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dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Henry, I'm reading between the lines here. Are you suggesting that thrifty should don a red t-shirt and shorts and start frequenting tea houses?
I've heard that some language schools pay peanuts... but that's ridiculous.

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

Who is "thrifty"?

saloma · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 211

I think thrifty should give up teaching and become a Anglo Nanny!!

(Talk about horror stories! Wink

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thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

saloma · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 211

gin-tonic!

saloma · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 211

Here's a horror story....

My next door neighbour has been playing George Micheal's "Careless Whisper" ALL MORNING! The volume is on 11! She doesn't speak English, but she's SINGING! What a way to force me to get out of the house! Evil or Very Mad

tvik · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 371 Location: here

horror story:
she has been in prep school for 8 months, 6 hours a day. she has failed every level.
I asked her classmates what they did on the weekend. it was her turn. she answered: "I am �eşme"
I ask: "how is �eşme"?
she asks her friend: "how, ne demek?"

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:13 am Post subject:

Tvik,this all sounds very familar ,only the kidsI meet have been doing classes and failing them for 2 years ,not if thats not a horror story what is ?

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Both of the previous two posts and her crappy private uni passes her because her parents are paying-you know, they know and you carry on working there for the money.

tvik · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 371 Location: here

i am waiting for the dealer to shuffle the cards.... meanwhile i play the hand i have

Golightly · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:00 am Post subject:

Other class horror story: Fat middle-aged maganda comes to classes because his wife does - that way, he can watch out for anyone who might steal away his beloved, who, by the way, has clearly been on a sea food diet for the last thirty years - she sees food, she eats food - and sits in the corner, day after day. month after month goes by, and the most communication he ever gets out is the odd grunt. The teacher tries to encourage, then despairs, then gives up. At the end of nine months, the teacher's on his way to another class. He passes fat middle-aged maganda in the corridor.
'How are you?', he says.
'Uh?' says fat middle-aged maganda.
Teacher thinks 'FFS' and goes on to his lesson.
During tea break, he feels a tap on the shoulder. Behind him is fat middle-aged maganda, carrying one of those little yellow Langenscheidt dictionaries in his sweaty fat hoof. He peers at the page, runs a finger down a line, then says, in reply to the question of 45 minutes previously,
'Tank.'
Shocked

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Not so crap is still crap.

tvik · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 371 Location: here

for one who expounds on qualifications don't you think that a PHD in linguistics or something else marketable or interesting would land you a well paid job teaching in one of the departments of a university. surely that beats TEFLing, no???