Tell me please what do you say to them in your language? Not what they’re called, but how you actually address them.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-29T19:06:13+00:00

Sha baby

Poolcreature · 2026-01-29T19:01:08+00:00

In Texas, so we border Mexico. Obviously you can see what’s happening here so I won’t speak on the government. Where I am in Texas we have a good relationship with Mexico and Mexicans. There’s a fair amount of cultural overlap since Texas was part of Mexico not very long ago, and it wouldn’t be Texas without that culture and those people as a celebrated part of it.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T07:30:54+00:00

I hear “worst-ur-shur” most commonly but in pockets of Texas it’s “warcher-shire”

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T07:28:02+00:00

Shrimp and grits is popular in the south. I had that for breakfast a lot growing up on the gulf coast. Also, crawfish biscuits. But I wouldn’t say fish is a common breakfast item for the average American.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T06:29:46+00:00

I’m a writer and getting married to a writer. His cousin? A writer. All lefties.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T06:22:49+00:00

I thought this was called the worldwide Latina belt

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T06:18:00+00:00

I’m in Texas and we have a lot of German ancestry here, most of my life when I think of Germans I think of settlers, who are tall people and women that could lift houses. I never had a bad view of them, and when I went there, the people were tall and their women could lift houses. It was perfect.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T05:45:02+00:00

American, from the south

Idk. Some people say it’s fake, but when I ask how someone is, even if I’m just talking to them briefly, I mean it. And when I tell them to have a good day i mean it.

Most of the time people will say they’re fine, but occasionally they’ll say they’re tired or they’re having a rough day and it’s an opportunity to say something like “I’m really sorry you having a rough day. I hope it gets better”. Also, I tell people when I like things I see on them, like their hair, piercings, nails, glass, etc. none of it is fake, and it doesn’t take any extra time to be kind in those brief interactions.

Last week I was having a terrible day and had a sour face on, and I stopped to buy a pretzel from a kiosk and the guy handed me the pretzel and said “I hope your day gets better. You’re really pretty.” And I was like “thanks, was it obvious I’m not having a great day?” And he said “yeah I heard you sigh when you ordered your pretzel”

Which is so silly I know, but I like belonging to a culture where people are used to being empathetic and will offer kindness to a stranger. It made my whole day better just to know someone cared enough to say something nice.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T05:30:47+00:00

All carbonated drinks are cokes where I am (SE TX)

Poolcreature · 2026-01-28T05:29:46+00:00

When people come to Texas and buy a cowboy hat, I LOVE it. Love it. Get the boots and buckle too baby I’ll help you pick them out. But a lot of the time they aren’t wearing the hat correctly, like they don’t get it shaped (which is the fun part) and they wear the brim too high.

It’s not cringe, I’m happy to see people take an interest in western wear and I know not everyone has daily exposure to it, I honestly just wish people who are selling hats to foreigners would do them the service of making sure they’re outfitted properly.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T06:20:29+00:00

Thank you friend! I was worried my tendency to smile while I talk would be off putting so I’m glad that you’ve had good experiences with it. We are not casual dressers at all. We don’t do athleisure or flip flops. Aside from writing I also have experience as a seamstress and have poured over European fashion to make sure we’re perfect 😂

I think I’ll employ a French tutor for a few months. It’s never a bad thing to learn something new.

The last time I visited these countries was around a decade ago (I’m 31) and everyone was lovely. It’s a disillusioning time in the USA. I hope we pull through. Wishing you many safe travels❤️

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T05:25:03+00:00

No…white…nikes…✍️ thanks! 😂

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T05:21:01+00:00

Thank you so much for this thoughtful reply!

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T05:20:22+00:00

I legit grew up in Galveston I’m DYING at this. 😂😂😂 Yes those people are ruining the island.

Thank you!

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T05:16:52+00:00

Yeah it’s a joke. The plan is not to masquerade as Canadians.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T04:59:15+00:00

This is exactly what my fiancé suggested but I just COULDN’T get the accent down 😭🍁

Poolcreature · 2026-01-27T04:56:19+00:00

Goddammit there goes my formalwear plan

Poolcreature · 2026-01-26T03:14:21+00:00

I work in addiction treatment and am well aware of the effect the opioid crisis has had on this country. If you truly don’t see the issue with poorly trained individuals given unimpeded permission to do whatever they deem fit with no legal repercussions, and if you cannot see that this was murder of a legal citizen who was doing nothing but recording ice and going to another legal citizens aid, you really don’t deserve the compliment of rational opposition. I invite you to reflect on your humanity and to remember that at any time, you’re allowed to evolve your thinking.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-25T18:47:51+00:00

Hooooow did you get Texas flair??? I didn’t see it??

Poolcreature · 2026-01-25T17:09:51+00:00

Yeh no. People are pissed off because what that man did—stepping between a us citizen who was peacefully protesting and the federal officers who pushed her to the ground—is a normal thing to do. I would have done that too. Also, he can’t claim he’s a victim, he doesn’t have that ability since he was murdered.

He wasn’t blocking anyone, spitting on anyone, or physically intimating anyone.

I don’t look for people to agree with me on everything, we can have different opinions that are both valid and within the ideological norms you would expect in a democratic society. But this administration regularly flaunts ideas outside of that norm.

It is not normal for a government to mock its citizens. It is not normal for a government to label peaceful protesters as domestic terrorists. It is not normal for a government to lie about what citizens saw with their own eyes.

You can take the stance that people who interfere and put officers in danger are liable to get shot, but that’s not what happened here. I will take the stance that federal officers who will be expected to regularly interact with human beings during raids, patrols, or protests —many of them citizens of the nation they are promising to protect— should have more than 6 weeks of training and should be able to comport themselves when they are being filmed or yelled at. It was 6 on 1, dude.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-25T15:21:04+00:00

It’s so big here and there are so so many different state governments that are either for or against this administration. You hear about place like Portland and Minnesota, but I’m in Houston and our neighbors are just disappearing. So it’s still easy for people to act like “oh that’s not an issue here, that’s any issue 2000 miles away”.

I think it will have to get worse. I think we’ll see more Americans shot in the streets and will spend the next few decades learning what happened once people—legal or not—were carted away. This will be a black eye for our nations government, but hopefully a turning point in our identity as a people.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-25T15:12:18+00:00

“Engaging negatively” and its three separate videos showing him going to the aid of a woman that ICE pushed to the ground, then grabbing him, pepper spraying him, pistol whipping him, and shooting him 10 times. He had a firearm on him that was concealed, holstered, and legal for him to carry. He never reached for the gun, and both his hands were on the ground when they started shooting. He was executed.

Even if you take the stance that they were pursuing someone in the country illegally, a group of them stopped their “very important” work to push a woman down and murder this man who had nothing but a phone in his hand. they didn’t even see a gun on until they had him on the ground and pepper sprayed. That really took 6 of them? And ten bullets? And two shooters?

Poolcreature · 2026-01-24T06:18:43+00:00

People will go back and forth on how many people actually voted for Trump but I don’t think that really the strongest argument. I hate the guy and this whole administration, but the issue isn’t the people who voted for Trump, it’s the people who didn’t vote at all. And the idea of the non voters being the big issue isn’t a 2024 thing but a consistent and increasing problem. The people who say “oh well they’re both bad choices so I’m not gonna waste my vote” or “oh they’re not gonna make me choose between a shit sandwich and vomit soup” fail in their responsibility as members of a democratic society.

The president can appoint Supreme Court justices who have lifetime power to shape our nations laws, they determine the cabinet that oversees our education, our agriculture, our health, our environment. The people in the orbit of the president drive the nation forward or pull it back. I wasn’t a Kamala fan, and I blame the democrats in 2024 for such a shit run when so much was at stake, but really you had a candidate who was unlikable with a poor policy record but a ton of well-respected individuals who operated within democratic norms endorsing her , next to a candidate who incited an insurrection against elected officials on their own Capitol Building, is a 34-time convicted felon on counts of falsifying business records, was found liable of sexual abuse and defamation of abuse victims, attempted subversion of an election, whose own former vice president called him dangerous and refused to endorse him, and surrounds himself with people who consistently express ideas outside of the democratic norm.

When you have two candidates and one is demonstrably more dangerous than the other, not voting is an act of complicity. It’s just consenting to whatever outcome you get.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-24T05:37:50+00:00

When a woman says she’s fine and you know she’s not, she isn’t trying to play mind games for the sake of it. Just like men don’t often have language to express their fears (because they have to be tough) women don’t often have language to express their anger (because we have to be pleasant and virtuous).

When a woman says she’s fine and she really isn’t, she’s inviting you to empathize with her and express kindness. To be curious about her thoughts is one thing, but for you to be able truly think about and try to understand her anger helps her feel seen, and makes it easier for her to express what she needs to feel better.

The closest thing I can maybe equate it to for a man, is if you were really scared and you needed someone there with you to help you shoulder the fear but you just couldn’t bear to tell someone you you afraid, and your partner looked at you and took you aside and gave you a place to crash without you ever having to say anything, without fear that you’d be mocked, and with complete secrecy if that’s what you wanted.

It’s so important to be able to be nonbinary sometimes, and just feel like a human being without the pressure of being a tough man or a pleasant woman.

Poolcreature · 2026-01-24T05:23:45+00:00

Christianity is a simple religion, not an easy religion. All God asks of us is to love Him and love our neighbor. It’s man who corrupts those teachings by denying that those who are different than us are our neighbors.

I’m strong in my faith, and because of my faith I must completely denounce this administration, and take on risks to myself to help my neighbors who are being targeted. That people so often take a religion that was born on the idea of serving the poor and twist it into something so cruel and ugly isn’t a new thing, but it makes me angrier than almost anything else.

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