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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Less educated

Does the "the less educated" mean those who didn´t study past highschool or those who are not polite when interacting with others?

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Being less educated would normaly indicate a low level of education, perhaps due to dropping out of school at a young age. Whether that means being impolite to others is another story.

— Ozzourti

  • Being less educated would normaly indicate a low level of education, perhaps due to dropping out of school at a young age.
  • Whether that means being impolite to others is another story.
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Being less educated would normaly indicate a low level of education, perhaps due to dropping out of school at a young age. Whether that means being impolite to others is another story.
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AnonymousDoes the "the less educated" mean those who didn´t study past highschool or those who are not polite when interacting with others?
It all depends on the society. If you are talking about Mali, Somalia or other extremely poor countries, "the less educated" may have attended only a few years of primary school. If you are talking about western Europe or
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AlpheccaStarsI have met several highly educated people who are brusque, arrogant and discourteous.
so have I

thank you ozzourti and AlpheccaStars!

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Unfortunately, the education without purification seems to worsen the arrogance.
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soheil1Unfortunately, the education without purification seems to worsen the arrogance.
Do you mean that these people become more and more putrefied?
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The following is a poem by Rumi(PBUH) which is just translated by me

Since elevation causes intoxication
erodes courtiousness and shameful consideration

or maybe I have to work more on it?
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