I personally think she had one of the most stunning faces in Hollywood. She had Kate Moss-level of high cheekbones, paired with that aloof smugness of Lily-Rose Depp. Her beauty always felt cold and intimidating—almost reptilian or predatory—yet undeniably alluring and edgy. She always projected this unapproachable, almost untouchable aura that made her seem both unrelatable, yet very captivating.
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A year ago, I did a post on Zodiac Signs Reimagined as New Animals. I promised I was going to follow it up with another one for mythical creatures.
Well, the time is finally here!!! 🙌🙌🙌
Let me know what you think, whether you agree or disagree, and I’d love to hear your suggestions and reasoning for why such and such mythical creature best fits your zodiac. 😘
France sits at the crossroads of Northwestern and Southwestern Europe. It was shaped by the Celtic Gauls, the Italic Romans, and the Germanic Franks, Burgundians, Visigoths, and Norsemen, and it has both Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Its regional diversity reflects many parts of Europe: Brittany has Celtic influence similar to Wales and Cornwall; Alsace retains Germanic influence from Alemannic Germans; the French Basque Country shares traditions with the Spanish Basque Country and parts of Languedoc-Roussillon speak Catalan like in Andorra, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands; Nord-Pas-de-Calais has strong historic with Belgium, including its its Dutch-speaking side Flanders, as Lille was once a Flemish city; Provence and Corsica have strong Mediterranean culture similar to Italy; the French Alps share geographic and cultural similarities with Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Romania sits at the crossroads of Balkan, Eastern, and Central Europe, being a linguistically Romance speaking country, while retaining influence from Slavic, Hungarian, Turkic, and even Germanic languages. Historically, it was Dacian occupied land, that was eventually influenced by the Romans, Byzantines, Slavs, Hungarians, German Saxons, Ottoman Turks, Greeks, Austrian Habsburgs, and Russians. Its three major historical regions reflect this diversity: Wallachia is culturally and historically aligned with the Balkans due to its position south of the Carpathians along the Danube and centuries of integration into the Ottoman Balkan system, sharing Orthodox and Slavic cultural ties with Bulgaria and Serbia. Moldavia is more Eastern European, shaped by Slavic, Ukrainian (Ruthenian) borderland contact and periods of Polish–Lithuanian and Russian influence, sharing close cultural and historical ties with neighboring Moldova. Transylvania is more Central European, shaped by Hungarian rule (there is still a Hungarian enclave), German Saxon settlement, and Habsburg administration, with its famous fortified Saxon churches and castles such as those in Brașov, Sibiu, and Biertan. Transylvania also has the Carpathian Mountains, shared with other Central European countries like Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland.
If so, what ingredients does it consist of, and what do you eat it with?
In Argentina, our green sauce is chimichurri. It consists of parsley, oregano, garlic, sunflower oil or olive oil, vinegar or lemon juice, and salt. Optional ingredients include chili peppers, chili flakes, cumin, paprika, onions, or whatever vegetables, spices, or herbs each family prefers to add. However, the two main herbs that must always go in a chimichurri are parsley and oregano. It is usually eaten with grilled meats, especially an asado, and with chorizo in a sandwich called a choripán.
One thing I've noticed is that many Argentine empanadas shops abroad offer chimichurri as a dipping sauce on the side, which isn't something that's traditionally done in Argentina.
Disclaimer: I know that every country has multiple accents and dialects. For the sake of simplicity, I'll be focusing on the accents that are often perceived as the national standard or are most strongly associated with the country's main media or capital.
Argentina 🇦🇷
For Argentina, I'd say the Rioplatense accent had a much heavier Italian flare and cadence, since the large Italian migration was more recent then. If you listen videos of Argentines in the 40s and 50s, the accent sounds almost like fresh off the boat Italians speaking Spanish. Today, the accent has become less articulated and more slurred, with a flatter intonation, albeit still retaining some of that Italian-esque melody.
South Korea 🇰🇷
For South Korea, I'd say the Seoul accent of the 1960s sounded some what similar to the Pyongyang dialect in North Korea you hear in the news today. Historically, when Korea was a single unified country, the Seoul dialect was actually closer to the dialects spoken in the central and northwestern parts of the peninsula than to many of the southern dialects found in South Korea today like the Busan or Jeolla dialects. Decades of separation, media standardization, and language policy have caused the Seoul and Pyongyang accents to diverge significantly.
What about your country? If you compare recordings from the early or mid-20th century with modern speech, how much has the accent changed? Are there any older pronunciation features that have disappeared, or has the accent remained relatively stable?
For example,
In the US
In Argentina
In English
- Great Dane (the dog breed is actually a German mastiff)
- French fries (they are actually from Belgium)
- Italian dressing (it is an American invention)
- Mongolian BBQ (it originates from Taiwan)
- Dutch baby (it's an American pancake, where the "Dutch" refers to German (Deutsch) and not actual Dutch (from the Netherlands))
- Hawaiian pizza (it's a Canadian invention)
Preferably something like 90s R&B like these:
Boyz II Men - A Song for Mama (90s American R&B)
g.o.d. - To My Mother (90s Korean R&B)
Watching the latest episode of Seo In Young's Youtube channel made me realize that they're basically the Powerpuff Girls of KPop.