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I’m the one asking questions here. :neutral_face: (But I liked this one :grin:)

Funny you used the word “shoot”, so I am going to explain my opinion hurtfully long for you and joyfully time-consuming for me. :slightly_smiling_face:

It all goes back to the creation of human beings long long time ago, when art wasn’t invented yet. No creativity was involved, and men were living in caves. The time of everlasting boredom for human (Yes, my child. Exactly like The Croods. Never interrupt me again :expressionless:). One day, one of the cavemen (or cavewomen; for the sake of not being called sexist), start doodling on the mod in the cave with a stick, because he was so bored that he could hear the sound of getting older; like me when I’m so bored that I would bite my keyboard waiting for you to write something on this topic :neutral_face:. Anyway, after a while he (or she; give me a break :expressionless:) raised his head and looked at the mod which then he realized: “Holy mammoth, I’m very good with this stuff. I must be a genius”. And that was it. That’s how art was invented by humans.

But what is art. How can we describe an artistic work. A genius once said: “Art is a harmonic, balanced and somehow complicated piece of work created only by a human which is hard to perform, and not easy to copy, and it triggers a joyful emotion in people” (Ok, this is my own definition of art). Why did I define art, though? Because this definition determines the reason of different artistic tastes.

If you look at a piece of work which people say it is art, and you don’t feel you like it, then it’s not art for you. But why you don’t feel impressed when you see something that others approve as an artwork? (Whatever I said so far was a pile of rubbish; the important part is from now on :sweat_smile:)

Every human feels differently, and experiences different emotions in different situations (more or less). A mum feels different emotions from a teenage boy. A schoolgirl feels different emotions from a university professor, and ad infinitum. What I am trying to say (by painfully overusing the word “different” :neutral_face:), is that if you feel different, then naturally you see things differently. And that’s why we have different tastes. (Wake up!!! I’m finished. :grin:)

I’ll give you two options to end this discussion.

A) Whatevs
B) Any argument you want to add and torture yourself more.

Which one do you choose? :sweat_smile:

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Oh, this guy again!

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:joy::joy:
Nobody knows how funny this sentence is but me. :grin:

I hope you read my post top to bottom, because I wrote it too long to torture you. It must be flattering, isn’t it? :joy:

But between you and me, where can you find a topic like ours? The day I saw someone posted a photo of a feather somewhere else, and asked everyone what bird is this for? I realised I must immigrate to another country. True story! :neutral_face:

(And when he asked again because nobody answered, I realised it’s too late, I will die here)

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Good that!

I’m not sure if I got your last sentence right, so let’s forget it for the time being.

The text you sent me consists only of 429 words, if that’s what you call torturous, then I wonder how you may call this one. One day, during this month, I sent one of my friends a letter (yes, you heard me right, a letter, for we’re pen pals) with 936 words in it. The next day when she answered back, I sent her yet another long letter, this time, however, it was a bit shorter than the previous one, it only had 807 words in it. Speaking of torturous deeds, between you and me, now who’s the biggest torturer?

It used to be more crowded tho, and that was fun, but unlike you, I like it this way. It’s cozy. When lots of people talk all together, it drains my energy just to read them; following the whole conversation they have together, let alone talking to them.

:joy: :joy: :joy: :rofl: :rofl:
Suicide, think of it as an option at hand. :joy:
Thanks for sharing your painful memory. It cheered me up.

BTW, it’s not torturous talking to you, you know that, but I surmise, it’s a confession of which you constantly want to be reminded, eh? Or else, what’s the point of all this? :relieved: I’m jesting, really. :sweat_smile: But seriously, I enjoy your company or else, I wouldn’t waste that much of my time on you. :maple_leaf:

But, I really should go now, and probably won’t be back till Sunday.

Have a starry night!

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900 words?! Hats off to you! But it raises the question… Do you still have a pen pal? :joy:

If it was me, when I see a text that long, I would say: “I didn’t read your text, but I agree with you wholeheartedly”. That would solve the problem for a long time (a free hint for your pen pal :smirk:).

You know me. Back then I would reply to every comment. I would follow the forum even at work. Now, from every 6 comments, 4 is mine. Can you imagine how boring this is for me?

It really sounds like a joke, but it’s not. Sometimes I’m reading something and suddenly I realise how stupid that is, and I just pause and think to myself, would it hurt more if I kill myself right now? The only solution I found was to delete every other thread in my profile.

Sunday? I guess, I should hope you have a successful mission, 007? :neutral_face:
Joking aside, I wish you have a few tolerable days. Pray for me not to die of boredom here! :expressionless:

Stars don’t do much at nights for me, but thank you; you too. :tulip::japanese_ogre:

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Why should I be mad at you or feel insulted? You did nothing wrong. I’m afraid to say I’ve been busy lately, cuz you already forbidden me to say that, but I am busy. I’m working on a new brand of mine on YouTube, and have so many time-consuming tasks to take care of.

About my character, most people think I’m an extrovert person, but I’m quite the opposite. Whenever I join a new group, I’ll try to act as an extroverted in order to get accepted in that group. If I don’t feel that place home, or somewhere I belong, I’ll switch back to what I really am. Pls, don’t fet me wrong. It’s not about the story, Alfredo or Craig; it’s about me. Yes, I am one of those maniacs who wants to make friends, but keeps the distance too. The reason?

I don’t think talking about it makes any difference, or changes the fact I’m too afraid of getting close to people.

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Thank you, for your explanation. This is what I think: I believe people on the internet are fake shadows of their real personalities; undeliberately, most of the time. Take me for an example. I don’t know how you people think of me but let’s guess for the sake of discussion. You might think I’m a show-off, who loves to impress people, and is thirsty of others’ validation and has a needy personality (this is the first time that I hope my guess is wrong :smile:). But actually, in real life I am a very lovely “piece of work”, and not any of that in any way. Because I love to work on my inner self. But on the internet I just unleash my side of undesirable. Why? Because I’m sure this is not real. I don’t have to take anyone seriously here, and nobody should take me seriously as well. This is not a group. You don’t need our acceptance. All of us are fake and all I want is to practise English and have a good time. We shouldn’t read too much into it.
You just have to aim at your goal, and just work on that. It makes no difference if you are extroverted or introverted.

I wrote that comment, to show I see you as something more than other members. They can ignore me and I feel nothing. But if you ignore me, I think about it. But anyway, if you don’t feel at home (which you shouldn’t, to begin with), you probably don’t want to hang out with us. So consider this as an honourable discharge, major (salute :guardsman:).

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CODA is the story of a deaf-mute family of four, which the only person who can hear and talk among them is the daughter. They work on a fishing boat, and the teenage girl works as their sign translator too.
The girl has a beautiful voice, and she wants to to get a scholarship for art school. But her goal is in conflict with the benefits of her struggling family. The film is the story of family love. With a lovely happy-ending

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I don’t know about the others, but from my point of view, you’re just a cool person helping others to smile every day (I may change my opinion if seeing you outside the forum :joy:).

Bullseye! :dart:
You exactly said what I wanted to say about myself, but my mind was too tired (and probably lazy) to express it here. Also, I would’ve added “Sweetness” to my character too.

First off, thanks for helping me to lighten my burden/load (I don’t know which one is better to use or any phrase for it)

You are generally correct. I’m aware of that, but in real life, I’m also a lonely guy in my early 30s. Almost 90% of people I had met since my teenage days didn’t behave well with me, and I couldn’t be like them towards other people either. A sheep who can’t either become a wolf or wear wolf skin to protect himself should stay back and observe the others from a distance.

You may think I’m a guy who cares too much. You’re right. I do care about people around me (more than you may think) because that’s who I am, and I’ve been raised for. I see nothing valuable in being selfish or being a black dot in others’ hearts. But what weakens me, is that I expect people to do the same toward me (AND GOD I KNOW IT’S A WRONG THING). I’m working on my inner self.

Eventually, if, by any chance, I feel unsafe or do not belong to a community or a group, I’ll stay back and watch. It doesn’t mean I’m mad at someone or upset; I don’t feel it’s the right place to be open cuz I’ve been through a lot and had hurt and failed to be that sweet guy who doesn’t want to make anyone sad. I can’t change the fact, nor my character. I’m not 15 years old anymore. My personality is shaped, and I can’t change it. I can only add adaptability to it.

A few weeks ago, I had a course at an institute, and the teacher made fun of me, I got speechless, and other students did the same (imagine the situation). It was the first time, I decided to express my feelings to everyone, not to stay silent. I told them I got upset from what they said and did to me. They wouldn’t believe it because they didn’t realize their poor manners. After 5 minutes, the instructor asked me out and followed me to apologize, and everything seemed to be back to normal (I had to pretend that I was fine)

What changed?

I couldn’t be friendly and sweet as I was at the beginning.

About this topic. I think you guys are incredible, sociable and friendly, girls are bookworms, and you are the best maniac I’ve ever seen, but myself…? I have nothing to talk about (or willing to do). I think my opinions are as strong as you guys; not that I know anything, but I can’t talk about them in English fluently.

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I know what you mean by “sweetness”. A long time ago I decided to add a quality to my characteristics, let’s call it “disregard for other people’s existence”. I know this sounds arrogant, but it actually helps you to grow a strong personality. People are not bad people even when they make fun of everything I am, they simply don’t care about me as much as they care about themselves. So how should I handle this? I believe by not caring about them in return. In the meantime, if you add a little humour to your manners, you’ll become bulletproof. Nothing hurts you anymore.

I really understand you now. And it’s great talking to you.

I just blew right past your compliments, to look modest. But they were great, you may well use them again later. :smile:

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یه آهنگ قدیمی از 1964 که هر وقت گوش می‌کنم یاد بچگی‌هام میفتم؛ ولی نمی‌دونم چرا. بچه بودم آهنگ خارجی گوش نمی‌کردم (اصلاً نمی‌دونستم خارج هم وجود داره).

The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk

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I like it when someone recommends something to me that they didn’t like. :neutral_face: What the hell, girl? :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

:grin:
Thank you for the recommendation. I downloaded it, and at the moment I have 4 books in my book-reader app. I started one of them. But since I’m not a book guy, according to my own estimation, I will finish them about… ah… yes, 200 billion years later (if the sun still shines at my bald head). Thanks though. :tulip:

I loved the piece of music. It’s very listenable.

Btw, if you want to suggest a subject for talking, I’m all ears. If not, maybe you could sometimes recommend a book, and explain a little about its story. Like what I do with films.

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See, that’s the problem. I’m a film junkee, I love them, but if someone recommends a film to me and says it’s a very good movie but it could be better. That’s it for me! I will never watch it. If I watch it, then throughout the film, I constantly think there’s something wrong with it. It’s the same for books too.

If a smart person quotes from a book, this means it’s a good book worthy of remembering its lines. Then you must consider it as a recommendation (or you are just bored and have nothing to do but searching about people’s comments. :neutral_face: I sabotaged the compliment :grin:).

Coming out of my mouth, it is. I’m very picky and barely like things. To be honest I liked this piece, but the second half of it is a little annoying to my ears. It has some sort of chorus-ie sounds that ruins the whole song. I like music to be… how can I put it?.. soothing. I don’t like it when instruments rush into a part of song. But the beginning was perfect.

It may sound like a joke but even this (which I upload) is wonderfully beautiful for me.

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Hey!!! :expressionless:
Don’t mock my “listenable” with your quotation marks. It means pleasant to your ears. :joy:

But yes, sometimes covers are even better than originals. For example I like Blank Space by Adrian Lewis better than Taylor Swift’s original. But all together, I prefer beautiful melodies over lyrics. Have you heard The Greatest by Cat Power, I love the song, but I don’t know what it says, and I don’t care. When I started listening to music, for me it was just cassette players and instrumental music. Maybe that’s why I don’t care much about lyrics.

Thank you for the tracks. They’re beautiful. :tulip:

An example for the worst lyrics and an acceptable melody. I’m terribly sorry for the lyrics.

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Not anymore, evidently. :neutral_face: (I’ll prepare some unpleasant ones for the next time, then :grin:)

I hate Iranian rappers (just for the record :grin:)

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I guess I found my bud!
I can only bear to listen to Yas songs.

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I watched a movie after a month or two last night. A Taxi Driver 2017 is a Korean movie about a poor and naive taxi driver in 1980 who runs into a German reporter. They will have quite an adventure, as a city. This movie might remind of something similar in our country.

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Totally agreed. :grin: But just a little teeny tiny warning: I must say I’m a backstab kind of a guy. So… Being my bud because of a common enemy is not going to work out very well for you. :grin: And also just to clarify, I’m not so fund of other Iranian singers either. :expressionless:

I have this film in my archive, but I remember I decided not to watch it because of having bitter story about politics (I assumed so, back then). I didn’t even like the movie V for Vendetta the first time I saw it (in 1389). It was very similar to our political situation. (I rewatched it recently, and I quite enjoyed it this time, though). Have you seen the Korean films The Admiral 2014 and Steel Rain 2017?. I loved them.

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Do I know you?
Who are you again?
(Walks away in hurry…)

Nope I haven’t, but they seem admiring movies. Added to my playlist.
I also suggest Train to Busan 2016 and Parasite 2019.

TANKYU

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@vali29732 @far-reaching-analyst @flamboyant-desert
You guys wanna participate in our lame topic?
Any movies you would recommend?
Anything to say in general?

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