Here's an amusing interaction I had with a student before class the other day:
A male student walked up to me, took a deep breath, made a concerted effort to stop for a few seconds, and said, "Hi! How are you? I'm fine, sanks. Goodbye."
During the entire "exchange", I had a bemused look on my face, but didn't have the opportunity to respond to the greeting because the boy quickly walked away after he finished his piece.
Maybe he was just perfecting the art of the monologue?
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm thinking. I could tell that it took a lot for him to be courageous enough for him to say as much as he did. I'm going to miss my Chinese students!
ReplyDeletesuch a familiar scenario.
ReplyDeleteYes, CedarBough, I imagine you've experienced this social "interaction" many times before. I just wish the students weren't so terrified of talking with me...
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