Yeah, when I think about it, I'm not exactly beaming with pride that my mother tongue can claim "ginormous."

Ginormous is a perfectly cromulent word!

Interrupting all the serious immigration talk to say I found a picture of a kitchen on Flickr which is exactly how I want to redo my kitchen: [link]

Still in character with the age of the house, but still modern and clean. I'd have more punches of colour. But I am very excited by this.

Yeah, when I think about it, I'm not exactly beaming with pride that my mother tongue can claim "ginormous."

Ginormous is a perfectly cromulent word!

It embiggens the smallest person!

I wish we had some more counterspace, Sue. But I am hugely happy that I have a window (with a sill! I have a plant that I have kept alive for 7 WHOLE MONTHS on it, close to a water source) over the sink.

Yeah, I am not sure I am comfortable calling another poster unevolved.

I was talking about all humans, not a specific poster.

Language is fascinating. I wish I could go back and retake my History of the English Language course again, as I am no longer 19, and consistently semi-stoned.

OTOH, we do things like pay complete strangers nice compliments. There's no reason for doing that, but to make someone feel nice.

And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste," probably to make him feel nice, but instead we totally make him feel weird and Other-tastic. There is no winning!

I've also got the first-generation, no grandparents born here thing going for me. Or against.

And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste,"

All I can ever think of when I hear/read "namaste" is "namaste, motherfucker!" And I can't remember who here coined that.

Anyone?

At the greatest point I am fourth generation, from peasant stock. So I always think I want to take to my bed like a Victorian Maiden, but n realty, my ancestors were busy being servants, and could not afford that luxury!

Oops, meant fourth, not third. None of my great grandparents were from the US.

I wish we had some more counterspace, Sue.

This picture shows all the counter and cupboard space in my kitchen. [link] It would make the baby Jeebus cry. I have a freestanding wooden island that I bought and use for food prep, but I need more storage space.

My kitchen is long and narrow, so I'd like to turn the kitchen around and put cupboards along the long wall, maybe even do an L. I wish I was handy and could do it myself...I'd like to do it sooner than later.

ETA picture.

And I can't remember who here coined that.

I'm pretty sure it was Kat.