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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:13 am Post subject: Poll: if Korea only paid 700,000 a month, would you still be |
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here?
Now guys, be honest, including all you Korea apologists... |
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TheChickenLover
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: The Chicken Coop
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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I"m actually going to start an export company. I'll be exporting cars to South Africa. I already have a shipping company (costs around 120k won to ship a car there in a container) and looking for a proper market to sell there.
One person I know is making a killing selling cars in Libya, Sudan and Lebanon. If you want to make real money, the auto industry and exports are where the real money is.
I have 5 cars already lined up for export! My first sales will be coming soon.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Poll: if Korea only paid 700,000 a month, would you stil |
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| Miles Rationis wrote: |
here?
Now guys, be honest, including all you Korea apologists... |
If I was offered less than 2.3 + housing + airfare + benefits and 6 weeks holidays I would be gone without thinking twice and I am not a short timer.
As a newbie I would not accept an offer of less than 2.1 + 2 weeks holidays +airfare and other benefits.
A newbie with classroom experience should get 2.2 + benefits + housing + 2-4 weeks holidays.
If they don't get that, they should shake their head before they sign the dotted line.
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| TheChickenLover wrote: |
I"m actually going to start an export company. I'll be exporting cars to South Africa. I already have a shipping company (costs around 120k won to ship a car there in a container) and looking for a proper market to sell there.
One person I know is making a killing selling cars in Libya, Sudan and Lebanon. If you want to make real money, the auto industry and exports are where the real money is.
I have 5 cars already lined up for export! My first sales will be coming soon.
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That's nice. Now answer the question.
As for me, no. I wouldn't be able to pay my rent as well as eat and afford my beer and cigarettes. I'd take my wife and get the hell out of Dodge.
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IncognitoHFX
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: |
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You know, even if I made that amount of money here I'd still be saving. I only made a bit more than that in Canada ($800-900/mth) and I had rent/more expensive bills to pay back home that brought my "anything I want" salary down to $200-300mth.
But... I think I'd only stay a year. You can't really save much money to pay loans on that. I'd probably "get away" here for a year or so and then head to Alberta or something. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Stupid question. Would you work anywhere for that amount of money? |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry the poll is flawed.
700,000 is not really a living wage in Korea. When threads come up, from time to time, asking about expenses/savings etc, the general consensus is that you will can get by on about 700-1000 a month with the rest as savings.
If your poll offered a figure closer to the region of 1.5mill I think you'd get better results.
Personally, I'd maybe work here for a year for the experience on 1.5mill but not for longer and wouldnt consider spending significant time here. On 700,000 I wouldnt be able to travel (abroad, and very limited locally), buy clothes, go out drinking, treat myself to decent meals, etc. I'd be eeking out a living and coming home without money or much of an experience. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Stupid question. Would you work anywhere for that amount of money? |
But would you work here for 750,000 won? |
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shaunew
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| 700,000 I make this is 3 days tops. I would have no idea how to live off that peasants wage. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| I wouldn't work anywhere for 700,000 won per month, or $700 per month. My time is more valuable than that. Considering that you would be working roughly a 35 hour week, that would be 5,000 won per hour. I highly doubt anyone would work for that money, unless it was in a country where the cost of living is dirt cheap |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| Ah but in Poland people work for about 1000 or so USD a month...what do they have that Korea doesn't, hmm? |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Miles Rationis wrote: |
| Ah but in Poland people work for about 1000 or so USD a month...what do they have that Korea doesn't, hmm? |
Easy access to unemployed Europeans? |
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I'm Seoul Lost
Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Location: In the mountains of Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| Miles Rationis wrote: |
| Ah but in Poland people work for about 1000 or so USD a month...what do they have that Korea doesn't, hmm? |
Manners. |
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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Stupid question. Would you work anywhere for that amount of money? |
Many people actually work for free, they're called volunteers. Quite a few part time workers also make that or less. I might consider working for that amount, depending on the hours etc., but my situation is a bit unusual for foreigners in Korea, in that I have been semi-retired for a few years. Obviously foreign English teachers in Korea who need to support themselves through their jobs wouldn't accept that amount. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Stupid question. Would you work anywhere for that amount of money? |
Exactly. Just more troll bullshit from Miles. |
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