black sheep
Who taught : Andrew, Jean and Kara
Today, let’s discuss about some of the expressions used for describing some irresponsible or bad guys.
<Situation 1>
Black sheep and White sheep
You are a member of blue blood family and have one sister and one brother. Your sister and brother have been always good and study hard. She is a professor and he is a doctor. Now, you have been always slacking and did not work hard and now are a pizza delivery guy (No offense to delivery guys!).
Now, what are you? Yup! You are the black sheep in your family.Why? You know! Generally speaking, sheep are white and if you have a black one, then it stands out from the flock. But I guess color is an important factor here. If all of the other sheep are black and there is a white one. Then, the white sheep would mean the best one in the flock, not a bad one?? Just my two cents!
So, again, you do not want to be a black sheep at all unless if you do not mind that life at all.
<Situation 2>
Let me think! Hmm…. what would be a good example for you? OK.. so.. You are single and have one friend who has such a lovely beautiful girlfriend. And, one day, you are hanging out with them and other friends. As you drink more and more, you got drunk and started to flirt with your friend’s girlfriend, without realizing all of your friends are watching you.
So, now, what are you? In this case, you are douchebag. I am very curious why American people decided to use this word to describe a person who is jerk.
Based on Wikipedia, douche is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. It usually refers to vaginal irrigation , the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity.
And, a douchebag is of course a bag to be used for this purpose. Then, why is this word used for describing a person? There is no good connection, I think. Does anybody know it?
Actually I am the black sheep in my family… but not for the reasons you might thing.
I went to college… that makes me the black sheep.
Then, back sheep can also be used for a good/exemplary person in a family?
Not in Brian’s case….*ducks*
The black sheep is the one who is different than all the rest. The one who doesn’t fit in.
In my family a college degree makes me very different than the rest 🙂
I don’t commonly associate douschebag with a jerk, it usually is synonymous with “tool” for me. In other words if you are at Nakama on Saturday night with your collar popped you are probably a douschebag, but not necessarily a jerk.
First of all, I have never been to Nakama. Where is it? Is it a fancy place and thus good dress code is required? Is that a reason of calling someone whose collar popped douchebag?
Nakama is a pretentious Japanese steakhouse in southside. It’s sushi is over priced for the quality. Or at least it was last time I was there a couple years ago.
I’m not sure about dress codes… I’m not exactly known for following them. 😉
Black Sheep? The choice is yours: http://bit.ly/c2eTg9
For those of you out there who cannot easily listen to this rap. Here is the lyrics!
Who’s the Black Sheep, what’s the Black Sheep?
Don’t know who I am, or when I’m coming so you sleep
Wasn’t in my room, wasn’t in my sphere
Knew not who I was, but listen here
Then of course, the choice is yours
You can get with this, or you can get with that
I think you’ll get with this, for this is where it’s at
Where’s the Black Sheep, here’s the Black Sheep
Even if we wanted to the flock could not be weak
Watch me swing like this, why should I swing it like that,
Because in fact, on me it might not attract
You can get with this, or you can get with that
I think you’ll get with this yes, for this is kinda fat
I definitely do not distinguish between jerks, tools, and douchebags. I’d say they are equivalent.
And I agree about Nakama. It was once a noted hang-out of Ben Roethlisberger, king of the douchebags.
Ben…. That makes that place really a place for douchebags.
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