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This is what some people in London told us:
A man said that the colour blue reminds him or the sea and therefore he associates it with the beach.
He is also excited when something 'comes out of the blue' in his life because it can bring different experiences.
A woman said that blue might represent sadness too, and mentioned the idiom 'feeling blue'.
Did you know?
- Fact
The sky is usually blue because light passing through it bounces off particles in the air. The blue light gets bounced around the most and is therefore seen everywhere you look.
- Language tip
"A bolt from the blue" is an idiom you use when you want to say that something unexpected has happened and surprised you a lot.
- Cultural tip
In China, according to one Chinese folk tale, the 'blue' rose signifies hope against unattainable love.
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i associate with steadfastness,dependapility,wisdom and loyality. i'M Somali and our flag is blue, becouse blue is calm and restfull color. blue is the only color which maintains its own character in all its tones, it will always stay blue.
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The colour blue reminds me the sea, water falls and lakes, Sky day and nature. It makes me feel relaxed and full of hop towards the future. Also, is a happy colour, because in Spain people call grey to sad things (grey person, grey day), so blue is always a positive adjetive. Best regards, Oli
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That is Monday Blue and it's really bad. :(
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For me the light blue colour is a positive, optimistic feeling
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As for me i associate blue color with deepness, clear alice blue sky, color of the sea, ray of moonlight. in my country we say "a blue dream" meaning smth very much desired and hard to achieve. Can't but mention blue as color of deep blue eyes, typically European. Blue also has connection with Heavens and smth saint.
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i agree with the woman who associated blue with sadness . and really am feeling blue right now
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I associete blue color with sea, ocean and the sky. It produces me tranquility and comfort. A good color to reflect.
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I associated the colour blue with the sky. Blue sky invite people to go out on the street and meet friends. So I guess that is associated with life.
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When i think of blue, first the ocean and sky came to my mind. Probably beacause i have learned the ocean and sky color is blue. And in my country blue color usually emblem man and red color emblem woman. so blue color make me thinking of man's stuff.
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I used to think that the colour blue means, in my oppinion, a freedom colour. Thats why the colour is the same of the ocean colour. :)
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Blue, the color of ocean and sky, makes me imagine a huge open air room environment, which provides me peaceful mind and natural emotion. It's my favorite color and always bring me levelheaded brain and speculation.
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The color blue represents the sky ,the sea . I think it also denotes the mood of a person. Another thing that popped up to my mind is blue ray dvd hehe.
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Blue is the stunning colour of my nephew's eyes. A sweet and powerful look which is set off through the blue.
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I was felling blue for her marriage. They soon saparated after two year leaving together. I had foreseen the unhappy ending since their wedding. So, their broken doesn't come like a bolt from the blue to me.
Thanks
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Blue it my favourite colour. I associate it with the purity - I see clean blue water, blue sky without clouds etc. The colour is very calming for me.
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I associated with the colour blue so many nice things: sea, sky in a beautiful spring day, my favorite dress, the gourgeous eyes of my boyfriend. Blue is the name of my toy, a donkey. I put him this name becouse of his colour and also because he has a face wich express sadness and makes me feeling blue. Colour blue makes me feel calm and relaxe and even detached from everyday problems. I loved this colour and I think it is suitable for me and my personality.
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The color remind me the sky, therefore I associate it with the bird
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Not only the blue comes to me a cool wind but also a bittersweet parting.
did u watch the film Eternal Sunshine?
the lake and her blue hair make me melancholy
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the blue is associated with water and sky so when i see the blue,
i think about water and sky...and that's my favourite colour....
NB: i'm learning english
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Jeans, music, peace, and when something goes wrong on my Windos System.
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Blue is the most universal colour on Earth, even if I can't remember an animal with even a blue strip or a small spot on its skin. I can't remember any blue part of any plant either; however, it's enough to take a look at a world map to be convinced: water covers approximately seventy percent of the surface of the globe. Blue is the colour of the sky. Scientists claim that sky and water aren't blue. Their colour is the consequence of reflected light from small particles in air and water. Notwithstanding, we see the blue sky and blue water. It's a peaceful colour without a doubt. When we look at a blue sky, we don't fear anything; unexpected and weird things don't scare us. If something threatens us, for example rain or lightning, the sky turns white or grey. As for me, blue is the colour of my beloved people's eyes.
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Blue is my favourite colour, I associate blue with my hometown sky colour. For my is vitality, joie de vivre, serinity too.
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is it really about the Bluerose in China. i have never heard it . well, but the color of blue, i like it, is not my favorite. i would rather choose the brown.
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The color blue，at first I associate with ocean，the wind in the beach is salty，but the wind and the beach ，water is blue.
In China， the ancients said the hero or real man must be a broad-minded people，therefore I associate the color blue with the broad-minded man or woman.
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Blue reminds me Chelsea my favorite team including T-shirts, greatest players like drogba and frank lampard ,stanford bridge stadium,fans,winning premier league.
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when I think of blue, I would accosiate it with ocean, and blue movies^^^^^^
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The color blue is associated with sky, ocean and beach. When I look at the sky I forget myself in the unlimited era in the blue sky. Blue ocean makes me so relaxed when I see Dolphins swim here and there in the game of hide and come. I like wearing a blue tie with white shirt. Color blue is suitable association in banner writing a program in the meeting. For painting a picture for exhibition artists used to get blue with their drawings. I like blue very very much.
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blue colour mean to me purity and calmness,it's nice colour
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I associate blue colour with water and sky. This colour is colour of stability and peace. Blue also associated with infinity and power of water. Blue get me more convenience, I like to watch sea or river, but don't appreciate blue in my house, in my point of view this colour makes house more cold. But to live near ocean, sea, lake or river is really great!
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blue is my favorite color, I prefer to use in my pictures, it remembers me with facebook and windows OS and sometime with my shirts ^^
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I like this colour a lot because I find it very elegant, so I usually dress in blue. However I associate the color blue to the sky of a lovely, warm summer day in the mountains. It seems to be in paradise.
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Sky and sea.. Blue means for me happiness become with life. Always give me pozitive energy.
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When i see the colour blue i associate with sky in a sunny day.
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I associate to the sadness . Here in Portugal we use colour black to describe the sadness.
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Aside from beautiful sky and ocean, the blue colour also reminds me "Smurf" which is one of my favorite cartoon. :)
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I like blue, because sky is blue during sunny weather and it always remember me infinity and freedom.
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When I read the comments about blue colour I found lot of poetry in all of them, because of that, I can say that this colour it is the colour of the poets and the poetry.
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Blue has many meanings. I use Blue as a symbol. But When I colse my eyes, I can see the back side of this symbol and it is FREEDOM..
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The colour blue reminds me the ocean, the sea and the beach.
The colour blue reminds me the serenity and the peace too.
My favourite colour is blue.
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Blues makes me think of sky and ocean in terms of a physical substance. But sometimes, it associates with sadness emotionally. Blues is a complicated color to me since it combines different feelings at the same time, it is just based on what moment I think of it. Blues could also be Bright sky, outdoor feelings or live band in a night club performing blues songs, etc.
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when i think 'blue' always the sky comes to my mind.especially on a summer day... it is one of the the most peaceful thing to look up the sky lying on a beach with no people around...
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As for me color blue reminds me of sky and marine water in resorts,so in general I associate blue this color with summer, holidays, journeys and so on. I quit loyal to this color, but I can't say that I like it very much.
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Blue form me is the color of my country in the region of Salento
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I associate blue with fritz deep-blue chess programme by IBM which defeated Gary Kasparov who was the world champion in that time. The first match finished with success of deep blue. It was completely unexpected drawing because everyone thought that world champion can easily defeat the deep-blue. After the 20 moves, Kasparov made a move which include sacrifice, but Kasparov couldn't finish this attack with success and deep-blue sensed that this sacrifice move was a mistake and deep blue accepted this sacrifice so Kasparov lose his advantage towards deeo blue and he lost. Afterwards, Kasparov admitted that he underestimated the deep-blue intelligence. But afterwards of the first match, Kasparov knew how to beat deep-blue and he won in total match.
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All days when i wake up i open the window and i search a blue sky in the heaven. So i associate this colour with the sky.
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I associate blue with a summer because of pure blue sky and the season of vacation on the see. Blue is a colour of happiness for me.
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The color blue is associated to the sea and all related to this:the sun,the beach,the sands, boats ... and it can be associated to the sky,when it`s blue it means for me, good mood,good day and the heat!
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Young people live in my county say that I'm feeling blue today .
It means,feeling down or bad.
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Bolt from the blue- I want to associate this expression to a good news of mine for which I'm waiting. The day I would hear that news it would be like 'bolt from the blue' to me, of course in positive sense. However, I usually associate only the sky with the colour blue. When I see blue anywhere The first thought that comes to my mind is about the sky. Its blue most of the time except the time while cloud coloured with black of white hinder the view. The colour blue is a component of white light which is composed of seven different colours. Its has the shortest wavelength that why is bounce off most on the particles present in air. It contains higher energy than the other six. Sometimes, it also reminds me about the blue sea. All the water seems coloured with blue when the clear blue sky reflects itself on the water of sea. One year ago I visited the longest sea beach in the world 'Cox's Bazar' situated in my country Bangladesh, actually two times with this. I also visited the Sea Daughter island 'Saint Martin' at the same time, last time. That time I enjoyed the beauty of blue. My eyes were also coloured with blue. However, this is also a emblem or sign of sadness to me. When I am hearted by someone I feel blue. I love the colour blue. I buy my shirts usually of blue colour.
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For me, blue is a symbol of my favourite football club. This is Ruch Chorzow in Poland
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Color blue reminds me of my son`s eyes now. They are so blue and so wonderful. Color blue is amazing.
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I associate blue to strange feeling of loneliness, it reminds me of Titanic sinking solo below the remote, cold Arctic Ocean. However when I see blue in tiles or porcelains, I feel it clean as well as exotic, linking it to the fine sky somewhere in the Middle East.
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blue is a beautiful colour. i love the sea and I associate it to the sea
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I think about Globish!!! and a French man... It also reminds me of recently born boys... not girls (who are pink colour). I think too, of my jeans, winter, my boyfriend, because he's an avatar...
I love this blue channel...
Thinking blue
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colour blue make me think about the ocean and the sky, it's too fresh and clean. Actually, colour blue also make me imagine to the "blue" dream,what is my hoping, my wishing ablout my bright future.
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I do like the colour blue ;especially dark and strong blue .It makes me look nicer when it comes to clothes.Generally,I associate it with sea and oceans :)
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I associate blue with sharks, windows (microsoft), my friend's skate, water, aquarius (the drink), guess who table game, peace, sleeping, ostritches... atoms!!! Plutonium!!!Oxigen, H2O, noble gazes, neutrons, protons, etc...
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I like the colour blue. If I see it I associate to the fresh air and I become fresh.
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While I associate blue with the sky and the sea also, and sometimes use blue clothes, I do not like this colour to paint walls or doors of my house, because it makes me feel sad.
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when i think of colour blue i can see ocean, sea, crystal lakes... so water... and water means life.. existance!
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I love the color blue. It brings me a feeling of eternal freedom, peace and independence, maybe because of the sky and the sea- it's a relaxing color. I feel nothing bad with blue in nature. I feel as I can be and I can do everything good in the world, finding my way. The dark blue is so interesting! In many clothes I prefer this color than red or pink.
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When I think of blue I associate with the summer, cool water, the beach, swimmingpool, clothes, air, travel... Also, I associate it with freshness, relaxation, freedom...
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The colour blue reminds me of the sky. Blue is also one of my favourite colours. Looking in to the sky makes me think of my life and it also makes me feel relaxed. I can stay all day staring at the sky.
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For me blue reminds me of water, and make me feel thirsty! and also make me want vacations, enjoying the sea..... it is a very nice colour.
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The colour blue often reminds me of a moderate colour among the colours.Besides, it seems more of an authenticity,sobriety and seriousness.Sometimes, not numb as black;not fading as yellow;not dreadful as red!Blue makes sense for nearly every occasion and mood.
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when I imagine color blue Ithink about sea in the Сrimea,summer morning sky,new blue dress and my dothers eyes.I like to sit near sea bank and look into the distance beyond the horizon and remember my all life and think about children's future.
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Blue is one of the favourite colours of mine.It brings happiness in my life,I admire mother Mary and always pray to her and everywhere her clothes illustrates in blue and white colour.another reason which attracted me to this colour which I think is my birth stone is sapphire and its colour is blue too.
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I love blue color as a symbol of peace. Most of the flags of countries included the color of blue which represented the peace. When you see the blue sky or ocean, your mind will be fresh or peaceful. The blue color can give you fresh and peaceful.
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The colour blue for me is a bright beautiful blue sky,which gives you hope to reach your ambitions and hopes.
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For me it's a cool colour it reminds me of the sea and the beautiful blue sky i like the colour blue.
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i like blue colour. i usually think about sky and sea when i mention blue. Blue colour represent for dreaming in my country and it seems many people like it, i think so.
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The first thing comes with me is the sky. I always remember the feeling when i was children, in the balcony of my sweet house, i was deep in the blue of the sky and leaves. In this moment, i dreamed of transform my self into the bird to fly over the world. So i guess the blue makes hope and relax. So thinking blue!^^
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First, the colour blue can associate me with the sea.You know , sea is a big and colourful with blue. The sea with dolphins, fishs or seastars . This can make me so relax in my life. Therefore, i think the colour blue is the sea.
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For me, the colour blue probably means infinity. Just think of the endless sky, the endless oceans, sees. Blue is everything, it's probably one of the most soothing colour. If I need to relax a little, like evenings, I just close my eyes and imagine a calm, tranquil beach at sunset where the endless ocean and its rhytmic sound drive me in. And in moments I feel like changed.
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blue colour is the favorable colour to me and Makes me feel comfortable and romantic
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blue is very beautiful colour but it reminds me of the sky.
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Blue color reminds me the sky..and the sea, for sure.
It may remind the water, the freshness and especially Jodhpur, the beautiful blue city in India.
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blue is coolish colour and it makes me feel fresh.
but sometimes it reminds me melancholy,sadness.
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I love blue and it reminds me sky and water. blue is best favorite color to me. It makes me feel happy and Cool. so, I love ocean,valley,sky,aquarium... everything associated with the blue. and When I buy something, I always buy the blue except clothes. because I do not fit blue. It's really sad. Anyway I love blue and it reminds me sky and water.
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The colour blue reminds me the sky and blue sea. It comes me tranquility...
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I love blue coz
1. That colour makes You calm and if I'm in the mood of calm, I can handle any problem (Yippieeeeee)..
2. My favourite's soccer team colour consists of blue and black, it means Nerazzuri Milan.. Forza Inter !!! :D
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I like blue color; it 's calm and peace. I like wearing blue clothes too, that remember me a lots of "souvenirs" from my studies
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I associate blue with Florian, he 's always wearing blue. Even his eyes are blue...I suppose it makes him feel good, it helps to escape from reality and to think differently. It's also a dress-code that helps him identify and it reveals a not-so-shy personality.
Someone who wears blue all the time is, to my mind, a dreamer and an optimist. Am I right?
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I associate the colour blue with the serenity because this is what I feel when I look to the sky or to the Ocean. But I also think that it's the colour of malancholy because it brings calm and thougths. This is the colour which circles the sun on children's drawings too, so it brings well-beeing.
So that's a contradictory colour.
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I associate the colour blue with the sea, the ocean and the sidness.. thinks that a lot of people thing too.
i adore the blue, it's a beautiful color.
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I associate blue with the sea or ocean and i associate this color with the feelings of freedom and peace when i am under the water.
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It's depend of the kind of blue, it could be ocean, sea, sky, sometimes it's cold...
"The earth is blue like an orange"
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The color blue is the color of my friend's eye. That represents for me the loneliness in the sea of ice. It's a psychiatric hospital.
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Blue reminds me of a good friend called Florian because he always wears blue clothes like the Smurph. He's a very nice guy !!!
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For me, blue is the sky, the sunny sky, so associated whith peace, relaxation, having a nap in outdoor, sleep on the hammock.
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The blue color represents for me calm ! And I think of immediately the Ocean, the sea ! It's my favorits landscapes ! ! ! ! !
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I love the color blue ! For me, blue represents peace, serenity. It also reminds me of the sea or the sky. It's soothing !
It makes me feel happy, calm.
I think it's the best color !
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For me the colour blue makes me thinks of the sky and freedom.
I like blue, especially clothes, it is my favourite colour. I have all clothing blue, jeans, the cap...
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I associate blue with mystery and infinity : when my eyes are viewing sea and sky, I wonder what is there over and I irrevocably fall into infinity!
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I associate the blue color with the sky so that means it could be the calm and freedom and peace, insofar as it means the cloud may come with the rain and the thunderstone.
The blue color makes me think of the green and blue belts so to my studies.
The blue color significates too the emptiness
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It's the colour of a great sky when the sun is shinning and the colour of my jumper today.
I think it's a paradoxical colour it can be soothing or cold.
I like this colour!
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The blue color reminds me of the smurfs because their skins are blue and they're so cute and funny that when I think about the smurfs that put me in a good mood.
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Blue color reminds me of the Chakra of the communication (The chakra of the throat)
Blue color reminds me of the infinity, because when you see the ocean, there is the horizon, the immensity...
Blue is the favourite color of a friend (Flo !)
Blue color reminds me of also, the calm, the sky, and the eyes of my sister =D ♥
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For me, and lot of people I guess, blue represents sky and sea, which I associate to freedom.
I love this color, it makes me dream, and think of enjoying things !
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