Firstly, you're delusional Christine. WHY CAN YOU NOT FACE THE TRUTH AND COME TO THE REALISATION THAT CATS ARE JUST PLAIN WRONG?!!! poor, poor delusional Christine.Originally posted by Christine
how the hell, do u always manage to be right??? except about the cat thing....
man i miss double italian
ISH!!!!!! i am not delusional. (this week).Originally posted by Sarah J
Firstly, you're delusional Christine. WHY CAN YOU NOT FACE THE TRUTH AND COME TO THE REALISATION THAT CATS ARE JUST PLAIN WRONG?!!! poor, poor delusional Christine.
lol.
and I'll miss double italian "listening" (to our conversations) lesson too. *sigh*
Why is it seen as rude to express yourself in a manner that you feel comfortable with? It's narrow-minded to think that the only way to express yourself is through English...Originally posted by phunky
like i said, speaking ur own language is sometimes just seen as rude... u know what i mean. like in public and stuff. u can keep ur culture without havin to do all these things. i wouldn't say that i am cultureless- and i don't do any of those things. it's mainly cos it's in u and u can't take it away, and no matter how i change as a person, my mum still does things that are the azn way. that is still culture isn't it. i am just simply saying that u can b azn, but not be at the same time. i don't know if u get me... i know what i am saying! lol
exactlyOriginally posted by ShirLz
For you to assume that someone speakin in their own language means they're sayin sthg rude or sthg behind your back merely reflects on your poor perspective on ppl as opposed to their failure to assimilate into the "aussie" culture.
if you advocate multicultaralism n have nothing against other cultures, then perhaps you should appreciate the differences in ppl's lifestyles and attitudes and manners of speaking. To you, it may seem rude when someone talks at the top of their voice in a supermarket, but to them its a way of self-expression and a way that they're comfortable w/...this is a democratic country u know, and if you can't stand it, then i suggest u change supermarkets...mayb theres one round where only "true-blue" monolingual austalians can go
bak to the topic of the thread, hmmmz i just fall for the guy, with no attention to his racial background, culture, or whether he speaks his own language in public
If u read my previous posts- ur obviously too quick to make a judgement because u didn't even read it- i said that yes it's fine if someone is old or whatever- u can't expect them to learn, but what about us younger ones- or even our parents? i have seen fights in schol happen because someone thought an azm person was talking about them becoz they were whispering in a different language. Not everyone can understand u, and it can become rude for those ppl. you speak the majority language. keeping ur culture and ur language is fine- but there's time and place for it. if ur langauge is so importaNT- well sorry but i don't see ur teachers communicating to u in that language. Culture is cool- yeah whatever- but at school, in the playground- in public places like lifts and stuff... perhaps it is better to speak english?Originally posted by mercurydrinker
Why is it seen as rude to express yourself in a manner that you feel comfortable with? It's narrow-minded to think that the only way to express yourself is through English...
Are you saying a grandmother who came from china recently is expected to express herself fluently through English straight away? People just don't instantaneously assimilate to a foreign culture, especially if they spent most of their life in a different country... It's funny how you call other people closed minded, and yet you are narrow-minded yourself...
And btw language is a MAJOR part of a culture. It is the way an entire culture EXPRESSES itself.... whether it be through poetry, a conversation or a song.....
I guess your school's a bit high on them hormonal levels may i suggest your school put in place sthg called racial tolerance, commonly referred to as multiculturalism...live n let live, i sayi have seen fights in schol happen because someone thought an azm person was talking about them becoz they were whispering in a different language.
do u think?? yea i know there was a lot in previos years but our grade wasn't bad with the racism? more friendly competition than anything...Originally posted by Sarah J
That sounds fun.
I wish our school had something like that. Come to think about it, it was pretty racist. Even the teachers were....:mad1: