Comments | valenthe: PS, a couple of annoyances I need to rant about

valenthe

PS, a couple of annoyances I need to rant about

Nov 22, 2006 02:56

In case on one ever heard this before, the humor of nursing students (approximating that of what are are working to become) is rather crude and base. I think I have grown quite sick of it, and wish I could tell the others in my class about this, but I am more concerned that it will cause segregation between them and me. Medicine deals with a great ( Read more... )

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meiczyslaw November 22 2006, 16:03:51 UTC

Ah, yes. The Donut Rant.

Been there. Done that. :(

Should've written it down for the stand-up routine. ;)

valenthe November 22 2006, 19:39:09 UTC

Yes, I know all about the donut rant. Except this time it's the celiac rant. Funny thing is that all my classmates have stopped offering me things they know I can't have. Today, at the autopsy, one of the students from the other nursing class offered me a donut, and three of my classmates instantly told him I could not have it. *smirks* At least they show evidence of understanding.

leanne_opaskar November 22 2006, 17:08:20 UTC

*hugs* It's tough when you're not in the same headspace as the people you're working with. /: It's been one of my ongoing problems trying to fit into the working world.

WRT the potluck -- maybe it would help if you brought something of your own that you knew was safe? ... Still, I think it's rather annoying that no one seems to have made the effort to try to include you. ):

valenthe November 22 2006, 19:42:50 UTC

While I have debated bringing something in that was safe for me and that I could share, I am not comfortable with leaving something gluten free on a table full of wheat. Utensils get passed between one dish and the next too often, so I would not be confident the thing I brought remained safe after I set it down.

Rather than bother, especially considering the cost of many of the gluten free items available, I just bring my own food and eat ot on a break, after I've been able to wash my hands in case other things being passed around are contaminated on the outsides of the containers, or on papers being passed around. (Yes, I consider my lecture handouts to be contaminated with wheat, and wash my hands after handling them.)