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[madoka]

[madoka]

[madoka]

[fromtheuk]

Hey everybody!!! When somebody goes to such great lengths to prove me wrong, you know they must love me a great deal.

Thank you my sweetness (that's if you're a woman).

In time-honoured tradition, let me have the last word, dear madoka.

I've mentioned I was a fantastic teacher, but I never said I was a fantastic human. We all have shortcomings, including myself.

On various threads, people get nasty and I feel compelled to respond in kind, only when necessary.

Previously, I've talked about bad personality traits of my co-teacher. I talked about her as part of a discussion about resentful co-teachers.

I'll concede one thing though, your avatar is pretty.

[Globutron]

I don't think in the past I've disliked you, ftuk. If i remember right I've agreed with everything thus far. But this Thread is a little irritating, the way it's turned.

Your defense was irritating to me personally purely because the amount of I's and I'ves that was used. (do you listen to Ives? If not then my music standards are objectively much higher).

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[fromtheuk]

I've never heard of the band you refer to.

Please look at my thread about self-evaluation of the use of English. I suppose my repetitive use of 'I've' underscores my own assertion that my written language is sorely lacking.

As regards madoka, I was using sarcasm. It's clear he/she thinks I talk alot of nonsense and they usually highlight it on my threads.

Therefore, I made the point they must secretly like me to track down my old posts and quote them so often.

You're free to like/dislike anything you want Globutron.

I feel I am misunderstood. I'm not arrogant at all. I am quite self-critical, but also have some self-respect.

Keep smiling everybody.

[red_devil]

I've met a lot of those two-faced, throw you under the bus, type of people both in Seoul and of course notoriously in LA. My rule is simple. Life is too short to spend any time with these kind of people. Toss them out of your life without a second thought. They're trash. As soon as i find out they're that kind of person it's delete from FB, my phone address book. Done and move on.

There are genuine, real people out there. Rare but they're out there. I'd rather have 2 real friends or be alone than a host of fake or party only friends. And i'll be honest, sticking to this type of a moral philosophy does make for some quiet, alone weekends.

But it begs the question, "What is a real friend"? A person that doesn't do something only to get something in return, is genuinely interested in you as a person rather than what you can do for them or what you have, invites you to do non-clubbing or non-party things, introduces you to their friends and their network, talks with you about personal issues and values your feedback and thoughts, someone that you can rely on them in a pinch no questions asked.

[fromtheuk]

I agree with your comments, that's how I feel.

I'd rather be on my own than in the company of slime.

[ESL Milk "Everyday]

Maybe so he doesn't get so upset in the future, we could all try to imagine what people are really thinking when they talk to fromtheuk!

Here's my take:

When people are talking to you, they are probably thinking 'well, he's self-absorbed, too used to being coddled (probably a mama's boy in a really unnatural and extreme almost psychotic way, not just in a 'kind of looks like a girl' way), and hopelessly childish... but at the same time, he's taken these qualities to such ridiculous extremes that he's actually kind of amusing, and most certainly harmless... so we won't tell him to piss off until he gets to be too much.'

No one really wants to hang out with you outside of work or work-related functions, but at the same time, when it comes right down to it they have to admit that they like having you around. The trouble is that sometimes you really really really do get to be too much, and sometimes people are rude about it. They don't feel bad about it because you're so harmless and oblivious and locked in your own world that they just assume it won't matter-- and you never let on that it does, but secretly you're holding massive grudges.

On the other hand, you really can't fault others, because they have to deal with children all day, and when all of their patience is gone they have none left for you. But when they have been having an all right week, they can actually find you amusing.

[JMO]

I don't see anything wrong with gossip. It is fun and is normally not malicious. If i witness someone flat out slating someone behind their back I'll take a dim view of that person...but that happens rarely. That probably means I'm the one being slated

I do know one thing (my dad says this when he's starting to make a point)...going through life obsessing about people 'respecting' you is a recipe for misery.

[Globutron]

[fromtheuk]

I get it now Globutron.

ESL Milk - That's a deep and meaningful analysis, but pretty inaccurate.

Do you honestly think I'm this stupid in real life?!! Hehehe. Never!

I basically meet people who appear ardent for me to join their club, when they see I have no interest in them or their group, that's when they start to bad mouthe in quite a blatant way.

I also seem to make such people feel 'threatened', simply because I don't feel the need to be with them, I can be on my own and be very content.

I am pretty down to earth and self-aware. Whenever I converse with people, they seem angered by the

fact I am more eloquent than them, but I make it clear I am not going to be their new close friend. We are just chatting.

It's a case of me choosing not to be part of the crowd. I am always civil, but this is never enough for the 'let's all pretend we like each other' clique.

I am not an 'in your face' person, I know how to conduct myself thank you very much!

[Junior]

[fromtheuk]

I mean people of all backgrounds. I happen to be a Brit, but there's an exception to every rule.

[itistime]

I only read some of the posts and immediately after reading some of the lines in the original.....

you don't write like you're from the uk, 'from the uk'.

Maybe you are, but I immediately felt like a korean was on the esl message boards. I could be mistaken.
I didn't bother to go back and search your previous posts like some people have.

I'm a little bit of a loner too....the only reason I read as much as I did.
but, I'm also a social butterfly.

Maybe you're not korean, but you fooled me if it's not so.