Italian LUG turns Pakistani school into a educational model
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 67.162.57.111]
on September 25, 2008 06:19 PM
"My article reports the fact that (at least in the province where Padre Amato works) many Pakistani call "English" anything which is so good and in any case so expensive that only elites (as in "really rich people", regardless of nationality) can afford it. Nothing more, nothing less."
I don't agree with this statement above, you state:
'In Pakistan, he explained, the word "English" isn't used only to specify a nationality or language: due to the history of this contry, "English" may also be used to mean "superlative, of such a high quality that only the elites can afford it."'
I emphasize the "In Pakistan" part of this statement as the offending comment, which you yourself admit to adding to the one made by Padre Amato. This is similar to attributing a comment made by rural Appalachians in the US to all Americans. I guarantee that the statements made in one portion of a nation does not hold true to other areas and people.
You contend the point that people in the UK might be offended by a reference to their role in the Indian subcontinent, but how do you think the Pakistanis feel about it? Do all victims hold their prior aggressors in high regard and esteem? No, and to imply that is offensive. This paragraph does very little to further the point that you are making in the article, especially since it is anecdotal and subject to interpretation, and the paragraph would have quite easily stood on its own with just the first sentence: "What makes him happiest is feeling the self-confidence and sense of empowerment that access to the computers gives to all his students."
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Italian LUG turns Pakistani school into a educational model
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 67.162.57.111] on September 25, 2008 06:19 PMI don't agree with this statement above, you state:
'In Pakistan, he explained, the word "English" isn't used only to specify a nationality or language: due to the history of this contry, "English" may also be used to mean "superlative, of such a high quality that only the elites can afford it."'
I emphasize the "In Pakistan" part of this statement as the offending comment, which you yourself admit to adding to the one made by Padre Amato. This is similar to attributing a comment made by rural Appalachians in the US to all Americans. I guarantee that the statements made in one portion of a nation does not hold true to other areas and people.
You contend the point that people in the UK might be offended by a reference to their role in the Indian subcontinent, but how do you think the Pakistanis feel about it? Do all victims hold their prior aggressors in high regard and esteem? No, and to imply that is offensive. This paragraph does very little to further the point that you are making in the article, especially since it is anecdotal and subject to interpretation, and the paragraph would have quite easily stood on its own with just the first sentence: "What makes him happiest is feeling the self-confidence and sense of empowerment that access to the computers gives to all his students."
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