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scot47
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 Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:35 am Post subject: Reacting to Foreign Places |
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I just saw a film and was struck by one character and how she reacted to being in a foreign culture. She reminded me of how some people react to being in the Middle East. KSA is not India, but I have certainly seen new arrivals react in the way the character JEAN does in this film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Reacting to Foreign Places |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| KSA is not India, but I have certainly seen new arrivals react in the way the character JEAN does in this film |
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Ah, yes...
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Mushkilla
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Reacting to Foreign Places |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| KSA is not India |
Indeed, the Magic Kingdom is not India. Section of the UK population do not retire in the Magic Kingdom, they retire in Spain, Malta, and Poland.
And the other way around, some poor UK expats (ie. English teachers! ) retire in the North of Scotland or Wales.  |
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MixtecaMike
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Stage one: Love it (new and exciting)
Stage two: Hate it (everything is done incorrectly)
Stage three: Whatever (getting used to it)
Stage four: Love it (isn't this the way it's done everywhere?)
Based on 32 years (out of 52) of being a foreigner. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| "A Stranger In a Strange Land" For 50+ years I have been hooked on travelling and living in exotic places. At long last I have settled down in a truly weird destination - on an island in the Estuary of the River Clyde ! |
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LPKSA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| I love it when I see UK citizens who come from some real dumps, all the way to KSA, and think they are suddenly Gods gift to the Earth because they can say 'oh my cleaner is coming by, I only pay him 20 SAR," or when they sit out by the pool in front of the no smoking sign, smoking, and yapping about how "these eggs are cold, waiter take them away, AND BRING ME MY COFFEE!" It's pathetic. |
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plumpy nut
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| LPKSA wrote: |
| I love it when I see UK citizens who come from some real dumps, all the way to KSA, and think they are suddenly Gods gift to the Earth because they can say 'oh my cleaner is coming by, I only pay him 20 SAR," or when they sit out by the pool in front of the no smoking sign, smoking, and yapping about how "these eggs are cold, waiter take them away, AND BRING ME MY COFFEE!" It's pathetic. |
I've seen very few of those here. The only exception was one guy (hard to know if he was British, Australian or a New Zealander) but the guy had a bona fide personality flaw or something of some type.
The most meanness that I usually see is when they deal with Taxis. Ten Riyals for something that would be thirteen on the meter. |
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cmp45
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| In my opinion, humans share more similarities than differences; yet so many choose to focus on the differences. So sad. |
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Makkah
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| LPKSA wrote: |
| ....... and think they are suddenly Gods gift to the Earth . |
Even more cringing when they start commenting 'I can't teach this', and ultimately emailing DOS or whoever else stating that all tests should be reviewed or whatever nuance popped into their head after a month, thus giving the DOS an idea to load up teaching staff with additional work. |
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LPKSA
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Or when they say 'oh you're a Yank, what the bloody **** you doing teaching this language?'
I don't know dude, my pronunciation is more intelligible than yours, though. Ooohh, gotta love them haaaaaaahd northunuhs. Go back to ya cid now. |
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plumpy nut
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| LPKSA wrote: |
Or when they say 'oh you're a Yank, what the bloody **** you doing teaching this language?'
I don't know dude, my pronunciation is more intelligible than yours, though. Ooohh, gotta love them haaaaaaahd northunuhs. Go back to ya cid now. |
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fledex
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The foreigner who can go home is sweet.
The foreigner who can make any place home is strong.
The foreigner anywhere and everywhere is perfect.
-- from some monk somewhere |
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Gerund
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| LPKSA wrote: |
Or when they say 'oh you're a Yank, what the bloody **** you doing teaching this language?'
I don't know dude, my pronunciation is more intelligible than yours, though. Ooohh, gotta love them haaaaaaahd northunuhs. Go back to ya cid now. |
I tell that the world over, even in Europe, the overwhelming majority of ESL students want to learn American English. |
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nomad soul
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| If you made the decision to go to Saudi Arabia solely for the money and subsequently, find yourself miserable and hating any and everything Saudi, don't blame the country for not adjusting to you---blame yourself for making a bad decision. |
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Mushkilla
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| Gerund wrote: |
| I tell that the world over, even in Europe, the overwhelming majority of ESL students want to learn American English. |
Really?
Are you saying that the Hillbilly English is better than British English?
George Bernard Shaw one day said:
“The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.”
But the problem now is that the USA and UK are separate by two version of English! This is all the fault of Noah Webster, who wanted the Americans to distant themselves from the British English, and he established the American English dictionary which was described by the British as the "wrong spelling" of English!
I see the difference between American English and British English like the difference between gas and petrol! |
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