The SteveAndTiff Dultimatum

[TBoneTX 45,871]

Zucchini chocolate bread sounds good to me

Don't forget the pork-flavored ice cream, no man.

[SAT 9,609]

I'm not really sure she would. I think she might be afraid to move up, as it means speaking with customers, and she really lacks confidence about speaking in English. Her English speaking ability is fantastic actually, but she's always worried about it. I guess all it takes is one super fast talker that its hard for her to keep up with and all confidence is blown for her. Move back to numbers and she can avoid speaking with people and just do the work, might be her actual thoughts.

When I get a fast talker. The first thing I do is...........I slow them down!

"hey would you like a cup of coffee?"

Putting a drink in someone's hand slows them right down......

[SAT 9,609]

Lack of confidence is always a problem especially with languages....I can't speak french to save my life because of one jerk in Paris who mocked me over my french speaking skills (and that was 15 years ago...)....mind is a ####### sometimes.

Oh hey...how about ...if she doesn't understand someone at some point, she could pretend they are speaking her own language..that way it is a matter of just not hearing right not a matter of understanding another language ? Trick the mind so to speak....not sure If i am making sense.

I do hope she gets over that fear/worry cause she sounds like a very capable and intelligent woman.

ps: lunch in the oven...vegan noodles and veggies

1- Why are you speaking French?

2- Why are you in France?

3- This is America, you go eat some meat!

4- Why do you even speak to a Frenchman?

[TBoneTX 45,871]

I don't get numbers at all

We can all thank Poland for its numerical system, whee man.

[Darnell 8,479]

Not exactly. My husband had never lived outside his parents home and doesnt have a good enough job to actually save for a house or an apartment so when I have a job the plan is for me to rent a place for us and then see how we do after I build up credit. I do not know if I can save up enough on my own to get a house for us so I don't think so.

As for jobs...I was working in higher ed. aka program manager for MBA in humanitarian logistics and management and i am looking to stay in higher ed. There is not a lot of programs like that but there are international recruiter jobs, program coordinators etc. so hopefully.... the program I worked for was american essentially only in Switzerland and all of my education is from either US institutions or US accredited. *fingers crossed*

There are same program coordinators for universities and for-profit institutions, all over the USA. Unsure if remote-work is available, but I am certain the same program manager slots exist in the USA. If I were in yer shoes, I'd be burning up the telephones at all of the universities within a 3 hour drive of yer locale, dropping in resumes with the HR departments, and filling out applications with the universities.

IMO, with a small shift, you could handle the international student office at a local junior college, easily.

[SAT 9,609]

The most difficult task on earth is getting Mrs. T-B. to make lunches for me, sigh man.

The most difficult task on earth to me, is trying to pluck a blackhead from a black angus' butt in a dark alley at night wearing a pair of boxing gloves............

[TBoneTX 45,871]

omg when I visited France, almost every national was a **** to me when they found out I was American. Don't take them to heart!

News Flash: A fireworks display at EuroDisney just outside Paris caused an entire French army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists, si man.

[SAT 9,609]

I seriously broke out in a cold sweat over the thought of speaking to anyone in Danish. I can kind of understand it verbally and written is great, but speaking is difficult. As part of my Spanish class, we have to record like 20 minutes a week of audio. That is challenging.

Sorry you had a bad experience in France. Everyone always told me how mean people in Paris were, but I think it was about 13 years ago the first time I went and people were super nice and indulged my fledging French just fine. People in Montreal, not so much. After attempting to speak French there recently (after having studied French since I was 7), I never ever want to again. Awful.

Getting Ali added to my insurance policy is such a ballache. Stupid USAA and their love of citizens.

omg when I visited France, almost every national was a c*unt to me when they found out I was American. Don't take them to heart!

1- Why are you guys in France?

2- Why are you guys speaking French?

3- Why do you have any contact with the French?

[Darnell 8,479]

I think it might be exactly what she's worried about. Not the work so much, but suddenly having to speak with customers in English.

Ok SiFu - her homework assignment for the winterseason -

JOIN A LOCAL TOASTMASTERS GUILD and stick with the program, till graduating.

see toastmasters.org and find a local guild that suits her.

[TBoneTX 45,871]

The most difficult task on earth to me, is trying to pluck a blackhead from a black angus' butt in a dark alley at night wearing a pair of boxing gloves............

Why would the dark alley be wearing boxing gloves?

Regardless, I can do the above with eyes closed and half my brain tied behind my back, si man. That merits a raise of a hunnerd fiddy. I will happily surrender my first bonus if someone can get Mrs. T-B. to make lunches.

[SAT 9,609]

J Baker........

you guys are in Ohio? Go drop a resume off at Honda and Toyota. They go ape ####### over "Trainable factory trash" and "Trainable white people with a college degree".

Sorry if I'm being crass. But that's really the way it is. That's why they elected to have factories in Ohio, and Bama.......

Skip where ya been? I thought you went from Dallas to China.......

[Caryh 5,206]

Ok SiFu - her homework assignment for the winterseason -

JOIN A LOCAL TOASTMASTERS GUILD and stick with the program, till graduating.

see toastmasters.org and find a local guild that suits her.

My homework of the past several years is trying to convince a stubborn Filipina (is there any other kind?), to do anything she has not decided to do on her own.

[Darnell 8,479]

Getting Ali added to my insurance policy is such a ballache. Stupid USAA and their love of citizens.

I suggest you wait till greencard in hand and ssn in hand. however, once ssn in hand, get him a credit card asap from CapitalOne - either the 'recent immigrant' version or a 300 dollar secured card. After 2 months of payment history, apply for car insurance again. He'll be found in the 'system'

Along the way, get him a drivers license...

[Caryh 5,206]

When my wife starts rambling too fast in her native language to me, I start speaking French back to her.

[Darnell 8,479]

My homework of the past several years is trying to convince a stubborn Filipina (is there any other kind?), to do anything she has not decided to do on her own.

Oh, you know the drill. Enlist the help of her friends, first. Once the friends buy in to the idea, she'll cave about 2 weeks later.

Shame on you, for not making this approach ! It always works ! Sure, you have to bribe her friends, but it's so worth it !