Country X Theory
ifignow
country X. Country X will have its non-X foreign residents who enjoy living
in X, so people in X will be under the impression that "everyone likes the X
culture". The children of foreign residents will be assimilated into the X
culture, and hailed as "models" of how everyone should be. Foreign residents
will develop an inflated view of themselves as enlightened globetrotters,
even though their countrymen may view them as losers who can't get real jobs
back home.
X's media will talk about X athletes and celebrities, their supposed global
fame. X media will quote statistics that say millions of people worldwide
are studying language X, and how that number is growing by 20% each year
(never mind the millions of people who forget language X every year). X's
religions will similarly have "millions of enthusiastic converts" worldwide.
X's media will be filled with images of X men telling foreigners what to do,
of X heroes saving the world.
Residents of X will advise others that they should visit country X. They
will not hear the perspective of people who can't stand country X so move
away from it, as they are "traitors" or "maladjusted people". They will not
hear the perspective of people who did visit country X but hated it; they
are dismissed as "bigots".
Drew Hamilton
ifignow wrote:
>Residents of X will advise others that they should visit country X. They will
>not hear the perspective of people who can't stand country X so move away from
>it, as they are "traitors" or "maladjusted people".
But sometimes they really *are* maladjusted.
But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you.
- awh
ifignow
"Drew Hamilton" <a...@awh.org> wrote in message
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The history of the world has seen many great scientists, writers, leaders,
dissidents, persecuted minorities, or other emigrants who were judged
"maladjusted" by their countrymen, but fluorished elsewhere.
Of course, the modern world also sees a great many mediocre emigres who lead
a parasitic existence by teaching languages in country X, or becoming a
mascot in country X.
James Annan
And maybe most people are reasonable enough to accept that there are
good aspects and bad aspects to all cultures and countries. Even for all
Japan's faults, I've not been out of the UK for long enough to forget
the problems back home. And one person's experiences are unlikely to be
very representative of the entirety of the culture anyway.
James
ifignow
"James Annan" <still_th...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> And maybe most people are reasonable enough to accept that there are
> good aspects and bad aspects to all cultures and countries. Even for all
> Japan's faults, I've not been out of the UK for long enough to forget
> the problems back home. And one person's experiences are unlikely to be
> very representative of the entirety of the culture anyway.
When X is a poor country, there are foreign relief workers who live there,
often from undistinguished backgrounds. X's refugees hail them as folk
heroes, according them demigod status. Some relief workers really get into
X's culture and adopt many God-children, invited to family ceremonies,
treated like rock stars. However, they live in a fragile bubble that may be
shattered by rebel/bandit attacks, when gunmen shoot up the refugee camp and
maim relief workers; local media, run by X nationalists, may hail the
"liberation" from foreign dominance. Or X's economy could improve, leaving
the relief workers without jobs; they either move on to some other poor
country, or become bitter drunkards back home.
Haluk Skywalker
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You're one maladjusted loser you know.
Haluk Skywalker
>
> "Drew Hamilton" <a...@awh.org> wrote in message
> news:1cabe1-...@urd.awh.org...
> > In article
<qmCQb.102317$6y6.2...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > ifignow wrote:
> > >Residents of X will advise others that they should visit country X.
They
> will
> > >not hear the perspective of people who can't stand country X so move
away
> from
> > >it, as they are "traitors" or "maladjusted people".
> > But sometimes they really *are* maladjusted.
> > But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you.
>
> The history of the world has seen many great scientists, writers, leaders,
> dissidents, persecuted minorities, or other emigrants who were judged
> "maladjusted" by their countrymen, but fluorished elsewhere.
Yeah, for some reason they usually flourish on usenet
(http://tinyurl.com/2a9el)
Jim
>
>
I fixed your post so it's more understandable.
Haluk Skywalker
Jim
Considering who you were replying to, I thought it might be helpful
for him to read the post in his dialect.
Haluk Skywalker
In that case shouldn't it read "You are one maladjusted looser you know"?
Bryce
"ifignow" <ifi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I agree with the "teaching engrish in japan" theory. maladjusted, can't get
along at home.. etc...
Rafael Caetano
> news:1cabe1-...@urd.awh.org...
> > In article <qmCQb.102317$6y6.2...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > ifignow wrote:
> > >Residents of X will advise others that they should visit country X. They
> will
> > >not hear the perspective of people who can't stand country X so move away
> from
> > >it, as they are "traitors" or "maladjusted people".
> > But sometimes they really *are* maladjusted.
> > But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you.
>
> The history of the world has seen many great scientists, writers, leaders,
> dissidents, persecuted minorities, or other emigrants who were judged
> "maladjusted" by their countrymen, but fluorished elsewhere.
In my country, all immigrants fluorish. That's because water is
fluoridated. Maybe that's also the reason immigrants tend to fluorish
in USA.
Beware, fluorishing too much might be bad for your health
http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/
> Of course, the modern world also sees a great many
> mediocre emigres who lead a parasitic existence by teaching
> languages in country X,
Parisitic existence? So those eikaiwa chains kidnap hapless Japanese
bypassers and force them to learn English?
Rafael Caetano
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>> Of course, the modern world also sees a great many
>> mediocre emigres who lead a parasitic existence by teaching
>> languages in country X,
>Parisitic existence? So those eikaiwa chains kidnap hapless Japanese
>bypassers and force them to learn English?
Not to mention what about the frustrated, jealous, worthless and
unachieving mediocre language teacher wannabes who take out their
frustrations by trolling life in Japan newsgroups with their pointless
drivelling rants (tantrums)?