European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday augusts 1990 the stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers the times Mirror Center for the people and the press issued a report recently saying that today s Young people know less and care less than any previous generation. They called it a the age the ultimate irony is that the age information has spawned such uninformed individuals. Quot a since i Ait a High school in Glish teacher i would like to be More specific. I see a great Deal evidence to support the above but what is truly disconcerting is tire destruction the English language that i witness every Day. A few years ago you printed a letter from another English teacher who was distressed about the Way to can agers speak. I wish 1 had kept that column but unfortunately i did no to. you can find it Ann please run it again. It Wasny to until i became an English teacher and listened to my students Day after Day that i realized the seriousness the problem. No name please. 1 need my Job. Just sign me a the mystery Man in Missouri dear mystery Man Here s the column. Happy to oblige. Although it has been several years since it first appeared it is still relevant. Dear Ann Landers Maya 38-year-od English professor unload on you i was sitting in a fast food restaurant and overheard two teen age girls talking at the table next to mine. Their conversation went like this first girl a so i says to him like a Hadaya mean a know when a say like you re too Busy to see me. And he goes like i got things to do. And i says like what do that mean and he goes i done to Wanna talk about it. So i says you re Gonna be that Way we can like wrap it right now and he goes that a Fine with me and bang went the phone right Down on my second girl a the same thing happened with me and my Boyfriend last year. Like he started cooing this girl and he did no to know 1 knew cause my Friend Vicki told me she seen them together at the movies. In a like really ticked off so i ask him about it and he like tells me to chill out. Well in a sure its True 1 said because somebody i know seen you two together. And hangs Tough but i knew he was lying through his Teeth so i like dumped get the picture Ann this went on for at least 30 minutes and i am not giving you an exaggerated transcription. For some reason the word a a like has come into use As a form punctuation. I even hear College students around my Campus who speak the same Way. Would you please Tell them Ann that when they talk like that they sound like a know morons a appalled on Long Island dear Long Island you heard a 30-minute conversation professor but i gotta read like several Hundred letters a Day Buster and 1 can Tell you that a lot kids write the Way they talk a know and its like murder until they get to the problem. So done to come to me looking Fer sympathy. In All fairness however i must say i receive Many letters from teen agers who Are Bright insightful much Kinder than we were and infinitely More articulate. So let s not generalize Here Are All i feds teens just As there Are All kind adults. 1 i1 a creators Syndicate Fine Points Case lot sales explained i have seen the commissary advertisements regarding savings on Case lot sales. As i understand the pricing system in the commissary we pay Cost for shelf items. That is for example a 24-can Case goods costs the commissary $24 then the shelf Price each can would be $1. How then can we save 15 to 00 percent on a Case lot Sale . Jowett Owci Brincken West Germany editor s note a col. Sandra s. Whitt com Mander . Army troop support Agency european commissary Region replies we re glad you asked this question since it gives us an Opportunity to explain How we Are Able to offer our customers special bargains in the form a voluntary Price reductions Quot or prs. Your understanding that customers Purchase items at Cost is Correct however in an Effort to provide customers with even greater savings the commissary system continually solicits Industry to reduce the Price on selected items therefore the term apr. Often Industry develops its own sales themes and plans in order to promote particular items and presents them to our merchandising personnel. the promotion truly represents savings for our customers then we often accept the promotion and give it a Slot in our promotional Calendar. Other prs Are. Hose that we seek out. Tsa eur Cor develops promotional themes such As the Case lot Sale and crazy Coupon Days and then asks Industry to submit their proposals to us for consideration. Sales representatives Are very eager to have their products included in these sales since they know the commissary will make the prs visible t6 customers through signs and Good location. For this reason we usually receive competitive offers that enable us to select some very Good bargains for our customers. In the instance the Case Tot sate sales representatives know that their products will be sold in Quantity and they Are therefore eager to participate. So they reduce the Price their products substantially in order to be included in the Sale and in turn increase their sales. In fact we received Many More offers for prs on Case lot Sale merchandise than we could possibly handle. When we advertised savings . 15 to 60 percent his represented the savings the customer realized Over regular prices the merchandise. We Hope that this has answered your question and provided you and other readers some understanding How Tsa eur Cor seeks out bargains for its customers. A a travel warning for Czechoslovakia this letter to a travel warning for . Servic Mcm Bers who plan to visit Czechoslovakia in the near future. It is compiled from my own travel experiences in that country As Well As from discussions with friends other soldiers and the czechoslovakian police. Due to the recent easing travel restrictions the number foreign visitors to Czechoslovakia has rapidly increased. Foreign tourists often carry Large amounts Cash and other valuables compared to the average czechoslovak however making them targets crime. Incidents crime have occurred at an Cvar incr Cas ing rate in the frequently visited cities Pilsen and Prague. Often the culprits arc members organized networks gypsies. The networks Range from child pickpockets to alluring ladies who frequent the foreign hotels and often a a Spike the drinks unsuspecting tourists who Wake hours later to find their Money and other valuables gone. The czechoslovakian police have identified groups gypsies arriving from Hungary and Romania to prey on the new influx wealthy tourists. Czechoslovakia is a Fine country. Numerous articles in the stars and stripes and the recent Celebration in Pilsen the 1945 . Liberation make this Clear. Most czechoslovakian arc honest hard working people who Are very bind the United states americans and our ideals. It is a great place for an american to visit. you plan to visit this country however be careful. Be harsh with child beggars and pickpockets. Do not Exchange Money on the Black Market. Be careful who you associate with. Gypsies usually work in groups Check to Sec you re being followed. Do the same people keep appearing everywhere you go do not drink too much. Do not travel alone anywhere. Try to avoid the a foreign hotels Quot and frequently tour isted nightspots. Do not be afraid or embarrassed to report All thefts and strange occurrences to the police. Czechoslovakia like Many countries in Europe and some parts the United states for that matter must be approached with caution. Use this common sense advice however and your trip will be a Safe and enjoyable one. A name withheld Crafe Wohr West Germany pen pals i am 29 years old and would like 10 Havo pen pals. A Maria Luisa Quimo Squiros Cama Seaton Negros Oriental Philippines i am 28 years old and would like to have my name in your pen pal column. A Estr Ellela Kiskis Naiad Seaton Negros Oriental Philippines i am a 32-year-old working woman who enjoys the outdoors music travelling and writing a Carolyn Belmonte 84 Bradley Avenue 1 Hamden Conn 06514 i am almost 25 years old and a Homan Catho Lic. I like listening to music Reading magazines and books and drawing a Maria Teresa a bul Ingol san Miguel. Bacong a Negros Oriental Philippines i am employed Fry the department Public works and highways. 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