Curlymity

yuuzora @yuuzora My grandfather fought in WW2 under an Irish banner despite the rebel war with the British. He didn't talk about it much but said he was a part of a mission that sabotaged German ships. Yours?

Curlymity @forgetmenot Brits are friggin jackholes. But If it counts, someone who babysat me, friends of my uncle, was in the operation Iraq freedom thingy. God I dunno history, but there's some kinda military musuem thing somewhere in Illinois I think, or Wisconsin? I dunno, memory is fucked lol. Rock Island Arsenal, I think it was called. Anyways I'd went there during a vacation with my family a few years back, my uncle came over to me like, "come here check this out," and he pointed out that old fart in those photos and I was all like "no wayyy!" But yeah there's a picture of a guy who changed my diaper in that museum. Believe it or not.

Curlymity @forgetmenot In one of those group photo things anyways, he wasn't important enough to be the main attraction of a photo apparently

yuuzora @yuuzora Very interesting. It must be strange to see those pictures. Is that person who babysat you still around? I wonder what stories they have to tell? Does your uncle talk about it at all? I don't know much about the Iraq war except from the perspective of Iranians who were nearby.-------------------------- Yeah, I have a deep, learned hatred of British................ if we're talking about family involvement in the IRA, it'd be easier to list the family who wasn't involved.

Ghost @kuharido Don't know if any of my family fought in wars. I know my great grandpa was in the military. Not sure if Afghanistan has any wars in his time. Europeans always rip on each other. It's just like Asia XD. I actually like the British myself despite the Anglo-Afghan war. The Soviets did way worse to Afghanistan.

Ghost @kuharido For the record I like the Russian just not the Soviets and their descendants like Putin.

Ghost @kuharido Russian culture*

yuuzora @yuuzora Yes. I understand my hatred of British isn't nice. It is a learned hatred that is very much trying to unlearn. And as part Japanese, definitely Euro trash and Asian trash are the same trashes calling each other trash. XD------------------- I adore slavic culture. Their variety of throat singing is so interesting I've been trying to learn it. I think the Afghans were well involved with the Cold War, weren't they?

Ghost @kuharido Mostly as a place to be invaded but Afghanistan has always been a place conquered by many empires.

yuuzora @yuuzora Hn. I suppose I don't know as much about Afghan history as its neighbors. I'll add that to my list of things to learn. Maybe e Afghans would have much in common with the Vietnamese in terms of convenient placing for warring nations. Sorry my English isn't good. My brain is fried like pakoras.

Ghost @kuharido It's right on the silk road so lots of places have been there. Alexander the great, Emperor Ashoka, the Kushan, The Scythians, Emperor Timur, The Mughals, etc.

Curlymity @forgetmenot Right. So my wall is history class now?

Ghost @kuharido Yes, be proud.

Curlymity @forgetmenot I'm more of a biology person myself

Ghost @kuharido biology good too.

yuuzora @yuuzora Oooo yay biology is fun! I'm learning some finite chemistry with grounding in biology for fun lately! Any specific part of biology you find interesting?

Curlymity @forgetmenot You've forgotten! Marine Biology. Dolphins and starfish. Hell yeah.

yuuzora @yuuzora Yayyyyyy. I love that deep sea shit, but I won't lie that I have a big soft spot for ceteaceans(sp?) especially whales. I got to see one from very far away once....... lol Have you seen them up close before?

Curlymity @forgetmenot Up close? Nah. But I've held a baby shark, and also a stingray. Ocean fishing. You the shark wasn't a problem to reel in, but that stingray took me and 3 other guys to pull up. I'm sure you can imagine, because of it's shape we had to like pull against the water. God that was hell of a workout... My bud got a picture with the shark in the end, but I'm that one guy who despised pictures. (These days, it just depends on the photographer) So I talked my way outta that one. Didn't last long coz I later got talked into getting mine taken with the ray. Good jolly time that was. Especially since that was a vacation I'd went on with my friends during my Junior year. Was always surprised how dad actually allowed me to go... Either way. Anything involving the ocean is a dream vacation for me!

Curlymity @forgetmenot Reading back I realized I accidentally called you a shark.

yuuzora @yuuzora I like sharks, so I think of this as a compliment. Being called a whale would be also. Because whales are usually very kind. Can't say the same for porpoises. lol That sounds like a hell of a lot of fun! Do you throw them back or eat them? I've only ever done river and lake fishing out of survival need. Yeah, ocean trips are usually the ones I jump right on, since it makes me feel connected to the spirits of the fae. My grandad always told me I was like Clionda but I look like Brigid. lolol. Junior year of uni or primary? I can understand about pictures though, they take a piece of your soul. Too sketchy. Do you still hang out with those friends? Your dad was the strict sort?

Curlymity @forgetmenot Well alright then. Shark, and Dum-dum. Yes, I remember that. And... pfft. Do I eat them? LOL no way. Preserve the beautiful (and also abominably ugly) children of the ocean. Is it wrong if I eat sushi? And nah I don't really see them anymore. Someone told me once that most people end up leaving behind their old school friends behind. He said that the people you meet out there in "the real world" would be the ones that stick for rest of their lives. I didn't take him seriously at the time, but in the end, that's exactly what happened. Oh! And, uh I forgot, I actually went to a middle school and high school in the US. So this trip was in high-school. I was probably 16-17. I was flabbergasted at how they didn't call it "Primary" and "Secondary". When I first moved here. Friggin American snowflakes.

yuuzora @yuuzora Lolol. Americans really are pretty thin skinned. Always have been. But then so are Canadians and Brits... not sure about Aussies. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if sharks and rays are partially or fully endangered by now. Humans are the fucking worst. We're basically an invasive species worse than any other. So should it be Shark Dum or Dum Shark?-------------------------------- Yeah, that is very much true. Even in Uni I ended up not keeping in contact with many of the people who associated with me. The exceptions are my boys from the masonry shop I did my pre-apprentice and apprentice training in. Though I usually only hear from them when they're out of a job and need me to put in a good word somewhere. Though my word doesn't carry as much weight as it used to because I've been out of the industry for a while now.---------------------------------- Yeah, Americans and Canadians count the years quite differently, but then it's kinda because they don't really prepare kids for anything except to survive sort of. Though even that is dependant on location location location. What was the biggest culture shock you had here? Do you ever go to the beaches where you live? I wonder how different it is from the north to the south?

Curlymity @forgetmenot Damn homeless kids and their Graspy little fingers. Why doesn't he buy his own sprite huh?

Ghost @kuharido Bruh, I wanted to beat him up but to him he was probably greatful. Hope he's doing good.

Curlymity @forgetmenot Honestly though, not like your sprite was safe in Paris of all places anyways. LOL

Ghost @kuharido I can throw hands now. https://savateaustralia.wordpress.com/essays/open-hands/

Curlymity @forgetmenot Could kidnapped me and been my real father, were you 4 years later to the party

Ghost @kuharido I haven't been since ^^; they don't use the Franc anymore TwT. Did I tell you my story about bumping into a Yugoslavian refugee in Paris?

Curlymity @forgetmenot A Yuga-what now?

Curlymity @forgetmenot Yeah you told me about it one time. We were drunk as hell and- okay. No, you didn't tell me

Curlymity @forgetmenot Diavolo did nothing wrong

Ghost @kuharido His daughter is cute though TwT no hurt Trish