My friend recently took part in the following speaking interview with an Arab student.
Q: Describe an important event in history.
A: I hate history.
Arab people don’t like history.
Q: Doesn’t history have some importance in the world?
A: Yes.
Q: Is there any kind of problem about Arab people not
wanting to learn history?
A: Yes.
Q: Why not try to fix it?
A: It’s impossible.
Q: Isn't there any famous person in history that you
can think of?
A: Yes. Hitler.
Q: Okay. Tell me
about Hitler.
A: We learned about him in school. We learned he was a good man. A powerful man.
Q: Did they also teach you that he killed millions of
people?
A: Yes. But he was a
strong man.
Q: Do you think killing of millions of people is a good
thing?
A: No.
Q: Okay. Your test is
finished.
A: It’s finished?
Q: It’s finished.
A: I can go?
Q: Yes. Please go.
it's amazing that their phenomenal ignorance can still shock you!
ReplyDeletePart of it is venting. But yes, in all honesty, you're right: their phenomenal ignorance still shocks me.
ReplyDeleteMany of them are nice people. So I begin to forget some of the crazier things lurking underneath.