Parker

I'm Parker, and I'm studying Japanese and Korean.

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On one hand, I am loathe to spend money on something as fleeting and useless as a tumblr post. On the other hand, I want to make everyone look at this picture of my cat:

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meow

[yesterdaysprint]

The Evening Telegram, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, September 14, 1939

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Stoker (2013) dir. Park Chan Wook

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hello handsome :’)

[japanese-studies]

For all those times you ask yourself, “Onyomi or Kunyomi??”

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I think this is really, really useful for you guys!

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Greetings | Goodbye Hey guys, today I’m gonna do a quick little post on some general ways to say ‘goodbye’ to someone in Japanese!

I’m off/I’m leaving/I’m going・行ってきます・いってきます

Take care・行ってらっしゃい・いってらっしゃい

I’m off・行ってくるね・いってくるね

I’m leaving・出かけるね・でかけるね

Goodbye・さようなら

Goodbye. Let’s meet again.・さようなら、また会いましょう

Goodbye. See you later.・さようなら、またね

Bye bye・バイバイ

See you later/around・またね

See you later・あとでね

See you tonight・また今夜・またこんや

I’ll be back in an hour・一時間後には戻るね・いちじかんごにはもどるね

In response to some of the above expressions you can either repeat them back to that person or you could say something along the lines of;

Sure, see you then・分かった。じゃ、あその時に・わかった。じゃ、あそのときに

Enjoy the party・パーティーを楽しんで・パーティーをたのしんで

Have fun・楽しんでね・たのしんでね

Have a good day・よい一日を過ごしてね・よいついたちをすごしてね

Thank you. Have a good day too!・ありがとう。あなたもいい日を過ごしてね・ありがとう。あなたもいいひをすごしてね

Take care・気を付けてね・きをつけてね

Good luck with your exams・試験頑張ってね・しけんがんばってね

Drive safe・運転気を付けてね・うんてんきをつけてね

Have a safe flight・無事なフライトを・ぶじなふらいとを

P.S. Follow my studygram @_learnjp!

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~ Places I Recommend To Eat In Edae (이대) ~

So in this post, I wanted to dedicate a hold blog post to my favourite restaurants in 이대 that I love going to with my friends, the food is delicious and I think you should know about them too. So without much further ado…

시작~

1) Pasta Buono

This restuarant can be found along one of the few streets that make-up 이대. Right beside my favourite cafe, it sits in the second storey of a building, located near the bridge cafe, the best ice cream place in 이대 ( rivalling Solid Works) and the one and only subway sandwich shop, that little bit of trashy Britain seeping through to korea, that we all know and love.

I first went to this restaurant after I was out with my friend Sayaka, and we were craving Italian food. After spotting this restaurant we tried it out and have gone back multiple times since. I even have a stamp card for this place now because me and my friends go so often. Not only is the food good but the chef is super hot too, so it’s dinner with a show.

The soda’s are free and unlimited, and the restaurant is cosy and plays extremely good Korean music. I highly recommend the Hamburger steak dish, the spicy cream pasta and the amazingly buttery garlic bread. I wouldn’t recommend the pizza at this restaurant though, it’s the place’s only fault, so if you’re craving pizza, I don’t suggest coming here.

It’s cheap, with all meals ( apart from the pizza and shared meals) under $10, and the food is actually really good quality. Plus, like I said, who doesn’t love a young, tattooed chef with dreamy eyes?

2) YumSem

So whenever me and my friends are craving some simple Korean or Asian food, we always come to yumsem. They have the best 떡볶이, 비빔밥, 김치볶음밥 & 김밥 meals in 이대. All of the meals are made for university students so they are oversized but underpriced, with most meals under $5.

They not only serve Korean cuisine, but some Japanese and Chinese too, much to our surprise. The Ahjumma that runs the place is so cute, and would always speak to me and my friends in Korean, even if we didn’t understand some of it because of the ChunCheon accent.

Plus, if you don’t speak Korean, you can just take the menu up and point to her at the cashier, she’ll get what you mean.

So if you’re on a budget, this is a great place.

3) “The Curry Alley”

Now this restaurant doesn’t have an actual name on the shop. You wouldn’t even know it existed unless you went down the shady back alley to find it. I noticed this restaurant because I looked up one day and saw the tiny blue sign. Curious, I checked it out and found out it was relatively cheap and offered a quick alternative to a delicious meal.

It offers three mains course: 1) Beef stew with rice, 2) Japanese curry with rice or 3) Japanese curry with salad. They sell soda’s and as usual the water is free. The prices are around $6-$7.50 depending on the meal, but it’s is huge, and great for when you want to eat alone, or with a friend away from all the crowds.

There is a machine you order with so you don’t need to speak Korean to understand it. You give the man he slip and go to your seat, he’ll call you when it’s done. I love eating here when I need a quick lunch or I’m about to go clubbing with friends so we eat there quickly before going to 신촌. The curry is pretty spicy but I like spicy food, so this is no problem to me and I will continue coming here until I leave 이대, which won’t be anytime soon.

4) “The Mexican Place”

So I’ll be honest with you guys, I don’t remember the name of this restaurant and I won’t be going there for a while so I wanted to post this now, so here goes. This restaurant is located down the side alley, just behind all the main shops in 이대, like Skinfood, Étude and Saem. It is located on the second floor and doesn’t stand out that much, apart from the cute multi coloured lights on the ceiling you can see from the ground below. You enter from the ground floor and climb up the stairs and you are greeted with a bar where you order and wooden tables. It has a rustic feeling to the place, and the food is pretty legit for Korean Mexican food.

And it’s not too pricey for Korean Mexican food, priced at $9-$13 per meal. You will have to speak Korean here though, as the lady behind the counter didn’t understand my friends request so I had to explain to her in Korean.

5) Andong Jjimdak

So if you like Korean cuisine, you may already have heard of Jjimdak, or 찜닥 in Korean. It is a pan of braised chicken or pork with vegetables and layered with a sheet of cheese on top, served alongside bowls of rice. It’s is truly heavenly but can cost a lot. Well, it is meant to be eaten with at least four people present.

This restaurant is located underneath the olive young ( that’s underneath a beansbin coffee shop) just outside the main gate on the right hand side. It is famous for its TV shows there but is actually really good. The pans can cost around $20, so it’s not bad if you have a group of four or five people.

6) OutDark

Outdark is the restaurant of 이대. Every ewha and yonsei student knows of it. It is widely popular with not only Koreans but foreigners for its amazing chicken and beer experience. Hidden in a back BACK alley of 이대, you might even find yourself waiting to get in to this particular restaurant. The inside is dimly lit and has wooden stool like seats. There are various types of chicken to choose from, bone to boneless, and sides, and amazing drinks like the orange aid soda that comes in a pint glass.

The chicken arrives in a huge platter with fries, wedges and fried rice cakes. It is meant to be shared with a group of at least two or three people and is relatively inexpensive, with one flavoured platter costing only $16.

I highly recommend this place, you have to check it out if you’re in 이대. I will be taking my close friends here when they arrive in Korea this spring.

7) 밥집

This is a store, once again, in a back BACK alley of 이대, seriously hard to find, but once you do you won’t forget it. This restaurant specialises in rice with cheese and any other toppings you want in a sizzling 비빔밥 style bowl. You can have tuna, chicken, ham, squid, you name it. Not only that, the restaurant is so cute, with a full wall of post-it notes with adorable messages and drawings scrawled on them. This place is super cheap with a bowl for around $4.

The only thing I will say is that you must be able to read Korean and understand it if you come here as the order slip is only in Korean.

Well I hoped you enjoy this post as always, and if you come to 이대, please, absolutely check these places out!~

Until then, 나중에 봐요~

Next Up: My Top Five Coffee Shops In 이대.

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~ Korean Phrases I have Learned, and I Think You Should Learn Too ~

So over the past four months I have been living in Korea, I have learned some slang phrases that I think others deserve to know. So that’s why I’ve gathered some of my favourite into this list. I learnt these from my close friend, 여쁜 감자 🥔 (ㅋㅋㅋㅋ). Just kidding~ From ( my now ex) roommate, 여운언니. 너만 사랑해요 😘 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

1) “헐”

This is an expression used to express shock or surprise to a persons actions or a situation. It is pronounced like “hul” in English, kinda like that British city’s name, and it is usually used by the younger generation in korea’s society today.

2) “꿀잼”

This expression has become famous in the recent years, made that way by popular Korean TV drama’s and movies that have made it to the west. “꿀” in Korean actually means honey, and 잼 is a much shorter term for 재미있어요, which means that something is fun or interesting. Together, this expression is used to portray happiness or joy to something or someone’s actions, and to think that something is maybe interesting.

3) “나라 망신”

This expression can be wrote in English as “Nara Mang Sin” and spoilers, it’s swearing ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ).

This expression can be broken down for those learning it. In Korean, 나라 means country, and 망신 means shame of, together the expression means “shame of the country”. This expression is regarded as extremely harsh and sometimes even seen as swearing. You only use this phrase in certain situations, like when a guy you don’t know asks you to sleep with him at a bar, drunkily. You can say “ 너 나라망신. 그만해요.”, and trust me, he’ll get the message.

4) “야!”

Now I only use this expression with my close Korean friends as it can be seen as pretty rude to just shout at someone you aren’t close to. This expression is “Ya” in English, but can be literally, emphasis on literally, translated to “Hey”, but really, if I was to compare this to an English expression, I would say it’s like “ hey you!” Or like when you say “hey bitch” to your friend.

This expression can be used with friends, but can also but used when shouting at someone you are angry and about to start an argument with. So be careful how you use this. You’ll find most young people, like high school or university students using this, and it can sometimes be seen in drama’s now and again, but don’t mistake it as something light just because it’s commercialised.

5) “맛집”

This expression is commonly used when speaking through text message, kakao, or putting a hashtag on your Instagram or kakao photos. This literally means “ delicious house” in English, but in fact it is used differently. 맛 is a shorter version of 맛있는 or delicious, and 집 translates to home or House, but in fact it means restaurant in this case. You typically only use this expression with a restaurant that is family or independently run, with home cooked meals and not a main brand chain restaurant.

6) 그린라이트

This particular expression I find so funny. This translates to Green Light and is written as “Gu-Rin-Ra-E-Tu”, so it sounds like the English expression. I have heard this from my Korean friends both online and off, and I can’t help but giggle a little every time I hear it.

This expression is usually used to express that you have a crush on someone, and they are giving you all the signs that they like you too so it’s a “green light” into a relationship, or in more simple terms, they think starting a relationship will be easy with that person.

So I hope you enjoyed reading and maybe learning something new from this post! I might do some more as I learn them, so keep yourself updated and follow my page.

Until then, 나중에 봐요~

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~ The Top 5 Best Coffee Shops In Edae ( 이대) ~

Hi, hi! 여러분 안녕하세요~

My best friend back home actually told me she might be coming here in the next year, and wanted to know what restaurants are available around the 이대 area. As some of you may know, I’ve already written a post on this, so I told her to go look at it. After this, she said she was curious about coffee shops in 이대 that I liked and visited often. So I decided to make this post. Here is my top five coffee shops of 이대.

1) The Bridge Cafe

I first went to this place with my close friend sayaka. This was right after we went to the Italian restaurant Buono ( in my last post). We wanted coffee on a cold autumn night, and we didn’t want to go home yet. This coffee shop sits on the second storey, right next door to the Italian restaurant.

The coffee shop is set up so that when you walk inside you have a bar table where the owner and his part-timer chill behind and make the drinks and desserts. The shop is set up into little seperated rooms, where you can sit on the floor, on a couch or chairs. The shop serves mostly different coffees and teas, but also has smoothies, soft drinks and alcohol like beer or sangria. The desserts are mostly waffles with a scoop of ice cream, and cakes like a gateau, rainbow cake or a Mille crepe. But I don’t recommend the desserts, they’re not very good. But I would continue going here with my best friend, Judy, and sayaka for many, many times as our chill out spot or study spot due to the private and nice atmosphere and how quiet it is. It’s perfect for close friends and couples, you can spend as long as you want there, it’s cosy and the drinks are pretty cheap ranging from $3-$5.

2) Angel-In-Us

This coffee shop is directly across from the main gate, as you can see from the picture above, and it is pretty well known by exchange students. Why? Because once you get the wifi from here, you can use it in 이대 for miles ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ)

This coffee shop is on the second and third floor of this building, with a Chinese bubble tea and an Auntie Ans Pretzel Shop below. It has two people seats on the first floor with a bar to order at, and a table with stools against the window. Up the stairs are more seats, where it is easier to study at with friends or by yourself, as this is a quiet study area. You will also find both toilets up the stairs.

The drinks are kinda pricey, with a regular ice tea costing $5, so I don’t usually go here. But the ice tea is pretty good, and it’s a good place to do your language exchange or tutoring work at. They also serve sandwiches, salads, and sweet Asian style French toast. But I do love there gingerbread & toffee winter seasonal frappe~

3) BeansBin Cafe

This cafe is situated directly underneath the philstay I stayed at when I first arrived in Korea, so it’s kinda nostalgic. It’s two stories above the Korean braised chicken restaurant, one storey above street level.

They are a brand cafe, just like Angel-In-Us, but has a small and warm feel to the place. There are booths, chairs and couches to sit at with your loved one or your friends, and due to it being right next to ewha, many girls study here due to the cheaper coffee than Angel-In-Us. The coffee and tea’s are around $4 and they have varied specialty drinks. They are most famous for their waffles with fruit and cream, with half being $5 and a full around $10, and you usually shared one between two or three people. They also serve 빙수, a Korean shaved ice with ice cream and fruit, in the summer. There is a 10% discount for this BeansBin when you stay in the Philstay up the stairs.

4) Cafe Pera

Cafe Pera is a themed cafe situated on the right by the main gate, in a alley way behind the famous ewha flower wall. It is situated on the top floor of the building and next to the IVY Goshiwon that many ewha exchange students stay in. This coffee shop is a Victorian Alice In Wonderland style cafe. The cafe has seats for two or more people and a bar to order at, with a variety of full sized cakes which are cut into slices when ordered. The drinks are stereotypical coffee and tea, with high prices due to the theme. The drinks vary between $4-$7

The cakes from here are absolutely amazing and that’s why I added this into my list. If it wasn’t for the cake and the view of ewha during the good weather, I wouldn’t have included this in the list. During the hot weather, it is the perfect cafe to go to the terrace with a slice of fruity cake and an ice tea.

5) Solid Works

What can I say about this place? This coffee shop is so underrated in so many ways. Firstly, not many foreigners know about this place as the couple that runs the place don’t speak amazing English. Plus the shop is actually in a back alley, behind the Étude House in 이대. This is famous within the ewha Korean students, and it has amazing ice cream. The ice tea and vanilla latte here are cheap as a large one is $3.50-$4 and it’s really good, not too sugary like the brand shops like Holly’s Coffee is in Korea.

The ice cream here is unique, delicious and cheap, with three huge scoops around $4. I highly recommend this place, its aethuctically pleasing, small and not over crowded, good for Instagram pictures, and serves all round good products. Also I recommend the 쌀 (sal) flavour, 망고 ( mango) flavour and the 인토셀라 ( interstellar) flavour.

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~ Sex Phrases In Korean That You Should Know ~

So over the months that I have been living in Korea, I have been learning the basic and advancements of the Korean language, but of course, unlike exchange or language program students who all stay in the exchange dorms with foreigners, I have been living with 95% only Koreans, so I’ve picked up on some Korean that you can’t learn in a textbook through my roommate and my Korean friends.

Now as a international University student, I am not only curious about how to normally speak the Korean, but slang, swearing, Korean words that don’t exist in the English language, and of course, relationship and sexual talk. So maybe you’re starting out learning Korean, or you’re about to move to Korea, and are interested in starting relationships in Korea, maybe with someone of Korean background, or maybe you just want to mess around and have some adult fun when here. Here are my top ten Korean sex phrases that you should learn.

1) 섹스하다

This is the Konglish ( Korean-English) way of saying ‘to have sex’.

2) 떡을 치다

Now this translates to English as ‘pounding the rice cake’ which in Korean culture, you usually pound rice cake to make many different snacks, sweets or meals. This is the more PG-13 way to say ’ to have sex’ by saying 'pounding the rice cake’.

3) 성교하다

This is the Korean way to say 'to have sex’, not the konglish way. This phrase is less commonly used with this generation today.

4) 따먹다

This is how you say 'to fuck’ in Korean. Let’s me honest, not everyone is out to just have normal sex with a partner and sometimes want something a little extra ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ), so I thought I should include this. When speaking to your partner, you can say “ 따먹어줘”, which means “ fuck me/ please fuck me”.

5) 낮이밤져/ 낮져밤이

The first one of the two expressions translates to English as 'someone who is rough during the daytime/ daily life, but is soft/ sweet at night’. This means someone who is tough around others during his daily life, but he is sweet with his partner in bed.

The second of the two expressions is the opposite of this. It means 'someone who is sweet during the daytime/ daily life, but is rough and hard at night.“ As it is the opposite of the previous expression, it just changes in that the person is sweet during his daily life with others but is rough with his partner in bed.

6) 색스친구

This literally translates in English as 'Sex Friend’. This is the phrase you use for someone who is your friend with benefits.

7) 삼분카레

I laugh at this every time I see or write it. I even messaged my closest friends about this and I was crying with laughter. This translates in English to literally ’ 3 minute curry’. I think everyone knows the ready made meals we put in the microwave and it usually takes three to five minutes to heat up, but isn’t usually very good. Well in Korea, you have a very popular and well known curry that only takes three minutes to heat.

This phrase is used by young people as a slang way to express a guy who cum’s too quickly/ prematurely ejaculates. This is so funny as it is a round about way to express a man who, during sex, ends too quickly, just like the 3-minute curry is very quick to finish.

8) 질내사정

This expression is literally translates to ” Vagina-In-Ejaculate". This phrase is used to express cumming inside of a woman.

9) 콘돔

This is the hangul used to say 'condom’ is Korean. When you have sex without a condom, it is called '노콘’ which is literally No Con in Korean. If you are about to have sex and you want to be safe and use a condom, you can just say “ 콘돔 해 주세요” and they’ll will get the message.

9) 고추

This is pepper. Not kidding. In Korean it means pepper, but this phrase isn’t used to describe the vegetable but it is used as a way to say penis without using the word, well, penis. This is used in many jokes, and if I may, I will refer to the J-Hope and Jimin of 방탄 as examples :

10) 딸딸이/ 자워하다

The first expression is to jerk off, so it typically used for a male. The second is masturbating and it typically used for a female. Men can use both, but woman don’t stereotypically use both phrases.

So now I’m just gonna list a few phrases that are used that I won’t go into detail with :

- 포경 = circumcised penis

- 허락 = consent to sex

- 질 = Vagina

- 항문 = Anus

- 십질 = Fingering

- 엎드리다 = to get on all fours ( doggy style)

- 아날 = Anal Sex

- 서인용폼 = Sex Toys

- 채찍 = Whip ( 채찍하다 = to whip) ( screams Taeyong)

- 정액 = Semem

- 삽입하다 = To Insert.

I hope this post helped any of you wanting to learn more in depth and different Korean that you won’t find in a textbook here and there. I have more slang, swearing, and relationship posts coming up in the future~

Until then, 나중에 봐요~ 🖤

[studykorean101]

한국어 이의어 - Korean Homonyms 

눈과 눈은 같지 않아요. 하지만…눈과 눈은 같아요. - Snow and eye aren’t the same. But…snow and eye are the same.  

hom·o·nym /ˈhäməˌnim,ˈhōməˌnim/ noun each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins (e.g., pole and pole); a homograph.

♡ 배 - pear = boat / stomach  ♡ 차 - car / tea ♡ 말 - horse / word / talk / speach ♡ 다리 - leg / bridge  ♡ 김 - seaweed / steam ♡ 열 - native ten / fever ♡ 팔 - arm / sino eight ♡ 연기 - acting / smoking  ♡ 맞다 - to be right / to be hit ♡ 일 - day / sino one ♡ 해 - native sun / native year ♡ 선물 - present / stock (finance) ♡ 점 - mole / fortune telling ♡ 타다 - to ride / to burn ♡ 눈 - snow / eye ♡ 지방 - fat / countryside ♡ 사과 - apple / apology ♡ 풀 - glue / grass ♡ 개 - dog / counter (most commonly used for things) 

내 배 먹지 마세요! 배고파요? 배를 먹어요!

Enjoy this lesson! It’s short, but quick. Just some homonyms in Korean.

~ SK101

[welcomedhappiness]

Farewell online privacy

[tikalgirl]

What happened?

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Trump happened.

[pizzaalle]

just get a VPN?

[earth-ruins]

You can’t just tell people to ‘get a VPN (Virtual Private Network)’. Buying a VPN is like buying a house. It’s very very important. Having no VPN or having a ‘wrong’ one can seriously damage your life. Especially for Americans because their privacy laws are garbage. I am going to try explain why you should get a VPN but bare with me, I am from Germany and my English is far from perfect. 

Let’s start with a simple test. Click this link here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/ It will tell your IP adres, your ISP (internet service provider), and your location. The location might not be very accurate, but then again, it’s just a simple website. Imagine what the government can do!

So basically, everyone can find out where you live. But there is more danger. Your ISP. Your ISP logs your every move online and they are required to keep it in case the government wants access to it (or if a 3rd party wants to buy your data (yikes). They have everything. What websites you visit. How long you stay on a website. What you download. Your search terms. European laws are more subtle on this but if you are from the US you are #@*#&, especially because Trump doesn’t support the open internet. It’s scary but maybe in the future you can’t get a job because the recruiter knows your searched on ‘how to deal with depression’ or anythings else that’s supposed to be private because it’s your f*cking right. Or you get a $100k fine because you pirated a movie 15 years ago. You need a VPN. You’re dumb for not using one. but what does a VPN do?

A VPN encrypts all your data so if it were be intercepted no one can ‘crack the code’ and damage your privacy. 

Usually being online goes like this (simplified): Your computer —-> ISP (—–> keeps data —–> sells it)

But with a VPN it goes like: Your computer —–> VPN (encrypts data)—–> ISP (ISP can’t see shit)

Furthermore, a VPN hides your IP address and location by giving you another IP address located in Spain for example (you can often choose from a list and change as many times as you want).  

Now that you know why you should get a VPN and what is does it is important to educate yourself because people often choose the wrong VPN. VPN providers are also businesses and have to obey the law. If you choose a VPN provider located in the US then you are throwing your money away because the laws in the US shits on your privacy. If the US gov wants the provider to give all their logs they have to obey.  The ISP  still can’t see what you are doing online and sell your data but the US gov can interfere with your VPN provider so NEVER CHOOSE A PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE US. 

I just wanted to make that very clear so my followers don’t buy false security.

There is still more danger!  Who says your VPN provider isn’t selling your data? You need to check their logging policy. Do they keep logs? If yes, what for? For how long do they keep them? Tip: Choose a provider who doesn’t keep logs

More about law  The US is part of the Five Eyes program (the worst):  

The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence (source)

There is also a Nine Eyes (bit better) and Fourteen Eyes Program (better).  You don’t want a VPN provider who is located in one the Five Eyes countries.  If you had to choose go for a provider located in a country that’s part of the Fourteen Eyes Program or even better, go for a country that isn’t part of any program! 

I know this is a shitty explanation and please pardon my english but now it’s time to do your own research. Take your privacy seriously. Maybe WWIII breaks out and you get killed for liking the ‘wrong’ FB-page.  

Go to this website: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

Make sure that your future VPN provider both has green boxes for Privacy Jurisdiction and Privacy Logging. 

I recommend ovpn.se and trust.zone. ovpn is located in Sweden so they are part of the 14 Eyes Program and they keep minimal logs. Their business ethics, however, are alright. 

Trustzone is located in the Seychelles. No country can interfere and their privacy jurisdiction is the best you can get. The US want your data but needs to get it from Trustzone? The Seychelles will simply give them the finger and wave them goodbye. However, this makes this provider very appealing for people who torrent and criminals because they keep no logs (and that is how it shoud be) Also,  there are almost no marketing efforts so this provider is one the cheapest)

Also, often providers such as ExpressVPN are being called ‘The Best’ on websites about VPNs but know that this is just marketing which also makes those provider more expensive (and they too shit on your privacy)

This must be the worst article you have ever read but please, please take your privacy very seriously.

EDIT: I got many people asking me which provider I use. For those who want to know, I use Trust Zone. They offer a free 3-day trial with no strings attached. But still do your own research! 

[writing-prompt-s]

I am also with Trustzone but I think you forgot to explain one of it’s most important features. It protects you when you are using someone else’s Wi-Fi. If you are at Starbucks and you use their Wi-Fi your privacy is at risk. Anyone with ill intentions could steal your information. Especially if you are using an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. With a VPN your data gets encrypted so no one can steal it. 

[rabbittiddy]

Wait, what’s going, on? Did trump destroy internet privacy with a bill or something? Where’s the news? Oh wait, why am I getting visions of Alex Jones and selling water purifiers?

[thecrystalfems]

He hasn’t yet but he says he wants to. And if he is serious about it it would be really easy to do. Since all our data is already recorded, as the person above explained.

[coltrer]

Trump wants more surveillance of Muslim Americans. This in a country where internet privacy is already close to non-existent. 

Trust.Zone has a free trial. Use it. 

btw this post only has 11k notes? That’s quite disappointing for something this important. 

Don’t reblog this post to save a life. Reblog this to protect an entire family!

[imthedoctor12]

@earth-ruins @writing-prompt-s Should I get trustzone for my mobile device?

[writing-prompt-s]

If you use public Wi-Fi, then yes. Which VPN you use is up to you, amigo. Take @earth-ruins advice. Do your own research first. 

[writing-prompt-s]

@elvesfromthedeep​ just brought the current situation in the US to my attention (March 30, 2017). 

Sources

Anger as US internet privacy law scrapped 

Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history 

To all my friends in the US, please read this entire post. Making everyone aware of VPNs is going to be my mission. Your privacy matters. Please reblog this post.

[greeneyespurpleheart]

Don’t tell me you just wanted to scroll past this. Stop looking at pictures of cats for a moment, okay? Don’t you realize how important this is? This is dangerous! ‘America, the best FREE country in the world’ my ass.

With this new law your ISP can sell your Internet history which could include passwords, usernames, religion, credit card numbers, race and much more to the highest bidder. So here is what I want you to do. You are going to read the whole thing and before you think ’this is so important. Let me reblog this real quick and go back to admiring cats again-’ NO! Don’t reblog this. Take action first. Then reblog. Sign up for a free trial! Trust.Zone offers one (here). Yes. It might be difficult to set up a VPN for some people. But is that going to stop you from protecting yourself and your family? 30 minutes. 30 minutes is all that it takes. 5 if you know how to install software. The problem with some of you is that you see ‘difficult’ as something negative. I want you to see difficult differently. I need you to push through this stuff. You are going to protect yourself. There is nothing negative about that. VPNs are fun and costsaving too! A VPN bypasses geographical restrictions so you can access websites you normally can’t or you could start Netflix’s one month free trial over and over again- forever. And it’s legal! (unless you use it to buy weapons etc.,) Don’t tell yourself that you are too tired and that you will do this tomorrow. Because that isn’t going to happen and you know it. You have to do this right now. You only have to click on it. Don’t let this/shit/life just happen to you. Take yourself seriously. Get a VPN.

Privacy is not a privilege, it’s a fundamental human right

[tthatonefangirl-deactivated2019]

Ok sorry that it’s so freaking long and also sorry for the language, but this is extremely important. Please reblog!

[li-ionsandtigersandbears]

Reblogging again bc this is important

[learnjp]

Expressing Your Emotions || 感情・かんじょう・Emotions Hey guys, today I’m going to list a couple different ways to express your emotions or feelings in conversation in Japanese! Adjectives・形容詞「けいようし」:

Amazing・凄い・すごい

Afraid・こわい

Bad・悪い・わるい

Difficult (emotionally)・辛い・つらい

Embarrassed・恥ずかしい・はずかしい

Fun・楽しい・たのしい

Happy・嬉しい・うれしい

Jealous・羨ましい・うらやましい

Sad・悲しい・かなしい

One adjective which might appear often in conversation is the word 「ヤバい・ヤバイ・やばい」which can be used to express a few different emotions depending on the context. I’ve heard it used to express both positive and negative emotions/feelings/thoughts like: dangerous, terrible, crap, awful, amazing, wow, cool. Nouns・名詞「めいし」:

Anger・怒り・いかり

Delight/Joy・喜び・よろこび

Emotions・感情・かんじょう

Feelings・気持ち・きもち

Feeling/Mood・気分・きぶん

Happiness・幸せ・しあわせ

Sadness・悲しみ・かなしみ

Examples・例「れい」：

Below I’m going to list a few examples of how to express your feelings in Japanese. It’s important to know that you don’t have to use 私は／僕は／俺は／etc. before stating your feeling because it’s obvious in the context that you’re expressing your own emotions!

Angry・Annoyed -

ひどい！・You’re awful/mean OR That’s awful!

ひどーーい！・You’re aaaawful! OR That’s aaaawful!

ムカつく！・むかつく！・I’m pissed off.

イライラする！・I’m irritated！

ウザイ・Annoying!

ちぇっ・チェ・tsk/Dang/Shoot

Confused -

どうしよう？・What am I gonna do?

Difficult -

辛い・つらい・It’s hard.

きつい・It’s hard.

Embarrassed -

あー、恥ずかしい！・あー、はずかしい！・I’m so embarrassed!

Happy -

嬉しい！・うれしい！・I’m happy!

嬉しいなあ！・うれしいなあ！・I’m so happy!

あー幸せ！・あーしあわせ！・I’m so happy!

やった〜！・Yay!

イェーイ！・Yaaay!

楽しい！・ How fun!

楽しすぎる ！・Way too fun!

ワクワクする ！・I’m getting excited!

わあ！・Wow!

すごい！・Wow／Great!

すごーい！・Woow!

すげえ！・Wow!

Jealous -

羨ましい！・うらやましい！・I’m jealous!

羨ましい―――！・うらやましいーーー！・I’m soooo jealous!

Nervous -

ドキドキする！・I feel nervous!

緊張する！・きんちょうする！・I’m nervous!

不安になる・ふあんになる・I’m anxious

Nostalgic -

懐かしい！・なつかしい！・This brings back memories.

Relieved -

安心した！・あんしんした！・I feel relieved.

よかった！・Whew!

あー、よかった！・I’m relieved!

Sad・Lonely -

悲しい！・かなしい！・I’m sad

泣きたくなる！・なきたくなる！・I feel like crying!

寂しい・さみしい／さびしい・I’m lonely

あーあ…・Oh well…

くすん・ぐすん・Sniffle

Scared -

びくびく・Symbolises being afraid or timid.

こわい！・I’m scared!

Shocked・Surprised -

うそ！・No way!

マジ？・まじ？・Really/No way/Seriously?

マジかー？・まじかー？・Really/No way/Seriously?　(a little masculine)

マジで？・まじで？・Really?

えーー！うそ、マジで！？・What? No way!

え！・What?／Really?

えー！・What?／Really?

えーーっ！！・What?／Really?

うわー！・OMG

いや・イヤ・Why?／Oh

いややあー・Whyyy?

ありえない！・No way!/I can’t believe it!

信じられない！・しんじられない！・I can’t believe it!

皆さん、今どんな気持ち？ Everyone, how are you feeling right now?

[parkerk2803-blog]

きもちがおちつきます。

[learnjp]

Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五段」, and う verbs and る verbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五段「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する

する verbs: する verbs are made by adding する to a noun. To ask questions・質問する・しつもんする To be surprised・びっくりする To call・電話する・でんわする To do the cleaning・掃除する・そうじする To do the washing・ 洗濯する・せんたくする To get married・結婚する・けっこんする To go shopping・買い物する・かいものする To have a meal・食事する・しょくじする To reserve・予約する・よやくする To study・勉強する・べんきょうする To take a walk・散歩する・さんぽする To travel・旅行する・りょこうする

[lilicriticallanguages]

Hey guys, so instead of a long drawn on post, I’ve made an easy to read version of how to begin studying Asian languages through pictures! Yay!!!! Everything is really straight forward and easy but let me know if you have any questions!

[inlanguagewedontsay]

In Japanese we don’t say “I’m just going to stay home tonight” we say “今夜は家でゴロゴロしてる (konya wa ie de gorogoro shiteru)” meaning “Tonight I’m just going to roll around at home” and … #same

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[learnjp]

when did the Japanese start eating eggs? a long たまご.