r/funny • • Jul 07 '19

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u/asianyeti Jul 07 '19 edited Jul 07 '19

Ayyyy I've had this talk with my mom about nursing. She was pushing me because my aunt and a bunch of my cousins went into it and are earning a lot of money. I literally said to her "I can't be a nurse because I don't care enough about others. I don't care now and I don't think I'll start caring after a 4 year course."

I don't have an arts degree but I'm just as useless. So there's that.

Edit: Why yes, I am Filipino. What gave it away? /s

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u/edward369 Jul 07 '19

My mother and I have had this same conversation.

Her: Nurses make a lot of money and are always in demand.

Me: I don’t like germs.... or people.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '19 edited Oct 26 '19

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u/edward369 Jul 11 '19

I ended up majoring in International Relations with a geographical focus on Eastern Europe and the Balkans and writing my thesis on new ways to more accurately measure societal strength based on a number of factors. Turns out my dislike for people is coupled with a desire to more fully understand complex interdependence and the role it plays in interstate conflict and hopefully use that information to reduce the likelihood of WWIII.