May 19, 2009
If you’re a Hebrew speaker, you might want to check out Orit’s article on Ynet. If you can’t read Hebrew you probably have problems with languages, perhaps as a result of ADHD – in that case you really NEED to read this article….
ADD and all those disorders seem to me to be a result in part of the tempo of contemporary life. too much to give attention your to.
Certainly it is hard to focus. I walked past two of my students in Zara today, and said in my usual academic tone, “Shalom.” They kept walking, conversing in Arabic, and five seconds later turned around, and slowly a shocked look appeared on their faces. Then giggles all around.
But the business of context appears all over the place. Just before Zara I was getting rid of the feeling that I might have picked Ezi’s flu up by stocking up on Lancome. “I heard about you,” the salesgirl said. “This guy told me he was surprised you speak Hebrew – he says you only spoke English in class.” Turns out the perfume guy took some classes with me. But I maintained my cool until she added, “Then he told us some of the things you say! My goodness!” I think i bought an extra lipstick just to cover my embarrassment.
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