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Zyzyfer



Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jensen wrote:
However the kids are raised, moments of great horror and embarassment Embarassed appear to be an essential element of the Korean-mom gig.


Hahahah! That really hit home. Only in Korea would you teach a grown woman the hokey pokey...
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Seoultrader



Joined: 18 Jun 2003
Location: Ali's Insurgent Inn, Fallujah
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aww....a whole thread in my honor.... Laughing

Ok, here's my 2 won worth based on my own experience:

Growing up as a mutt in Korea can be awesome IF the parents are financially secure enough to enroll the kid in one of the "real" (WASC accredited) international schools - Seoul Foreign or Seoul International (and probably 1 or 2 other ones out there by now).

These provide a multiculti atmosphere with a top notch N.A. curriculum (they also offee the International Baccalaureate if the kid wants to go to a European school upon graduation). The student body of SFS (at least when I went there) was about 50% Western whitey, 30% kyopo, 10% mutts like myself, and the rest various 3rd world diplomatic corps kids. Everyone generally got along real well.

Virtually no exposure to drugs, gangs, or any other of the more serious problems that may arise in a N.A. school. Occasional bad moments with ajussis calling me "jjamppong" (Korean derogatory term for "halfbreed") not realizing I speak the language? Sure, once a year maybe on a bus, but these situations were always easily handled either with a good smack (many of "us" tend to be somewhat big Laughing ) or a verbal dress-down.

All in all, good times here. Wink

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peemil



Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I asked my students what would happen if a foreigner and a Korean had a baby...

"Oh Teacher... Monster baby."

Hmmm...
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little mixed girl



Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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kimcheeking
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
little mixed girl wrote:
u guys should in invest in the book called "what am i?" for your kids, it's a collection of life encounters by mixed ppl from all different types of mixes. it's pretty interesting and you can see that their experiences vary greatly.

got a publisher for it? or ISBN number? sounds interesting

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also i heard that there's like a town of all mixed ppl in korea...
i guess it's pretty small and kinda poor...but...yeah.
a friend of mine told me about some marches that mixed ppl do in seoul but i never knew how to find info about it...


Heard about it sometime ago. I think there was a documentary on SBS that my wife was watching and semi translating for me.
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great thread.. I just wanted to post something so I can get email notifications to keep reading and hearing experiences.. cool stuff
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kimcheeking
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tiger Beer wrote:
Great thread.. I just wanted to post something so I can get email notifications to keep reading and hearing experiences.. cool stuff


There's a little link on the bottom left that says watch this topic if you click it, you get the email notifications. I use this often. Conversly, when you get bored with a topic you can click stop watching this topic to stop recieving email notifications.
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks kimcheeking.. oddly I've never noticed that function before..

Very useful
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Circus Monkey



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: In my coconut tree
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote:
I see two of our heavy-wieghts will be leaving these shores. Well the board ( and I'm sure Korea in general too ) will be the worse for the loss.


I'm not gone yet.

CM
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Circus Monkey



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: In my coconut tree
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
little mixed girl wrote:
hmm...well i can guess that korea can be rough for ppl that are 1/2 korean, but it's not like the US is the best...cuz i have read accounts from ppl...
u guys should in invest in the book called "what am i?" for your kids, it's a collection of life encounters by mixed ppl from all different types of mixes.
it's pretty interesting and you can see that their experiences vary greatly.

also i heard that there's like a town of all mixed ppl in korea...
i guess it's pretty small and kinda poor...but...yeah.
a friend of mine told me about some marches that mixed ppl do in seoul but i never knew how to find info about it...


Hmmm. Why is it when people are relating their opinion someone always has to pop in and say, "Yeah, well. Life in the states is not better, blah blah blah." Guess what? Many of us know that, but the chances of negative experiences for mixed children are greater here in Korea.

I'll take my chances over in Canada with my family rather than stay here.

CM
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is interesting the differences for teenagers in the West compared to Korea.

Tradionally and culturally I've been trained to think that the West is better.. but at the same time I've often cringed at the thought of ever having to raise a teenager back home.

While Korea isn't great.. at least the kids are safe and doing more or less what they are suppose to be doing.. as well as aren't those hogwans great babysitting machines?
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