Thread: not to safe

Things are hot in Senegal right now.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa...eut/index.html

Originally Posted by InfiniteUni

How do I know they will assume this? Can I read minds? If I can, why the hell am I in medical school?

Again, as I said before, they can ask if it is a British chartered medical school and I will be happy to tell them that the school is chartered in Senegal. Also, as I said before, it isn't fair or appropriate to hold people responsible for other individuals ignorant assumptions... Why should I be held responsible for the ignorance and/or stupidity of the general public that could query for the facts of the situation rather than making an incorrect assumption? I shouldn't be.

The answer is blaring obvious. What else would they assume, having heard you say:

"I did my basic sciences in the UK."

Look, I think we are going in circles and there's little point to my continually pointing out what seems to be obvious to just about everyone that doesn't attend SC.

If your fragile ego demands that you mislead people about your education, go right ahead. Sooner or later it will catch up with you. If you can't be honest with yourself and cannot represent yourself honestly, well, the best of luck to you.

As far as I'm concerned, if I run across an SC student/grad in the future who misrepresents themselves in the same manner, I (just like rrod) will be certain to call them on it.

Originally Posted by Miklos

Noticed that you hit edit just in time for my quote to miss the first part of your original post.

For those that missed it, InfiniteUni originally replied (paraphrasing):

"How do I know this? If I could read minds, I wouldn't become a doctor."

Glad you edited that out, right?

The answer is blarringly obvious. What else would they assume, having hear you say:

"I did my basic sciences in the UK."

Look again, when I did an edit for spelling I deleted it by accident, as soon as I noticed it was missing, I put it right back.

Originally Posted by InfiniteUni

Look again, when I did an edit for spelling I deleted it by accident, as soon as I noticed it was missing, I put it right back.

Ok, fair enough. I'll go back and edit my post.

Originally Posted by Miklos

If your fragile ego demands that you mislead people about your education, go right ahead. Sooner or later it will catch up with you. If you can't be honest with yourself and cannot represent yourself honestly, well, the best of luck to you.

As far as I'm concerned, if I run across an SC student/grad in the future who misrepresents themselves in the same manner, I (just like rrod) will be certain to call them on it.

Actually, my statement was completely honest, and rrod actually agrees with me that it is such.

Feel free to do what you want to SCCM students, if they handle it correctly, it will just make you look like the stooge you really are.

Originally Posted by InfiniteUni

Actually, my statement was completely honest, and rrod actually agrees with me that it is such.

Feel free to do what you want to SCCM students, if they handle it correctly, it will just make you look like the stooge you really are.

Umm, that's not been my experience.

I saw an SC student make a total fool of themselves by claiming they went to an English school. Unfortunately, for that person, unbeknownest to them, a real UK student was also in attendance. You can guess the rest. I merely watched.

Originally Posted by Miklos

Umm, that's not been my experience.

I saw an SC student make a total fool of themselves by claiming they went to a UK school. Unfortunately, for that person, unbeknownest to them, a real UK student was also in attendance. You can guess the rest. I merely watched.

If an SCCM student claims they went to a UK school, they deserve to be made a fool of.

this is the point we were making.

Originally Posted by InfiniteUni

If you can find any of that in my statement, I would be happy to see it.

if you can find me accusing you of saying that, i would be happy to see it.

Originally Posted by stephew

this is the point we were making.

Well, that's not the point you were getting across. Your previous posts seem to indicate that you believe SCCM students should be responsible for the assumptions of other people.

I have a feeling that you misunderstood my last post. I think any SCCM students that claims they attend a UK school is a fool, and should be treated as such. However, I don't feel this is appropriate for SCCM students that don't claim this, but it is assumed by other people. Individuals are responsible for their claims, but not for other peoples incorrect assumptions.

One of the things that one on the outside wonders is if students are learning ethics in the schools. Being truthful about what you know and who taught you are important. If a school isn't telling the truth, do students get the message it is ok to skirt the truth a bit also?