It's the ATCOs job to make sure you go the correct way. As you have stated, you're a new pilot with not a lot of experience, especially recent. Following your post, you were unable to readback to first transmission because you couldn't get the information down fast enough, so you asked to get it again slower, fair enough. The ATCO gives the instructions to you at a slow pace, now you're angry at him for going TOO slow (despite asking to have it given slower).
After giving the clearance for a second time at a deliberately slow pace so you as a new pilot can copy all the info, you still get the readback wrong. The ATCO now has to give the info a third time to make sure YOU get it right. If there is any doubt that the pilot has not clearly understood the instructions in full, or there is any confusion, the instructions should be given again. If you have any doubt about this then google Tenerife Airport 1977. That is what happens when there is confusion between instruction given and instruction received.
This has now taken a lot of time that could and should have been able to be used elsewhere.
I don't know where this took place or any of the full details other than what you have stated but it may be a single man tower, which means that not only is he doing Airways clearance delivery, but also Surface movement control, Aerodrome control and Coordination to surrounding airspace. Take some time and organize to go visit the tower and you'll see that a lot more happens in the tower than you hear on just one frequency.
Failing that, call up the ANSP and get a copy of the audio recording for the time and put it up here so we can all listen and form an informed opinion on what actually happened.
Do some research on what happened at Tenerife, and next time you feel that that the ATCO was being mean by making sure the instructions given were understood accurately, by happy that you won't end up like one of the 583 people dead, burned and crushed to death because of a communications misunderstanding.
Seriously, lighten up and remember that ATCOs don't want you to die just as much as you don't. Respect goes both ways.
Last edited by Kieran17; 22nd Nov 2012 at 02:15.