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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 1:10 pm
My point - which I oviously failed to express clearly - was that this young man has had lots of practice dealing with frustration. It is nothing NEW to him whereas we have seen other racers fall apart when things didn't work out just the way they wanted.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 2:37 pm
Calamity, you had French words written down in French, yes? How is Luke going to write down a word in, say Greek? It's not quite the same thing. Yes, if he could understand the language and know how to write the words, it would make it easier, but odds are he can't.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 2:49 pm
i like christie. hope she stays in it awhile. the tammy/victor situation reminds me of a girl i used to work with from russia. she had a younger brother by about 3 years but he was the eldest male in the family. he would call her and bak out what he wanted done and her body language would change. i finally had to ask her why she put up with it and she said he was oldest male in her family and thats how its done from her country.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 3:17 pm
Costacat: That's not what I meant. I was talking about a situation where one might meet someone who could speak English (although it's not their native language) but has difficulty understanding written English and vice versa. In other words, someone who can speak a language might not be able to read it or, as is the case for me, he/she may be better at understanding text than speech. Obviously any of the racers, not just Luke, might have a problem communicating with someone if they had to write something in a language they didn't know.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 6:48 pm
After I took French, I could read it pretty well (no more, but then, I could) but never really could speak it. Writing it would have been more difficult. Legal, I see your point. Heck, I imagine even when writing English here in the US you run into people who don't take the time to read. I can imagine that Luke has learned to deal with frustrations. What I sense from things he has said in his confessionals is that he very much wants to depend more on himself and not on his mom. I'm thinking that might lead him at times to be a bit stubborn and not look to her for info. I think a different issue is that he enjoys the communication efforts of Jaime/Cara and REALLY doesn't want his MOM to be there translating.. I'm still rooting for Tammy and Victor, but very much like Mark and Michael -- so far a solid and likeable team, not a bit whiney, competitent physically, good attitude.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 7:21 pm
i think you are totally right Sea about Luke probably not wanting his mom translating when its not necessary... i am rooting for tammy and victor too - and mark and michael... all seem grounded and able to find success -
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 9:44 am
Thanks for posting those links to Elimination Station, Biscottiii. Getting to stay at that beautiful resort in Thailand would be major compensation for being eliminated from the race!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 9:58 am
P.S. Legalboxer, I think Sea may have been talking about Luke wanting to flirt with the pretty girls without having his mom by his side the whole time. He's just a boy, after all. 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 11:04 am
Are there any new links to Elimination Station and/or Phil's latest blog? Thanks in advance!
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Kittyab
Member
07-16-2005
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 2:38 pm
Phil has a blog? Link please!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 6:15 pm
Phil's Blog
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 6:17 pm
YAY... it worked!!!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 11:29 pm
TNT, I posted all the Elimination Station clips available for each team. Although, there may be more related Youtubes offered when you get to the link, I just didn't have a chance to explore further: Biscottiii Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 12:44 am ~ "Think I will start posting them weekly in the appropriate Sunday Ep thread. But still, here's for the past 3 episodes in order to catch 'em up: " So, we've just got to wait until tomorrow night's Elimination for the next team's arrival there. However, one thing I noticed that I missed was the "Subtitled" versions, for people who prefer. I will make it a point to add that in when I post again in the weekly Episode thread.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 10:27 am
Thanks, Biscotti! You rock!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 12:39 pm
Enjoyeed Phil's take on things, but wish he were a bit chattier - more like JP!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 12:39 pm
Thanks for the blog Lexi. Phil looks like a ship's captain scanning the horizon in that picture.
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