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Cognorati
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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 Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: Is Korea Your Claim To Fame? |
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I've noticed that alot of the non-Koreans that I'm meeting don't seem to have explored much in there personal lives outside of Korea. People out here don't seem very accomplished.
I'm just interested on who is really out here, and what kind of person is attracted to Korea... |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Most people are young graduates, and haven't had time yet. Nothing special there. You should be a bit more specific too. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Why dont you just say 'most people here are knobheads' ? That would make more sense and be truer, by saying people arent accomplished I think you sound pretentious, which you probably are, you knobhead |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Why dont you just say 'most people here are knobheads' ? That would make more sonse and be truer, by saying people arent accomplished I think you sound pretentious, which you probabky are, you knobhead |
Rusty - you are wasted teaching!
You should go on stage and I mean that in all sincerity!
Have you kicked your boss in the bollix yet? |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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As an academic I was a complete journeyman who graduated from an decent institution with an average degree.
However I hope to make something of boxing and hope to move to Bundang next year to make this dream come true! 
EDIT: I'm more accomplished than a lot of the halfwits back home who choose to live in a dreary, souless tosshole doing a job they despise
Them 'You are so lucky, I wish I could live abroad'
Me: 'Well why don't you?'
Them 'Well I can't, you see blehblehbleh'
'Learned helplessness' is fact folks!
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Well Im similar, this has been a stepping stone for me, so Im done in about a month and moving on to a better job |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| Well Im similar, this has been a stepping stone for me, so Im done in about a month and moving on to a better job |
In Korea? Or back in the states?
Korea has took a hold of me and my original plan to move to Peru has took a backseat for another year.
I'm coming back next march for a PS job in Seoul or in one of its suburbs (preferably Bundang) |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| bejarano-korea wrote: |
| rusty1983 wrote: |
| Well Im similar, this has been a stepping stone for me, so Im done in about a month and moving on to a better job |
In Korea? Or back in the states?
Korea has took a hold of me and my original plan to move to Peru has took a backseat for another year.
I'm coming back next march for a PS job in Seoul or in one of its suburbs (preferably Bundang) |
I hope you get some poontang in Bundang |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| endo wrote: |
| bejarano-korea wrote: |
| rusty1983 wrote: |
| Well Im similar, this has been a stepping stone for me, so Im done in about a month and moving on to a better job |
In Korea? Or back in the states?
Korea has took a hold of me and my original plan to move to Peru has took a backseat for another year.
I'm coming back next march for a PS job in Seoul or in one of its suburbs (preferably Bundang) |
I hope you get some poontang in Bundang |
So do I mate... I should... I'm handsome enough... just not Korean enough!
First beer is on me when I land there!  |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| In England mate! There are many summer schools recruiting right now, the average wage is 350 quid/700 dollars a week, and you live on site so no rent! After that I dont know |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| Put me down for 'knobhead'. |
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Night Ranger
Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| you damn right Korea is my claim to fame....without this place..I'd be back home sniffing other people's farts. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| In England mate! There are many summer schools recruiting right now, the average wage is 350 quid/700 dollars a week, and you live on site so no rent! After that I dont know |
Thats good money and you keep a lot of it, my brother worked down in Ardmore down in Sussex- beware though - its full of Korean students! So if you have left thinking 'no more Koreans for me' you might be in for a shock!
The food was good as was the crack with the other teachers, one thing he hated was taking the Korean students shopping in London, they all wanted to go to the burberry shop! (and of course there are better things to do that keep an eye on a load of Korean brats running around the London underground on your Saturday)
My brother came thisclose to chinning one of the Korean adult mentors, the poor dear must have thought he was back in his hagwon talking to the grammar teacher. |
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Craven Moorehead
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, my claim to fame is working in the porn business for eight months before starting my Masters. Sigh, now there was a time... |
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