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I don't even know why I'm writing this here today. *sigh* Last Monday, one of my students called me an 'antipatriotic'. I couldn't have laughed more...or felt more offended. The thing is, she's learning English and calls me that because I teach English. puff....Dunno how I could hold myself back and not hit her.

It got me thinking, I remember a while ago, cygny asked about prejudices, specifically aghainst Belgians. It got me thinkling at that time, and it does again.

Well world, guess what?! I'm Colombian!!!! and from Medellín. Ohh yes, Pablo Escobar lived and died here, so did the Cartel. Yes, it was my city the one in March's issue of the National Geographic Magazine, in which many horrible things were said about my country. It is people like me, who's always stopped in the airports because we're allegedely charged with drugs....and so on and on and on...it's an everlasting list.

*sigh....again*

It's so easy to judge. Maybe that's why I don't judge people. I hate to be the one on trial. I hate to be the foreigner. Some months ago, a friend from Chile was telling me about how horrible it was to live in my country with all the terrorism and stuff. People have no idea what it was like to live in Colombia 'till say 10 years ago. Things are different now.´

There are a lot of good people still living in this country.

Some people, rant against those who say bad things of us, Colombians. I don't give a damn. I know my country. I know the people around me. I can see the good in them. If the rest of the world can't...well...what a pity. You're missing incredible people, incredible places...bad things do happen, but my country is not the only one with problems, where the most well known, which is different.

I guess that's why it pissed me off to be called antipatriotic. I love my country. Very. But it doesn't mean I can't like other stuff, like English. Even Naty has called me names beacuse of English.

Why don't you just get to a language schooo, learn what you haven't wanted to learn and stop talking about what you don't know. You're so frustrated because others can do what you can't, that you don't even pay attention to what is said.

If being antipatriotic is loving languages, then I'm guilty at charge.

I better stop here....

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Congratulations on managing to not to hit your student, I'd have had trouble not doing so too, in your position. @_@;

How can people so incredibly stupid as to call someone antipatriotic because of learning other langages? >_<;;
The only good side is that people who think that kind of thing are so stupid that they don't deserve us wasting our time with them. ^^/
A pity you still have to teach that kid, though. >_<; Eek.

I'm from two different cultures, and that makes that people from both countries see me as an outsider...which is very sad because I love them both. -_-;; So I know how you feel. ^^;

Good luck with refraining from kicking the student's ass. ;)

Congratulations on managing to not to hit your student, I'd have had trouble not doing so too, in your position.

hehehehe, what can I say, after having taught for so many years, I've learnt how to handle these situations. But I did answer with words. Thank God I'll see her only for three weeks (abnd she ain't do it well, so far) *plop*

People can be so intolerant, that they don't care about others...damn 'em. As I've said so many times, people like that missed the opportunity of getting to know wonderful things.

Their loss, my gain.

Let's see for how long I can refrain myself from flunking her....

Let's see for how long I can refrain myself from flunking her....

HAhahahahahaha!!! Ah the joys & compensations of being teacher! :DDDD
(I'd have so much trouble refraining from flunking some people!!!*lol*)

I don't like being mean as a teacher, but yes...some times it's so much fun when you can make your students pay back for what they do or say to you *evil grin*

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