Joao Paulo:
Your English is much better than my Spanish (which is non-existent). I work
for an international telecommunications firm and I am in constant contact
with people around the world. I always feel embarrassed because I never
speak their language but they speak English. It is quite strange because I
am an ace in mathematics and I have been told that math and language
learning skills go hand in hand. Also, my father spoke six languages fairly
fluently.
Anyway, sorry for rambling in my previous message. I get a little depressed
occassionally. Work can be very frustrating but I feel too vulnerable
(thanks to the PD) to really consider a change in job. Despite the
miserable environment, the fringe benefits are good and I am well paid.
What a strange twist of fate it is that I would resent these things that so
many people consider wonderful. They make me feel like a prisoner.
I don't know if it translates to Spanish, but psychologists have a term for
it: "cognitive dissonance".
Ron Reiner
>I suppose Ron we ended up to the same conclusion as put by ours old
>known Shakespeare saying that something is rotten in the rein of
>Denamark...(if my memory and English let me put it correctely)
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