Rant and then some.
One thing’s for sure, and at this point I really don’t give a shit who gets offended (because those individuals who can do it will mostly simply agree with me), but most Americans can’t speak Italian, or most other languages for that matter, worth shit. Andare is andare, not awndarey, and after the instructor has just repeated it for you five times, you’d think that would suffice. After a while, listening to that really begins to hurt. I just want to turn to them and say, “When you go to Italy, because let’s face it, that’s the only reason you’re taking this class, just take pictures of everything you want with you and point to them. Trust me, it’ll go over much more nicely as you will not be butchering their beloved language.” Besides that, so many individuals have absolutely no cultural understanding/competence of any kind. Sorry but going to a Mexican restaurant doesn’t mean that you have actually eaten authentic food (even if there are Latinos working there), nor that you know anything about Latin American culture (because let’s face it, you tend to generalize), especially if you’re on the wrong side of the immigration bill. And no, claiming that you’re part Italian, or part Irish does not make you cool, especially considering that you have nothing to do with that culture/language/country therefore saying it only makes you a liar and a disgrace. It is not necessary for you to know any of these things if you simply cease expressing your ignorant (often political) opinions and sticking your nose where it doesn't belong (like Iraq). No I'm not saying that most Americans support us fucking up Iraq, but even those who are against it can't tell you what the capital of it is, or what countries it is surrounded by. If you're scratching your chin at this point, that's my point exactly, and if you're not, well congradulations, you have the intellectual capacity of most second grade geography students around the world. Sometimes it amazes me that if one day I should choose to have kids, not only will these people be their friends, but their instructors will be just as dunce. I’m more than a little grossed out by the whole prospect.
Moving on, DC was crazy yet awesome, and the same goes for Harry Potter-both the book and the movie. Friday was one of most interesting (WTF) days-I found out what the exact medical was that one of my mentors is facing, there was a copperhead snake in the office I was in, and I ran into someone I dated while I was out, in not the most appropriate setting…overall it was a day of too many stimuli. However, yesterday I ended up going from having to pay roughly $1500 for something to paying $165, and no, no one else covered for me-it just worked out that way. I am really looking forward to the next few weeks but I seriously can’t believe that I start classes in 20 days. Count them-20! I suppose it will be confirmed relatively soon whether I am truly the one destined to save the world-all up to date forecasts seem to be predicting that to be true. Alright maybe I’ll feel like writing more later, but for now, I think that rant is plenty.
Moving on, DC was crazy yet awesome, and the same goes for Harry Potter-both the book and the movie. Friday was one of most interesting (WTF) days-I found out what the exact medical was that one of my mentors is facing, there was a copperhead snake in the office I was in, and I ran into someone I dated while I was out, in not the most appropriate setting…overall it was a day of too many stimuli. However, yesterday I ended up going from having to pay roughly $1500 for something to paying $165, and no, no one else covered for me-it just worked out that way. I am really looking forward to the next few weeks but I seriously can’t believe that I start classes in 20 days. Count them-20! I suppose it will be confirmed relatively soon whether I am truly the one destined to save the world-all up to date forecasts seem to be predicting that to be true. Alright maybe I’ll feel like writing more later, but for now, I think that rant is plenty.