Greek kids
Must be some of the most spoilt in the world. I have taught around 500 of them and there were only a handful that were well balanced and normal. The rest had been brought up to understand that the whole world revolved around them, that they were all deeply special and individual, and that any kind of authority figure was the enemy. Among many examples, these two stand out.

1) I asked a pimply little prick to move seats because he was talking all the time. He replied: "I pay your wages - I'll sit where I like."

2) Some other gobby little slag I asked to stop talking told me: "My father has a gold Rolex. I don't have to do what you say."

I'd like to say that most failed their exams, but they either cheated, were aided in cheating by friends of their parents, or paid off the invigilators.
(frankspencer, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 10:08, 6 replies)

I'm surprised there's no instances of Teacher-Rage
Mind, I don't read Greek papers so there may well be.

Little gobshites!
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 10:53, closed)

Fuck yeah (he says with both wit, and intelligence).
I shared a flat at Uni with a fella from Greece, whose tale I intend to share.

In contrast, a good friend who I've retained from Uni, also from Greece, is one of the loveliest and most well balanced individuals I've ever had the pleasure to meet. There is no tale to tell of her, she's ace.
( Moey, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:20, closed)

No respectable university...
... accepts the Greek school leaving exam, because it is utterly, totally corrupt. They did pretty well two thousand years ago - shame they'be backslid to be Kyrgistan's disreputable cousin. Perhaps the Turks should be given another go at running the place ...
(ubergeekian, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:26, closed)

I'd..
...be very suprise to find a real Rolex in Greece - are they not all 'Bolex'?
(dchurch bah, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 11:51, closed)

This is utterly true unfortunately
The Greeks do tend to deify their kids. Then again, National Service probably goes some way to correcting that.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 10 Oct 2008, 12:18, closed)

must be a mediterranean thing
Italian kids are just the same. Put at the centre of the family and fawned over by parents, grandparents and god knows who else. Then they're given a scooter for their 14th birthday and let loose on the rest of society.
(mcgriffto, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 12:46, closed)