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I learned a splash about the Indian caste system in school….. but I was today years old when I found out last names are tied to them. My mind has been blown. Patel, Gupta etc being merchants!?!?!? My homegirl growing up, Iyenger, balling???? Non stop cash flow. Her momma drip was untouchable.

Indian folks been dealing with some shit too. Is this the GA public education system rearing its ugly head again? Everyone knew this? I knew of it but didn’t know the impact even outside of India.

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[Monthly Spanish Fail]

My house has some repairs ongoing and nobody working on the house speaks a lot of English. In our communication confusion I pull out my half ass Spanish and the guy looks at me like “I been struggling this whole time and you can understand me!?!?!” And I’m like Brah…. I got like a 35% chance of understanding. It’s forreal a toss up. And responding!?!? Pfft

So it got to the point where he now talks to me in Spanish and I’m speak to him English and when there’s confusion we both try to swap. And I’m happy but simultaneously embarrassed. How long does it take to learn a language and why does my brain refuse?

My dental hygienist is Dominican, the cleaners are Mexican, my barber is Puerto Rican, the repairmen are Mexican…. And I still freeze up when it’s time to speak. Everytime. This raggedy Peggy Hill Spanish starts coming out and I can hear how bad it sounds.

The endorphin hits from doing Ling combos though. I would never main her because I love myself but still. Imma learn the Phoenix stance helicopter kick stuff next.

Track 4 from Oh Yeah is one of the most artistic songs I’ve ever experienced in my life….. and he put Erykah Badu on it. He’s so fucking crazy. That’s a terrifying level of genius. The whole song is striking.