Vilges Suola's Blog
vilgessuola
- Location
- England
- Birthday
- March 01
- Bio
- I teach English as a Foreign Language at a British university. I'm interested in languages, teaching, food and drink, and Greece. My main blog is 'lathophobic aphasia' www.giaklamata.blogspot.com
MY RECENT POSTS
- Πας μη Έλλην
Βάρβαρος
January 04, 2011 05:23AM - 'Daddy, daddy, you bastard...'
July 13, 2010 02:18PM - Beware the Babelfish
March 01, 2010 01:29AM - Teaching Jerks
February 20, 2010 02:35PM - As she is spoke
February 20, 2010 02:30PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “You are much kinder to
the guy than I am disposed to
be. I
can't easily
forgive…”
February 23, 2010 02:22PM - “Thank you! Yes, no point
in teaching grammar outside of
a
context, although you
c…”
January 31, 2010 04:18PM - “Exactly what I intend to
do!”
December 19, 2009 05:33AM - “Boiled bowels and
mistreated eggs! Brilliant.
Much as I wish
people would
improve…”
December 14, 2009 01:04AM - “He was/is a very bright
guy. I'm sure he will.”
November 27, 2009 03:42PM
Vilgessuola's Links
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February 23, 2010 02:22PM
“You are much kinder to the guy than I am disposed to be. I can't easily forgive the hypocrisy of denouncing homosexuality whilst harbouring the same d…”
About: On Self-Deception, or Being Ted Haggard
“You are much kinder to the guy than I am disposed to be. I can't easily forgive the hypocrisy of denouncing homosexuality whilst harbouring the same d…”
About: On Self-Deception, or Being Ted Haggard
January 31, 2010 04:18PM
“Thank you! Yes, no point in teaching grammar outside of a context, although you can of course invent a context through which to present a grammar item…”
About: Further Memoirs of a Teacher Trainer
“Thank you! Yes, no point in teaching grammar outside of a context, although you can of course invent a context through which to present a grammar item…”
About: Further Memoirs of a Teacher Trainer
December 14, 2009 01:04AM
“Boiled bowels and mistreated eggs! Brilliant. Much as I wish people would improve their dictionary skills, I wouldn't want to lose this kind of thing.…”
About: Banquet Night
“Boiled bowels and mistreated eggs! Brilliant. Much as I wish people would improve their dictionary skills, I wouldn't want to lose this kind of thing.…”
About: Banquet Night
November 22, 2009 10:59AM
“Thank you! Hope there was more amusement than suffering, though.”
About: Μια Μερα της Ζωης Μου (A Day in the Life)
“Thank you! Hope there was more amusement than suffering, though.”
About: Μια Μερα της Ζωης Μου (A Day in the Life)
November 14, 2009 02:28PM
“Yeah, but what the hell would we blog about if everyone was all sweet reason?”
About: Praise ye the God of Wood
“Yeah, but what the hell would we blog about if everyone was all sweet reason?”
About: Praise ye the God of Wood
November 13, 2009 12:09AM
“@Stellaa Good one. Years ago, seeing them coming down the street, I answered the door holding a huge carving knife and told them I was a Satanist. They…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
“@Stellaa Good one. Years ago, seeing them coming down the street, I answered the door holding a huge carving knife and told them I was a Satanist. They…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
November 10, 2009 03:50PM
“Fascinating. And that train looks wonderful too.”
About: Machu Picchu and Nazca - part 1
“Fascinating. And that train looks wonderful too.”
About: Machu Picchu and Nazca - part 1
November 10, 2009 12:34AM
“Absolutely. I have a class with 8 veiled Saudi women, none of whom will interact with men (except me - presumably a a teacher I don't count as male?) a…”
About: The Caged Birds of Saudi Arabia
“Absolutely. I have a class with 8 veiled Saudi women, none of whom will interact with men (except me - presumably a a teacher I don't count as male?) a…”
About: The Caged Birds of Saudi Arabia
November 10, 2009 12:24AM
“Yes, I am not persuaded that 'cold reading' accounts for all the hits I have seen psychics score - but it is certainly observable in the cases of high…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
“Yes, I am not persuaded that 'cold reading' accounts for all the hits I have seen psychics score - but it is certainly observable in the cases of high…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
November 09, 2009 01:37PM
“Indeed. I do hate this have-your-cake-and-eat-it prud ery-cum-liberality, though. That does seem to be new. Previously sex was just bad, full stop.”
About: Would you Adam an' Eve it?
“Indeed. I do hate this have-your-cake-and-eat-it prud ery-cum-liberality, though. That does seem to be new. Previously sex was just bad, full stop.”
About: Would you Adam an' Eve it?
November 09, 2009 11:17AM
“Myriad, thanks for the comment. I teach general and academic English to students from overseas as part of their preparation programme before they start…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
“Myriad, thanks for the comment. I teach general and academic English to students from overseas as part of their preparation programme before they start…”
About: God's Opinion and Mine
November 07, 2009 11:21AM
“Thank you everyone for the comments, pleased you liked it! I should have pointed out that 'thlipsi' is Greek for 'gloom', not the real name of the hote…”
About: Ten Days at the Thlipsi Hotel
“Thank you everyone for the comments, pleased you liked it! I should have pointed out that 'thlipsi' is Greek for 'gloom', not the real name of the hote…”
About: Ten Days at the Thlipsi Hotel
November 07, 2009 06:00AM
“Congratulations on surviving this. Amazing to me that anyone would put themselves through such torture. My experience was almost the opposite - as soon…”
About: I moved to NYC to repent of Homsexuality. Really.
“Congratulations on surviving this. Amazing to me that anyone would put themselves through such torture. My experience was almost the opposite - as soon…”
About: I moved to NYC to repent of Homsexuality. Really.
November 02, 2009 12:04AM
“Hi Anthropologist, many thanks for your comment. Actually the point about the Inuit is that they simply DON'T have dozens of words for snow. The confu…”
About: The Wangkajunga have a Word for it
“Hi Anthropologist, many thanks for your comment. Actually the point about the Inuit is that they simply DON'T have dozens of words for snow. The confu…”
About: The Wangkajunga have a Word for it
November 01, 2009 11:04AM
“Exarhia, I hear, is coming up in the world - it used to be student bedsit and drug land. Now they reckon it's quite the place to be.”
About: Kolonaki Ladies
“Exarhia, I hear, is coming up in the world - it used to be student bedsit and drug land. Now they reckon it's quite the place to be.”
About: Kolonaki Ladies
October 30, 2009 04:25PM
“Well, as you say, Scribblenerd, you can eat well here if you are prepared to search out good places - but you do have to look bloody hard. Stellaa - I l…”
About: Kitchen Nightmares
“Well, as you say, Scribblenerd, you can eat well here if you are prepared to search out good places - but you do have to look bloody hard. Stellaa - I l…”
About: Kitchen Nightmares
October 30, 2009 01:31PM
“Good point about H.K. - I hadn't thought of that. Greek chauvinism is something I never learned to live with and definitely do not miss.”
About: The Wangkajunga have a Word for it
“Good point about H.K. - I hadn't thought of that. Greek chauvinism is something I never learned to live with and definitely do not miss.”
About: The Wangkajunga have a Word for it
October 29, 2009 04:04PM
“I lived there for seven years, but I refused to wear a fur coat or blue rinse my hair...”
About: Jeni Food
“I lived there for seven years, but I refused to wear a fur coat or blue rinse my hair...”
About: Jeni Food
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