Status Updates From Down and Out in Paris and L...

His in London now, he is back to being a tramp

Intetesting

love me some good depressing george orwell from time to time (but als his uplifting spirit does me well)

It is an instance of the formation of new words, for in its present sense it can hardly be older than motor-cars.

A man receiving charity practically always hates his benefactor.

-> and - in the shape of rich men - is using its power to set up enormous treadmills of boredom, such as “smart” hotels.

The educated man pictures a horde of submen, wanting only a day’s liberty to loot his house, burn his books, and set him to work minding a machine or sweeping out a lavatory. “Anything,” he thinks, “any injustice, sooner than let that mob loose.” He does not see that since there is no difference between the mass of rich and poor, there is no question of setting the mob loose. The mob is in fact loose now ->

So much easier to read than notes from underground

Ok mostly reading since I have nothing else to read atm. HOWEVER a good read is a good read

Could this not have been Down and Out in Beijing and Taipei? My year 10 French can’t handle this merde!

“A tramp tramps, not because he likes it, but for the same reason as a car keeps to the left; because there happens to be a law compelling him to do so. A destitute man, if he is not supported by the parish, can only get relief at the casual wards, and as each casual ward will only admit him for one night, he is automatically kept moving”

“A tramp’s tobacco is picked up cigarette ends, and he starved if he is more than a few hours away from the pavement. Most of the men were too bored even to talk; they just sat packed on the benches, staring at nothing, their scrubby faces split in two by enormous yawns. The room stank of ennui”

“It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level”

“In all the modern talk about energy, efficiency, social service and the rest of it, what meaning is there except, ‘Get money, get it legally, and get a lot of it’? Money has become the grand test of virtue. By this test beggars fail, and for this they are despised”

“But then, what is work? A navvy works by swinging a pick. An accountant works by adding up figures. A beggar works by standing out of doors in all weathers and getting varicose veins, chronic bronchitis, etc. It is a trade like any other; quite useless, of course, but then, many reputable trades are quite useless”

עוד אנטישמי לרשימה😀

"The mass of the rich and the poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit. Change places, and handy dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?"

Can’t believe I haven’t read this until now. Love Orwell and this misfit group of penniless scofflaws he’s working with at this hotel. Poverty brings together some interesting characters!

😯

So far, one of the very best books I’ve read so far

Nesreca kao da ga je u jednom danu pretvorila u poluidiota.
Comment epouser un soldat, moi qui aime tout le regiment?

Dnf @ 102 soooooo boring

przepycham się z moim zastojem czytelniczym; nabrałam ochoty na wojne z nim, wiec lecimy z tym koksem🌝🌝🌝

چقدر خفنی تو آقای اورول؟
هشت شیلینگ نداری شب یه جا بخوابی هیچی،
سه پنی نداری که صدگرم نون و مارگارین بخوری هیچی،
تو حتی یک پنی نداری سیبیلتو بتراشی…
اون‌وقت نگران نگاه‌ زن‌های تو خیابون به تیپت هستی که بعد دیدنت، سرشون رو جهت تاسف تکان می‌دن و بهت پشت می‌کنند؟!؟
خودتو رها کن مرد :))

در فقر و نداریه که معنی واقعی گرسنگی را می‌فهمید... هوووووووووف

《علتش قطعا این بود که این بار تعداد گدایان از حضار کلیسا به مراتب بیشتر بود بنابراین از آنها نمی‌ترسیدند.کسی که صدقه میگیرد تقریبا همیشه از نیکوکاری که به او صدقه میدهد متنفر است.این خصلت ثابت طبیعت انسانیست.》
➖خوبه باز اینا صدقه‌ی کلیسا بهشون میرسه،از ملاها به ما فقط قتل و بدبختیش رسیده!!

وااای لیترالی یکی دوساعته دارم به غرغرهای تکراری و یکنواخت یه ظرفشور و چرکو کثیفی‌های هتلی که توش کار میکنه گوش میدم واقعا توقعم از این کتاب بیشتر بود😪😪

نمیدونم چه چیزی راجع به صفحه پشت صفحه درمورد آدم‌های یه رستوران و چرک ظرف‌ها و دربه‌دریِ دو تا بدبخت انقدر جذابه؟آیا اگر کس دیگه‌ای جز جورج اورل مینوشتش هنوزم دوستش داشتم؟یا فقط چون صرفا همه "اثر ادبی" میدوننش منم به همون منظور گوش میدمش؟یا چون وصف خوبی از جزئیاتِ فقر داره مقدسه؟نمیدونم.شاید نباید به این زودی ازش دلزده شم،چون در کل ازش بدم نیومده.

Cool commentary of swear words, slang and linguistics.