Comments on: Talking ’bout my Generation

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:37:50 +0000

Ahhh I totally do this too! I do it in every area of my life thogh. If I’m with a friend who’s not that friendly, I’ll be way overly friendly, etc. etc. It’s kind of a stressful job.

Thank you so much for your Guidespot input!!

By: tia

tia — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:49:36 +0000

ugh. some people are so lame. i want to punch them all in the face too.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:52:42 +0000

I have only encountered such horrific apathy (both on student and professorial levels) in MET classes that I’ve taken, and even then never approaching anything like this.

And I also definitely feel what pressure you feel about keeping our generation’s good reputation intact. I like to think that part of it is also just trying to be a good person in general, but there’s definitely a generational element to it. Actually, I sometimes feel like I strive to be a better person than the people I see in our parents’ generation. Not to say anything about your parents (I only met them once, fleetingly, in Syracuse I believe) or mine, but I think there’s a lot about the Boomers that can be sought to improve upon… of course, there’s also a ton of great elements to their generation… I think I’m just digging a hole here…

Anyways, I’m finally back in Boston (I’ll be posting this afternoon about *that* debacle… as a fellow tragic traveler, I hope you shall sympathize) and am damn glad to be home.

And remember, hard work and the results of it are sometimes their own reward. And sometimes you get a great sense of smug superiority to boot. (Nothing wrong with it when it’s clearly apropos!)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:06:16 +0000

I know how you feel–I felt the need to overcompensate for the other young Americans (and just other Americans in general) I encountered every time I went to Europe. That girl will fail the class, don’t worry, and then all will be Right And Balanced In The World.

By: Heidi Renée

Heidi Renée — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:44:41 +0000

Um, ridiculous. I hope that girl fails. I’m actually surprised they even let her in, usually there’s an enrollment cut-off date.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:52:19 +0000

That’s absolutely insane. I’m reallu surprised your professor is still letting her take the class. None of mine would have. I hate when people don’t take school seriously. They ruin it for all the people who actually want to learn.