Thread: America's Next Top Model

Originally Posted by kgcole

I suppose we all act differently when we know we're being filmed. It's a natural tendency.

I agree, differently, but not absolutely differently. First, he would never thank anyone from this crowd, people who have been waiting at least an hour in the line, people who so greatly depend on his favorable decision. Never. And second, you just cannot estimate his fake tone. Only listen how he sings the word заявление. He is obviously overdoing it for this only reason that he never in his life thanked anyone for handing an application form over him.

I know all those officials, I remember very well how my daughter was spoken to when she was applying for her foreign passport after spending about six hours in the line. I also remember well how I was spoken to in the American embassy. I came there after my daughter had spent more than four hours there and I couldn’t get in touch with her because visitors are forbidden to have cellphones about them. I only asked a guard if it is possible to be interviewed for such a long time. He replied that everything is possible and immediately told me to leave the building in a rude manner before I opened my mouth in order to ask another question. When I lingered for five more seconds just standing and doubting if she was still inside, he asked loudly if I had heard his order well. And so on and so on. I can hardly remember facing anything different from sheer indifference and hostility with government bodies.

I’m afraid you just cannot imagine this living in absolutely different world. But this is the way things are both in Ukraine and Russia. I just feel the officer’s hypocricy with my skin.

Originally Posted by Lena

I agree, differently, but not absolutely differently. First, he would never thank anyone from this crowd, people who have been waiting at least an hour in the line, people who so greatly depend on his favorable decision. Never. And second, you just cannot estimate his fake tone. Only listen how he sings the word заявление. He is obviously overdoing it for this only reason that he never in his life thanked anyone for handing an application form over him.

I know all those officials, I remember very well how my daughter was spoken to when she was applying for her foreign passport after spending about six hours in the line. I also remember well how I was spoken to in the American embassy. I came there after my daughter had spent more than four hours there and I couldn’t get in touch with her because visitors are forbidden to have cellphones about them. I only asked a guard if it is possible to be interviewed for such a long time. He replied that everything is possible and immediately told me to leave the building in a rude manner before I opened my mouth in order to ask another question. When I lingered for five more seconds just standing and doubting if she was still inside, he asked loudly if I had heard his order well. And so on and so on. I can hardly remember facing anything different from sheer indifference and hostility with government bodies.

I’m afraid you just cannot imagine this living in absolutely different world. But this is the way things are both in Ukraine and Russia. I just feel the officer’s hypocricy with my skin.

Well, it's no excuse, but government workers of most any country tend to be short-tempered because of the volume of people they deal with, and the repititiousness of their work. I myself became irritable with the retail business scene because of the incessant and obtrusive demands of the public. I've since mellowed quite a bit, but I know how great numbers of people crowding in on your work can make one feel...lol. I can only imagine how it would be in an office dedicated to visa/passport processing. It doesn't surprise me, your story concerning your daughter.