After a student sent an internship application to a professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, he was in hopes of a positive response. However, the reply he received not only confused him but also baffled many netizens.
"My friend sent an email for a research internship in Germany to a German professor! Here's what the response was! Can someone explain this remark," shared Harshit Tiwari on X. Alongside, he also posted a picture of the email.
In the snapshot, you can see the student introducing himself and applying for the internship. To which the professor replied, "You would pollute the air by flying to come here: That is why I will not invite you here. Think about doing your internship close to where you live to avoid polluting our world!"
Take a look at the tweet shared by Harshit Tiwari here:
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{{/usCountry}}An individual wrote, "OMG, are Germans really that rude?"
A second commented, "Assuming there is a strong tendency between air pollution and your research field, would kind of explain his reply, but would not justify the harsh tone though."
A third said, "Nothing to do with racism but everything to do with environmentalism. Fridays for the future are big here. I suggest your friend looks for an internship in some company. They have tended to have lesser scruples when it comes to this sort of thing."
*2nd and 3rd comments don’t really go with the baffled HL. These users, though condemning the professor, are explaining what the prof said.
"No way he actually wrote this lmao," posted a fourth.