Thread: School / Career

Originally Posted by Kimberloo

I'm studying Russian and a few other languages at the University of Western Ontario! I don't know what I'll do after I get my BA yet...any suggestions??

Be a translator. Join the army. Get an MA. Teach English abroad. Become a stripper. "Pretend" to be homeless. Go into politics. All common follow-ups to a language BA...

Originally Posted by love.angel

Canuck is a horrible term! It's CANADIAN.

Just because something is Canadian doesn't mean it's horrible. Don't be so hard on yourself!

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Be a translator. Join the army. Get an MA. Teach English abroad. Become a stripper. "Pretend" to be homeless. Go into politics. All common follow-ups to a language BA...

Join the army, see the world, meet interesting people and then kill them.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Be a translator. Join the army. Get an MA. Teach English abroad. Become a stripper. "Pretend" to be homeless. Go into politics. All common follow-ups to a language BA...

Join the army, see the world, meet intersting people and then kill them.

I'm not sure about your own joining the army.

I wouldn't join the army! What's the use of joining the army? Even it's the Canadien/American army (which is a lot better than the Russian one). Do many people seem so enthusiatic about going into the army because they're willing to get their own money and get stonger? If I had to decide what to do after graduation I'd most likely say that I'd attempt to find a well-paid job that has something to do with my speciality.

Reasons why Americans join the army:

1) They are patriotic and want to defend their country [no rolling eye emoticon here]
2) They are poor and see the army as a way to get out of poverty. The army will pay for their eductaion
... please continue the list

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

I wouldn't join the army! What's the use of joining the army? Even it's the Canadien/American army (which is a lot better than the Russian one). Do many people seem so enthusiatic about going into the army because they're willing to get their own money and get stonger? If I had to decide what to do after graduation I'd most likely say that I'd attempt to find a well-paid job that has something to do with my speciality.

That's what many would agree with.

We'll see Time will tell

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

We'll see Time will tell

You said you are doing your first year?.. Then forget about the army for the next five years and enjoy this beautiful reckless life as a student. I envy you.

That's what I did when the results of the entrance exams were officially announced in mid-July. I hope I won't have to deal with the army at all, as we have военная кафедра (dunno how to put this into English). Once I've finished it successfully I'll immediately become запасником. That's awesome, isn't it?

Once I've finished it successfully I'll immediately become запасником. That's awesome, isn't it?

И правильно, современной российской армией командуют вонючки. Был. Видел. Ох-евал.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Reasons why Americans join the army:

1) They are patriotic and want to defend their country
2) They are poor and see the army as a way to get out of poverty. The army will pay for their eductaion
... please continue the list

I quite agree with your first statement but the second one is not tenable. Are you sure that Americans are poor and this is the main reason why they join the army? Or do I have to take it on trust?

I'm at university, studying applied linguistic: english and russian.

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Reasons why Americans join the army:

1) They are patriotic and want to defend their country
2) They are poor and see the army as a way to get out of poverty. The army will pay for their eductaion
... please continue the list

I quite agree with your first statement but the second one is not tenable. Are you sure that Americans are poor and this is the main reason why they join the army? Or do I have to take it on trust?

It is very real, I know many people who have joined the military (not necessarily the army) because they offer free education. There are poor Americans, and lots of them too.

[quote=kalinka_vinnie]

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Originally Posted by "kalinka_vinnie":23qme5rz

Reasons why Americans join the army:

1) They are patriotic and want to defend their country
2) They are poor and see the army as a way to get out of poverty. The army will pay for their eductaion
... please continue the list

I quite agree with your first statement but the second one is not tenable. Are you sure that Americans are poor and this is the main reason why they join the army? Or do I have to take it on trust?

It is very real, I know many people who have joined the military (not necessarily the army) because they offer free education. There are poor Americans, and lots of them too.[/quote:23qme5rz]

I joined to Navy in order to get out on my own. Alot of the people I worked with in the military joined for monetary reasons, i.e. University Fees, Home Loans, etc.

There are also other reasons someone joins...
To continue Kalinka's list:

3. Choice between Military or Prison for first time felony crimes. (Very common in the 90's)
4. Chance to travel abroad.
5. To kill people. (Movies and video games are a big reason for this)

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Reasons why Americans join the army:
1) They are patriotic and want to defend their country

And this is worth rolling your eyes at why?

Let's not get into that discussion, it might stir up some bad feelings. I prefer civility. Let's just say I feel like rolling my eyes when I hear words like patriotism and nationalism.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Let's not get into that discussion, it might stir up some bad feelings. I prefer civility. Let's just say I feel like rolling my eyes when I hear words like patriotism and nationalism.

Narf. Fine. I too prefer civility. Let's just say I feel like rolling my eyes when people moan about others who hold higher beliefs than themselves.

Ok, Barm, let's roll our eyes at each other

Ok. Now it's out of our systems.