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| Originally Posted by Ahmed Adly The problem is that they (those who generally make derogatory statements)think they are justified due to their higher status |
This statement suggests that you agree GUE trained divers have a "Higher Status" - so something must have given you that impression - what?
My own feelings are that they have a system that has been tried and tested (by them) and that has now been adopted by many and is still growing. The sheer number of people who are taking the GUE-F course are increasing and when those divers are in the company of others, is it really surprising that they talk about their acheivments? That they are enthusiastic about the standards of diving and teamwork that goes to the core of the GUE system? That they are proud to have had their diving skills recognised by, lets face it, quite strict standards?
To my mind it is this enthusiasm that may be wrongly perceived by some as arrogance, but I dont think it is, after all, when you have a system (and standards) that are so vastly different to the "norms" of PADI and BSAC club diving there is a great deal to talk about and it may bore the pants off those who are happy in their own ways and that is the thing - I dont think anyone from GUE is saying that those methods are somehow wrong - just "Different".
I know very little of DIR at present so perhaps I am speaking out of turn and if so I apologise. However, of the DIR divers I have met absolutely none have struck me as being arrogant or condescending to others dive systems or methods and if they were i am sure it would be frowned upon by the GUE faithful in general.
Just my opinion
(With GUE-F Booked for August....!)