Meeting Royalty in Europe

Following up to Emilia

two keys typed in the wrong order, as happens on usenet, i'm
surprised you couldn't work that one out

Don't be surprised! It is Usenet after all. There are some people who
don't have the mental capacity to read words which have typos in them.
There is no point in arguing with them....

or mental will?
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
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Following up to Emilia

Fnac.es

thanks for that. I can see I will have to get a DVD soon, most of
the stuff is in that format.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

In article , Bartolmew Jojo
writes
Marie Lewis wrote:

In article , Bartolmew Jojo
writes
Marie Lewis wrote:
It is not just the spelling: you have dreadful grammar and punctuation
as well. If you cannot learn these simple things, your qualifications
(!) are somewhat suspect.

You have dreadful punctuation. Please refer to the
Self-Important Pedantic Pus-brain's Guide to
Correct Puntuation. You'll find that your use
of (!) is pathetically incorrect puntcuation.

What does that word mean?

If you can't figure it out, too bad. I'm
not surprised. Illiterate ****.

That I should be called "illiterate" by you, reveals your idiocy.

--
Marie Lewis

In article ,
(Marie Lewis) wrote:

That I should be called "illiterate" by you, reveals your idiocy.

Separating the subject and the verb with a comma? Tut.

Following up to Marie Lewis

puntcuation.

What does that word mean?

If you can't figure it out, too bad. I'm
not surprised. Illiterate ****.

That I should be called "illiterate" by you, reveals your idiocy.

Illiterate can mean unable to read. I can read "puntcuation".
Marie cannot, so illiterate fits. It don't know if "****" was
meant literally.
--
Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

"David" wrote
| I found out within a couple weeks that the university abroad
| was just as worthless acedemically as universities were in
| the US.
| What does "worthless academically" mean ?

It describes the sort of university that turns out "a honor student" like
Robert.

| I am sure your princess friend must have been badly advised to
| mix with such "worthless academic" tutors ?

Perhaps the princess told Robert that Marlborough Secretarial College was
part of the University of Oxford and he believed her. Or perhaps Robert
ended up doing a Young Idea course at Lucie Clayton whilst the princess
brushed up on the deportment and flower arranging.

Owain

(Miguel Cruz) wrote in message ...
Robert wrote:
Not true in my case. I competed with students all over the US. Some
attended prestigious universities like Harvard.

I went abroad on a reciprocol student exchange program, not a Fulbright
scholarship. I think I selected courses that my university in the US would
accept as credit towards my degree. My major was finance but I still had
some courses outside this subject I could select, like history. I found
out within a couple weeks that the university abroad was just as worthless
acedemically as universities were in the US. In fact one professor wrote
on the blackboard word from word from the text book and we were supposed
to copy it down! This mind you was the top university in the region. So I
just spent the remainder of the time doing independent study (mostly
related to business) and meeting and hanging out with new friends in a
very beautiful setting.

So basically, you're saying that you participated in a typical blow-off
study abroad program to which at least one Harvard student applied?

miguel

No. I'm saying I had the time of my life living and studying in a
foreign country but I discovered that some overseas universities are
just about as worthless acedemically as they are in the US.

(David) wrote in message . com...
(Robert) wrote in message om...

I went abroad on a reciprocol student exchange program, not a
Fulbright scholarship. I think I selected courses that my university
in the US would accept as credit towards my degree. My major was
finance but I still had some courses outside this subject I could
select, like history. I found out within a couple weeks that the
university abroad was just as worthless acedemically as universities
were in the US.

What does "worthless academically" mean ? I am sure your princess
friend must have been badly advised to mix with such "worthless
academic" tutors ?

Even royalty can be deluded by commonly held beliefs, (ie. the
university is the place to go).

In fact one professor wrote on the blackboard word
from word from the text book and we were supposed to copy it down!

Ask him if he wrote the text book.

There is no way this professor wrote the book or any book. She copied
it from the book on to the blackboard. We all had the book. What a
waste.

This mind you was the top university in the region.

We expected nothing less. Cut down on the superlatives, and your posts
may be given more credit.

So I just spent
the remainder of the time doing independent study (mostly related to
business) and meeting and hanging out with new friends in a very
beautiful setting. Unfortunately I can not say which university it was
as this might tell you who my princess friend is. Sorry.

Did you study BS or do a complete BS degree ? All I can say from
reading your posts is that you seem to have learnt little of the
important social skills, which one would think "independent study"
would bring...

Dave

My major was finance but the university does nothing to actually teach
you how to make money (they take your money though). The real test
comes from making money on your own. I have a degree in this respect.
I didn't know I lacked important social skills. I wonder if all the
friends I made during my study abroad felt the same way. Of the
students I met three kept in contact with me for a few years after but
only one (my princess friend)does today. In fact I have to send her an
email shortly.

"Owain" wrote in message ...
"David" wrote
| I found out within a couple weeks that the university abroad
| was just as worthless acedemically as universities were in
| the US.
| What does "worthless academically" mean ?

It describes the sort of university that turns out "a honor student" like
Robert.

| I am sure your princess friend must have been badly advised to
| mix with such "worthless academic" tutors ?

Perhaps the princess told Robert that Marlborough Secretarial College was
part of the University of Oxford and he believed her. Or perhaps Robert
ended up doing a Young Idea course at Lucie Clayton whilst the princess
brushed up on the deportment and flower arranging.

Owain



Perhaps I did really meet a princess during my study abroad and maybe
you would like the opportunity too. Well you can. Studying abroad
starts with some research. You can find lots of information online
about almost every university in the world.
Meeting a princess is a lot harder to plan consciously but if you use
the subconscious technique I talked about in an earlier post it can be
done.

On 12 Nov 2003 16:01:14 -0800, (Robert) wrote:
No. I'm saying I had the time of my life living and studying in a
foreign country but I discovered that some overseas universities are
just about as worthless acedemically as they are in the US.

Obviously, their ACADEMICS leave much to be desired...