On Jan 9, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Christopher Green wrote:
"“If you’re a big guy, you expect to be on the top all the time and
you’re disappointed when things don’t go well. But when you’re down
at the bottom like us, you hang on, you don’t expect much, and once
in a while you win, and it’s that much better.”
Sounds like Canadians. :-)
This is of some relevance, if any, only to those whose prime aim is
to avoid disappointment. In that case more relevant, especially for
Canadians, is the problem of expecting, e.g., courtesy: if you
expect it, for a minor example, at an APA convention at the bar, you
will be sorely be disappointed. :-) :-)
Peter
P.S. I know I should not send this!
Peter Harzem, B.Sc. (Lond.), Ph.D. (Wales)
Hudson Professor of Psychology Emeritus
Auburn University
AL 36849-5214
USA
Phone: +334 844 6482
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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