tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post7550465234375203608..comments2023-10-21T10:28:43.529+01:00Comments on The View From Macy: Schools Part 2Macyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-10673799447631201622011-12-12T15:51:46.178+00:002011-12-12T15:51:46.178+00:00Girl1 recently spent some time at a school we'...Girl1 recently spent some time at a school we'd thought she might move to. She turned up her nose, huffed and was generally very (embarrassingly)clear in her opinion. 'Meh' is fairly positive. Go for itspeccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910768878700620483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-85744575186940014662011-12-11T10:21:02.436+00:002011-12-11T10:21:02.436+00:00He's of the age where he won't do enthusia...He's of the age where he won't do enthusiasm. Meh, is quite positive in my teenage dictionary.<br /><br />If he hated it, you'd have known all about it.<br /><br />However, as has been said, one day is too soon to tell. But, what I will say, the fact that he won't be able to hide in class will be a very good thing indeed.<br /><br />And I'm sorry I'm late.<br /><br />Hugs to you both.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-54705551832260324972011-12-08T22:56:39.745+00:002011-12-08T22:56:39.745+00:00Pat - I'd love to hear all about it from him t...Pat - I'd love to hear all about it from him too!!! Not a Hogwarts fan unfortunately!<br /><br />Savannah - As someone else pointed out to me last week, he can always give it a couple of weeks and then move back. I think I'll work on this one.Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-14340729150494641802011-12-08T18:01:30.707+00:002011-12-08T18:01:30.707+00:00good luck, sugar! i have to agree with the others,...good luck, sugar! i have to agree with the others, a "meh" isn't "oh hell no, ma!" having gone through the experience with our own son it doesn't sound as if he's totally turned off on the school! xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-46576167385663843562011-12-08T12:47:17.108+00:002011-12-08T12:47:17.108+00:00I'm longing to hear what he thought of it. Is...I'm longing to hear what he thought of it. Is he a Hogwart fan incidentally?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-15648208688220568072011-12-07T20:20:17.563+00:002011-12-07T20:20:17.563+00:00Scarls - He's been going to the high school fo...Scarls - He's been going to the high school for four years now... where as long as he's sitting quietly no teacher seems to mind much what he does<br /><br />Clyde - Your accent is fairly coming on...! <i>hem</i><br /><br />Pearl - Ah.. if only they'd had a <i>games room</i><br />An x box games room<br /><br />Libby - He didn't...<br /><br />About Last Weekend - Thank you! But No. No No. Trust me you don't want the swirling snow! And the slush and the black ice.. It could be like the quadrangle, best seen from a distance...Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-75850845125884423442011-12-07T18:22:54.441+00:002011-12-07T18:22:54.441+00:00Great post! Meh is actually a valid and respected ...Great post! Meh is actually a valid and respected expression here and means okay-ish, take or leave. Actually you've described that school so well I want to go there. I want the swirling snow!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-18310100048090151952011-12-07T17:56:27.012+00:002011-12-07T17:56:27.012+00:00He didn't say no......He didn't say no......libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-36329426471048424222011-12-07T13:58:21.472+00:002011-12-07T13:58:21.472+00:00To me, the place sounds utterly fantastic. They d...To me, the place sounds utterly fantastic. They don't have schools like that in Minnesota...<br /><br />My own son attended an arts high school: musicians and artists and long-legged dancers. He had no opinion of the place at all until we walked through the music hall and he saw the drum set... <br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-70668226737723660642011-12-07T13:54:48.869+00:002011-12-07T13:54:48.869+00:00At least it was nae no mither, dinnae mach me go a...At least it was nae no mither, dinnae mach me go again.<br />Encouraging<br />At least you MAY have choicesClydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595596982769380057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-19984342926947083922011-12-07T11:43:10.662+00:002011-12-07T11:43:10.662+00:00Does he get to spend a day at the High School?
We ...Does he get to spend a day at the High School?<br />We could arrange for him to be somewhat put off by the experience... just an idea.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-2629620383220789052011-12-06T23:03:27.734+00:002011-12-06T23:03:27.734+00:00Allotment Queen - Because enthusiasm is out of the...Allotment Queen - Because enthusiasm is out of the question you mean..?<br /><br />Librarian - I'm going to apologise for my blog's bad behaviour!! I have no idea why it's doing this....<br />Likewise, I have no idea what the Cherub means with "meh..."<br />He's doing that vague non committal thing...<br /><br />Trish - I think you're right. And I think we're stuck in some kind of endless circle because I can't make up my mind for him...<br /><br />Allotment Queen #2 - Yep. A good plan though...<br /><br />Nick - Sighs... oh now I'm agreeing with you and not Trish.. I knew I should have put this to a vote...<br /><br />Mr Mago - Should we have a vote???<br /><br />Timoous - Oh I'd have loved the school uniform - which on the girls is a glamorous tartan.<br />And the school air seems to have improved their skin no end... <br /><br />Auntigwen - I might have to test this theory y'know...<br /><br />Curry Queen - I've uncovered another Hogwart's old boy at work. He's nuts. This is not helping me make up my mind....<br /><br />Wylye - I shall put this to a vote...or toss a coin... I can't decide yet....Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-46711393177076074962011-12-06T19:42:17.105+00:002011-12-06T19:42:17.105+00:00Meh, I believe loosely translates to 'my life ...Meh, I believe loosely translates to 'my life may not be exactly over if I go there' but equally it could mean 'you is having a larf...' Good luck Macy!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-36303663082941129602011-12-06T17:27:24.852+00:002011-12-06T17:27:24.852+00:00Meh is the average kid's response to anything ...Meh is the average kid's response to anything and (as others have said) is often a positive....you may have to do some digging....Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-76336955466594555242011-12-06T16:05:31.297+00:002011-12-06T16:05:31.297+00:00I think anything other than a flat no is an okay p...I think anything other than a flat no is an okay persuade meauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-84892421835515049132011-12-06T14:11:43.163+00:002011-12-06T14:11:43.163+00:00Well done to Cherub. I'd have loved a school w...Well done to Cherub. I'd have loved a school with gargoyles and quadrangles.Timorous Beastiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006684419739506630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-10142467121317506872011-12-06T13:19:53.276+00:002011-12-06T13:19:53.276+00:00So what now?So what now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-25422417538944076382011-12-06T12:14:31.839+00:002011-12-06T12:14:31.839+00:00I'm not sure that one day isn't enough to ...I'm not sure that one day isn't enough to decide. I think if the atmosphere of the school was right for him, he'd know that straightaway and feel comfortable being there. "Meh" suggests enough doubt to look for other options.<br /><br />I never had any chance to sample my boarding school. I was just sent there, with miserable results.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-10547758774326376072011-12-06T11:58:07.143+00:002011-12-06T11:58:07.143+00:00Ah yes, you see if YOU decide for him then it'...Ah yes, you see if YOU decide for him then it's YOUR fault if it doesn't work out. Whereas if he decides.....<br /><br />Oh, Z, I had to go and look up Greyfriars on Wikipedia. Seems I must have read more of that than I thought - it all came flooding back! I couldn't believe how many characters I recognised.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-22558667856821274352011-12-06T10:14:35.460+00:002011-12-06T10:14:35.460+00:00I am a reasonable translator of the 'meh' ...I am a reasonable translator of the 'meh' language and I reckon this 'meh' is quite a positive one. I think he may want you to decide for him.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-31256770382234620012011-12-06T09:09:40.818+00:002011-12-06T09:09:40.818+00:00Again, your blog disappeared from my dashboard in ...Again, your blog disappeared from my dashboard in spite of me being one of your followers, and it is not the only one I can not get to reappear :-(<br /><br />I must have missed something there, or maybe I am not fully awake yet, but what was the result of your son's one-day-stint at Hogwarts?<br />Sorry, I am a bit slow on the uptake these days, I'm afraid...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-42977608981093786642011-12-06T09:07:25.961+00:002011-12-06T09:07:25.961+00:00Ah, if he's shrugging, you're okay. That ...Ah, if he's shrugging, you're okay. That means it wouldn't be the end of the world and might, just might, be not that bad.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-27869295096474897802011-12-06T07:20:04.131+00:002011-12-06T07:20:04.131+00:00Z - Don't we don't usually do quads round ...Z - Don't we don't usually do quads round here either Cheri!<br /><br />Jenny - After 16 schools you've got to be the expert! As you say, it's your mates that make the school, then, maybe the teachers; posh buildings don#t rank anywhere...<br /><br />Rog - These days the teachers all wee freshfaced babies - unless they are really <i>old</i> like in their <i>forties</i> or something....<br />Makes you wonder where the gargoyles went...<br /><br />Blackwatertown - Hmmm D'ye think I should ask if we could get a month's free sample of school??<br />If we work on the theory that the squeaky wheel gets the grease..<br /><br />lx - Meh...dunno..whatever.. <i>shrug</i>Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-21564332316572154912011-12-06T04:07:49.282+00:002011-12-06T04:07:49.282+00:00Maybe Meh = "I'll go if you insist" ...Maybe Meh = "I'll go if you insist" ???LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734020371367146024.post-39139422413053542642011-12-05T21:44:12.309+00:002011-12-05T21:44:12.309+00:00Still laughing at Rog's gargoyles.
But Jenny ...Still laughing at Rog's gargoyles.<br /><br />But Jenny Woolf is right - a day is maybe too short to judge, especially when everyone else is settled there and you're the incomer. A leap of faith is indeed what it is - combined with rejigging your idea of what is normal.<br /><br />Not easy though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com