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lazycomputerkids
Joined: 22 Sep 2009
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Location: Tabuk
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| It makes me feel frustrated whenever I meet an expat(s) who is more Saudi than Saudis. |
Pffft. Whose fault is that?
And what does that even mean? Are they wearing a schmaag, sandals and thobe, kissing your cheek and holding your hand? Probably NOT.
So you must mean a psyche. Loosely translated as obstinate or mule-like.
This quality you seek to project, it's shiny. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear lck,
" . . . or any bureaucracy."
True enough - though I'd say some bureaucracies are more bureaucratic than others.
I will admit, though, that the bureaucracy in New Mexico (composed in large measure of individuals who, as a group, are often termed here "the Hispanic Mafia",) awakens deja vu of my time in the Kingdom.
Still, they're only Number Two, and they're not trying harder.
Regards,
John |
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hsm
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Location: Second Floor
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Pffft. Whose fault is that? |
It's an open-ended question I'll try to put one interpretation within the framework of teaching:
The teacher who is panting after job security, professional reputation, promotion etc,,,
The employer who tantalizes teachers,,,
The mainstream strict culture which expects the teacher to play such a conventional role,,, then the teacher can perceive himself in the confines of this mental image,,,
Intruders in the profession of teaching who are not professional and unaware of their rights collected from the streets of cities by recruitment agencies and thrown in classrooms,,,
Ambiguous language of certain clauses in contracts,,,
Other members can add other interpretations to the list,,,
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| Loosely translated as obstinate or mule-like. |
LCK, though this could be one interpretation,,, but it's not the one I had in mind,,, I mean some teachers slavishly adhere to rules and spread them among other teachers even more than what employers expect!
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lazycomputerkids
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Location: Tabuk
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hsm
Your syntax is showing. |
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