Foreign Exchanges and the likes (American, French, quote)

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 02-03-2006, 05:11 PM

SO. Im going on the french exchange, and I dont know why. It was a total spur of the moment thing, literally, I just one day thought "yeah, why not" and when I got home, my parents were so mad. Oh well. Too late now. So anyway, anyone who's been on one before, care to fill me in on the do's and dont's ? Im SO scared. Its not even funny. Im probably gonna get some lad who's slightly homocidal, and hates me because I cant pronounce his name properly, and he'll murder me in my sleep or something.

Well. Help me

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-03-2006, 05:14 PM

Seeing you`re going to France just be arrogant , unreasonable , arguementative & rude.

You`ll fit right in

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 02-03-2006, 05:15 PM

Ahah, I like how you're practically being every one of those things yourself right now. Nice. . .

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-03-2006, 05:23 PM

Well I do live close ,maybe it`s rubbing off

Let that be a warning to you , stay away

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 02-03-2006, 05:51 PM

Spppf. Feckin "national pride" my ass. People are just up themselves

Anyway. So, hes coming here in a week and a day. And Ive only just learnt his name, not spoken to him once, and Im actually ****ting myself over here, Im that scared. My friend once did the german exchange, and her partners' gran died while she was over there, that must have been awful

Hmm. Family intrusion . . .

Merkaba · 02-03-2006, 05:58 PM

Ah just by them some croissants.

They'll be well pleased.

Mama Booze · 02-03-2006, 06:33 PM

I know a wee bit of French if that helps any....

Does he speak American?

EDIT: English.

DontRunMeOver · 02-03-2006, 06:44 PM

Why are you scared? He's the poor lad who's being torn away from the arms of his loving family and thrust into deepest darkest Cornwall. Be nice to him and he'll be nice back. Don't let your family get out the fine dining set and insist on extremely mannered behaviour because that'll just freak the guy out.

I'm tempted to say at the moment that a lot of British people don't like the French because they have an attitude towards their own language which is very similar to the British attitude to english (i.e. I will go to other countries and shout at people in my native tongue and get grumpy when they don't understand).

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 02-03-2006, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Ah just by them some croissants.

They'll be well pleased.

HA..and wine.

all i can say, is dont act like youre trying to keep your distance. theyll see that and hate you for it.

jibber · 02-03-2006, 06:49 PM

The fact that you're worried is a good thing. Fear is good, it means you're willing to step outside of your comfort zones and live a little. If you're never scared in your life you're doing something very wrong. Just sit back and enjoy it, you may be miserably homesick when you first get there, but I bet you anything by the time you're about to leave anf go back home, you won't want to.

02-03-2006, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,537	Foreign Exchanges and the likes SO. Im going on the french exchange, and I dont know why. It was a total spur of the moment thing, literally, I just one day thought "yeah, why not" and when I got home, my parents were so mad. Oh well. Too late now. So anyway, anyone who's been on one before, care to fill me in on the do's and dont's ? Im SO scared. Its not even funny. Im probably gonna get some lad who's slightly homocidal, and hates me because I cant pronounce his name properly, and he'll murder me in my sleep or something. Well. Help me __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

02-03-2006, 05:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Seeing you`re going to France just be arrogant , unreasonable , arguementative & rude. You`ll fit right in __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-03-2006, 05:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,537	Ahah, I like how you're practically being every one of those things yourself right now. Nice. . . __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

02-03-2006, 05:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Well I do live close ,maybe it`s rubbing off Let that be a warning to you , stay away __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-03-2006, 05:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,537	Spppf. Feckin "national pride" my ass. People are just up themselves Anyway. So, hes coming here in a week and a day. And Ive only just learnt his name, not spoken to him once, and Im actually ****ting myself over here, Im that scared. My friend once did the german exchange, and her partners' gran died while she was over there, that must have been awful Hmm. Family intrusion . . . __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

02-03-2006, 05:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Ah just by them some croissants. They'll be well pleased. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

02-03-2006, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mama Booze Here's lookin at you, kid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The White Hotel Posts: 366	I know a wee bit of French if that helps any.... Does he speak American? EDIT: English.

02-03-2006, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
DontRunMeOver They call me Tundra Boy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In your linen cupboard. Posts: 1,166	Why are you scared? He's the poor lad who's being torn away from the arms of his loving family and thrust into deepest darkest Cornwall. Be nice to him and he'll be nice back. Don't let your family get out the fine dining set and insist on extremely mannered behaviour because that'll just freak the guy out. I'm tempted to say at the moment that a lot of British people don't like the French because they have an attitude towards their own language which is very similar to the British attitude to english (i.e. I will go to other countries and shout at people in my native tongue and get grumpy when they don't understand).

02-03-2006, 06:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	The fact that you're worried is a good thing. Fear is good, it means you're willing to step outside of your comfort zones and live a little. If you're never scared in your life you're doing something very wrong. Just sit back and enjoy it, you may be miserably homesick when you first get there, but I bet you anything by the time you're about to leave anf go back home, you won't want to. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER