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A munchy mess
Dear Robin,
Someone in my group project makes the nastiest noises when he chews his food. It’s like he’s producing an excessive amount of saliva and needs to make music with it. It gets so bad that I’m constantly leaving the study room because he snacks all the time. What do I do? I just can’t live like this anymore and the project is due at the end of the semester.
Sincerely,
Snackily suffering
Hey,
Those are the worst noises. I would rather listen to a baby scream than someone noisily chew. Unfortunately, you can’t be too harsh with your group project member; it can be a sensitive topic because they may not be able to control it. I think your solution here is to chew just as nastily when you’re near him and see if he notices it and makes an adjustment to his eating noises.
Robin
Political bust
Dear Robin,
Last week I watched the election debates in English and French, but I only understood the French one and I don’t even speak French. What’s wrong with me?
Sincerely,
Bilingual but not
Hello,
You’re probably not the only one in that boat. I only watched the English one and I was lost. Canada has too many political party leaders debating on too many topics to actually accomplish anything in a two-hour debate. I can’t even imagine what the American Democratic candidate debates look like with 10 people up there. But good for you for understanding French. It takes years for most people to grasp the language, but you learned it in two hours. I wouldn’t look into this further. Maybe politics are best understood in French. I’ll go watch the French debate now. And remember, the best way to learn about politics is not through debates or catchy platforms, but is to read the comments people post on election-related articles on the CBC website.
