Yes, yes it is.
Take, for example, issues of grammar or vocabulary in the English language. Anything I suggest is made redundant because I'm clearly not of anglo-celtic origin. Not that people every actually SAY as much. But you know when native English speakers think they know more than you because that's where they've always put the comma and it wouldn't make sense any other way? As lovely as these people are, I know the fact that English was the fourth language I learned (not that I remember most of language 2 or any at all of language 3) must mean I don't quite understand it.
It makes one want to bring in my IB scores and shove it in their face. Languages are my thing, and they should be ashamed of themselves for not knowing simple rules of grammar, not ignoring what I say just because I have a piece of cloth on my head. And the whole 'well MS Word spell-check is so unreliable, it picks up things that aren't wrong' thing? JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND DOESN'T MEAN IT'S WRONG.
Ugh, when they try to give advice on how to structure a sentence or the meaning of that one word you haven't come across before...Never mind that they're vocab is limited to the range of an 11 year old, or that they got through high school not knowing how to reference an article.
And then there are people who are like 'Oh, I don't care for this political correctness business, I wouldn't be offended if you said something like that to me' but then roar when you do. Let me hasten to point out that these people are not all anglo-celtic themselves, which should detract from the annoyance, but somehow doesn't. Probably because they are just very irritating and self-righteous in all of the wrong ways. In general I like to stay silent and not say anything at all, but sometimes the temptation to snap is too alluring. God give me patience, now that I'm out in the real world and don't have a choice as to whom I am around all day.
Peace and love,
S.
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