What things bother you the most?

crappy dsl server!!! we don't have dsl right now and they don't know when they can repair it....i guess in the next 10 years or so... :grumble:
now i need to go to an internet shop just to go on line yet we paid for the dsl sservice for a whole year! :shakehead:

Enna wrote:


@ obentou: Sorry I don't understand. :confused: What do you mean exactly by 'acting so big?'

Woah, this is a very late reply :sweat: and I'm not that pissed anymore :D Anyways, what I meant was that there are people who act all high and mighty just because they think they know more than anybody else in, let's say the whole thread. And they tell people off, even for the wrong reasons. And almost never respect other posters' opinions. Who knows if in reality they are only a bunch of people with huge inferiority complex. :bleh:

Wynter wrote: My story sucks so bad >>insert inappropriate sexual comment here<< :hehe:

So, a duck walks into a bar, , , no, wait, that would be the jokes thread, never mind. :beaten: [/list:u]

obentou wrote:

Woah, this is a very late reply :sweat: and I'm not that pissed anymore :D Anyways, what I meant was that there are people who act all high and mighty just because they think they know more than anybody else in, let's say the whole thread. And they tell people off, even for the wrong reasons. And almost never respect other posters' opinions. Who knows if in reality they are only a bunch of people with huge inferiority complex. :bleh:

But I am high and mighty. Really, I am!
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:beaten: I sorta know what you meant tho, although it's not just online. It happens offline all the time. :rolleyes:

gaijinmark wrote: So, a duck walks into a bar, , , no, wait, that would be the jokes thread, never mind. :beaten: [/list:u]

LOL! :shakehead:

insurance quote on a new car w/ higher coverage and a lower deductable is cheaper than my 13 yr old car.

krim wrote:insurance quote on a new car w/ higher coverage and a lower deductable is cheaper than my 13 yr old car.

That's gotta suck. I'm expecting the insurance on Mrs A.D's car to go through the roof this year, as my son will be getting his learner's permit soon :doh:

I think I told you guys about what happened to my niece yesterday. This is what I had to put up with when I had to go pick her up:

The thing that really pissed me off the most though was that one of the staff in the school admin office actualy asked me, "So I heard that your family is somewhat related to the gunman's family?" I looked at her and tried to keep my expression as blank as possible. My niece's last name is Cho, which is the family name of the gunman. If you don't know, my family is Filipino, not Korean at all. My niece and I actually do look more like we are Chinese, since our dads do have a Chinese lineage through our grandmother. Here is this ignorant caucasian lady automatically assuming that we are Korean just because we look Asian. She's also making the assumption that all Asians are relatives to one another. Without trying to yell at this lady, I replied to her, "Yea, we are actually related to that family." She then gets this shocked look on her face. Then I said, "We eat rice, and so do they." I was so angry that I grabbed my niece and left. I'm currently writing a very thorough and stern letter to the principal of that school, demanding an apology from that person's thoughtlessness.

Monika, that's really sad. I think you did well to hold your tongue as much as you did..

It wouldn't surprise me that when the principal does talk to her, her reaction will be, "What did I do?"

MissMonika wrote:I think I told you guys about what happened to my niece yesterday. This is what I had to put up with when I had to go pick her up:

The thing that really pissed me off the most though was that one of the staff in the school admin office actualy asked me, "So I heard that your family is somewhat related to the gunman's family?" I looked at her and tried to keep my expression as blank as possible. My niece's last name is Cho, which is the family name of the gunman. If you don't know, my family is Filipino, not Korean at all. My niece and I actually do look more like we are Chinese, since our dads do have a Chinese lineage through our grandmother. Here is this ignorant caucasian lady automatically assuming that we are Korean just because we look Asian. She's also making the assumption that all Asians are relatives to one another. Without trying to yell at this lady, I replied to her, "Yea, we are actually related to that family." She then gets this shocked look on her face. Then I said, "We eat rice, and so do they." I was so angry that I grabbed my niece and left. I'm currently writing a very thorough and stern letter to the principal of that school, demanding an apology from that person's thoughtlessness.

Damn, what freaking idiot that person is... :grumble:

Good luck on that letter... If you don't get satisfaction from the principal, go over his/her head until you get results... Maybe even to one of the news stations, like NBC/ABC/CBS.

That kind of gross stupidity needs to be corrected.

Shit, now I'm pissed.

I had a few comebacks you could have used.... but after thinking about it, I reckon you handled it perfectly.

i would've said something like... "yeah, and i heard somewhat related to George Bush, you're both dumbasses."

krim wrote:i would've said something like... "yeah, and i heard somewhat related to George Bush, you're both dumbasses."

Anime Dad wrote:I had a few comebacks you could have used.... but after thinking about it, I reckon you handled it perfectly.

Believe me, I really wanted to give that lady a piece of my mind. I was so ready to duke it out. Of all the utterly insensitive things you have to say, you have to say something like that. As much as I wanted to, I don't think a scene in the middle of a school office would've helped.

bmwracer wrote:Good luck on that letter... If you don't get satisfaction from the principal, go over his/her head until you get results... Maybe even to one of the news stations, like NBC/ABC/CBS.

That kind of gross stupidity needs to be corrected.

Hopefully I don't have to go as far as contacting news stations, but if I don't get a response from that principal, I will take it up with the school district's board of directors or someone with higher authority. That kind of prejudice should not be happening in schools. It's really unbelievable that there's so much ignorance out there.

yeah.. im not the type to back down after something like that... though you were w/ your niece, i probably would've have handled it like i normally would have if i was alone.

bullies...people who can't pick someone their own size...and/or race. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:


Shit, now I'm pissed.

So am I.

Miss Monika, make sure that person says a proper apology.

Damn Monika, i'd tell that school: if they don't consider a public apology you will repeat VT on them!

ok bad joke...


ontopic: I hate hayfever :shamefulcry:

The worst part is, the more you ask for an apology, even if your right and should have one, you'll get picked on even more. :shakehead:

For this reason, I don't miss high school at all... :usuck:

IMHO, It might be easier to receive one from the direction and this person than the students.

tabana wrote:The worst part is, the more you ask for an apology, even if your right and should have one, you'll get picked on even more. :shakehead:

Yup.

Even though you're in the right, you'll be singled out for making waves/rocking the boat/etc.

It might be easier to receive one from the direction and this person than the students.

Only because of the fear of possibly losing their jobs... Not much you can do about the students... Stupid little pukes.

MissMonika wrote:I think I told you guys about what happened to my niece yesterday. This is what I had to put up with when I had to go pick her up:

The thing that really pissed me off the most though was that one of the staff in the school admin office actualy asked me, "So I heard that your family is somewhat related to the gunman's family?" I looked at her and tried to keep my expression as blank as possible. My niece's last name is Cho, which is the family name of the gunman. If you don't know, my family is Filipino, not Korean at all. My niece and I actually do look more like we are Chinese, since our dads do have a Chinese lineage through our grandmother. Here is this ignorant caucasian lady automatically assuming that we are Korean just because we look Asian. She's also making the assumption that all Asians are relatives to one another. Without trying to yell at this lady, I replied to her, "Yea, we are actually related to that family." She then gets this shocked look on her face. Then I said, "We eat rice, and so do they." I was so angry that I grabbed my niece and left. I'm currently writing a very thorough and stern letter to the principal of that school, demanding an apology from that person's thoughtlessness.

This is exactly what I face, even to do this day, for being brown. Suddenly I'm related to terriorists, even tho I'm not the "same brown" as them, and even tho I'm not the same religion as them, nor the same type of "people".

I think you handled the situation perfectly, even tho you and I would have LIKED to have handled it differently.

Since we're talking about a school setting, your letter WILL be very effective. If the principal doesn't respond, I would definitely take it to the board. I don't know about America, but in Canada they are VERY sensitive to things like this, and would surely talk to the individual in question. You should definitely get an apology. And even if the principal DOES act, you should write to the board anyway as well. It's important for the VP to understand what she did wrong, because as Musa pointed out, she probably doesn't even realize she was being discriminatory.

I'm behind you 100%. :hug: :thumbsup: