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[kalak]

So i'm all packed to leave for korea this weekend and my nerves are really getting to me.

Everything was fine until last night and now im kinda losing it! I'm worried im making a huge mistake by coming to Korea, but i know that im being stupid.

Did anyone else feel like this before they arrived??

[bassexpander]

You'll be fine. The only people I see getting hassled here are Irish. They just hate Irish people. Irish men get attacked in the streets. Irish women get raped in their beds, even if their doors are locked -- it's horrible, horrible.

I once saw an Irish man castrated in a sauna.

Everything will be just fine, unless you're Irish.

You're not Irish are you?

[kangnam mafioso]

i would try not to think about it at this point because it's too late to bail now .... kind of like when the plane starts down the runway --- not a good time to start thinking about how much you hate flying.

[Rteacher]

No problem even for the Irish - they have a St. Patrick's Day parade in Seoul every year ...

[Carlyles Ghost]

Don't worry about it. On the plane over for my first tour I was having the exact same thoughts (I recall being close to puking because I was so sick and uncertain). But once you get on the ground those feelings evaporate quickly and you become caught in in just living your life and adapting.

Don't ask yourself if you're making the right/wrong decision. Ask yourself if you can do this. The answer will be yes (thousands of us do it everyday) so hang in there; hell, in 12 months you'll probably be starting your second contract.

[Scotticus]

[ciccone_youth]

[Don Gately]

You'll do great. Don't let us cranky old bastards scare you. Wish I could go back for the first time. What's the saying? "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then?"

[blondieLass]

I'm just about to celebrate 6 months here and I remember really freaking out the night before I had to leave and crying to my mum.

I had planned it so much and said most of my goodbyes but I think deep down I still thought it would fall through or that it wouldn't actually happen.

To this day I am still surprised that I actually came. I remember my mum said to me when I was panicking that nobody was going to make me stay here forever and that I had a free flight ticket over there so I might as well do it, even if I ended up only managing a month.

She made me promise to keep enough cash to buy a flight home so that I could go back if I was hating it and said that nobody back home would think any less of me if I did.

I think it was the figure of 1 YEAR!!! that was overwhelming me, so when my mum said that I kind of relaxed more - hope that helps!

(BTW I hardly even noticed my first month pass and never even thought about going back and I've had the best 6 months of my life)

[crusher_of_heads]

I think damn near everyone was a little wound up before getting on the plane-and don't worry if you're Irish the Korean dudes pound the soju and their wives just like the Irish do.


You are welcome.

[Draz]

[JustJohn]

Mad props to bassexpander. Very clever.

[Mi Yum mi]

OP. If you come to Korea and you have a bad time..you can leave. These morons who stay and are getting reamed by their bosses are tools. They'd probably get screwed back home too. If you bail you will regret it for the rest of your life. If you come and things don't work out...at least you tried.

I was the same as you. I almost didn't come. I would have killed myself if I did it and knew what my future would hold.

I have an awesome wife, 2 little 'cuties', good job (even if the office staff are tools). Just come and give it a shot.

Where are you going to be working?

[Kimchieyescream]

Don't live life through other people's experiences. Do it for yourself. Everything worthwhile doing (and some things that aren't) seems risky. Live life, travel (even if it is to Korea. Just kidding ), have an adventure.
Get on the plane and if it sucks go home. You will have at least tried, and it may turn out that you have a great time.
Good Luck.

[BS.Dos.]