tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post1195541777852196292..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: The Role of Eastern Europe in the Semiotics of International ComparisonTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-73142772318753225262014-08-06T03:36:52.407-04:002014-08-06T03:36:52.407-04:00I like the story of Koo writing a letter about dis...I like the story of Koo writing a letter about disagreeing with his teacher. At least the teacher gets enraged when his authority was questioned. I tend to think a visceral response is better than ignoring someone.<br />In the blogs I comment on, in Q&A sessions I've had with lecturers/authors, and certainly in my work world, I've learned that questioning authority often gets me the silent treatment. Seems a very USA thing. Be politically correct, work your passive-aggressiveness, be an obedient contributor, or you will be shunned.<br />A favorite story is my South African boss talking about his son at Little League Tee-Ball. He said the other parents (Americans), upon seeing their sons strike out, my boss would mock them in a cooing voice, "That's ok Johnny. You did great. Way to swing the bat." He was like "Fer Chrissakes, tell the kid he sucks, Get up there and hit the damn ball, C'mon!" Sounds like the "child abuse" that what's the stupid name of his blog? Curmudgification? Dork Alert. Anyway, I've enjoyed hearing foreigner's critiques of living in America.garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840261189386044555noreply@blogger.com