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Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?

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Re: Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?

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You seem to think you know better than the parent commenter what their experience was, despite the fact that they were there and you were not. Interestingly, what you imply is a more negative view of the experience rather than a more positive, which may make one think you hold a prejudiced view of the French specifically for some unstated reason.

I've never been to France but I've heard this stereotype many, many times elsewhere online: that the French don't want foreigners speaking French even if their French skills are good, because they don't like to hear even the slightest imperfection in pronunciation or usage, seeing it as some sort of defilement of their language. The stereotype is especially pronounced for Parisians, and appears to only exist for Euro…

My first girlfriend was French but from New Caledonia. When the family was in Paris, the Parisians treated them like shit. The Parisians treat locals as shit when the Parisians go for a country drive. Regional locals speaking with regional accents complained that the local did not speak properly.

No one hates the Parisians like the people from Marseille or Lyon.

Re: Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?

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given the downvotes I just got, the nationalism on HN lately, and the narcissism in US-centric discourse in general, no, I do not wish to explain or expand on this it is to the US-centric benefit that I should mention it, or expend the energy to explain myself, not the other way around

I think I partly recognize the feeling and the situation you're alluding to, but still: if you're not willing to post substantive information, it's best not to comment. Posting a vague and provocative allusion and then refusing to answer normal requests for clarification doesn't help the discussion here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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