Originally posted by fudgester:sorry to say, the fact is that she is not trying to befriend u.
Once a gal chatted me up on Friendster, saying that she wanted to get to know me.
Flattered, I introduced myself with the normal stuff: name, age, where I'm studying, etc, etc.
Then she replied (these were her exact words):
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'....i'm studying at ITE. i tink u won't bother bout me after gettin my msg cz im an ite student... tts wat normally happen wen da clever mit da stupid.....'
I replied to her, saying that I don't discriminate based on education level (or any other reason, for that matter), and that I have several good friends from ITE (and I really do). To quote my exact words:
'.....the fact that you're from ITE is not an issue to me. I have a number of close friends from ITE whom I can get along with well, and I do not see them as stupider than I am, or myself as smarter than they are.'
Even so, I never heard from her again. Ever.
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u pm mi who she is i help u explain... i also used to be an ITE student...or should i say...VTEOriginally posted by fudgester:Hmm... I won't disagree with what you say. I guess I was pretty formal in my speech.
At the same time, though, it would also be pretty much out of my comfort zone to talk in a less-than-formal language while explaining to her that I don't practice discrimination of any sort.
I guess I need to brush up a little on being able to communicate effectively.![]()
Ya lor, TS's Engrish very good ritez?Originally posted by missqi:she feels inferior
Originally posted by fudgester:why that girl say herself until like this
Once a gal chatted me up on Friendster, saying that she wanted to get to know me.
Flattered, I introduced myself with the normal stuff: name, age, where I'm studying, etc, etc.
Then she replied (these were her exact words):
[b]
'....i'm studying at ITE. i tink u won't bother bout me after gettin my msg cz im an ite student... tts wat normally happen wen da clever mit da stupid.....'
I replied to her, saying that I don't discriminate based on education level (or any other reason, for that matter), and that I have several good friends from ITE (and I really do). To quote my exact words:
'.....the fact that you're from ITE is not an issue to me. I have a number of close friends from ITE whom I can get along with well, and I do not see them as stupider than I am, or myself as smarter than they are.'
Even so, I never heard from her again. Ever.
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Most of them don't even know that a Higher Nitec can get them an employment permit in Canada or Australia, as long as their trade is relevant to the list of occupations in demand.Originally posted by Phoebie:why that girl say herself until like this
after higher nitec course in ITE still have chance to study in Poly then if good results maybe can get into university![]()
i sort of agree with how the abv advice to reply.Originally posted by Ito_^:u shld reply..
"..... no la.. where gt smarter.. we sama sama la. i gt frens in ite oso, they very de good one. we can oso be good frens one."
Originally posted by fudgester:the issue is not her studying in ite, its her "u noe dis kind of spellingz lorx"
'....i'm studying at ITE. i tink u won't bother bout me after gettin my msg cz im an ite student... tts wat normally happen wen da clever mit da stupid.....'
I guess it has quite a bit of relevance to the 'elite vs non-elite' issue.Originally posted by Ito_^:how come this topic still so many ppl discussing?
I totally agree.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:a very interesting topic.
its even better when you see this in real life. those who code-switch very well don't have problems.