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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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 Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: Why Korean lifers' arguments about money are invalid... |
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http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1000&from=KRW&to=EUR&submit=Convert
The KRW is directly tied to USD. Infact the government has deliberately (and artificially) inflated the currency so as to maintain a parity with the USD. That means every time you earn KRW, you are essentially earning USD. USD will continue to sink in value. You hear the lifers' arguments all the time but pretty soon they shall be bunk as the KRW (USD) continues to slip; those money transfers will get a whole lot more expensive and your travelling will too; one should be earning Euros, not KRW. When the USD/Euro is looking 2:1 (and we are heading there), do you really want to be earning KRW?! How about 3:1?!
BTW...just for you Canadians....
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1000&from=KRW&to=CAD&submit=Convert
Paying off those bills/debts is getting a whole lot harder, eh? |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
Irrelevant. If you want to travel, do things, buy things you are essentially earning USD whilst in Korea. Go to Japan; the Yen is doing a lot better. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I intend to. I find the difficulty in buying n-scale trains here very sad. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Miles Rationis wrote: |
| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
Irrelevant. If you want to travel, do things, buy things you are essentially earning USD whilst in Korea. Go to Japan; the Yen is doing a lot better. |
I am trying to understand your agenda.
Are you in Korea? You dont like it, if you are here, why are you staying?
Why do you want to convince others that Korea is no good?
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| I intend to. I find the difficulty in buying n-scale trains here very sad. |
This is the last bit to *beep* over foreigners here because USD/KRW parity helps Korean exports but fucks 'English Teachers'... |
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Gamecock
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Geesh. Get a hobby. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I buy pounds or euros w/ my won. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| mnhnhyouh wrote: |
| Miles Rationis wrote: |
| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
Irrelevant. If you want to travel, do things, buy things you are essentially earning USD whilst in Korea. Go to Japan; the Yen is doing a lot better. |
I am trying to understand your agenda.
Are you in Korea? You dont like it, if you are here, why are you staying?
Why do you want to convince others that Korea is no good?
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Seconded. For a "30 year old man" (allegedly) you sure seem to act like a newbie burned by a hagwon boss.
Suggestion: get a good job. There are plenty here, you just have had some bad luck. brush it off, and get looking.  |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| mnhnhyouh wrote: |
| Miles Rationis wrote: |
| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
Irrelevant. If you want to travel, do things, buy things you are essentially earning USD whilst in Korea. Go to Japan; the Yen is doing a lot better. |
I am trying to understand your agenda.
Are you in Korea? You dont like it, if you are here, why are you staying?
Why do you want to convince others that Korea is no good?
h |
Seconded. For a "30 year old man" (allegedly) you sure seem to act like a newbie burned by a hagwon boss.
Suggestion: get a good job. There are plenty here, you just have had some bad luck. brush it off, and get looking. |
Hahaha...newbie. Only in Korea do people accept as normal the theft of your tax money and pension as well as physical violence from your boss....only in Korea. That's normal; that's getting 'burnt'.
Going on 2 years....I would still consider myself a newbie and my contract is up 25/7/08...counting the days...plans at this point are up in the air but one thing will be nice...no more dealing with insanity that is considered to be within the realm of normality.
My agenda? To give the people who are smothered and assaulted by Korean apologists a voice.... |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| You really need to find something better to do with your time. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
That's, quite literally, my exact thinking. My debts are in US dollars and once they're paid I'm not going back, so I could give a rat's ass about the USD. |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Scotticus wrote: |
| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| but aren't my debts in devalued US dollars as well? And once I have no debts, I don't really plan on going back to the US ever. |
That's, quite literally, my exact thinking. My debts are in US dollars and once they're paid I'm not going back, so I could give a rat's ass about the USD. |
And what currency will you be earning pray tell? |
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rum-a-dumb-dumb
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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I am trying to understand your agenda.
Are you in Korea? You dont like it, if you are here, why are you staying?
Why do you want to convince others that Korea is no good? |
I don't understand you.....are you always this bitter?.....I'm glad that you are leaving soon, so I don't have to read your pathetic, whining posts anymore.....
once you do leave Korea, are you going to continue visiting Dave's Cafe in order to remind each one of us that we're "losers" for staying  ?
I can't say this enough, "You are a MORON"....and a whiny one, too boot !!! |
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rum-a-dumb-dumb
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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P.S. my previous post is direct to you, MILES......   |
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