Goodbye my friend! AU REVOIR!
FROM JULIETTE
Here we go, my virtual friend, this is my last blog before I'll pass it on another virtual friend.
It's been such a pleasure to write my thoughts and feelings and to get responses from around the world. I'll definitely keep reading other's students blog from time to time.
I really enjoyed your comments about your own work environment and specifically the one from Adriana from Brazil. She's a dentist and she described our day to day work with teeth. It was really fascinating. However, I could picture myself on the chair listening to the unpleasant sound of the dentist tolls and didn’t really enjoy it at the end.
Yesterday evening, I had an evening out with my colleagues because one of them is going on maternity leave. The party was held in an Indian restaurant and it was a little bit chaotic as in India I guess. Nevertheless, the food was delicious and the service quick. As we were 12 of us, we were setting in a special room and there was a giant plasma screen on the wall broadcasting India movies. I couldn't help watching it as it was just above our table and these movies are so entertaining, colourful and the actors dance all the time. I've notice that women and men dance together in a very flirty way but they never got to kiss even if the dances are very suggestive. My colleague who is Indian told me that it's part of their culture. How interesting! Another thing I've notice is that they nod their head very often but not as western people do from forward to backward but from right to left and it's apparently to let us know that they don't know the answer or simply don't want to say it. How disconcerting is this when you're not use to this cultural behaviour but apart from that, I had a very nice evening far from London.
Tomorrow, I also have another work party but not for the reason. Someone is leaving the BBC because her contract hasn't been renewed or I should say in order to avoid the metaphor, she's been sacked after 20 years of working for the BBC. How hard is that? The economic world is going through very tough time at the moment for employees. Especially within the BBC were they are "restructuring" it. The leitmotiv is More money for programmes and so, less people are needed apparently. From my point of view, I agree that restructuration is a good thing to stay dynamic and competitive on the global market but however it's also important for companies to bear in mind that human being are invaluable too. I believe Companies have got an universal responsibility towards us and must realise how important is the work labour and human creativity. As far as I'm concerned, countries will run better if the priority was the well-being of all of us, inhabitant of the planet.
Here we go, my virtual friend, that was my last thought shared with you.
What do you think about universal responsibility?
Take all good care of yourself
Juliette
Comments
Hello Juliette , it sounds sad as we're not going to read more your blogs , actually I came here late as I knew this section of BBC learning English (blogs)two days ago , and now I feel like I found the place which I have been looking up for a long time to practise my English langauge , but Juliette today you really made me think about my future as I'm still a student but my thoughts about the future are going to change nothing so at the end I've been convinced to let the life drive me wherever it wants to , the most important thing that to keep smiling just as well as you're smiling in your photo that is posted above , by the way I want to post my photo too :), I hope to see you again here but for now goodbye .
Your evening out at the Indian restaurant sounds really great! I love Indian food cause it's spicy and hot. In fact, I know how to prepare good curry(chicken,lamb or prawn) and mango chutney! My friends and family love it! I'm fond of Indian things like Yoga, incense and also their philosophy. My dream is to visit this country one day! You know, the cuiabanos, people from the region I live in, look like Indians. They have the same swarthy complexion and are strong in personality like them. And it's also part of their culture to use their right hand to eat, they say it's more hygenic which makes sense in a way! Well, Julliette it's a pity that this is your last blog. It was nice to have you as virtual friend.You will leave nice memories( I don't know if this sounds English!) and you'll always be among us during our coffee break, your cake is really yummy. Take care and I wish you all the best in your life in London.
Oh... Julitte. Every month when we, readers and bloggers, are becoming friends, it's time to say good-bye. I'm so sorry about your friend. If I was a journalist, I think I would be sacked quickily because I would want 100% of freedom of expression, I would refuse to spraid information that I couldn't agree in its veracity and I would never hide important information for the public. So, I think they would do all to rid of me. It's better for me to share my own opinions with my patients when they have to keep their mouth opened and cannot disagree with me. Or should we let emerge the journalist there is inside us keeping on writing comments and blogging? Well...just to finish this, thank you for your mention to my modest comment. Thank you also for your excellent blogs this month and for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. I really enjoyed them. I agree with them in full. Indeed, I think you are a great observer. If you were in Brazil, I would say: "Juliette for President"!!! Tchau! Adeus!
Good bye, Juliette!!! I wish you all the best! Good luck!
Hello Juliette, I have been reading your blog from a few weeks, and now when I have just decided to write a comment you just finished - what a shame! I agree that social responsibility of busniess organizations is important (especialy in public organizations which BBC is). But we sould take the situation of a companies into consideration, many of them have no choice and they are going to change their structures. But in fact tere are so many abuses consist in making use of restructurization as a excuse to dismiss people. I suppose that social responsiblity of comanies are built slowly in west societies and among comanies, and this trend will bring many kind effects. After all the economics principles are so inflexible as physical, and by this reason we sould not expect too much by the social responsibilities of business. I wish you good luck Juliette!
Goodbye Juliette, I really enjoy this month with your blogs. And it is now like I Know you ,even vitrually. Goodluck to your job and I wish your dream come true in every part of your life. Please keep balance and have relax and rest. Well I hope to see frequently your comments, now may this is the only way to learn news from you. Good bye!!
Juliette, I'm a bit sad with your goodbye. But I understand that others have to come and the line must move on. But I have to say that I enjoyed very much this short time we spent together. So close and yet so far, as the song says. Thank you very much for everything you shared with us. And I hope we can still hear from you, maybe now on the comment section with the rest of us. It was very nice meeting you. Bye.
Hi,Juliette Thank you so much to share your thoughts and work envirnment with us.You've been a great bloger and I do hope your dream comes true in near future. I am really looking forward to reading your fine articles and one thing is sure for me that I will never get bored to read your writings. goodbye my special friend and take care of yourself. hyoshil
Dear juliette! I`ve had a really nice time with you! What an excelent writing was your last post! You have told us much interesting stuff about London`s life, your family and your thoughts at such short time. I`ll listen now to the BBC radio and hope to hear your voice one day. All the best for you and the family.
Hi Juliette. So nice to read your blog. It's rather interesting and includes good news. Good luck to you in your life!
About universal responsability : Let me give you this quotation from the Bible. "The sabbath came into existence for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of the sabbath." (Mark 2:27) I believe that principle goes as well if we swap the word 'sabbath' for 'company'. Take care. Bonne continuation, Juliette !
Hello, It's so nice for me to have found such a good web page for people who is learning English Just like me¡¡¡. This may sound rare but i was wondering if you could tell me what I have to do to be a member of the blog..I'm really interested in writing here Thank You
I have just started to learn english after a long break. Reading your blok it's been a real pleasure. I hope you'll be very saccessful in your life. All the best!
hello juliette , although ,its the first time for me to write here as i have just found this site , i feel as if i were here for ages , wish u the best of luck for your life ahead , and iam really sorry for your freind who is leaving , its painful , i know it , wish her good coming days too ....goodbye
Dear Lidia, I am agree with your thoughts, and I want to add that we are only responsable for all our works yesterday, today and tomorrow. goog bye Lidia
hi juliette, this was the first time I read your blog, and what a pity the last one,either:( I really like the way you express yourself. wish you what you want in life.. take care
i am realy pleased to visit bbc english learning programme. it provided me best pronuciatio, notonly butalso improved my vocabulary. iwish, it run forever. bye.
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