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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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Usually its like just a few words sprinkled in, or at most like one or two lines...

Literally I feel like they're just trying to say: "Hey this is a foreign language I'm sooo cooool!"

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

🎶Come on yaah 我剛才放屁了!

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's not unheard of there to be English language tracks that drop in random French, Italian or Spanish words and phrases

It's just regular cultural exposure to other languages ultimately. No rule says you need to stick to one language in a song, so some musicians throw in some stuff from other languages they've heard, because why not

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You know how many French words/phrases I hear in English songs? Coup de x, raison d'être, déjà vu, etc

[–] Jela@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not to mention the use of hors d'oeuvres, cul-de-sac, faux pas, rendezvous, cliche....

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

And then there's the German ones: kindergarten, eigenvalues, ...