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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| I'm in Canada for a visit, and I can't stop bloody putting my left hand under my right arm when I hand the money to the cashier. I feel terribly cheeky when I hand it with my left hand, too. |
I really don't know why you would hand money like that to a cashier. It probably puts them off. You're a teacher and they're cashiers. You have the upper hand. It's the same as handing money to a child.
Plus it's not even really expected anymore. |
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Dev
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| when everybody in Itaewon calls you by your name. |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| when everybody in Itaewon calls you by your name. |
Oh, yes. VERY true. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| kermo wrote: |
| I'm in Canada for a visit, and I can't stop bloody putting my left hand under my right arm when I hand the money to the cashier. I feel terribly cheeky when I hand it with my left hand, too. |
I really don't know why you would hand money like that to a cashier. It probably puts them off. You're a teacher and they're cashiers. You have the upper hand. It's the same as handing money to a child.
Plus it's not even really expected anymore. |
I've just trained myself to do it without thinking, to be on the safe side. I don't really know what they expect, and they don't know I'm a teacher. Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| kermo wrote: |
| I'm in Canada for a visit, and I can't stop bloody putting my left hand under my right arm when I hand the money to the cashier. I feel terribly cheeky when I hand it with my left hand, too. |
I really don't know why you would hand money like that to a cashier. It probably puts them off. You're a teacher and they're cashiers. You have the upper hand. It's the same as handing money to a child.
Plus it's not even really expected anymore. |
I've just trained myself to do it without thinking, to be on the safe side. I don't really know what they expect, and they don't know I'm a teacher. Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
Don't get me wrong. I know what you mean. If the shopkeeper is an old lady or man I can see it. But I actually try not to do it anymore since a couple of my adult students (a teacher and an engineer) told me that it's really something that's on the outs and not expected.
I figure restaurant or shop owners have a lot more money than me. A lot of times they're the owners. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
That is not an asset in Korea. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
That is not an asset in Korea. |
Yeah, actually they might look down on you if you show them too much respect. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| ella wrote: |
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| Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
That is not an asset in Korea. |
Yeah, actually they might look down on you if you show them too much respect. |
I don't really mind what a GS-25 clerk thinks of me. I've got other things to think about. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| ella wrote: |
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| Also, I have an overactive "nice" gland. |
That is not an asset in Korea. |
Yeah, actually they might look down on you if you show them too much respect. |
I don't really mind what a GS-25 clerk thinks of me. I've got other things to think about. |
Then throw them the money and tell them to keep the change. |
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Sine qua non
Joined: 18 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| You know you've been in Korea too long when...a pair of scissors is now a cooking utensil in your kitchen. |
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kiwigirl :O)
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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you know you've been in korea too long when you start texting using korean characters and icons....
also buying the sometimes cute and irritating phone charms becomes normal...
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| When you can go two days without checking your email but can't go two minutes without checking your text messages. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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every shirt you own has red pepper stains
eating with a group of koreans and....you are the first to finish |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| when lonliness kicks in. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| When all the Koreans are complaining how hot the food is but you've already finished it without even noticing. |
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