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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject: Has anyone else done the Seoul survey for foreigners? |
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So enjoying my greasy Whopper at COEX when a little lady asked me to fill out a survey about Seoul.
Just general questions like:
would you recommend Seoul as a travel destination spot for your friends?
ME: No
what reminds you about seoul?
ME: Apartments, Han River
Are Korean people friendly? Rate from 1-6
ME: 3, but after this the lady got a little confused so I changed it to 4
Anyone else do this? if you do the survey they give you a nice little Korean manicure set at the end.
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Dude Love
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:19 am Post subject: reply |
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| -I've done it an Incheon Airport, Bandi and Luni's (COEX) and Gyobo Bookstore at Gwanghwamun, as well as outside COEX twice. English-language students sometimes must interview a foreigner. |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:32 am Post subject: Re: reply |
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| Dude Love wrote: |
| -I've done it an Incheon Airport, Bandi and Luni's (COEX) and Gyobo Bookstore at Gwanghwamun, as well as outside COEX twice. English-language students sometimes must interview a foreigner. |
This was like official one for the government. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: |
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I'm longing for them to publicise the survey results to the Korean nation that only a small % of foreigners here are American.
Everytime I mention to Koreans that I have never been to North America they look at me in disbelief and shock. I'm almost ready to start carrying my passport everywhere to prove it to them. Not that theres anything rong with being american, its just that I'm tired of never ending Korean stereotypes persisting.
I want to see a headline in the joong ang: NEWSFLASH: VERY FEW FOREIGNERS ARE AMERICAN! |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
I'm longing for them to publicise the survey results to the Korean nation that only a small % of foreigners here are American.
Everytime I mention to Koreans that I have never been to North America they look at me in disbelief and shock. I'm almost ready to start carrying my passport everywhere to prove it to them. Not that theres anything rong with being american, its just that I'm tired of never ending Korean stereotypes persisting.
I want to see a headline in the joong ang: NEWSFLASH: VERY FEW FOREIGNERS ARE AMERICAN! |
YOUR NOT AMERICAN?? We are all American, even if your not from the U.S. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:48 am Post subject: Re: Has anyone else done the Seoul survey for foreigners? |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
| Anyone else do this? if you do the survey they give you a nice little Korean manicure set at the end. |
I did mine at Noksapyeong statiin. I got a nifty aluminum water bottle. |
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newton kabiddles
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| did it near the church on kyungridan, I told her to keep the gift |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| newton kabiddles wrote: |
| did it near the church on kyungridan, I told her to keep the gift |
did you know what was inside the packet? It could have been a crazy mp3 player or something... |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| Funny. I bet they won't like the answers they get. |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
I'm longing for them to publicise the survey results to the Korean nation that only a small % of foreigners here are American.
Everytime I mention to Koreans that I have never been to North America they look at me in disbelief and shock. I'm almost ready to start carrying my passport everywhere to prove it to them. Not that theres anything rong with being american, its just that I'm tired of never ending Korean stereotypes persisting.
I want to see a headline in the joong ang: NEWSFLASH: VERY FEW FOREIGNERS ARE AMERICAN! |
I'm afraid I may be to blame:
I'm American, and I've done the survey 12,407 times. |
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newton kabiddles
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
| newton kabiddles wrote: |
| did it near the church on kyungridan, I told her to keep the gift |
did you know what was inside the packet? It could have been a crazy mp3 player or something... |
Didn't care, but she showed it anyway, it was a manicure kit. I don't like receiving a gift in that situation. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| faster wrote: |
I'm American, and I've done the survey 12,407 times. |
Is that the figure? Thats not many of the total foreigner population, surely.
Reason I tend to think americans are a minority here is because most other teachers I've met have been Canadians and New zealanders.
Just bugs me that Koreans assume every last white person is american. I was out and about with German and Austrian friends last week. And yes, koreans were asking them if they were american. Must be the white skin ? |
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