| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | the value of education (OT-rant, long) |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:57:22 -0400 |
>I don't understand how difficult learning to use a knife and fork can
>possibly be. You stab, cut and bring to your mouth. =P
I agree. You can teach a chimp or three year old to use a fork in about
a hlf-hour.
>But, as a Chinese, I think chopsticks are far more elegant. =) This is
Don't have to be Chinese. A lot of people use that simple test to
determine how open minded you are, how well you adapt and how much exposure
to the greater world you have. I don't hold it against someone for not
being abe to use chopsticks, but I do hold it against them if they see only
sticks and immediately demand (not ask politley, but demand) a fork.
>They had to learn to fight an oppressive government withou the benfits of
>the weapons that the army had.
And they did a fairly good job of holding thier own, right? (retorical,
no need to answer)
CyberRaven
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