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Have you felt like you swallowed a postman’s sock? Or have you thought like you will be sporting bean pods within eyes? What about that feeling of having eaten a monkey? In case you are shaking your head now — no, no, no — hold up a tick. These three expressions are all
really love idioms from around the world
, and it’s really probably you have
believed all three before
— but maybe you failed to realize it as you did not express it that can compare with that.

Whenever you consume a postman’s sock in Colombia, you may be
slipping madly crazy
. In Southern Korea, walking around with bean pods inside eyes implies you have been blinded by really love. As well as in Germany, if you are super totally head-over-heels crazy about somebody, you have officially consumed a monkey.

Musician Elly Walton created some very whimsical and fun drawings of those enchanting changes of term from around the world, and they’re well worth shopping. Scroll right down to figure out 16 approaches to reference the emotions associated with
slipping in love
— in new and interesting ways which you probably never ever wanted before. But very first, take a look at newest bout of Bustle’s Sex and affairs podcast, Needs It this way:

1. Southern Korea

2. Italy

3. Greece

4. Germany

5. Colombia

6. Japan

7. Brazil

8. Portugal

9. Latin America

10. China

11. Sweden

12. Russia

13. Poland

14. Hindi Language

15. France

16. Asia

Images: Courtesy of Elly Walton