What shall we call this? Being disrespectful? Inconsiderate?
The One Thing I Can’t Stand About Teaching English in Japan (2019)
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#12The author has correctly and rationally identified the problem. He knows exactly why and how his students behave this way, and yet he still takes it very personally. I'm glad he has at least found an explanation, but it would really help if he consulted with a mental health specialist as to which steps to take to stop feeling distraught every time it happens
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#13What shall we call this? Being disrespectful? Inconsiderate?
Saving face.
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#14What shall we call this? Being disrespectful? Inconsiderate?
Saving face.
Saving face means that you made a mistake that has become obvious and you try to avoid owning up. That's not the case here.
Example: if you ghost your teacher without quitting that's inconsiderate, and calling it "saving face" is saving face.
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#15Dating in Japan sounds absolutely horrifying, if this is the expected behavior to your private teacher...
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#16The author has correctly and rationally identified the problem. He knows exactly why and how his students behave this way, and yet he still takes it very personally. I'm glad he has at least found an explanation, but it would really help if he consulted with a mental health specialist as to which steps to take to stop feeling distraught every time it happens
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#17The author has correctly and rationally identified the problem. He knows exactly why and how his students behave this way, and yet he still takes it very personally. I'm glad he has at least found an explanation, but it would really help if he consulted with a mental health specialist as to which steps to take to stop feeling distraught every time it happens
> He
Given that the post mentions the author's pregnancy and miscarriage, I'm pretty sure it's "she".
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#19The author has correctly and rationally identified the problem. He knows exactly why and how his students behave this way, and yet he still takes it very personally. I'm glad he has at least found an explanation, but it would really help if he consulted with a mental health specialist as to which steps to take to stop feeling distraught every time it happens
She.
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#20The author has correctly and rationally identified the problem. He knows exactly why and how his students behave this way, and yet he still takes it very personally. I'm glad he has at least found an explanation, but it would really help if he consulted with a mental health specialist as to which steps to take to stop feeling distraught every time it happens
It's not a mental health issue. It's not unhealthy to feel upset if people behave in a way that inconveniences you or makes you feel bad. It's a normal human emotional reaction, people are not robots, and knowing the rational explanation for something does not prevent one from feeling emotions about it. There's not much to be done about it, but blogging about it may actually be pretty therapeutic.