Georgie's Collection of Stuff and Things

I watch Eurovision and I can’t explain this

Ah yes, the Triforces of Wisdom, Power, Courage, and Customer Service.

how did they learn to translate languages into other languages how did they know which words meant what HOW DID TH

Fan Fact #2: When Spanish conquistadors landed in the Yucatán peninsula, they asked the natives what their land was called and they responded “Yucatán”. In 2015, it was discovered that in those mesoamerican languages, “Yucatán” meant “I don’t understand what you are saying”

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Fun fact #3: When French colonist Jacques Cartier asked for directions, the local Iroquois directed him to a nearby village with the word “kanata.” Cartier started using the word to refer to the entire region, and now the country of Canada is named “village” because of one lost Frenchman.

Fun Fact #4: When explorers arrived in Australia and asked the Aboriginal people what the heck that giant hopping creature with the pouch was, they replied, “Kangaroo?”. So now there are thousands of “I don’t understand?” hopping around the outback. 

fuck I posted this a day late

Time is an illusion you fuck.

Lunchtime doubly so.

This is what anxiety sounds like.

You know usual people say something like the comment above and I’m like “Ehhhh, I guess?” but this time its. super dead on. 

Yes, come on in!

Oh Enough Chit-Chat And Lets Talk Creams.

@fleamont can you verify?

Yeah this is correct. Lemonade is sprite. Clear fizzy liquid type thing. Solo is closer to what American lemonade is but we don’t actually have what you guys consider lemonade anyway so she was never going to get what she wanted lmao.

That entire continent exists on a different realm of existence

What the… Lmao

Why is it called lemonade then? 🤔

@casualswfan What is wrong with you guys?

IT IS THE SAME DAMN THING. You Yankees and your fifty brands of the same :P

LEMONADE AND SPRITE ARE NOTHING ALIKE

Things heating up in the drink fandom

I’m pretty sure the same is true in the UK at least was in 2010 except Sprite didn’t seem to be a common brand so I’d ask for Sprite get blank looks eventually figured out to ask for lemonade 

Sprite is a recognised brand here, but it’s not omnipresent, it is also considered a brand of lemonade.

This is fucked up.

Sprite: lemon-lime soda (pop/carbonated beverage). Lemonade: lemons, water, and sugar. Still.

LEMONADE IS NOT CARBONATED WHATT HEFUCC CK ARE YOU ALL DOIGN

At least in the UK, if you order lemonade you’ll sometimes get Sprite, but if it’s proper it’s a lemon soda akin to the Italian gassosa - less sweet than Sprite.

Oh shit, I’ve had gassosa, it’s AMAZING.

I just want to say that the whole ‘lemonade and Sprite are interchangeable’ is pretty common throughout Asia as well, in my experience

@bre-e-e-e what madness is this?!?!?!?!

@kingkilling-and-stormlight so… what you are all saying is. Lemonade is … not fizzy… in America?

In Germany, you’d ask for “Limonade” and yeah, you may get a Sprite or a Fanta; it’ll always be a fizzy nonalcoholic drink and usually come in lemon, lime, orange flavor. Only in healthfood or hipster establishments would it ever be an actual juice drink.

As a fan of homemade rosewater lemonade, I am twitching at the thought of sickly sweet carbonated beverages that taste like they were invented by someone who may have been in the same room as a citrus fruit once but can’t remember what it actually tastes like being called lemonade.

Wtf did y'all think beyonce was talking about????

oh wow I hadn’t even considered that. Like millions of people worldwide hearing the album title but not understanding what lemonade means even on the most superficial level.

This is so epically disturbing. Lemonade is such an integral part of spring and summertime. I just … this breaks my brain and my heart. The cultural references too. Just, all the American shows that reference lemonade and people in other countries are thinking Sprite? There’s a reason kids do freshly squeezed lemonade stands. You can’t buy it like that from a store. And there’s nothing quite like screwing it up and getting the sugar ratio wrong. And parents grinning through the too sour or too sweet mess and praising your efforts. Lemonade Is a Thing.

Wait does that mean Aussies make Shandies with sprite?????

Does this mean a significant portion of the global population don’t know what to do when life hands you lemons?

Yo. I need to move to the UK open up a REAL lemonade stand & blow some minds.

When life gave the world lemons… they’ve been making Sprite?

FUCKING AMERICANS

LEMONADE IS A JUICE, EVEN I KNOW THIS AND I’M FROM ASIA!!

In New Zealand, if you wanted lemonade, you would ask for Lemon Juice. Not everybody had it, but it was there. Otherwise, asking for Lemonade would get you sprite.

How is it okay that, apparently, everywhere else in the world if you ask for a specific thing, it’s a total crap shoot as to what you’re actually gonna get?

@cottoncandysheeps The lemon conspiracy just got another dimension added to it…

Hi.  Brit here.  I’ve always known 3 types of Lemonade: that shitty cheap Sprite-esque stuff, Lemon Juice, Sugar and Carbonated water (what I usually think of) and Still Lemonade, which is what everyone’s describing here (and the only one I can drink. fuck fizzy drinks)

Kitty cruise line.