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Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Well, I remember a month or two back there was a post on WorknPlay that went something like "Suchandsuch hagwon . . . rips you off." Not sure why someone would go to the trouble of paying for an ad like that, but whatever.

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

In Today's Herald, they retracted some of the article. I think Chris Gelkin must be on vacation or something.

The herald stated that Ms. Song did not place the discriminatory advertisement(illegal ad according to Gelkin) because her identification was stolen.

What a joke, are we to believe she doesn't discriminate? How many Australians/New Zealanders/Irish/Brits or heavier than average people does she have working for her? Okay Ms. Song your Hagwon is different than 1000's of others. Rolling Eyes

What proof did she show the Herald that her identification was stolen?

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

I wonder if the writer of the article still works for the Herald?

Zenpickle · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Location: Anyang -- Bisan

Oh, I'm sure he's still at the Herald. Chris is the big English teacher crusader there. He regularly writes about bad hagwons (like my former hagwon).

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

Gina song's husband is a high ranking government official. I am sure the writer had some serious crap fall on him. I would be surprised if he is still writing..I bet he took a long long long vacation.

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

I am sure that they didn't need my help to learn to say" It's not me....it's someone else". Seems pretty simple, even for a Korean, to know not to admit wrong doing.
But if it lets you sleep at night....then it's my fault. Rolling Eyes

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jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

pocariboy73 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003

This is off Chris Gelkin's Blog. I'm sad to see him go.

A New Adventure

At the end of July my wife and I finally bid farewell to Seoul. The departure had been a long time in the planning - and was certainly not some last minute decision in reaction to any events that were playing out at the time.
Negotiations for the new job had been ongoing since the beginning of the year, and a final decision was made in June.
It wasn't an easy decision on many levels. First there was fact that I'd be once again changing direction - returning to television news after 20 months editing and writing for a newspaper. There was the convenience of South Korea compared to the rather more restricted and less developed environment - at least from a Western perspective - of Iran. Many of the things people in Korea take for granted are virtually unknown here.
On the other hand, Iran and the Iranians have a certain charm and openness that would be hard to find anywhere else.
Certainly, the level of English among average Tehranis is rather higher than you would find among Seoulites - and many of them take every opportunity they can to show off their skills.
Colleagues, local merchants and even taxi drivers were eager to practice their English, using it to enquire where we hailed from and how were we enjoying Tehran.
And so far, we are enjoying it just fine.
Once settled, I hope to update the blog more regularly - though probably not with tales of poorly treated English teachers alas!

Chris and Shirley (newly nicknamed Yoda because of the very impressive impersonation she gives of the diminutive Jedi Knight master from Star Wars

http://chrisgelken.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-adventure.html

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Winstonio · Joined: 06 Oct 2006