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06-28-2006, 02:25 PM
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Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
You know who I’m talking about. The kid who studies abroad for a semester and now thinks they could be a correspondent for the travel channel. They can’t stop talking about how good the beer was and won’t watch anything but foreign films. They rooted against the U.S. in the World Cup “on principal.” Despite having almost no grasp on international affairs, they feel free to spout-off about all kinds of complex political issues.
Please note I am not disparaging all people who have studied abroad or traveled. Just the annoying ones. What is the most effective way to get these morons to shut up? I’m looking for good one-liners in particular. 
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#2
06-28-2006, 02:28 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
i go to the university of california-santa cruz. our school is pretty much all hippy [censored] who go study abroad and then think they could qualify as a historian for said country. i find the best way is to ignore them and disregard that they exist.
rj
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06-28-2006, 05:00 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
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i go to the university of california-santa cruz. our school is pretty much all hippy [censored] who go study abroad and then think they could qualify as a historian for said country. i find the best way is to ignore them and disregard that they exist. rj [/ QUOTE ] I lived for 2 years at the ILC at UCSC (graduated last year) and didn't know anyone like this.
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06-28-2006, 02:31 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
In class, I would respond with facts and relevant arguments with little needling remarks worked in.
Anywhere else I would respond by making fun of the person mercilessly and ostracizing them until they pulled their head out of their ass. NT
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06-28-2006, 02:34 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
Not so much at my school, but I just moved into a house for the summer and two of the four act this way. We're all interns in DC and we found eachother on craigs list. I have a lot of friends who have studied abroad and aren't doucebags.
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06-28-2006, 02:42 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
Perhaps it's not that they studied abroad but just that they are douchebags.
I studied abroad, it was fun, whatever, thankfully the rest of my life has been pretty interesting too so I don't feel the need to go on about it. One liners: "This one time, at band camp..." "Yeah, we get it, you went overseas, big [censored] deal" That or pwn them hard and publicly on some history / culture thing about their destination. Or "So in Czech [or whatever] you drank fifteen pints for three bucks? Wow. When Sup Bro was all county defensive line, Sup Bro had fifteen tackles for loss!"
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06-28-2006, 02:56 PM
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Re: Dealing with Study Abroad Braggers
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poker-penguin, I do not suggest that anyone follow your advice in this thread. NT [/ QUOTE ] Nor do I. Although I would love to see OP explaining Sup Bro and how it applies to their situation to the study abroad bragger. "You see, you're just like Sup Bro, because you're bragging about something not particularly special that happened a while ago. Except you're not funny." nah, NT is right, please ignore my advice.
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