So the day is going much better today though I'm not sure why. I was up until 3AM putting final touches on my Philosophy assignment and I must say, I'm quite pleased with myself. I just re-read it and it's clean, concise and I think I managed to develop and critically discuss the material. We'll have to see if the prof agrees.

Now I'd like to share with you a little event that I alluded to yesterday that actually happened last week. I was over at the coffee shop across the street on Friday. It was really busy, as it usually is at lunch so I'm plugged in, listening to one of my many podcasts when a guy goes up to the counter and even with my headphones on, I could sort of make out what he was saying. Just to be sure, I unplugged one year to listen to his discourse. He was ordering his food and making small talk with the cashier as an ESL student who is just learning a new language might. Stumbling over words, funny accent, hand signals, awkward silences and stops. Before I launch into a tirade, let me preface by saying that I'm not easily offended but some things rub me the wrong way and this is one of them.

This was not only disrespectful, considering that there were a number of people in the coffee shop who are attending the language school which also happens to be across the street (apparent by the fact that they are all carrying their schoolbooks). I'm sorry, but this was completely unacceptable. Not only was he doing this in public but he was doing so in such a manner that it was far from discreet and even when a few people in the shop gave him mean looks (myself included), he just continued ahead completely oblivious. If that's not enough, to make matters worse, the bastard WORKS at the language school!

I wanted to say something and to be honest, I'm ashamed that I didn't confront him directly though I did make a comment to the cashier along the lines of "Wow, so that's how teachers made fun of me when I was learning the language" and I said that loudly enough so that he, the miserable excuse for a man who was standing around the corner waiting for his coffee, could hear me.

Bastard! As if learning a new language, especially English, isn't difficult enough, people have to listen to your demeaning comments? Sure, he didn't directly say anything to put down those learning the language but god damned if his 'little joke' didn't hurt. UGH! It's been 4 days and I'm still angry about it. It was disrespectful, mean and just plain wrong. And the fact that he teaches at the school only rubbed it in further.

To the asshole who works at the language school and to every other moron out there who takes pot shots at people who are stepping out of their comfort zone to learn something as important as a new language, here's a little something for you in a language that assholes will understand: