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Registration: 25 June 2006
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Bursa Turkey by Jack Knox
Any pondering about whether I should introduce myself in the Linving in Europe or Living in the Mid East was laid to rest with today's headlines. Hi, I'm Jack and would like to intorduce myself as a green expat in Bursa, Turkey. I just added my blog ...
Turkey in Middle East? There is a lot of controversy going on if it is in Europe or in Asia, but Middle East? Not, for sure. I always thought Turkey as being a part of the European culture, especially after being geographically in Europe since the ... Read More
Organization of the forum by Julien
Hi everybody, I'll like to improve the forum, with columns such as "Expat in Africa", "Expat in Asia", "Expat in North America" ... Do you think it's better to have one column for each language (English, Spanish, French at the moment) then ...
It is a bit annoying that the conversation starts in english then continues in French. I think the forum should have categories divided according to languages, because not everyone is polylingual or at least i can't speak French, "Yet". Hopefully I ... Read More
Zidane vs Materazzi by awa@lecce
Being French in Italy, it was quite difficult to make understand that I was a tifoso of the 2 teams. :thanks: Today, all of them make the joke of the Zidane's headbutt... Funny at the beginning but it becomes to be a bit annoying. I even heard that ...
Well, if someone curses at me by using those words, I certainly go to the police. Likewise, if someone headbutts you, do the same. Why this kind of deliberate physical or verbal attacks, which are for sure not a part of the game, have to be dealt on ... Read More
Zidane vs Materazzi by awa@lecce
Being French in Italy, it was quite difficult to make understand that I was a tifoso of the 2 teams. :thanks: Today, all of them make the joke of the Zidane's headbutt... Funny at the beginning but it becomes to be a bit annoying. I even heard that ...
... language is the most colourfull you can find ;)Actually this one below is much more colourful... BBC Radio Five Live asked for help from a deaf lip reader, Jessica Rees, who read the words phonetically to an Italian translator. She deciphered ... Read More
World Cup by Sench
Last eight teams: Vote for your favorite. This friendly match may give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrShK-NVMIU Video Description Germany vs. Greece And here are their line-ups: Germany: 1 LEIBNIZ,2 I.KANT,3 HEGEL,4 SCHOPENHAUER,5 ...
I think because no one could foresee zidane's headbutt. this is a funny animation about what happened that night, (just a reminder, there is one nasty scene) http://youtube.com/watch?v=RRcFxXvpvFk&search=zidane%20animation I heard some bad news ... Read More
Living in Dubai by Julien
Hi, We don't speak enough about this destination. What do you think about Dubai? I heard several times (but that's for sure a cliché) that it's a very good place to work but not a good place to live. What do you think about it?
I have been to Dubai, and did not like it much. AC's made me sick. Cheap technological stuff and good for that kind of shopping, but who the hell wants to swim in a sea hotter than a turkish bath? Read More
World Cup!! by Jo Ann
Yep! I'm a huge fan of Football (soccer) World Cup. But it's impossible to have one and only favourite team! At least for me! :P For example, I've always been for Brazil because Angola and Brazil are very linked by history and boy do they know how ...
nobody except italians happy with this result;, very interesting world cup. I am sorry for Zidane's unlucky quit, he should have finished it better. What possible could have happened between him and the italian guy there, could it be a racist verbal ... Read More
World Cup by Sench
Last eight teams: Vote for your favorite. This friendly match may give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrShK-NVMIU Video Description Germany vs. Greece And here are their line-ups: Germany: 1 LEIBNIZ,2 I.KANT,3 HEGEL,4 SCHOPENHAUER,5 ...
Well-done France. I never liked Brazil at this tournament. France is getting better and better each day. If they do not play the final against Germany, they will win it. So the final four teams are Portugal - France Germany - Italy All ... Read More
Call to english speaking forum moderators / animators by Julien
Hi everybody, We need to integrate native English speaking moderators / animators for the website. The main tasks would be to animate the forum (start new topics and animate discussions), moderate it and share ideas on improvements for the website ...
I'd love to help unless there are enough volunteers; not a native speaker though. Read More
World Cup
Last eight teams: Vote for your favorite. This friendly match may give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrShK-NVMIU Video Description Germany vs. Greece And here are their line-ups: Germany: 1 LEIBNIZ,2 I.KANT,3 HEGEL,4 SCHOPENHAUER,5 ... Read More
es-selamun aleykum by Sench
The greeting sentence in the subject line is one of the many common things among muslim countries. Only used by aged-people in Turkey, though. Who am I, well, I am a teacher originally from Turkey. I am half Turkish, half Albanian and after ...
The difference between national schools and International schools is like black/white TV and a colour TV. Actually international schools are like colour plasma TVs with SubWoofer sound systems. :). I have only taught at two schools so far, one of ... Read More
How to fight against racism? by Julien
Hi everybody, we've already got a very good topic about racism, it's very interesting to share our experiences with you guys. Let's try to talk about solutions. What can we do to fight against racism? Can a racist person change his/her mind? ...
I totally agree with the last post and want to add a few things about racism. I had never been in contact with someone whose skin colour is black. My country had no slavery in her near past, and there had never been immigrants brought from africa. ... Read More
some advice... by dmscvan
Well, the time is drawing near for me to start applying for postdoc grants. For me to finally get a real job! Yay! But when I apply for these grants, I have to apply to take them to a specific university. So now I have to choose. These are the ...
Another analytical point of view I always find useful is to write on a chart. This is a table of many rows but four columns. The options-----------advantages--------------disadvantages---------------difference #1 bla bla ... Read More
es-selamun aleykum by Sench
The greeting sentence in the subject line is one of the many common things among muslim countries. Only used by aged-people in Turkey, though. Who am I, well, I am a teacher originally from Turkey. I am half Turkish, half Albanian and after ...
I think middle school teachers are amazing! It's a tough age to work with and a real challenge. And there are so many people that don't have the skills to do it. I think it's a great job!It was so tough that I had to pretend to be Bon Jovi with a ... Read More
es-selamun aleykum by Sench
The greeting sentence in the subject line is one of the many common things among muslim countries. Only used by aged-people in Turkey, though. Who am I, well, I am a teacher originally from Turkey. I am half Turkish, half Albanian and after ...
Thank you Julien, and Sheena for your welcome messages, I always wanted to teach and do research at university level, but kept postponing it for the last 4 years. I guess I really like teaching in middle-high school level. Two more years then either ... Read More