Still watching video, as i always do, but now at 6:45 I have developed a need to say somethin. Well 2 somethins, first, I thought I'd ass an amusing thing to the horseshoe part. In America It's also said to set a cowboy hat down upside down, or the "luck will spill out"
but also, since you've made off-hand "in america its this instead of this" comments, I'd add that in america we say "knock on" wood, instead of touch.
At school we used to say that if you opened a crisp packet upside down it made it rain! Silly childhood nonsense, but I think it's intriguing to find out where these sayings came from.
That is the intrinsic problem with little & seemingly harmless superstitions. They can lead to ideas that boarder on caveats, which end up ruling ones life.
Actually, persons who open crisps the wrong way are mentioned in "the Mikado" I think. I can't recall the punishment; something with melted lead or boiling oil I should think.
you have a very beautiful garden! Do you grow your own vegetables? I think alot of the superstitions are silly. like the black cat that crosses your path or step on a crack, break your mother's back. things like that. there are some that people take seriously. when I was growing up in Hawaii, the number 13 is considered bad luck so you never see any houses with the number 13 on them or if a person takes a piece of lava from the islands, the volcano goddess Pelem gets angry.
spot on, I was actually planning on doing a video on this topic saying pretty much the things you have said, that's three times you have beet me to the punch lol
I often say 'touch wood' then tap my head at work with people that I have already built up a rapport. But I use it in conversations to imply 'I hope what I just said/what you just asked will happen, but I don't really have a say in it happening' sort of thing. There are times and places when a bit of humour helps. When a simple 'I hope' will seem too negative.
I don't believe in luck. Though I do choose to believe one day I will win first div lotto.
I might *say* (but not do) things like "knock on wood" (American for "touch wood"), but only to highlight wishful thinking. E.g., "We'll be on time, knock on wood." Meaning: "I hope this is true, although I have no rational justification to believe it."
And I sometimes use "lucky" as a synonym for "favorite". E.g., "My lucky shirt".
I wonder if this makes me seem superstitions to others.
As a kid, I thought "unlucky" was the same as "dangerous". That horseshoe nonsense finally made me ask "Why is it safer when pointed up?" It seemed dangerous to me to store heavy metal objects over doorways no matter their orientation.
Superstition is the least organised, but perhaps most persistent, aspect of religion. This means that many people who have rejected religion still have traces of superstition. I know a Rationalist-Naturalist-Atheist who salutes magpies!
Your crisp packet example reminds me of the "superstitions" created by people with obsessive-compulsive disorder; they create rituals, of particular (often peculiar) things needing to be done, in a certain order, etc.
I think many people with OCD often avoid stepping on cracks; stepping on cracks in the US is mildly seen as unlucky.
Often I find myself avoiding cracks/whatever, when walking on tiled/patterned floors--sort of a "geometry game" one is pulled into...
personaly I think that it would take about 7 years for the servant to pay back the owner of the mirror for breaking it.
way2jaded1 7 months ago
That's right, it's all superstitious thinking.
However when superstitions take over, this becomes Schizotypal personality disorder.
Google that, and have a look. The Wiki one isn't a good explanation, or punch it into Youtube here.
A case can be made, when reason is pushed aside for foolish beliefs, that this becomes mental illness.
Evangelical Creationism comes to mind.
But there's more of course.
bigboy45454545 1 year ago
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ginganz13 2 years ago
Still watching video, as i always do, but now at 6:45 I have developed a need to say somethin. Well 2 somethins, first, I thought I'd ass an amusing thing to the horseshoe part. In America It's also said to set a cowboy hat down upside down, or the "luck will spill out"
but also, since you've made off-hand "in america its this instead of this" comments, I'd add that in america we say "knock on" wood, instead of touch.
Though of course it's the same silly nonsense.
AntiChristAntiFail 2 years ago
At school we used to say that if you opened a crisp packet upside down it made it rain! Silly childhood nonsense, but I think it's intriguing to find out where these sayings came from.
Great video as always :D
opalfruits86 2 years ago
Its much more unlucky to open them in a space shuttle...ask Homer Simpson.
kalsolarUK 2 years ago
That is the intrinsic problem with little & seemingly harmless superstitions. They can lead to ideas that boarder on caveats, which end up ruling ones life.
Very pleasant video though :)
-TTF
TheTempusFugitive 2 years ago
TheTempusFigitive's latest video is on the same topic. Your two videos complement each other wonderfully.
dewonthegrass 2 years ago
Actually, persons who open crisps the wrong way are mentioned in "the Mikado" I think. I can't recall the punishment; something with melted lead or boiling oil I should think.
RHYMEMAIDEN1 2 years ago
As if talking in a Japanese accent and singing Three little Maids was not punishment enough!! :)
Darwinsgift 2 years ago
Ah, I fear I look and identify more with Katisha these days.
RHYMEMAIDEN1 2 years ago
Fab video Steve :D
see, I wasn't bored of it actually.
Have a good weekend :)
Alice x
AliBongo13 2 years ago
Thanks Alice, you're a star!
x
Darwinsgift 2 years ago
I've heard you should not pick up a penny unless its heads up ...less its bad luck.
foxtrot77777 2 years ago
We drive on the right side of the road, in the U.S. lol (pun intended).
foxtrot77777 2 years ago
I personally don't belive in those superstitions.
hunhun23 2 years ago
you have a very beautiful garden! Do you grow your own vegetables? I think alot of the superstitions are silly. like the black cat that crosses your path or step on a crack, break your mother's back. things like that. there are some that people take seriously. when I was growing up in Hawaii, the number 13 is considered bad luck so you never see any houses with the number 13 on them or if a person takes a piece of lava from the islands, the volcano goddess Pelem gets angry.
hunhun23 2 years ago
spot on, I was actually planning on doing a video on this topic saying pretty much the things you have said, that's three times you have beet me to the punch lol
Good stuff!.
joebot1 2 years ago
Thanks Joe! Sorry about the punches!
Darwinsgift 2 years ago
ha ha ha, it's ok, I probably would just have rambled anyway lol
;p
joebot1 2 years ago
I often say 'touch wood' then tap my head at work with people that I have already built up a rapport. But I use it in conversations to imply 'I hope what I just said/what you just asked will happen, but I don't really have a say in it happening' sort of thing. There are times and places when a bit of humour helps. When a simple 'I hope' will seem too negative.
I don't believe in luck. Though I do choose to believe one day I will win first div lotto.
We all have our delusions ;-)
O2BSoLucky 2 years ago
Have you ever wondered why those who win the Lotto are not always the most religious? LOL :)
Darwinsgift 2 years ago
Off topic I know but you have a beautiful garden.
lampyman101 2 years ago
It's bad luck to talk about superstitions.
Beautiful garden!
burtoncharlessmith 2 years ago
Although...
I might *say* (but not do) things like "knock on wood" (American for "touch wood"), but only to highlight wishful thinking. E.g., "We'll be on time, knock on wood." Meaning: "I hope this is true, although I have no rational justification to believe it."
And I sometimes use "lucky" as a synonym for "favorite". E.g., "My lucky shirt".
I wonder if this makes me seem superstitions to others.
JohnQP 2 years ago
As a kid, I thought "unlucky" was the same as "dangerous". That horseshoe nonsense finally made me ask "Why is it safer when pointed up?" It seemed dangerous to me to store heavy metal objects over doorways no matter their orientation.
Then I realized it was just silliness.
JohnQP 2 years ago
its just exploitation.
popebenadict16 2 years ago
Superstition is the least organised, but perhaps most persistent, aspect of religion. This means that many people who have rejected religion still have traces of superstition. I know a Rationalist-Naturalist-Atheist who salutes magpies!
RadicalWhig 2 years ago
I've had no bad luck with magpies since I started feeding them ..... Darn .... did I just say that! LOL:)
Darwinsgift 2 years ago
Your crisp packet example reminds me of the "superstitions" created by people with obsessive-compulsive disorder; they create rituals, of particular (often peculiar) things needing to be done, in a certain order, etc.
I think many people with OCD often avoid stepping on cracks; stepping on cracks in the US is mildly seen as unlucky.
Often I find myself avoiding cracks/whatever, when walking on tiled/patterned floors--sort of a "geometry game" one is pulled into...
GetMeThere1 2 years ago