called Prohibition.

Alcohol became something you had to sneak.

A place to get a drink became a place to get a drink. It was the speakeasy. It was the den of vice.

The role of the pub was taken over by the coffee house.

So, Americans, don’t think of the British pub as a sports bar (where you go to watch a game), or as a regular bar (where you go to get drunk), or a bar and grill (a restaurant with good beer).

Think of it as a coffee shop that sells alcohol. As that vital third place.

And then you might understand why Britain has so many of them. (Britain does have coffee shops too, mind, but they don’t get turned into the third place in the same way as here, although Costa still way beats Starbucks).

Menstruation is caused by change in hormonal levels to stop the creation of a uterine lining and encourage the body to flush the lining out. The body does this by lowering estrogen levels and raising testosterone. 

Or, to put it more plainly “That time of the month” is when female hormones most closely resemble male hormones. So if (cis) women aren’t suited to office at “That time of the month” then (cis) men are NEVER suited to office.

If you are a dude and don’t dig the ladies around you at their time of the month, just think! That is you all of the time. 

“Honey I honestly have no idea”

Japanese designer Hajime Narukawa has invested years studying geography and the world of maps. Whether you know it or not, the current map version we follow, composed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569 is deeply flawed. In this erroneous map, Alaska is shown to be the same size is Brazil, which is a mistake. Brazile is almost five times larger than Alaska in reality. Along with this flaw, many others can be found.

Stop abusing your boyfriends and yes what you are doing is abuse.

Stop:

Yelling at him in front of his friends 

Hitting or slapping him when he does or says something you don’t like

Telling him he doesn’t have a choice when it comes to decisions that involve both of you 

Telling him he can’t hang out with friends because you don’t like him

Telling him to not talk to other girls even if they are his friend

Forcing him to spend every moment with you 

Belittling him and pointing out all his flaws

Calling him stupid or making fun of him for making a mistake

Threatening to break up with him if he doesn’t do what you want

Being emotionally manipulative and crying until he does what you want

Accusing him of cheating every time he’s not with you

Blow up is phone if he doesn’t text you every five minutes 

Telling him you are the must thing that has ever happened to him and no one else will love

Physically attacking him when ever you are mad

Forcing him to have sex despite that fact that he said he didn’t want to

Invading his privacy by going through his phone

Getting mad at him for changing his password and demanding he tell you what it is

If a guy did any of these things to a girl it would be considered abuse but since its the other way around its considered normal. Throughout High school I saw many girl treating their boyfriends like shit. Sometime even physically abusing them in the hallways and no one trying to stop it because its a girl attacking a boy. 

Boys: If your girlfriend does anything on this list leave her. It is abuse and you deserve better.

You don’t deserve to be screamed at, ignored, or assaulted.

Being passive aggressive with him when he wants to spend time with friends or doing other things 

controlling when he’s able to go out with friends

Breaking up his friendships with other girls just because you’re insecure

Making him feel like his opinions in decisions that affect the both of you are irrelevant and don’t matter

SENDING HIS NUMBER TO STRANGERS TO TEST IF HE’S LOYAL OR NOT

testing him in anyway in general without his knowledge or permission (example: catfishing! it’s manipulative and weird don’t fucking do that)

taking money/credit cards without permission to spend on things without his knowledge ( had an ex friend do this constantly to her boyfriend and she’d always condone it because “he’ll get over it” )

guilting him for hanging out with friends/family over you  and making him choose between you and friends/family

telling him “you don’t love me if you *insert harmless activity he wants to do here* “

being rude or mean to him in front of others to assert dominance or power over him

downloading apps to spy on his phone activity (yes, this is a thing “”regular”” people do) or snooping on his social media to see who he’s talking to

hitting him, slapping him, punching him, shoving him. literally how do people not understand slapping your male partner is bad. people tend to find this funny in media and society and its weird. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR PARTNER WITHOUT PERMISSION. 

and let me add this. ABUSIVE TEEN GIRLFRIENDS TURN INTO ABUSIVE GROWN ASS WOMEN GIRLFRIENDS WHO TURN INTO ABUSIVE WIVES.

if you have an abusive teen or young adult gf right now fellas, leave. don’t let her use you to get her shit right. you’ll be so fucked up by the time she gets it together if she ever does and believe that most likely she won’t.