alchemicaldisaster:

For a brief moment, my nickname in High school was “what the fuck”.

Back when I was living in Sweden, my class went to a week-long field trip to Sámi territory in the northern regions of Sweden, sleeping in a small hostel in Gällivare and visiting neighboring towns such as Jokkmokk and Kiruna.

We learned a lot about the Sámi people, the discrimination they have faced for centuries (and still do), their traditional way of life, arts and crafts, etc. But one part of the experience was watching a very old, black and white documentary about them.

It was in Swedish. Everybody was sleeping. I watched it even though I had no idea what they were saying, until… A dude in the documentary grabbed a male reindeer and put the animal’s testicles inside his mouth.

I had no idea of what was happening. It was just so out of the blue that I couldn’t help but yell “WHAT THE FUCK?!”

Everybody woke up from that scream, and promptly the entire class was presented to the scene of a man putting a reindeer’s testicles in his mouth. Some laughed, others complained, and the teachers were trying to quiet us down.

After that the guys from my class would jokingly say out loud “what the fuck!” whenever I showed up. It wasn’t mean spirited, but it sure felt awkward.

Here is a picture of that day. Notice how enthusiastic I am as my classmates doze off.