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Topic: have you ever been obnoxious towards someone more educated than you are?

boof started this discussion 1 year ago #122,442

Say you are introduced to someone and it is made known that the someone holds a doctorate level degree. Did you feel compelled to prance a bit with your hand bent down, saying, "well lah dee dah"

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,336,443

In the UK universities they hold special seminars for the foreign students to break the news to them that nobody in Britain cares about someone having a PhD and they won't be treated with honor for it like they would in their own countries.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,445

@previous (B)
Britain sounds like an awful place.

boof (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 8 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,447

I am reminded of what one might say upon meeting an artist. "An artist? Oh yeah? How about you paint my ass"

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 8 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,470

It doesn't happen too often, the finding of someone that matches my towering intellect I mean.

Anonymous B replied with this 1 year ago, 25 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,472

@1,336,445 (C)

Because people won't kiss your ass for having a fancy degree?

Anonymous C replied with this 1 year ago, 3 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,486

@previous (B)
Correct.

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 22 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,336,488

I have for reasons not related to their education
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