During dinner with friends last
night I met a delightfully precocious
and verbally endowed
11 year old from Australia; German,
French and "Australian!" are her
three languages (so far). The center
of our conversation revolved around
this pint-sized- super-hero-drawing
observation and analysis of the French educational
system.
"There is no creativity at all, can you imagine?
I mean, my little brother brought home a Christmas
gift for my mum and he didn't even make it! Nothing
messy allowed here, it all has to be perfect. And the
teachers, they're not encouraging at all, are they?"
When I asked if she would like to live in France
permanently she yelped, "oh no, not all, the
country is not creative at all, too narrow minded,
like everyone is living in a box."
Turning the conversation toward the Australian
educational system it seemed her biggest concern
was a new law against swearing in public;
"bloody hell, can you imagine this?" I suggested
she may want to visit Canada, eh; no laws against
swearing there! I did add that there is a
law in Canada about lying during newscast; Fox News
has been shut out of Canada.
http://sayitaintsoalready.com/2011/03/02/fox-shut-out-of-canada-because-of-a-law-against-lying-during-newscasts/
I wasn't sure what her take was on lying
so I thought I would warn her.
All in all it was a bloody delightful evening, eh?
night I met a delightfully precocious
and verbally endowed
11 year old from Australia; German,
French and "Australian!" are her
three languages (so far). The center
of our conversation revolved around
this pint-sized- super-hero-drawing
observation and analysis of the French educational
system.
"There is no creativity at all, can you imagine?
I mean, my little brother brought home a Christmas
gift for my mum and he didn't even make it! Nothing
messy allowed here, it all has to be perfect. And the
teachers, they're not encouraging at all, are they?"
When I asked if she would like to live in France
permanently she yelped, "oh no, not all, the
country is not creative at all, too narrow minded,
like everyone is living in a box."
Turning the conversation toward the Australian
educational system it seemed her biggest concern
was a new law against swearing in public;
"bloody hell, can you imagine this?" I suggested
she may want to visit Canada, eh; no laws against
swearing there! I did add that there is a
law in Canada about lying during newscast; Fox News
has been shut out of Canada.
http://sayitaintsoalready.com/2011/03/02/fox-shut-out-of-canada-because-of-a-law-against-lying-during-newscasts/
I wasn't sure what her take was on lying
so I thought I would warn her.
All in all it was a bloody delightful evening, eh?
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