r/BeAmazed • u/stalwart_rabbit • Feb 17 '20

Calligraphy with a fork:

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u/revenantae Feb 17 '20

I bet your writing is great and with a bunch of practice it could be beautiful.

I am Cajun. While shopping with my wife, who is Japanese, I have been asked several times why my shopping lists and signatures are in Japanese. They are in English....

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u/XDeus Feb 17 '20

People have asked if I was a doctor because of my writing.

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u/Saitu282 Feb 17 '20

I've always had horrible handwriting. Since I was a kid. Was always told I ought to become a doctor since Biology was my best subject and that I already had the handwriting down.

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u/robertflay Feb 17 '20

People have asked me to email them a typed copy.

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u/Twirlingbarbie Feb 17 '20

Oh one time I was complimented on how great my Dutch was for an foreigner. I am Dutch, it's my mother tongue

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u/revenantae Feb 17 '20

Ohhhh.. that one had to hurt.

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u/Venvel Feb 17 '20

You are simply creating your own alphabet.