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  1. flyingkites
    Wow, thanks! I'm always kind of hesitant about my Swedish, it's not as easy for me as English. I understand finlandssvenska pretty well, and if you talk slowly enough I understand rikssvenska too but it's a bit more difficult for me. I spent a week in Jönköping last summer (lovely city, by the way! The people there were so friendly) and I had to rely on English because I panicked whenever someone came up to me and started speaking Swedish.
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    Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel! :hug: :dasmaxima: :mikadas:

    OMG I can't believe you trolled me like that! Bad girl, BAD! :aah::lmao:

    I'm not sure. I've been meaning to get my nipple(s) and my tongue pierced but I just KNOW I'm too much of a wuss to get them done yet. :aah: So I'll probably continue my left cartilage project, I only have one piercing there and I want two more.

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    Oh that's cool! :teehee: Was it like a one-day happening?

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    Aww! :( Have you taken any painkillers for it? I hope you'll feel better soon! :huglove: What did you do on your day out then? :biggrin2:

    I'm good, thanks! Just watching TV, being bored as usual. :aah:

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    Hey Emma! How are you? :biggrin2:

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    Yeah it does! :( I wish there was some way that you could still keep them in.

    I'm alright, thanks! :hug: I've finally managed to get my left tragus piercing to heal, it took like 3 months and I almost had to take it out because it was so sore and I got pretty bad hypertrophic scarring on it. :tears: But it's doing well now and I'm planning on getting my next piercing! :das: How are you? :huglove:

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    Aww... :tears::itsok:

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    See, that's exactly what I'm talking about! Oh well, I'll continue studying Swedish for a bit next semester, there's my chance to improve my skills. I'll probably never be able to understand spoken rikssvenska though.
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    Awww! :( Maybe you can get some other piercing done to ease the pain of taking the skindivers out? :teehee:

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    Ja, jag vet vad du menar... Men jag tycker att skriva på svenska här är lite mer naturell för mig eftersom det är inte mitt modersmål. I know my Swedish is pretty terrible but hey, what better place to improve it than here? Hmph! There's a quite a lot of you here, you need your own flag.
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    Whatever you prefer I guess. I just noticed we don't have Sweden in these smileys.
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    Sorry Mika, but the "it started with this" bit totally cracked me up. It sounds like someone banging pots and kettles.
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    Oh no! :( How long did you have them? They're so pretty, what a shame you have to take them out. But it's better to retire them before they give you nasty scars on your chest. :itsok: Damn that really sucks, I can't imagine taking out any of my piercings, I love them too much. :tears:

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    Of course, that would be the ideal case and I can completely relate to what you're saying but as you said, it's a utopia and will probably never happen. Until we can live like that I think it's just easier to accept the fact that people are going to use labels of all sorts, no matter what - all we, as individuals, can do is raise awareness of different minorities and not support actions or thoughts that only reinforce stereotypes. Oh don't get me wrong, I have nothing against experimenting or even being a "one semester lesbian" ( ) - who am I to judge who others sleep with. The problem I have is what you already mentioned, some people think that because for some being bisexual or experimenting is a phase it must be like that to others, too. Like Christine said, doubting someone else's sexual orientation is incredibly rude to me. It only shows that you're trying to connect the dots by making assumptions and that you believe in those stupid, old-fashioned stereotypes.
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    Some people may find labels comforting though. It's a part of human nature to try and organize things - like wildlife, for example. Mammals don't think they have certain features that set them apart from the rest but pointing out these differences and putting a label on them makes it easier for us to understand. It makes sense in the middle of chaos and also gives comfort to those who are just coming out: "I'm not the only one who feels like this, there are others who understand me." I do agree with you that we are all individuals and practically no one is 100% something - not when it comes to sexuality or politics, for example - so in that sense labels can be somewhat misleading. But as long as you're the one putting that label on yourself instead of other people doing it for you I think they are completely acceptable.
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    You make good points, you should get serious more often. I'm glad you feel comfortable enough to share your thoughts with us. This is what ticks me off. In addition to what you already mentioned about hearing people say bisexuality doesn't exist some people in the gay community seem to shun bisexuals. They seem to think it's some sort of a trendy thing and a phase and they come up with terms like LUG (Lesbian Until Graduation). I'm not saying this is very common or straight people wouldn't say the same stuff but sometimes I feel like gay people are very mean towards others who identify themselves only as an ambiguous part of the LGBT community rather than "100% gay". Surely enough, these days more people say they're bisexual, label-less, gay etc. but I don't understand why this would be a trend of some sort. The way I see it is that it's because it's more acceptable nowadays than it used to be. I also think it's a completely different thing to "speculate" about someone's sexuality than to flat out question it. I've heard people question my sexual identity behind my back and I found it kind of amusing. However, if someone walked up to me saying "I think you're making this bisexuality thing up, you have a boyfriend, I bet you're straight" I'd be offended. I think I'm the one who knows my feelings towards others the best - who are other people to say one is or isn't gay/straight/bi/whatever? Please do note that I'm only throwing in my two cents and mean to offend no one. Like many others I feel very passionate about this subject but I'm afraid I can't express myself clearly as I'm not a native English speaker (oldest trick in the book, I know ).
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    What?! Nooooo! :( Why did you have to take them out? They look so good, I'd love to get those too!

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    I'm not sure if this is an appropriate thing to say, but congratulations - it wasn't an easy thing to admit to myself so I know how much it can take to tell it to other people. Of course I know it's not like that for everyone but it's never an easy thing to say out loud is it?
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    :lmfao:

    I'm good, thanks! Just heading to town to meet my friend and grab a couple drinks. :das: How are YOU? :hug:

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    Maybe he's been watching a lot of violent/horror movies lately.
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    I think it's because it's believed that wishing someone good luck actually has the opposite effect. I find it pretty superstitious but you know, whatever floats your boat.
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    He looks exactly like my boyfriend did when he was a child in this picture, only my boyfriend had blonde hair.
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    I'm so excited to see what he's got in store for us! Seeing him talk about the album makes me happy, it seems like he's very proud of it and I think he genuenily means it when he says he can't wait to share it with us. I also love that he mentioned he's on Instagram - it's cute that he's so excited about it (well, for now he is ).
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    Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel! :lmfao:

    Oh congrats on that CD cover thing, that's FANTASTIC! :clap::huglove:

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