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Male & Single - prepare for the witchhunt!!
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Yesterday



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:00 pm    Post subject: Male & Single - prepare for the witchhunt!! Reply with quote

Damn.. I hate how the events that have happened recently - will affect all of us here...

I have already been interrogated by my employers as to why I prefer to teach in elementary schools - and why I have NOT married yet........

All the public schools that I deal with - are already preparing to have all Public school teachers submit a police-report (check) from their foreign teachers...

My employers have asked me how to go about doing this - does it take 6 weeks? 3 months??

Public school principals want to know?? and they want the checks done fast...

Helping my employer - we went about trying to find out how to do it...

The US and Canadian embassy were very helpful - but told us the "teacher" has to come in to the embassy - pay the fee and then it could be done.....

who should pay the fee? the teacher or the employer?

Is there an easier way - and if you have done it before - how long does it take?

it seems to me now - if you are male and single - everyone is chatting about you behind your back...
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Dome Vans
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I submitted my police check to my OoE when I got the job four months ago, I'm hoping I don't have to do it again. It took 6 weeks and cost me 10 pounds. And they have the original.

But maybe like the degree/teaching cert thing I'm sure I'll be asked again and again for it, even though they've got it three times.
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Octavius Hite



Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The school should pay for it, they want it so make them pay for it, they have the money.

If I were you I would take the time to tell them you dont have a criminal record and neither did he (the famous pederass, that is) so they literally are wasting time, energy, and money.

For us Canucks, inform them that any crime committed before your 18th birthday will not come up on a background check (God bless our liberal ways) so for the young newbies it really wont do much good.


But in the end Im sure we will all have to do it anyway, the Canadian Embassy is going to make a mint this year!
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The various embassies do them? More info, plz.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only discussion of the matter I've had so far is when I've brought the topic up, informing some of my co-workers what's been going on. Otherwise it seems like no one's taking much notice - at least not yet. I don't teach elementary, however.
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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:03 am    Post subject: Re: Male & Single - prepare for the witchhunt!! Reply with quote

Yesterday wrote:
Damn.. I hate how the events that have happened recently - will affect all of us here...

I have already been interrogated by my employers as to why I prefer to teach in elementary schools - and why I have NOT married yet........

All the public schools that I deal with - are already preparing to have all Public school teachers submit a police-report (check) from their foreign teachers...

My employers have asked me how to go about doing this - does it take 6 weeks? 3 months??

Public school principals want to know?? and they want the checks done fast...

Helping my employer - we went about trying to find out how to do it...

The US and Canadian embassy were very helpful - but told us the "teacher" has to come in to the embassy - pay the fee and then it could be done.....

who should pay the fee? the teacher or the employer?

Is there an easier way - and if you have done it before - how long does it take?

it seems to me now - if you are male and single - everyone is chatting about you behind your back...



Your employers were way out of line and the public schools are doing what should have been done a long time ago.
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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Octavius Hite wrote:
The school should pay for it, they want it so make them pay for it, they have the money.

If I were you I would take the time to tell them you dont have a criminal record and neither did he (the famous pederass, that is) so they literally are wasting time, energy, and money.

For us Canucks, inform them that any crime committed before your 18th birthday will not come up on a background check (God bless our liberal ways) so for the young newbies it really wont do much good.


But in the end Im sure we will all have to do it anyway, the Canadian Embassy is going to make a mint this year!


I hope they use the funds to improve the services that they offer to Canadian citizens.
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safeblad



Joined: 17 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dome Vans wrote:
I submitted my police check to my OoE when I got the job four months ago, I'm hoping I don't have to do it again. It took 6 weeks and cost me 10 pounds. And they have the original.

But maybe like the degree/teaching cert thing I'm sure I'll be asked again and again for it, even though they've got it three times.


it cost you 10 pounds!? mine cost me 30 and it still hasnt arrived ive been in my job for two weeks.
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Julius



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does the British embassy do checks? anyone know?

usually its only the american embassy that offers a lot of nice efficient streamlined services.
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think being interrogated about why you are not married is plain stupid. Are they making the assumption that because your not married that you are a gay deviant? (I'm not saying you are, just that their questioning kind of implies such a thing).

It's not too surprising Koreans would overreact to such events though.
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nevermindb



Joined: 13 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I think being interrogated about why you are not married is plain stupid. Are they making the assumption that because your not married that you are a gay deviant? (I'm not saying you are, just that their questioning kind of implies such a thing).

It's not too surprising Koreans would overreact to such events though.


Gay? I thought this was all about that freakin idiot Chris Neil and his pedophile a$$. I'm not in Korea yet but HOLY CRAP, am I going to have to deal with that when I get there? Great timing for me I guess. Now, there's gonna be this constant suspicion over me wherever I go for a good 3-6 months. Although, I'm sure this'll pass like everything else does.
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New Balance



Joined: 15 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe I was the only one doing this but I noticed that whenever I saw a western male at a crosswalk, I would categorize them as "friendly" or "perverted".
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shaunew



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

New Balance wrote:
Maybe I was the only one doing this but I noticed that whenever I saw a western male at a crosswalk, I would categorize them as "friendly" or "perverted".


Whenever I'm at a crosswalk and a Korean is staring at me, I categorize him as a wife beater or someone who cheats on his wife with hookers or both. Rolling Eyes
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ldh2222



Joined: 12 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

New Balance wrote:
Maybe I was the only one doing this but I noticed that whenever I saw a western male at a crosswalk, I would categorize them as "friendly" or "perverted".


Indeed. Sad to say, but indeed. The balance is frighteningly close too. However, not me. Of course, not me.
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New Balance



Joined: 15 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

shaunew wrote:
New Balance wrote:
Maybe I was the only one doing this but I noticed that whenever I saw a western male at a crosswalk, I would categorize them as "friendly" or "perverted".


Whenever I'm at a crosswalk and a Korean is staring at me, I categorize him as a wife beater or someone who cheats on his wife with hookers or both. Rolling Eyes


Me too.
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