1. offbeatorbit: sharpless: theatlantic: The Invisible Borders That Define American Culture One of the clearest regional differences in the U.S. can found by tracking the words people use to refer to soft drinks, which is in fact the map you saw at the top of this story. Pop or soda, or even Coke, these small linguistic differences are not as small as we might think. While “soda” commands the Northeast and West Coast (green) and “pop” is in between (black), “Coke” reigns in the south (turquoise). These small distinctions can often act as touchstones for larger cultural differences. Read more. [Image: Samuel Arbesman] So many poor, deceived people in this great nation of ours. #it’s soda you weirdos

    offbeatorbit:

    sharpless:

    theatlantic:

    The Invisible Borders That Define American Culture

    One of the clearest regional differences in the U.S. can found by tracking the words people use to refer to soft drinks, which is in fact the map you saw at the top of this story. Pop or soda, or even Coke, these small linguistic differences are not as small as we might think. While “soda” commands the Northeast and West Coast (green) and “pop” is in between (black), “Coke” reigns in the south (turquoise). These small distinctions can often act as touchstones for larger cultural differences.

    Read more. [Image: Samuel Arbesman]

    So many poor, deceived people in this great nation of ours.

    #it’s soda you weirdos

  3. When someone tries to talk to me while I'm napping

    whatshouldwecallme:

  5. I WANT!

    I WANT!

  6. WHEN I SEE SOMEONE FLIRTING WITH MY CRUSH

    howdoiputthisgently:

  7. WHEN THE SERVER ASKS ME IF MY FOOD IS OKAY

    howdoiputthisgently:

    I’M LIKE:

    WHEN I NEED A REFILL:

  8. WHEN A GUY ISNT INTERESTED IN ME

    howdoiputthisgently:

    FIRST I’M LIKE:

    THEN I’M LIKE:

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hola amigos and amigas. I don't really speak Spanish, but I like to pretend I do sometimes with my total of about 6 phrases that I know. currently I am battling a love-hate relationship with my college of choice, and to pretend life is cool I like to blog about cool things.

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