#bilingual – @aph-japan on Tumblr

I don’t know if this is a fear that many people have as commenters, but for those who are worried that they shouldn’t leave a comment in their native language because the author might not understand—please do it!!

Getting comments in another language is, for me, a bonus because now I’m copying and pasting it into google translate like a kid opening a mysteriously shaped present on Christmas to find when they open it that it’s exactly what they were hoping for!!

The suspense! 🤩🤩 The payoff! 🤩🤩🤩

But in addition to that, it means so much to me because it shows that something I’ve written has sort of transcended language and reached across world borders and cultures and has found a home with someone! It’s brought them joy, and I might never know that person, but to see that joy expressed in a language I don’t speak—there’s just something special about that.

#fandom #fandom positivity #fanfiction #fanworks #fic positivity #language #bilingual #multilingual #multiethnic tag #multiethnic issues #SAME #language barrier #cultural differences #not dgmn #dgmn fandom relevant #(I dont celebrate Xmas {religiously} on a personal level {only if im invited to interfaith stuff by fam+mutuals} but comparisons aside!!)#THIS #(Personally as Autistic)#(Id be super grateful if people made attempts to communicate with me in English even if its 'broken' English)#(Especially if youre using {+linguistic} puns or joking in your comments I likely may not be able to pick up on the references!!)#(But overall and that aside I will likely be able to gain a grasp of what youre saying!!)#(but if its really difficult for you I dont mind kind or respectful comments left in anyones native language!!!)#(I may not be able to reply effectively but I will always appreciate such comments regardless!!)#(this also goes for if you want to ask me what i can find on)#hebrew #hebrew references #yiddish #yiddish references #jewish languages #just please be genuine in your communication

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koushirouizumi

lastoneout

I unironically love following people who are bilingual and occasionally post in other languages. Like I’ll never understand people who get salty about stuff like that irl or otherwise, rip to bigots and the “I’m uncomfortable when we’re not about me” types, I fuckin’ love it when we’re not about me. My mutuals are making memes in german and hebrew and spanish and russian and it’s beautiful. Join me in appreciating the diversity of humanity maybe.

#me #jewish tag #language #hebrew #hebrew positivity #hebrew memes #memes #mutuals #german #spanish #russian #cultural appreciation #bilingual #bilingual positivity #good allyship

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managician

seventhstone

being bilingual is great but being a bilingual writer is literally the worst, like there are some words that just don’t have an equivalent in the other language and leave you sitting, staring at the open word document with five dictionaries opened in front of you and still not having any idea on how the fuck to continue

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sergeant-angels-trashcan

things librarians judge you for:

saying the book came to you like that when clearly your dog chewed on it
trying to reshelve books on your own
yelling at us to get our attention
talking on your phone when we’re trying to assist you
yelling at non-management staff for policies they have no power over
asking for more time on the computer when the session has already logged you off, you needed to ask for that time 5 minutes ago
asking us to look something up for you by the call number. the call number tells you where it is. please just give me the title.
getting upset with us for anything COVID related

things librarians do NOT judge you for (unless they’re bad at librarianing):

reading erotica
using the copier incorrectly
not speaking english as a first language
being an adult and not reading grown up books
owing fines
liking romance novels
finding out your child’s card is blocked because they’ve been billed for books they’ve secretly been hiding behind their dresser
having books overdue
you liking graphic novels and comics
your CHILD liking graphic novels and comics. seriously. we just want them to read.
taking books off of a display
asking us to check and make sure we don’t have a book you returned (with COVID and quarantining books, more things are getting missed, so asking a librarian to do a shelf check is okay! but be nice. we are So Tired and Busy. if you say something like “if you’re busy feel free to check when you have time and get back to me” we will love you. we will probably be like “you’ve been nice so i’ll go right now”)

things librarians judge, but don’t judge YOU for:

James Patterson. Look. we all know everyone likes him. That’s great, we love that people read because of him! But we do judge James Patterson as an entity. He’s got so many goddamn books. they take up so much goddamn space. james. jimmy. jimsicle. just. stop putting your name on things, please, we are begging you. liking james patterson is Valid. BEING james patterson is not valid.