#funny language things

You know how people say you "flip off" someone (middle finger, at least in the USA) when they're being annoying/stupid/rude/etc?

Well I looked up the origins of flipping people off & here's what I dug up!

((Just incase anyone needs it, Trigger Warning/Content Warning for references to male genitals, & p*nis & d*ck uncensored))

"The gesture dates back to ancient Greece and it was also used in ancient Rome. Historically, it represented the phallus."

So what is "phallus" then?

"a penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance)" & "typically symbolizing fertility or potency"

So basically,

Flipping someone off is (1) calling them a dick,

(2) asserting dominance,

& (3) basically telling that person you're more fertile/able to have kids than they are.

IDK what to do with this information, so...have it?

“Hey Todd, what’s up? Glad to see you’re -”

“ACHOO”

- rain with rage = thunderstorm

- fast food music = rap

So I mean, if I watch movies in English, or am in an English-speaking environment I had the strong impression that voices in English mostly don't have a variety in their nature. Of course some can sound unique (like Elizabeth Daily's husky voice), but very few are regignicable.

Even if Germany can have some obnoxious voice acting in aniated movies, the voice acting industry has been invented and is the most etablished oer there why I am used to a broad diversity of voices - but I don't know if a non-German speaker would notice. In contrary to that, even if some voice actors do a great job by controlling and expanding their voice, I have hard times to say "oh this is specifically voice actor X", or "this is the voice of Owen Wilson" because I have a hard time figuring out the difference.

Another thing I noticed: I had five Korean colleagues, three of the were friends of mine. They didn't speak Korean if other people were around them but if they called their parents or friends in Korea I was impressed how characteristic their voices still were.