Klarinet Archive - Posting 001194.txt from 1999/07

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 29 Jul 1999 08:15:00 -0000 Issue 1606
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:32:58 -0400

Francois,
Your post touched me - it was beautifully written. If you play clarinet
as you write (from the heart - and Dan Leeson can take a short vacation
from this thread) I could listen for hours. Someday, I'd like to meet
you in person. I think you are a better student on heart than you think!
I've had good experiences with the few other French folks I've met and
your sensitivity tops my list. Thanks for sharing your views.
Paulette

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:19:22 EDT Felix1297@-----.com writes:
>In a message dated 29/07/99 03:13:33 Central Daylight Time,
>klarinet-digest-help@-----.org writes:
snip
>
> >>
>Bonjour everybody,
>
>I read Bruce's post with attention and cannot do anything else but
>agreed
>with what he said. I think I am a good example of a "Non correcly
>English
>Language user" part of it is because I never tought I would have to
>use
>another language in my life because I was working on making instrument
>at the
>factory since I was 15 and tought I would do like everybody else at
>the
>factory stay there for the rest of my life.
>It turned out differently and honesly I am the happiest person in the
>world
>now. English gave me the opportunity to fell in love with my teacher
>and
>married her ( the only problem is I had to find another teacher to
>save my
>marriage,I am not the best student on heart) I then had the offer of
>my job
>here in the States and when I had my interview I couldn't speak one
>word of
>English and was sure they would turn me down.I was wrong we talked and
>we
>decided to try,I took English lessons 3 hours per day everyday for a
>year
>before I came here in 97. My point is that since I am here I had
>support from
>everyone around me collegues (who have to work everyday with me and
>just this
>should bring them an award) The musician I worked with and the people
>you see
>everyday at the grosserystore and so forth. I didn't have one problem
>and was
>amazed by the kindness of everyone.Like every European i had the
>little
>things against American without knowing anything about them (Stupide
>No?).Part of it was the way the Countries are defending their way
>Business,
>etc and make other look like they take away business from their
>people. It
>has been the Leitmotiv of a lot of Presidents all around the world are
>using
>do defend their Ideas.
>I have been on situation where I was not proud to be French because of
>the
>way certain of French people were behaving. i never said a word and
>always
>waited for them to leave the place and then I apologized for them and
>try to
>show the people all the French are not like that. To finifsh this long
>post
>and sorry about that. When I came here I decided to leave like the
>American
>was leaving.Drive like they do(wich was difficult coming from Paris
>where I
>leaved 15 years) and understand the life style in America when I speak
>to
>European or go back on business trip the call me the American now
>because I
>always explain and defend the way the American are thinking and leave.
>I love
>America and would like to be a citizen myself one day if I can. I feel
>like
>home here now we had two kids here they are American a boy and a girl
>and I
>have no intention to go back in Europe in the near future.the bottom
>line is
>you have people that try to understand other and people that just want
>their
>way and that's all. It is the way it is,was and always will be.
>
>Musically Yours
>
>Francois Kloc
>Woodwind Product Specialist
>boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.
>
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