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morca007:
For the record, we in Oregon must be total and complete hippies; Through two different universities, I have had every single professor insist that we call them by their first names, and correct students who said Professor.

morca007:
Fucking shit, quote =/= modify.

I guess I will use this double post to say that the drinking age should be lowered. In general, I have found that the more liberal a parent is about alcohol, the less likely the child will go out of their way to get wasted.

Patrick:

--- Quote from: jhocking on 11 Mar 2008, 18:24 ---Incidentally, prior to this night I had a crush on the older sister of the girl who's house this party was at. The next day the older sister was actually impressed because I drank so much that I threw up. After that, I didn't have a crush on her anymore. Ironic huh? If she thought what I'd done was disgusting and stupid, I'd still have a crush on her, but I was turned off because she was impressed by something I was embarrassed about.

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Heh. I couldn't even begin to tell you how much better I feel thanks to this. You've been helpful.

First time for everything OHHHHH ICEBURNNNNN

Switchblade:
Interestingly enough, When I was in college my lecturers flat-out DEMANDED that we call them by their first names. The same is true on my university degree at the moment. It was only in school that we were required to refer to our teachers as "Sir" "Miss" or "Mr. Ormerod" or whatever, and even then a couple of them (like my English teacher) waived that restriction when we hit sixth form.

Some teachers (and I would tend to agree with them on this point) seem to believe that the best way to teach is to be friendly, approachable and strike up a conversation with your class, rather than being an aloof authority figure at the front dispensing information. A lot of my secondary school teachers were like that but still preferred an honourific (The aforementioned Mr. Ormerod being the best example)

It's not disrespectful if the teacher asks you to call them by name, rather than by title. On the other hand, if they haven't given permission, then I'd consider it extremely rude.

Chapter 2: drinking

My first introduction to alcohol was around about the age of 12, when my parents gave me a glass of sherry to ring in the New Year with. It was a small glass, and when I asked if I could have more, they explained that drinking too much of it could be very bad for me. The next day, in fact, my Dad sat down with me, fired up the Internet (man, is the Internet really that old now? shit...) and researched with me the precise Goods and Bads of "That them thar alcomohols". We researched cannabis at the same time, which is why I've never touched that stuff either, and never will.

Result? I've been drinking in a measured, sensible way since that point. UK Law allows minors of age 14 or over to drink with a meal provided the parents consent to it, and they always gave their consent. In return, I made a point of drinking in moderation.

I don't think that you need to "trick" kids like Amaroq's folks did. It's a valid tactic if you don't want them to drink at all, sure, but I'd say that providing enough information for the kid in question to make a sensible, informed choice on the subject is by far the better angle to take.


--- Quote from: jill the ripper on 11 Mar 2008, 18:31 ---One of the most obvious differences in generation, which I only notices in my mother recently, is skirt length. Evidentially, four inches above the knee is too short, even with leggings.
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Hehe... weirdly, my Mum grew up in the 60's, and fell into the "miniskirts" crowd. For the short stretch of her life where my Sister was experimenting with short skirts, our Mum turned out to be unflappable on the subject. No matter how long (or not) the skirt in question was, Mum had worn a shorter one.

I think it was frustration that drove my Sister back into jeans.

tania:
my professors let me call them by their first name. some professors don't let you call them by their first name. obviously there's no right answer here. the argument "you do it just because it's just the way it's done" is really kind of a ridiculous one. things change. eventually people are going to stop and question things. there's no point in continuing a tradition that doesn't serve any real purpose anymore - in this case, professors who don't want to be called by their last names because it makes them feel uncomfortable.

the drinking and smoking age in canada is 19 which sounds pretty reasonable to me. i've never heard any complaints. i don't know anyone who has a drinking problem.

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