Chatting with a dude

(i don't know why, but today i feel like writing. people, this is unusual!)

ok, here is a conversation that went on via email between me and this dude in UCLA's department of Bioengineering last week:

the dude in UCLA: dear applicant, please submit the following for your file to be complete and send for review: TOEFL scores. regards, dude.

me: dear dude, i studied in toronto for 4 years. so that's 4 years in an english-spoken university. so isn't it true that i did not need to take the TOEFL? best regards, me.

the dude in UCLA: dear foad, Since Canada is both English and French, the TOEFL score is required. Please send what you have. thank you, dude.

me: yes, canada's official languages are both french and english, BUT (CAPS=frustration) all courses in the university of toronto are taught in enlish! also, i applied to 6 other univ. in cali, but no one asked me for TOEFL scores.

so i am thinking this guy himself is probably asking for the TOEFL scores as this is one of the stupidest things i have heard of!

the guy didn't reply back for two days. i called him. it turns out that it is UCLA's regulations that just because some part of Canada speak French, studying any where in Canada doesn't count as studying in an English-spoken school. Now is that stupid people or what?
but it turned out to be ok. the guy himself was Canadian, and he "knew" that Toronto is all about English. So he sent my application for review before i even called him. FINGERS CROSSED!