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Nov. 28th, 2009 04:39 pmСмешная история. Только по-английски, времени переводить нет, извините :)
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I live in Georgia :) So in high school everyone has to pass the Georgia High school Graduation test. We took a week off from classes to review. The school grouped us by alphabetical order instead of by level like normally (College Prep, Tech, LVL1, etc). We had one class period, 90 minutes, dedicated to learning about time zones. Yes a whole 90 minutes. Eventually we get to the part about the international date line, where everyone west of us is behind in time, until you cross it and then its tomorrow. The teacher was trying to make sure everyone got it. One kid is clearly upset. The teacher tries to ask what's wrong.
Student: So man, you tryin to say its tomorrow in Japan.
Teacher: Yes, They are on the other side of the international date line.
Student: Man, what the fuck, man...
Teacher: Is there a problem?
Student (stands up): Hell yea, man, why the FUCK ain't they tell us about 9 /11?
Most of the class agreed.
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Date: 2009-11-28 02:45 pm (UTC)Upd: Хотя и картонно несколько -- выглядит придуманным про ходульно-карикатурных американцев. Я, впрочем, не эксперт ;)
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Date: 2009-11-28 02:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-28 03:13 pm (UTC)абсолютно не смешно
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Date: 2009-11-28 03:00 pm (UTC)"если б всё было нормально, я б в такой компании не оказался"
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Date: 2009-11-28 03:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-28 03:43 pm (UTC)Спасибо, Толя, что поделился!
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Date: 2009-11-28 03:47 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-28 04:33 pm (UTC)Чтобы потом биографов била мелкая дрожь от путаницы с годами.
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Date: 2009-11-28 04:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-28 04:55 pm (UTC)Не потому что не могло быть, а потому что байка написана каким-то чудовищно неправдоподобным языком.
В Америке никто не скажет "took a week off from classes to review." "Revision" is what you do in UK. "Study" or "prepare" is what you do in the US.
I stumbled there, without knowing where it would lead.
There is no "level" in an ordinary high school. There are different level of different classes, but I have no idea what "College Prep" or "Tech" or LVL1 would be among those. I seriously doubt the education system in Georgia is that far off the regular american high school system.
So based on my (very unprofessional) linguistic analysis, this is written by someone not very familiar with the US school system, and so unlikely to have been actually present at the scene he retells.
Oh yeah, and people don't say "why the FUCK ain't they tell us..." -- that's once again someone trying to imitate the style and missing.
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Date: 2009-11-28 05:04 pm (UTC)http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-2-.47.pdf
LVL1 probably refers to a SAT preparation level.
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Date: 2009-11-28 05:11 pm (UTC)Я почитала комментарии этого автора там, и судя по комментариям он таки жил в Джорджии и что-то знает, но истории все равно не верится.
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Date: 2009-11-28 05:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-28 08:50 pm (UTC)Вся же история и правда выглядит картонно, но я кто его знает.
Естественный протест, который эта история у нас вызывает, скорее всего можно отнести на счет г-на Задорного, коего я считаю основоположником жанра "тупые американцы".
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Date: 2009-11-28 09:08 pm (UTC)"fuck" в отношении к учителю -- это может быть, наверное. Какие-то учителя могут простить, особенно старшеклассников.
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Date: 2009-11-28 06:56 pm (UTC)Я думал, машина времени с линией пермены дат не катит уже в средних классах школы :)
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