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Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

I was never in the military but did have PX access, so I miss that. Mons Belgium (SHAPE HQ) had a real kick-ass PX. Never saw any Korea though.

But that's not why I'm posting here. I'm posting here because of a student I had in an adult conversation class, Mr. Kim (naturally).
It was one of those intermediate classes where getting people to talk was the main goal, it was what they were paying money for, yet it was like pulling teeth some days.
So the conversation topic for the moment was- inane, bland, completely non-controversial- "where do you like to go for walks?"
We go around in a circle, I start, ask the person on my left, whoanswers and asks the person on her left, and so on.
While this is going on I notice Mr. Kim has become visibly agitated, like he has sat on a tack and it's all he can do to contain himself from jumping up and swearing or something.
So thoughts are racing through my head- wtf is up?
Could the topic be too difficult for him?
Hard to believe, this is just a warm up, everyone in the class is easily capable of feilding it, so wtf?
And how will I handle this if, when the question comes round the circle to him, he breaks the flow?

So the moment arrives and he is asked the question.
"No place" he sullenly says.
So I chime in to smooth the way to the next person and maybe elicit more of a response,
"You don't like going for walks, Mr. Kim?"
He replies with a forceful "No!"
So I have to ask "why not?"

"When I was in the army, I walked everywhere! All the time! In every weather! I'm not in the army now so I don't have to walk! So I don't! No more!"

Talk about a great answer! Laughing

Porter_Goss · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Location: The Wrong Side of Right

seoulsucker · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject:

I never joined the army because at ease was never that easy to me. Seemed rather uptight still. I don't relax by parting my legs slightly and putting my hands behind my back. That does not equal ease. At ease was not being in the military. I am at ease, bro, because I am not in the military.

-Mitch Hedberg

Imbroglio · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject:

Is counterintell a fun job? Anyone know?

Porter_Goss · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Location: The Wrong Side of Right