It’s the same in all post-soviet countries I think :3
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Submitted 1 month ago by rosie2007@sh.itjust.works to [deleted]
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TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 month ago
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not a thing im hungary? What does even number of roses mean?
Zateros@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It’s quite present here in Eastern Hungary. Countless times was asked by my older relatives if I made sure to buy odd numbers of roses for my gf
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 month ago
Missing out, it was a great way to get extra free flowers as a kid lol :3
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
How it was explained to me in Slovakia is that even number goes on the grave.
Which sucks, because I like even numbers and dislike odd.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Give them an even number of yellow roses. It’ll be fine because yellow symbolizes friendship, so there’s no way it’ll be misinterpreted.
Eastern European mafia types sometimes give an even number of roses to their friends so it must be fine!
Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 month ago
It is also present in France, i heard about never making an even bouquet, and judging by the internet, it's because it's also meant for funerals.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
From what I knew it’s because you bought an even number, kept one (that’s the important part) and offered the (now odd) bouquet. When your flower had wilted, you knew you could offer another one.
cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Not in Lithuania.
ekg@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m Lithuanian and I have an early childhood memory of gifting somebody four dandelions for birthday and my parents told me it should be an odd number of flowers for a gift. I don’t think I’ve heard it mentioned since, but it’s a thing. I don’t think most people would care either way, at worst a florist might have a shifty look if you buy an even number of flowers.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 month ago
Nee, lietuvoj yra x3… man daug kartu teko susidurt su tuo :3
shneancy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
is that a thing in poland? never heard of it
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 month ago
Image laflora.pl/ile-kwiatow-w-bukiecie
My polish isn’t great, but if google translate did it’s job, it looks to be at least somewhat of a thing :3
SeekPie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Definitely is a thing in Estonia.
dukatos@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
The same in Serbia
toofpic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yep, Russia alone is 140m people (and Romania is like 15-20 I believe). Not like I am superstitious, but I never bought even numbers of flowers so not to be misunderstood. An exception is when there is “a lot” of flowers, then nobody cares.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Pro-tip: when jokingly greeting your Ukrainian friend with bread and salt, DO NOT dump the salt on the ground when you’re finished. It’s specific enough that it probably won’t come up, but just trust me. She will scream at you.
neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Explain please
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When my ex first arrived in the U.S. (at the time as my au pair, long story), I greeted her with bread and salt, which is a Ukrainian/Slavic custom when welcoming guests. Just a little joke/nice gesture. I had the salt in a little ramekin. When we got in the car, I opened the driver’s side door, and just dumped it all on the ground. Well, she was very superstitious (black cats, broken mirrors, all the classics) and apparently, spilling salt is considered a bad omen. So I assume knowingly dumping it on the ground isn’t great. Then she screamed, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING???” and I think said some things in Ukrainian, etc… I froze, apologized, and learned something new.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
1 rose works well in a small vase.
2 roses means the go left and right, which looks weird.
4 roses are the same, either it’s unbalanced or split.
3 and 5 mean you have an even number, plus a middle.
hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
My first thought was that odd numbers have soft edges, and even numbers are hard. I didn’t really know why I feel this way, but I always have. Your comment made me realise that geometry might have something to do with it.
What I still don’t fully understand though, is why I attribute personality types to numbers the way I do. Why do I think that 7 is dim–witted, and 2 is arrogant? You don’t have to have an answer. I just think about it sometimes.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nothing no one nothing?
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 1 month ago
OCD as a mass phenomenon.
exu@feditown.com 1 month ago
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Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
POV: You hate memes that start with Nobody:
skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
What’s weird is that recently I only ever see it used inappropriately. The thing being highlighted in this meme wasn’t particularly objectionable or weird, so pulling a “Nobody:” on it just makes it look like OP is desperately trying to crowbar their observation into a meme.
dalekcaan@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Yeah, disliking the format is one thing, but it’s used correctly in this case.
kamenlady@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nothing. No one.
Absolute void.
Hello.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Scholar of memes.
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 1 month ago
The hero the Internet needs