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princess
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 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: Coworkers |
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| Are you friends with all your coworkers, or do you only speak to them at work instead of hanging out with them after work? How do you feel if a coworker has a party and invites everyone but you, because the two of you don't like each other? It doesn't really bother me, because I have a life outside of work. I have never been friends with all the people I have worked with here in Korea. In fact, some of us could not stand each other. |
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Junior
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Your rival must be another "princess".
Theres generally only room for one most popular person. |
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princess
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Junior wrote: |
Your rival must be another "princess".
Theres generally only room for one most popular person. |
No, I get along fine with the other princess. |
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wylies99
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I have never been friends with all the people I have worked with here in Korea. In fact, some of us could not stand each other. |
Sounds par for the course. I've worked with some losers and weirdos here, too.
BTW- are you talking about other native speakers or Koreans? I've had bad dealings with both. Luckily for me, I've made friends outside of school.
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piscin
Joined: 25 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Princess, you spend most of your time whining about Korean girls, and how they're jealous of you because you're more attractive / thinner.
I don't understand how you can then be surprised when you're not invited to their parties.
Also - please don't respond with, "I don't want to go to the stupid party anyway", because you wouldn't be posting about it if you didn't want to go |
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wylies99
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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hey- It's her party and she can cry if she wants to...
... you would cry too, if it happened to you |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Junior wrote: |
Your rival must be another "princess".
Theres generally only room for one most popular person. |
No, I get along fine with the other princess. |
Must be because theres no prince around to fight over.  |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I have never been friends with all the people I have worked with here in Korea. In fact, some of us could not stand each other. |
Sounds par for the course. I've worked with some losers and weirdos here, too.
BTW- are you talking about other native speakers or Koreans? I've had bad dealings with both. Luckily for me, I've made friends outside of school. |
Both, Korean, foreign and gyopo. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| piscin wrote: |
Princess, you spend most of your time whining about Korean girls, and how they're jealous of you because you're more attractive / thinner.
I don't understand how you can then be surprised when you're not invited to their parties.
Also - please don't respond with, "I don't want to go to the stupid party anyway", because you wouldn't be posting about it if you didn't want to go |
No, it's a whitey's party actually. And, they were all making hints about the party with me sitting there, like they expected me to start crying about it or something. I just ignored their comments and went home. I slept like a baby last night too. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Junior wrote: |
Your rival must be another "princess".
Theres generally only room for one most popular person. |
No, I get along fine with the other princess. |
Must be because theres no prince around to fight over. |
hehehe...Not one male teacher in the place. That's right! |
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wylies99
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:21 am Post subject: |
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| Are you asking about foreign co-workers or Korean? I make the distinction because at my school, management discourages us from socializing together. |
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princess
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you asking about foreign co-workers or Korean? I make the distinction because at my school, management discourages us from socializing together. |
I am asking about both. Management hasn't excatly came right out and discouraged us all from socializing, but the Koreans sit on one side of the wall, and the foreigners/kyopos on the other side. Since we are all women, there's been some cattiness and gossiping going on, and these days, I am pretty much keeping my mouth shut at work. I can't trust them. |
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JohnTeacher
Joined: 10 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Princess,
I'm a great deal older than the majority of contributors...but my experiences have taught me the best way to lose your privacy is to associate with and/or date people you work with. For some folks, this is certainly NOT an issue. But, if you get on someone's--or the girl's/guy's bad side down the line--all of those little secrets and tidbits that were confidentially passed on can soon become common knowledge...even maliciously blown out of proportion. Your DVD of Shirley Temple suddenly becomes "child porn", your one and only gospel CD makes you a full blown "Jesus freak", the time someone gave you a present for helping them on their English essay suddenly beomes a situation of you're working "under the table",your comment about a girl having great legs now becomes concrete evidence you're an insufferable lecher, etc.
For me, work and my private life are/have been completely separate entities. Certainly there's nothing wrong with anyone or everyone who does go the other route. Then again, I have my fiancee, her family, and many connections I have made here....so if and when someone throws a party...I was probably busy anyway. |
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