I feel I have to repond

[hert0661]

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From: hert0661
Subject: I feel I have to repond
Date: 8/5/00 4:16 pm  (ET)

I apologise in advance for continuing this deabte, but I feel I have to
respond to some comments made against me.

I wrote: "No, I am a university student. There is a difference."

Dogspoon replied: "What's worse is the fact that one person stated the he
or she goes to a university, not a college. Like that's supposed to be
special or something. I consider myself to be an intelligent person but
i would never imply that I am more intelligent than someone else because
of their opinion or because I went to school longer than I had to."

I merely pointed out that there is a difference between university and
college (at least this is the case in the UK - where I live). I did not in
any way indicate that I am better, or more intelligent, than anyone else
because I go to one and others may not have done so or go to the other.

I find it very interesting that some people think I am more intelligent
than them, just because of the current educational establishement I
attend. I have spent the last two previous summers working for the
same computer company and at first everyone treated me as if I would
know everything I needed to. After a while they realised that I may
understand mathermatics fairly well, but my knowledge on repairing
computers is limited!

Dogspoon wrote: "please keep in mind, sounding intelligent and acting
intelligent is no substitute for being intelligent"

A quote from a book (The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett) I have been
reading recently: "...a lot of diplomacy lies in appearing to be a lot
more stupid than you are."

Maybe I should now take notice of this and shut up or start making
stupid comments!

Simon