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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject: 5 things the West must NEVER adopt/import |
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1. HOGWANS ... kids should finish school and then play, relax, work, or play sports. They should not be forced to study with a bunch of unqualified teachers.
2. NATIONALISM ... sure, if you're like SPINOZA and you're from a great country, maybe you need a little more. But the level of nationalism here is sickening. Especially cuz it's sooo unwarranted.
3. MUSIC/TV/MOVIES ... so very, very bad. Plus, why would we want to pay for stuff that is essentially recycled Western product? I'm sure all married folk here would agree that having to watch Korean TV is the worst part of being married to a local. (yeah, yeah. I know: "leave the room and read a book.")
4. BATHROOMS... I know some folk on here like'em, but I feel they absolutely blow. Nothing worse than dashing for the bathroom and ending up with a soaking wet sock.
5. MANNERS ... to heck with political correctness: we're just superior in this area. Aside from their drinking routines I see nothing here that is done better than back home. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: Re: 5 things the West must NEVER adopt/import |
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| Newbie wrote: |
| 1. HOGWANS ... kids should finish school and then play, relax, work, or play sports. They should not be forced to study with a bunch of unqualified teachers. |
Please compare to Kaplan, Sylvan, etc. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| Newbie, sucks to be you! |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: Re: 5 things the West must NEVER adopt/import |
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My list:
1) Hakwons. I hope our education system never becomes so institutionalised that we force our kids to jump through hoops just for the sake of it.
2) Pop culture. It's hard to get past this one.
3) Jajangmyun. First time I went to a Korean Chinese restaurant I ordered it because it looked like Shanghai noodles. Christ was I disappointed.
4) Christianity. Where do they get this stuff from?
5) The ambition to succeed. If everyone wanted to be a CEO, we wouldn't have a working class, and there'd be a lot more failed businessmen and broken families. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Anmas. The world including the west, already has too many whores. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Newbie, sucks to be you! |
taking shots... or sympathizing over my wife and her Korean dramas? |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: Re: 5 things the West must NEVER adopt/import |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| Newbie wrote: |
| 1. HOGWANS ... kids should finish school and then play, relax, work, or play sports. They should not be forced to study with a bunch of unqualified teachers. |
Please compare to Kaplan, Sylvan, etc. |
There's a big difference between studying things way above your proper level in some bizarre attempt to "educate" versus going to Kaplan or Sylvan to be tutored or to study for something actually relevant to the rest of your life. I'd bet they aren't being forced to....at least no where near the manic level here....
And also....going to Kaplan, Sylvan or any other learning center is not seen as some type of status symbol and can be provided for free (in the U.S.) if you qualify....
In the end..who in the hell studies for their SATs in elementary school? That's what some parents do with all those crazy English tests they sign their kids up for... |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: Re: 5 things the West must NEVER adopt/import |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
3) Jajangmyun. First time I went to a Korean Chinese restaurant I ordered it because it looked like Shanghai noodles. Christ was I disappointed.
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On Black Day, I had a Szechuan Jjajjamyun which was not bad... |
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n3ptne
Joined: 14 Sep 2005
Location: Poh*A*ng City
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| 4. BATHROOMS... I know some folk on here like'em, but I feel they absolutely blow. Nothing worse than dashing for the bathroom and ending up with a soaking wet sock. |
...buy a shower curtain. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Anmas. The world including the west, already has too many whores. |
We wouldn't have to import these. We have enough of our own, thanks. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: |
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With the BJ's I've received here from girls in kangnam it's a wonder they all aren't homeless...  |
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