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Harry teaches you how to play an Italian character.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A- oh, wait. I am Italian. Some of these are stereotypes (but they stand true for some Italians), but I also intend to bust some dumb-ass stereotypes you Americans associate with us. Also I do not speak for Italy as an entirety, I'm just an individual. Enjoy!

I have no idea where to start, so I think I'm just going to delve right with some facts about Italians.

If you want to royally offend an Italian, take them to Olive Garden, or play That's Amore or Tarantella Napoletana. Those are not classic Italian songs, and it's not like teens in Italy don't listen to things like One Direction or Miley Cyrus.

On the same note of food, Italians don't eat primi piatti (”first plates”) together with their food. Italians eat many courses, but small amounts so their stomache don’t explode. In example, wouldn't eat spaghetti with a side of rice, or pizza with a side of spaghetti. However, soaking up your leftover spaghetti sauce with bread is okay. Here's a scene from Big Night that explains how they feel.

Salad is not an appetizer, it's something they eat after dinner before their espresso. Pizza is also cut with a knife and fork, not eaten by hand (and they put minimal toppings on top - and NEVER pineapple for fuck's sake???).

By the way, you know that shrimp scampi you love so much? Well, "scampi" means shrimp. So enjoy your shrimp shrimp at Olive Garden, and careful not to spill your water acqua.

"Ciao"(ch-ow) is an informal greeting. So if you were meeting the queen of England, it would not be acceptable, however if you were meeting your mom or best friend it is.

Even though I don't expect you to learn Italian for your role, here are a few rules of the language when you're pronouncing things:

Italian is a fluid language, very romantic and beautiful. Why? None of the words end in a hard consonant. In English we have harsh words, like “stop,” “track,”, “fuck.” In Italian we have “mangiare il mio culo, figlio di puttana.” Sounds gorgeous, despite the fact I’m asking a motherfucker to eat my ass.

C or G followed by an E or an I makes a soft sound (”ceci” - chay-chee, “genitori” - gen-ee-tor-ee), but if there’s an H between them then it’s hard (”che” - keh, “ghiotta” - gee-oh-tah).

I’s are pronounced like “ee,” H’s are silent, double Z’s make a tsz sound (as in tse tse, or more commonly known, pizza)

Italians don't have the letters J, K, W, X, Y in the traditional Italian alphabet/language, so if you give them a word like jam or kangaroo, they would pronounce it "yahm," and "kahngaroo." This is also good to keep in mind if you're thinking of naming your 99% Italian character Katie, Winnie, or Jane.

On the subject of names, there are many Italian versions of English names. Caterina = Katherine, Alexandra = Alessandra, Michele = Michael, Giovanni = John. If you want more, Google’s your friend.

For the love of all that is holy - this is NOT, NOT, NOT, NOT traditional Italian dancing. Traditional Italian dances are ones like these (here & here) (my parents teach it, trust me). No, they're not in pretty costumes with perfect choreography, but guess what? They dance and sing all night in the middle of the street because it's fun, they dance dances that have been passed down from generation to generation. A lot of the dances rely on improv, so though it may look like a mess of choreography to the untrained eye, it's actually just like you put dance moves into a randomizer machine. Also, this doesn't mean that younger Italians don't do ballet or hip-hop.

I swear to God if you're thinking of writing an Italian character who's self/family member is part of the Mafia, then I want you to just stop right there and re-evaluate your decision. Italians aren't some different kind of species from Mars - they're human beings for Christ's sake, they just live somewhere different than you do. Their lives ain't a fucking Sopranos episode. It's kind of very rude to assume just because someone's Italian, they're immediately associated with the Mafia.

Berlusconi is an asshole. Enough said.

Family is very important to Italians, and even though I've got people defending America left and right when I tell them this -Italians and Europeans are hella more affectionate.

Along those lines, our cultural distance is very different from English peoples’. My mom and I will often be talking to people and they’ll keep walking away, and we don’t realize that they think we are too close. My father always says Swedes will stand across the room and think they are too close to someone, but Italians will be eating someone’s hair before they are too close.

One stereotype that is actually true about us - we can get loud, and we talk with our hands. I find myself on a day-to-day basis talking with my hands without even realizing it. I'll include a link later on with some hand gestures you might see in Italy.

Drinking is a social matter. It's extremely rude to label all Italians as drunks/alcoholics. In reality, a great deal of Italians drink with friends as just a part of their meals and for casual fun - it's a social thing. We're not out guzzling wine because we love it so much. We also tend to like nicer wine, not something like Boone's Farm.

If you want your character to live in an area where there a lot of Italian immigrants live and own shops, some big cities are New York, Philadelphia, and Montreal.

In actual Italy, there are 22 regions, and each is very much like its own country in accents, food, dance, etc.

Last but not least, since I know there's a chance some angry Italian teenager's gonna bust a vein in my askbox - everything differs from person to person. If a person's reserved/quiet/shy, no matter what their ethnicity, they're not going to be using crazy hand gestures 24/7. Also, when I note something like "traditional Italian blah blah blah," I usually mean your grandparents did those things and possibly your parents too. Traditional Italian music is old folk music, not Italian pop music that the average teen might listen to. I did not grow up in Italy, but I was born there. My parents also play traditional Italian music and teach dance as well.

Here's a list of face claims that have Italian backgrounds, or could pass as Italians. I don't believe I erased any POC's ethnicities, but please let me know if I did. ALSO - I would like to note, the list I got most of these people from was extremely white, and although I truly tried hard to find some POC with Italian backgrounds, I came up empty handed. If you know of any Asian-Italian, Afro-Italian, Indian-Italian, etc face claims with gifs, please let me know and I'll add them to the list. Also Italians look like EVERYONE ELSE, most of the time, but if I added an FC that isn't Italian it's because they can fit inside the aesthetic stereotype of Italians.

Adam G. Sevani

Adelaide Kane

Alessia Caracciolo (Alessia Cara)

Alessandra Torresani

Alexandra Daddario

Alicia Keys

Allison Scagliotti

Ariana Grande

Ashley Frangipane (Halsey)

Bella Thorne

Bianca Balti

Briana Evigan

Brooke Azzopardi

Camilla Belle

Cara Delevingne

Chris Evans

Christian Serratos

Christina Grimmie

Christina Ricci

Corbin Bleu

Cristin Milioti

Daniella Monet

Danielle Peazer

David Henrie

Demi Lovato

D.J. Cotrona

Dylan O'Brien

Elizabeth Gillies

Emily DiDonato

Ezra Miller

Georgia Salpa

Gwen Stefani

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Panettiere

Jasmine Sagginario

Jason Schwartzman

Jenna Marbles (Jenna Mourey)

Jennette McCurdy

Jessica Parker Kennedy

Joe Jonas

Joey Graceffa

Joshua Bowman

Justin Baldoni

Kaya Scodelario

Kaley Cuoco

Kevin Jonas

Lady Gaga (aka, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta)

Laura Marano

Lea Michele

(YOUNG) Leonardo DiCaprio

Liana Liberato

Lindsay Lohan

Lourdes Leon

Luke Pasqualino

Madison Pettis

Marina Diamandis

Marzia Bisognin

Matthew Daddario

Max George

Michael Cera

Mila Kunis

Milo Ventimiglia

Mitchel Musso

Natalia Cappuccini

Nick Jonas

Nico Mirallegro

Nico Tortorella

Nicholas Cage

Nicholas D’Agosto

Nikki Reed

Olivia Culpo

Olivia Palermo

Paolo Nutini

Pia Mia Perez

Pia Toscano

Rachel Bilson

Rachel Nichols

Rebecca Black

Robert Schwartzman

Robert Sheehan

Rooney Mara

Rosanna Pansino

Sara Bareilles

Sarah Hyland

Selena Gomez

Seychelle Gabriel

Simone Nobili

Sky Ferreira

Sofia Black D'elia

Sophia Bush

Stefano Masciolini

Tayla-Grace Azzopardi

Theo James

Troian Bellisario

Vanessa Marano

I also found these links helpful: X X X X X

Video resources:

Europeans VS Italians (hilarious cartoon and 100% accurate)

Hand gestures commonly used by Italians (very heavy Italian accent, be warned) 

Easier to understand hand gestures

Hand gestures by D&G models (with the most god awful music)

Backseat Italians (another funny skit)

For your entertainment, here are some videos of 1D speaking Italian.

Some of my favorite Italian shows you can watch in America (sometimes) X X

Some of my favorite movies X X X X

Some of my favorite childhood things from Italy X X X X(not a child’s song, but I used to love it) X

Some of my favorite traditional folk songs X X 

And to end it all, have some ITALIAN SWEARS.

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karryrph - plots/connections page/theme

so I wrote this for the character you will see in the live preview, and this is my first major html/css writing ever!!! I legit had no idea what I was doing, but apparently it works in firefox and chrome and macs and windows so hella yeah. you can use it for plots or connections, the way you see in the preview, or however the hell you want. the picture is 500x300 (it's 500x333 in the preview though bc reasons). I'm too lazy to write down all of the stuff, so if you want to know how to change a color or add a link/another box/etc just message me and I'll help you. pls do not edit and redistribute, and srsly the credit is so teeny why would you remove it??? and don't steal thx.

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Here, have a jesusfuckingshit ton of Joe Brooks lyrics you can use for things. Please reblog or like if you enjoyed/used/see this post, because I literally went through all his albums/songs.

m a y b e t o m o r r o w:

Take my breath or give me soul/Only you can save me now

A mind so thin, as thin as the paint in the room

Forever for a while that just ain't your style

Drink your feeling of this world

Break the tide before it takes you away

You're on your knees and you're begging please/Don't let this be, don't run away

Never the biggest nor the brightest/Not the strongest but the finest

Hidden in different shades of sky/We watched the stars fall

Acoustic Sessions:

Maybe fate will be late so you’ll make your mind up

I wait for her to take up, to break up, to make up her mind

As they came and they left/One by one they fell/Fell from my head

You and me, sweet sixteen, sitting on another priceless dream

Take all of your dreams, and make them what you want them to be

Close your eyes, take a ride, and have faith in what you can't see

If we try, we can find something real out of make believe

First man down every Monday night, singing under smoke filled lights

Guess I thought that you were mine, but you took off and left me behind

No long good byes/Just a smile that fell

Lost along with those other guys/Who got tangled in your lullabies

This morning sunshine's bright/It's blinding my fears away

'Cause I got you/And well you got me/One heart we beat/Everything I need

Bare feet/Falling waves/We see sand/For miles and miles

Constellation Me:

Can I take this road and make it my home?

'Cause the sun don't shine here every day/And there's a world unfair to see

Sometimes, you wait up all night for the sunshine/To bring you the light and lead you home again

If you ever stop hoping that life could be better/I'm letting you know I'm still here by your side

Hurt only hurts as long as the heart doesn't have the heart to be free

Nobody should ever tell you what to do/Nobody should ever play you like a fool

It's been a long time coming, so keep your feet running

So stop all your fumbling and be the light to lead the crowd

Nobody should tell you how to sing along/Nobody is ever always never wrong

Somebody will always try to put you down/Somebody will push your face into the ground

There are no words to paint a picture of you, girl

Your eyes and those curves, it's like you're from some other world

So why do I disappear when you come near? It makes me feel so small

If I could be your Superman, I'd fly you to the stars and back again

But I can only write this song to tell you that I'm not that strong

I'm no Superman, I hope you like me as I am

If I could read your mind, girl, would I find any trace of me at all?

She leaves just silence in her path/A short goodbye and photographs

This broken heart it doesn't hurt/Still wear these memories on my shirt

But you don't learn to fly, if you're not prepared to crash

She's the sunlight in my eyes, she's a bittersweet goodbye

I just can't tell you why I'd let her break my heart again/For those five days of summer in the rain

I wrote a song I'd never sing

These angel city lights are mine/I won't forget, but leave behind

She showed me life, she showed me love, I had it all

We're the fire, the flames, they can't put out our faith like oxygen

It's us against the world - try stopping us now

Here's to the girl who holds her heart out for the world/Not worried if her song is out of key

We're still young enough to dream we will go far/'cause we don't care for all the answers

She's a kaleidoscope/A new shade for each new way in which she draws you close/And then stumbles on your name

She is a battlefield/Except you're fighting with yourself to keep your heart of steel/From melting to the ground

Like a glow so sweet/Blindly guides without a care

She comes and then she's gone/To the eyes so kind/For the heart so rough

She comes and then she goes/To my eyes so kind/That's the one thing for sure/That she knows

Love hurts all who've touched her jealous roots/And you're the flower in a bed where I'm born to lose

You're so above me in the measure of beauty/And I don't think it's fair that that should stop me

I need exception from the rules of attraction when it comes to you There's so much you'll never see 'cause you can't see through The path you're on is paved/With all the hearts you've been leaving broken and bleeding

Can't you see the life you're living only ends/With lying and cheating, hurt and deceiving

What it is in this life that gives me strength enough/To fight for something more My feet are aching/And I've got mountains ahead to climb One way at a time I'll try to lend these broken hands of mine

These walls will fall and fill our empty souls

Give me strength/Help me guide these broken hands of mine I find a place in your heart/To build a shelter from this cold and winding road You're barely standing/But you've got to carry this heavy load

The devil on my shoulder/Speaks so smooth to me/Scarlet lips and silver tongue/So easy to believe But I can't seem to grow/Can't seem to change my way/While you're in control/Darkness, it will reign Angel, angel, come/Be gone of this charade/Drown the voices, silent now/At least for another day

A Reason To Swim:

Waking up on a Monday, treating it like a Sunday

What a picture perfect way to give me your heart

Someday I'm gonna put a smile on that pretty face

We'll still be dancin' when we're old and we're gray

I'm lookin' at you from the distance, you don't know what you're missin

Hold your hand in the back row, steal a kiss in the shadows

As time goes by I know we will be "a perfect love story"

I gave you my heart, so don't let go

Driving so fast that the view falls apart/Like I do/Without you

I'm on my way home, and I'm worn to the bone

When my heart hits an all time low/There's something shining through/I find the light in you

I don't think there's a sun that's ever shone brighter than the radiance of you

It would be a fire forever tamed/A burn without the pain

Place your fingers into mine and we can find a world

If only I could change, but it doesn't come around

This jealousy it taints everything that I'm about

If only I could be like you, but it doesn't come around

Just say goodbye, step off your throne

It's all because of you, I fall because of you

You showed me how to love who you truly are, not who you want to be

Do you ever think like me? Do you ever fall apart?Would your eyes turn green if they told me I'd go far?

I can't stand to see your face, 'cause you remind me of who we are.

If you hold tight, shadows will be lost in the light

Sometimes, fate and your dreams will collide

But everything will be okay/I know that it's so easy to say/But the pain inside will fade/Please tell me that you'll stay

I whisper goodbye, I swear it's not for the last time

Five-thousand miles with traffic of you in my mind

There'll be pain, there'll be glory

My heart will wait for you

My heart’s gonna wait for you, always

I hear your tears, they're falling down through these eyes

I don't quite know just how to fill this space where you used to lie

I fall because of you, and I'm all because of you

I've been wondering just how long I can stay awake before my eyes start to bleed

The Boy And The Broken Machine:

My hopes, they wait for me

I will not rest until I die

And I will never let it go/I’d sooner die than lay my sword/And through the blood no fear will show/Time to go big or to go home

And so swim I will, and to swim I will teach 

There’s still no time to kick the waiting storm they meet 

My mouth is so much louder than my thoughts and I won’t take my foot from the door stand

Up with your weapons of war/‘Cause the man is going down

With this weapon on my shoulder/I’ll be your six string soldier

To wear a crown and make the girls scream

Though my heart is breaking now/You know I’ll be back in town/And this love it will restore/Much finer than before

I've waited on you all my life/And with no rhyme or reason/I got knocked to the ground

I’m in a thousand pieces and I’ve got no excuse

I’m never gonna let you down/I’m never gonna leave you out/I’m gonna be there till my heart stops beating

It don't matter where you are/I’m never gonna be that far

Your eyes deny everything to me/But they reflect just like a diamond ring A situation that if we let go/We’re gonna end up regretting forever

I thought that’s what a promise is/But I find no truth here.

I wish I was far away/For a night, maybe a couple of days/Just to get my head straight

Carousel/This is the way that the world goes round/Spinning in circles/Ride to the highest of heights/Before it brings you back down/ And we go back around again

Take all you need now/Before you waste it away/They take it away/Because they'll take it away

You've made your bed now you lay in it/I was told that's what a promise is/You get what you give

City of stars that hide through the night/Pity the dogs left out in the moonlight

The taste of ambition is bitter and sweet/It sings in a dream and then sleeps on a street

This is the place where all of the fallen and the forsaken never move on

The city of songs that burn holes in your heart/Pity the ones that don't know where to start out

Who deny us the chance to live as we planned/Freedom feels good if only freedom were mine, all mine

If you say you feel at home you know you're missing somewhere else

They’ll tempt your heart before they weigh your soul

The king played a beat we all followed/Danced through the night ‘til the sun it glowed

We’re young, excited, holding tight 

My heart has said to run free/But my mind is in another place and time

Various Songs:

For your consideration/I offer myself with no sign of hesitation This old guitar's gonna sing by the oceanside Feel like a before and after photo How I've lived without you I don't know/So we gonna plant the seed and watch it grow You don't even know/How your laughter tastes so sweet Well I thank my stars that you fell so close/You fell so close, that you fell so close to me We sit and watch as the waves slowly reach for our names/And surrender them to the time If I could send out a message in a bottle,I'd say all I need is here by my side We've been sitting around a little bit too long/I've seen you more alive Keep on watching the world, spinning without us Get up, grab your smile cos today's gonna go our way We gotta get out while we're still young The sun is shining in my face/It's blinding all my fears away The wind sits high in your hair/Living life without a care An impossible girl to love, an impossible girl to leave Telling words that you never said, telling lies like you won't believe She's a car crash you can't look away look away from Unpredictable like the sea she's a wave falling under me She leaves her honey drop for me/The sweetest there could ever be Too many days, too many nights/Too many shortcuts to make you feel alright Waking up to nothing but blue skies/And a blank cavas of sea I gotta find myself the other side of the sun/I gotta lose my way just to lose my mind You learnt the art of going nowhere fast

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i am just so fucking FUCKING sick of the fucking rp and rph community

i'm sick of putting my heart into rps and then they don't fucking happen

honestly, i don't think they're bad ideas and each time i get a good idea and put it into action i make it simpler and simpler JUST EACH FUCKING TIME bc thats what everyone wants!!! teenage runaways!!! cigarettes !hipster smut!!!! ahah! 

so i fucking cater to you guys and i get jackshit from it

oh AND i spent so much fucking mothER FUCKING TIME MAKING THIS FUCKING RPH I PUT MY HEAR T INTO IT OKAY

and the co owner could literally NOT care less i did all of this for nothing and i'm just

i'm so mother fucking done 

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↳ under the cut you'll find #377 small gifs of the lovely KIERNAN SHIPKA, known for her role as sally draper in mad men, at all ages. i've edited a shit load of these gifs (whether cropping, resizing, recolouring), but i don't claim any of them as my own (except for my own at the end) and any cut out watermarks have been placed back on the edited gif. only a few have text. please like/reblog if you use, and let me know if you'd like your gif(s) taken down.

MINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINE

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what trying to rph is really like

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Hey there! I’m creating a brand new RP where a group of Foster Children attend a summer camp called Camp Echo. If anyone out there is interested in helping me run it, I need 3-4 other people! Check out the application on our main page (under construction ATM sry) and message us with any questions. Thanks!

Go take a look and help this lovely person out!

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WELCOME TO CORONA; POPULATION; BIZARRE

In the recesses of Maine lies CORONA, a town oddly known for having three mayors; one from each founding family -- the Lacoir's, Sinclaire's and the Caverly's. Though every citizen believes that things are running smoothly -- little do they know of an incoming war between the three founding families. And believe it or not, it's not a very��normal war.

MUTATION; an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities.

Behind governed doors lies a secret quite abnormal to the mass. Each founding family has inherited genetically engineered powers from their founding fathers. They're, in the most disruptive ways, known to be MUTATIONS. These families know that they can't keep their secret forever -- and no amount of persuasive, political speeches can digress their god-given gifts from the mass.

A NEW BLOODSHED APPROACHES. THE QUESTION IS: WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?

—— HOME —— FULL PLOT —— CORONA HISTORY —— FOUNDING FAMILIES —— CO-ADMIN APPLICATION FORM

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HOW TO FORCE SOMEONE TO SHIP WITH YOU

So, someone doesn’t want to ship with you. What a loser. Here’s a guide that will help you show them who’s boss so you can get the ship you want and rightfully deserve.

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Demi with no makeup 2009-2014

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Reblog this if you are a cis woman who would defend a trans woman if you saw her being harassed in a public restroom or would accompany her to the restroom so that she could feel safe

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Journal Entry #80

You’re snowed in. No electricity. No generator. What do you do with your time?

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karryrph...could be related?:

ashley benson (24) & liam hemsworth (24)

ashley: known for pretty little liars, spring breakers, days of our lives. liam: the hunger games, the last song, neighbours. possible relations: fraternal twins, brother and sister, cousins.

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When you have feels for a pairing you haven’t even started writing for yet.

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Hippieofrps’ fifth gradient pack; This is my fifth gradient pack on this account. I love this one because I actually did more than just the gradient for them. Please like or reblog if you find this useful. It would be much appreciated. Do not steal.  [☯ D o w n l o a d ☯]

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Plot # 42: Ghost (concept submitted by:charlesworthy-iii)

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Artist/Band: Marina & The Diamonds Describe yourself: Bubblegum Bitch How do you feel: Numb Describe where you currently live: Mowgli's Road Describe your ex: EVOL Your best friend is: Like The Other Girls Your favorite color is: Plastic Rainbow If your life was a television show what would it be called: Oh No!

What is the best advice you have to give: Porn Is Good For The Soul If you could change your name, what would you change it to: Primadonna

Using only SONG NAMES from ONE artist/band, cleverly answer these questions.