Try and forget the pride issue. I know it's hard trust me. I've been through the same exact situation. Thing is, it doesn't matter what job anyone has. Just having a job period is a good thing,...

Whoa, I wrote that post up like a foreigner just learning English. haha . Don't think I ever made so many spelling and grammer mistakes. I sound like a Tajikistan dude.

I take offense and at the same time forgive you! :-)

You're Tajik?

Uzbek is where my family name comes from (great gran, so not sooo far back)... so it's in the neighborhood.

See, that's why I didn't say Uzbek instead. j/k. You know I wasn't serious right? There's a native Tajik family in my hall and it just came to my mind first and we get away with joking with each...