Never thought i would agree with Villas....ntvillas2 wrote: still we are making point of view. he says what he feels and so do i.
The Forum is Alive .
Your use of capital letters appears to be very condecending. Either you don't know how to type - or you have a very poor command of the English language - or ultimately - you are an arrogant plonker on your better days or ultimately, just a bloody wan*er. Substitue the * for a k and you will have it down solid.ntvillas2 wrote:Its not about Keeping it Alive its point of View. I am now starting to get to Grips with Thais. you need to look at what They want. here i have worked everyday for 25 weeks and now Think its more Easy when they get to Understand Me.
Not All Thais are Bad at Building more Lazy and need a push. Ok have a nicw Weekend.
i will Try Harder to Understand what They are all about soon.
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Doc wrote:Your use of capital letters appears to be very condecending. Either you don't know how to type - or you have a very poor command of the English language - or ultimately - you are an arrogant plonker on your better days or ultimately, just a bloody wan*er. Substitue the * for a k and you will have it down solid.
Doc, as a teacher of English you should know there is a vast gulf between being candid and being rude. Bridging that gulf, as you have done, would here in Thailand, as I am sure it would in your home, Texas, bring swift retribution. I am no fan of Ntv postings, in fact I find them repetitive and boring. Now that is a candid remark. It may not please the poster but it should not cause offence.I really do think that rather than being defensive you should be apologising. Just my point for the sake of harmony on the forum.Doc wrote:Nah - I'm not trying to upset you. I'm just well known for telling people what I think.
Yes Val, I know the meaning of words. One does not need to be an English teacher to understand meanings of words.valentine wrote:Doc, as a teacher of English you should know there is a vast gulf between being candid and being rude.
Similar and even more candid responses have been made to the poster in the past - all of which he seems to either ignore or makes a feeble attempt to rationalize. Any degree of subtlety seems to be lost on the poster. To paraphrase a line we use in Texas (all hat and no cattle) I could have said that the poster was "all hammer and no nails" but that would be totally lost on him.valentine wrote:I am no fan of Ntv postings, in fact I find them repetitive and boring. Now that is a candid remark. It may not please the poster but it should not cause offence.
I am all in favor of harmony on the forum - which is why I do not respond to some posts directed at me on the forum, but instead do it with a private PM. The way that the poster talks about Thais is totally inappropriate - and he has been called to task on that in the past to no avail. Sometimes a bloke needs to be hit between the eyes with a 2 X 4 just to get his attention.valentine wrote:I really do think that rather than being defensive you should be apologising. Just my point for the sake of harmony on the forum.
No, but surely an English teacher should be more aware of them?Doc wrote:Yes Val, I know the meaning of words. One does not need to be an English teacher to understand meanings of words.valentine wrote:Doc, as a teacher of English you should know there is a vast gulf between being candid and being rude.
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I am sure the Thais would appreciate your spirited defence of them, but as you say" They do not normally participate on this forum"On the other hand , as you may be aware, I spend a lot of my time , not only associating with them, but also socialising with them. There are not many days in the week I cannot be seen treading the corridors of power in City Hall.Doc wrote:[
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I will defend the Thais and Thai culture on this Board at all times when it is appropriate. They need someone on their side here since they do not typically participate on this forum. "
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And what does that have to do with the price of tea at Tesco-Lotus?valentine wrote:No, but surely an English teacher should be more aware of them?
Other than that being a rather pompous and arrogant statement, what in the h3ell does that have to do with the subject and the post?valentine wrote:On the other hand , as you may be aware, I spend a lot of my time, not only associating with them, but also socialising with them. There are not many days in the week I cannot be seen treading the corridors of power in City Hall.
For having been here for only 6 months - your rhetoric (way of speaking) sounds like you are an expert. Everyone has problems to face when they are here - but the problems can be made a whole lot easier through understanding and compassion.ntvillas2 wrote:Doc is been Here a long Time and forgets i am only Here 6 Months. i find Thailand Hard Going and do So many others.
We all have problems to Face Everyday We are Here.
That is what the topic should have been about. But you turned it into one of slagging off on Thais.ntvillas2 wrote:The posting Was about Building Work and That was That.
Hopefully an English teacher would be trying to help you with your use of the written English language. For example - we "teach" people things - not "learn" people things...ntvillas2 wrote:2"]Doc Thinks He can Slag people Off. but no English Teacher Ever would talk like this to Me.
Yep. I am old - but not all that old. Other people tried to give you some well meant guidance in dealing with Thais - which you ignored. You kept on bulling your way through with your biased attitude - so I realized that there was nothing nice that could be said to you to change you attitudes.ntvillas2 wrote:So Say Things that are not so nasty Old Man.
An English teacher would also teach you something about reading comprehension (understanding what you read.) The comment about blowing a whistle was directed at Val - not you.ntvillas2 wrote:Blowing my Whistle Doc No Way. I am not and English Teacher.
Rather Pompous??? Isn't that a bit like the pot calling the kettle black??Doc wrote:And what does that have to do with the price of tea at Tesco-Lotus?valentine wrote:No, but surely an English teacher should be more aware of them?
Ahhhh - I see - you think / believe that because I happen to be an English teacher I should conduct myself as equivalent to a Saint.
Bull hockey!
Other than that being a rather pompous and arrogant statement, what in the h3ell does that have to do with the subject and the post?valentine wrote:On the other hand , as you may be aware, I spend a lot of my time, not only associating with them, but also socialising with them. There are not many days in the week I cannot be seen treading the corridors of power in City Hall.
Since you spend, as you claim, "a lot of (my) time, not only associating with them, but also socialising with them", seems to me that you would have had the gonads to set ntvillas2 straight about some of his attitudes.
Or, is it that because of your "lofty, self appointed position" that you can't take someone on - as you suggest an English teacher shouldn't?
To me, you aren't saying a h3ll of a lot here - other than blowing your own whistle - which is, in my opinion, rather meaningless.
Sorry Val - I can't be "pompous" no matter how hard I try. See - I'm not an old british coot like you...valentine wrote:Rather Pompous??? Isn't that a bit like the pot calling the kettle black??
[/quote] Yes - I suppose that humor is in the eye of the beholder. Tickles the he11 out of me that you think that you are humorous.valentine wrote:At least my postings are, for the main, humorous rather than your rather arrogant approach.
