Tiffany LiJul 20, 2023

American recommendation letters: “This candidate is the most brilliant person alive. I will never in my entire life have a student as smart as this one again.”

European recommendation letters: “This person completed the requirements for my class. They are currently alive.”

Trash PandaJul 21, 2023
Show threadHugo Slabbert ⚠️
@tiffanycli relevant
Jul 20, 2023 at 5:20pmWeb
Show threadReservoir BunnyJul 20, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli oh this is awesome! (I'm a British outlier)
Show threadTiffany LiJul 20, 2023
@hugo even so…
Show threadAnna NicJul 20, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli I love this, it's so true.
Show threadAnnamalJul 21, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli NZ is like Australia but the bottom 30% would be "pretty average" and the absolutely bottom 0.5% would "just not acceptable"
Show threadStephenJul 21, 2023
@annamal @hugo @tiffanycli I think the classic NZ phrasing for angry outburst about the worst possible shit is "it's just not good enough"
Show threadHugo Slabbert ⚠️Jul 21, 2023
@stephen oof; that's got some heavy "I'm not angry, just disappointed" vibes.
Show threadStephenJul 21, 2023
@hugo we use litotes both for good and evil over here.
Show threadAnnamalJul 21, 2023
@stephen @tiffanycli @hugo That too!
Show threadAnnamalJul 21, 2023
@stephen @tiffanycli @hugo which is to say "not acceptable" and "not good enough" are interchangeable (and usually said in private school tones )
Show threadVaughan McAlleyJul 21, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli As an Australian, it’s “Not bad” or I avoid saying anything.
Show threadFerdi MagellanJul 21, 2023

@hugo @tiffanycli

Not bad at all.

Show threadAndrew "Harris/? 2024" GlissonJul 21, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli Uncanny
Show threadJosh, or whateverJul 21, 2023
@hugo @druid @tiffanycli I’m america, the curve is shaped like a cowboy hat. Yeehaw.
Show threadSethJul 21, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli this is fine ig
Show thread🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸Jul 21, 2023
@hugo @tiffanycli Holy Cpk Batman