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[CBBB]

Sorry, what else would the teachers in the north want?

They know our teachers don't work more than 24 hours a week, have about 5 months off, make a fortune from the private lessons that are necessary as they do bugger all teaching at school, and get a bloody great pension.

I am surprised that we don't have thousands of teachers from all over the world trying to get in here!

I feel compelled to take you up on this as my wife happens to be a state high school teacher.

I can assure you that it is VERY HARD work, many nights working right though the night till 10 or 11pm writing up tests, the lesson for the next day, marking tests/exams, having evening staff meetings, managing festivities, meeting and dealing with parents, etc, etc, etc. It just never ends.

On top of that teachers have to deal with daily ABUSE from students that range from insults to death threats and/or damage to their vehicle. Many teachers, my wife included, would’ve opted for an alternative career had they known what it’s really all about.

There are always exceptions, but of the teachers that I know, they are mainly as I described.

The abuse is a different matter and they should introduce the cane.

[DT.]

The bravest citizen living in the occupied territory must be that old man (no not VP) who every 1960 RoC anniversary turns the outside of his house into a daring display of RoC flags and paraphernalia. I don’t recall his name though.

I've never heard of the actions of this brave, public spirited citizen. Any more information?

I've heard about him and seen his house on the news for a couple of years in succession; let's hope one of the TCs can shed some more light...

He doesn't turn it into a ROC flag shrine. He basically places on the outside wall of his house a huge flag of Cyprus, a flag of Greece, Turkey, the UK, the Commonwealth (new addittion this year) and the EU flag. All this in August with which he celebrates the "real" independence day of the Republic. (Despite the fact that the independence day was moved to October 1st in a unanimous cabinet decision (7GC's and 3TC's) in 1960.

[halil]

This topic was brought here by me in august .
http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus19379.html

[bill cobbett]

This topic was brought here by me in august .
http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus19379.html

Thank you Halil - pleased to see the flag of the Republic centre stage.

[roseandchan]

now i am interested.
hubby was only just told this morning that if he were to fly his union flag on our land that he would be going to jail.
it seems like a few racists see it as breach of the peace!
just waiting for our lawyer to get into the office before flying it!

[CBBB]

I drove round RoC Nicosia with a Union flag on the antenna of my car the last time the Queen visited.

Only did it for a laugh, but I have to say that I didn''t have any adverse reactions.

[Tim Drayton]

This topic was brought here by me in august .
http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus19379.html

Perhaps appropriately, Kemal Hür's surname literally translates as "free".

[roseandchan]

i think he is lucky to still be free, so to speak!

[Sabre]

now i am interested.
hubby was only just told this morning that if he were to fly his union flag on our land that he would be going to jail.
it seems like a few racists see it as breach of the peace!
just waiting for our lawyer to get into the office before flying it!

what do you expect? you chose to live with backward animals, so you get everything you deserve

[Get Real!]

I drove round RoC Nicosia with a Union flag on the antenna of my car the last time the Queen visited.

Only did it for a laugh, but I have to say that I didn''t have any adverse reactions.

You’d be at more risk driving around with an APOEL flag… which explains why DT always goes out dressed in Green.