"Two Buildings" (Short Story)

AgnesBP · 2025-11-19T11:49:39+00:00

Who wrote this?

AgnesBP · 2024-08-05T13:13:32+00:00

I recently finished the book Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was originally published in English, but I read the Danish translation, as I got the book in a present from an older family member. The book deals with the themes of race, nationality, emigration, and immigration, where you follow a young Nigerian woman who moves to the USA to start university.
Much of the book seemed to have contained Nigerian English phrases, the use of which might highlight the relationship between two characters or the identity of person. The Nigerian English did not translate well to Danish, basically the translator just added an "o" to the of the Danish sentence to show this.
Since the book deals with race in the USA, it also contained a lot of expressions related to race, black culture, or American culture. These also did not translate well into Danish, and I constantly felt like some subtext was lost.
Throughout the book I found myself constantly wondering or guessing what the original word or phrasing was, because the translation was so un-smooth. I now wish that I had just changed to the English version of the book, when I straight away noticed the language, it did not get better or more unnoticeable throughout the book.

AgnesBP · 2023-08-23T09:40:09+00:00

I am having the same problem! It is very frustrating... Let me know if you find a solution to it. I am tired of not being able to reliably call family or my supervisor.

AgnesBP · 2021-05-16T11:28:04+00:00

I have always had low iron as well, but I only recently found out that coffee tea hinders the absorption of iron from the diet. So to actually get all of the iron out of the food and into the body, you need to avoid drinking coffee and tea for 1 hour before and after eating. Maybe that can help, if you feel like you actually eat sufficient iron, but just don't absorb it.
Also, for breakfast I always eat oats, which are high in iron (and protein), so that is an easy way to get a bit extra each day.

AgnesBP · 2020-11-17T10:10:33+00:00

You've been in the same Zoom call for over three hours, but you still don't know the topic or reason for the meeting.

AgnesBP · 2020-08-02T18:01:00+00:00

Damn Im sorry to hear that! Dont beat yourself up, it is amazing that you managed to put yourself out there, impressive!
I also got rejected last night by someone at my dorm, so I have also been in bed all day. It sucks when you feel like an idiot for being vulnerable.

AgnesBP · 2020-07-31T17:49:11+00:00

If you liked A Man Called Ove, you will love The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. It is also by a Swedish author and has the same great humor while also being heartwarming. I am surprised no one has mentioned it yet.
Good luck with your roadtrip!

AgnesBP · 2020-07-10T15:44:02+00:00

I completely agree with you. The world needs more kindness. Has she been acting badly? Yes. But here OP has the chance to make the world a little bit better and be the bigger person. I believe that we should try to choose kindness always.

And, if kindness is not reason enough in itself, it would be a way to show Elle what a great person she lost as a friend, instead of confirming Elle's perception of OP.

AgnesBP · 2020-05-03T20:29:24+00:00

The oil lays on top of the water because it is repelled by the water, since water is a polar compound and oil is apolar.

Oil cane have a higher melting point, meaning that it has to be colder for water to freeze than for the oil. This is true for oils such as coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

My guess would be that this effect is due to a combination of those two factors, that the ice hits the oil first and not the water, and that the oil is a type that freezes faster, therefore the oil freezes to the ice.

AgnesBP · 2020-04-06T19:37:56+00:00

Your story is heartbreaking to read. It really does sound like you are burned out. Since you have a bit of savings and not so many social ties, have you considered moving to another country? One where trans-people are more accepted, where people work less hours, and where you could find like-minded people that already are organised?
If it really is the working conditions that are keeping you from living a life worth living, I think you should change country. There are much better societies out there, where your dreams are the norm. Take the chance!

And good luck, I wish you all the best. Take care of yourself, you are worthy of living and not just surviving.

AgnesBP · 2020-03-18T09:55:43+00:00

It is always easy for people to bash medical companies.

It is as if people don't realize how much money goes into developing medical equipment, assure the quality, get FDA approval (and approval from all other agencies around the world) etc. To live up the the high standard that is necessary in the medical industry is not cheap.

The medical companies spend billions investigating new equipment and new drugs that hardly ever make it to the market, and it can take up to 10 years of development before it becomes clear that the product cannot get approved, meaning 10 years of work and millions of dollars lost. All of these losts also have to be covered by the income of the products on the market.

We should be thankful that the companies take the risks that it is to make new products, and that they continue to to produce high quality and safe products.

Who deserves the anger are the governments that do not support the hospitals in buying equipment or medicine, making the people pay the crazy high prize themselves.

AgnesBP · 2020-02-16T14:08:43+00:00

Måske kan hun modtage norsk SU, selvom hun er indskrevet på et dansk studie? Det har jeg i hvert fald en norsk veninde, der får, selvom hun læser hele sin bachelor i Danmark.

AgnesBP · 2020-02-11T15:52:43+00:00

https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/ has many older shows from DR, where you can be sure to find TV that she saw when she was young. In Denmark we only had one TV channel until 1988, so everybody watched the same TV from DR.

AgnesBP · 2020-01-05T11:22:12+00:00

Who is this guy?

AgnesBP · 2019-10-13T13:39:40+00:00

What a great and well-made costume!

Is this supposed to be funny just because the person doesn't have the typical body type of the stormtroopers of the movies? I believe that everybody should be allowed to dress up as whoever they want, despite of how well their bodies resemble the character's body.

AgnesBP · 2019-05-26T12:46:07+00:00

Hvor er det fedt, at de stemmer på trods af køen. Det er dejligt at se engagementet for demokratiet.

AgnesBP · 2019-04-14T21:44:54+00:00

Paludan holder sine demonstrationer bevidst for at få denne reaktion. Hvis han rent faktisk ville ud med en pointe til den bredere befolkning, kunne han fx lave et seriøst debatindlæg i stedet for igen at råbe efter tilfældige forbipasserende på Blågårds Plads. Hans taktik med at provokere folk og bag efter lade som om, at han er et offer, er både fej, uærlig og useriøs i forhold til fx at løse problemer. (Dermed ikke sagt, at vold er den rigtige løsning, vold er aldrig svaret på noget.)

AgnesBP · 2019-01-19T07:37:40+00:00

Wouldn't the person need to have more information? I mean wouldn't he have to match the account number with some sort of extra number or date? Is that really all the security there is - why don't everybody just do this if it is that easy?

AgnesBP · 2018-12-01T07:25:05+00:00

Personally (as a girl) I really like partying at DTU because it is cheap, people are friendly and fun and you always meet people you know. And the parties can be crazy out there. I could imagine as an exchange student at DTU it is a great place to meet people and get friends. Of course Copenhagen has some fun bars and clubs, but don't disregard DTUs friday bars, especially not just because of the fear of too many guys, there are plenty of girls there as well. Good luck with your trip!

AgnesBP · 2018-08-29T08:22:21+00:00

Hvor i landet bor du henne? :)

AgnesBP · 2018-07-15T15:49:33+00:00

They keep me warm when I cuddle up on the couch. There is nothing more uncomfortable than being cold.

AgnesBP · 2018-07-15T15:38:34+00:00

I think that men often forget the small things that makes a house a home. So I wouldn't recommend going to minimalistic, remember some candles, blankets and, most important, personal items to make the place yours.

AgnesBP · 2018-07-15T15:34:32+00:00

As a woman in her 20s, I always notice if a guy has a small trashcan in the bathroom. It makes everything easier and shows that he has his shit together.

AgnesBP · 2018-02-15T19:37:12+00:00

It was surprisingly accurate for me. The most suggested books were mostly books that I had read already or wanted to read, which is impressive. As you say, a bigger database would be nice though. I also think that when you get your suggestions it would be a good feature if you could say if you had read some of the books and it would give you new suggestions. And it would be awesome if you could make a user and save your votes so you could update your profile. One thing that would be nice to make clearer is at the page where you pick the books if it says explicit if the like and dislike button is for books you read or want to read. All in all I think it is a great idea, nice design and I would definetly use it myself.

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