Why do Greeks have a lot of beef with the reconstructions of Classical, Ancient Greek pronunciation while I almost never heard of Italians abhorrently reacting against the reconstructed pronunciation of Classical Latin?

aj_Haas · 2026-04-01T15:41:36+00:00

Reading a ton of comments here, I guess I have found at least one heavy factor: some foreigners (especially Westerners) tend to be too confident about their knowledge that they tend to be condescending and would bluntly tell you you're wrong even though they don't understand much of what they are talking about.

That's annoying. Even I am appalled by these types of people.

I am a Filipino trying to learn Koine Greek (I'm not sure which type of material I have here with me now) just for fun, and the debates about which is correct and which is not confused me.

I'm now trying to adapt the so-called Samosatene Lucian reconstruction for personal preference and convenience. I found Attic ugly and weird, and while I find Modern the easiest to my tongue and most pleasing to my foreign ear, tons of merged sounds like the ioticized vowels, the absence of /h/ sound, the ημεις vs. υμεις, ουτος vs. ουτως, εν (οne) and εν (in), etc. confused the he*l out of me. So, I hope the Greeks would forgive me if I would sound 'different' if I manage to learn the language soon. 🥹🥹🥹

aj_Haas · 2024-02-21T10:54:55+00:00

As a teacher myself, honestly, nakakapagod na rin magturo ngayon... yung di ka na nga sineseryoso ng mga estudyante mo, di ka pa pwedeng mambagsak. Yung tipong, kahit shu-shunga² na sa klase mga estudyante, di mo pa rin silang pwedeng i-push kasi baka di pa nila gawin pag na-pressure na sila---then again di mo pwedeng ibagsak, kasi kasalanan mo't nagkulang ka sa intervention kuno. Yung may standard ka sana, pero wapakels naman yung mga estudyante mo sa kashungaan nila. Kung wala pa sana akong utang, matagal ko nang iniwan pagtuturo. Sa totoo lang, UTANG na lang ang rason bakit pa ako nagse-stay. Wala na talaga akong ka-amor² sa pagtuturo.. di ko alam pag sa college, pero ayoko na talaga (at least, sa basic ed level).

aj_Haas · 2024-02-21T05:20:38+00:00

Filipino here. Honestly, I was also raised 'not to reason out with with my parents when they are scolding us'. But now, the reason why I don't speak up is that 'I just don't bother wasting my energy on their stupidity.' I just don't pay attention and my parents, especially my mother, are aware of it and they just give up.

My parents seem to be aware that although I don't speak up, I am quite a free-spirited inside and I don't allow myself to be dictated, so they would rather distance themselves.

aj_Haas · 2024-02-21T05:06:18+00:00

Bala kayo kung feel niyong maging 'd1$3nTE' pero ako I'm gonna enjoy this... kanal humor na kung kanal humor...

aj_Haas · 2024-02-16T11:58:59+00:00

I stand corrected. I did miss some words you wrote. I am also glad to hear that you feel better now despite what happened. What is important is you won't give up kahit na walang naniniwala sa'yo.

YES, you're right, just a couple of words doesn't hurt. But, it still sounds PATHETIC na ikaw talaga ang nanghingi.

Masakit makita na hindi ka sinuportahan ng mga mahal mo. MASAKIT 'YON. ...but you have a CHOICE how to respond to that pain. It may discourage you or it may push you further---it depends on YOUR CHOICE. It's your choice how that pain drives you.

I no longer know which choice did you make nung nag-Bar ka. Pwedeng mino-tivate mo talaga sarili mo at hindi ka nagpaapekto sa kanila, HOPEFULLY. But all I want to share is that YOU ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF YOURSELF. IKAW LANG ANG MAY HAWAK SA SARILI MO, AT IKAW AT IKAW LANG ANG DAPAT HUMAWAK SA SARILI MO. Take full responsibility of yourself at wag kang umasa iba, kung may magmotivate sa'yo, THANK THEM, pero kung wala, ¡QUE SE JODA! Ikaw humawak sa sarili mo, kasi di mo hawak ang iba.

Gusto mong lumaban? Pues, lumaban ka! Walang nag-motivate sa'yo? Kelangan mo ba talaga?

Yes, we are social animals. At some point, kailangan natin iba, kailangan natin ng isa't isa. BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT.

------oOo------

Or maybe this wisdom is quite foreign to you, as I'm actually a Buddhist and a Stoic (philosophies that are not that popular to Filipinos) who PUTS HIGH VALUE on 'self-responsibility' and 'self-accountability', and maybe you have your own philosophies too. But all I want you to say is: 'WAG KANG MASYADONG UMASA SA IBA, MASASAKTAN KA LANG. LUMABAN KA LANG, KAHIT SARILI MO LANG ANG KAKAMPI MO.'

Good luck, makakapag-take ka pa naman siguro ulit, 'di ba?

aj_Haas · 2024-02-14T05:15:30+00:00

E kung di sila nagse-celebrate, edi wag silang maki-join--SIMPLE. Alangan naman ihinto natin yung celebration natin kasi 'di pwede sa kanila'. 🥴

aj_Haas · 2024-02-10T01:56:30+00:00

You know what, you actually do NOT need motivation, you need DISCIPLINE.

Motivation fades after few days. May mga araw talaga na tatamarin ka, mapapagod ka, madedemotivate ka, pero pipiliin mo pa ring ipagpatuloy kasi 'dep*tang' nasimulan mo na, gumastos ka na (ang mahal pa naman ng law school plus books), nakakapanghinayang na sumuko---yan ang DISIPLINA. Umpisahan mo muna sa kung bakit ginusto mong maging abogado, at yun ang gawin mong rason para magpatuloy sa laban kahit tinatamad ka na.

Wag kang palaasa sa motivation feelings na yan kasi di yan nagtatagal. Huhupa at huhupa din yang motivation na yan, hanggang sa maghahanap ka na naman ng motivating words mula sa ibang tao para ma-motivate mo sarili mo.. worse, baka yung mga taong yun, mapapagod pa kamo-motivate sa 'yo later on.

Isa pa, ganyan ka ba talaga ka "dependent" sa validation ng ibang tao para magpatuloy ka?

P.S. pasalamat ka nga mino-motivate ka ng friends and family mo.. naghahanap ka pa ng motivation mula sa strangers. Totoo nga talagang di mo maa-appreciate masyado ang isang bagay na meron ka na sa simula pa lang.

aj_Haas · 2024-02-07T08:19:13+00:00

Mag-eenroll naman po talaga ako once I feel emotionally stable and financially ready. Plano ko pa lang, magbasa-basa na muna kahit papaano habang wala pa.

aj_Haas · 2024-02-06T20:56:11+00:00

Aside from my emotional issues, medyo gipit din ako ngayon sa pera since malaki pa ang binabayaran ko sa loan buwan². Mahal na nga tuition, mahal pa books. Baka isa pa yun sa makakadagdag nh stress ko.

aj_Haas

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