Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5382 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 2314 of 3959 10 March 2011 at 8:07pm | IP Logged |
Kuikentje wrote:
Arekkusu wrote:
As Falsuye said just above, testing your abilities is not reserved for the snobs. Snobs are those whose relations are determined by those results. |
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Yes, I agree: snobs are those whose relations are determined by those results, it's exactly the mensa's description because they are together in the snobs' club, friends with the other snobs and think "we are absolutely great, fantastic, we have such high IQ we are the best, and the others can't be in our club". Exclusivity, that's what I hate, and the arrogance which go together with that to think that they are better and more worthful. |
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Your definition makes the Olympics a snobbish endeavour. Every Mensa member I've met was very simple and down-to-earth, so I can't agree with your analysis.
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Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5848 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map
| Message 2315 of 3959 10 March 2011 at 9:31pm | IP Logged |
If polyglots aren't arrogant, why should then the members of Mensa be arrogant? I wouldn't see any reason for this. And I wouldn't expect such behaviour either. If somebody is a member of Mensa and I am not, where is the problem? If some people are polyglots and others are not, where is the problem? Every human being is different and it is wellknown that having a high intelligence doesn't make life easy.
Fasulye
Edited by Fasulye on 10 March 2011 at 9:32pm
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5382 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 2317 of 3959 10 March 2011 at 10:19pm | IP Logged |
Kuikentje wrote:
If somebody is a member of Mensa and you're not fasulye, it's not a problem, not exactly, but it mean that the person's a snob. Probably the person feel himself more important and better, because he's in the exclusive club and you're not. I disagree and find such opinion wrong and nasty.
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How is it a better attitude to simply and generally declare that all Mensa members are snobs? Are you not declaring you are a better person for NOT being a member? That is equally "wrong and nasty".
Edited by Arekkusu on 10 March 2011 at 10:21pm
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5382 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 2319 of 3959 10 March 2011 at 10:30pm | IP Logged |
Kuikentje wrote:
No, I am not declaring this at all (that I'm a better person for not being a member). But I'm not a member and will not be, therefore I'm not a snob like those mensa people. I'm not wrong or nasty. |
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I don`t know where this disdain of Mensa members originated, but I can genuinely say that it mirrors nothing I`ve ever experienced.
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