Site Search:
 
Speak Korean Now!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Korean Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

The Great Korean (My Boss is a Bastard) Poetry Contest
Goto page Previous  1, 2
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Job-related Discussion Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
mnhnhyouh



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom

PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow Shocked Shocked


h
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Joe Boxer



Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Location: Bundang, South Korea

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yu_Bum_suk wrote:

Fucking A!


Thanks man.

Btw, did you know we both have the same "Dave's" B-day?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
philipjames



Joined: 03 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just handed the OP's poem to a friend who arrived in Korea six weeks ago. He's being royally screwed by his hogwan wonjangnim (I wonder if that means 'unethical b@stard' in Korean). He had a good laugh, happy to know that others have endured what he's going through at his 'academy' (ahem). People should print off the OP's poem and anonymously send it to their wongjangnim. Better still send it to the Korea Times or one of those expat rags in Seoul. Funny stuff.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
rhinocharge64



Joined: 20 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To the last poster why use nim for these crooks. He's a kasaki!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
GerryTulip



Joined: 14 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A hagwon boss' lament.

Oh where art thou now oh exotic foreign teacher,
On whom my business relied,
I made you teach 46 classes per week,
And now you've slipped into the night.

The lack of forward thinking,
and the fact that you have ran,
Has left me truely up shit creek,
For there is no contingency plan.

I'll cover the classes as best I can,
but when the mothers realise,
that there is no foreign monkey dancing,
they'll surely cut their ties.

And so I say to you selfish foreigner,
46 classes, no breaks, average pay,
Why ever did you run from me,
your workload was a Korean's holiday.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Joe Boxer



Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Location: Bundang, South Korea

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GerryTulip wrote:
A hagwon boss' lament.

Oh where art thou now oh exotic foreign teacher,
On whom my business relied,
I made you teach 46 classes per week,
And now you've slipped into the night.

The lack of forward thinking,
and the fact that you have ran,
Has left me truely up shit creek,
For there is no contingency plan.

I'll cover the classes as best I can,
but when the mothers realise,
that there is no foreign monkey dancing,
they'll surely cut their ties.

And so I say to you selfish foreigner,
46 classes, no breaks, average pay,
Why ever did you run from me,
your workload was a Korean's holiday.


Awesome!

As Homer Simpson would say, "it's funny because it's true."
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
beast



Joined: 28 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably a lot of the directors would write back:

if you not be 400 poundsi,
you maybe still be aroundsi,
If you no be so blacky,
Maybe i ask you come backy.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Mithrae



Joined: 22 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fUNNY STUFF.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Michelle



Joined: 18 May 2003

PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love the head teacher's come-uppance...


Laughing

Here is my contribution


The recruiter

The recruiter�s name was Ben
You come to Korea � When?
�I�ll come next week
A new job I seek
So I will meet you in ten�

To Korea I flew pretty soon
When I got there there was a typhoon
No domestic flight
Oh what a fright
I raced around Seoul like a loon

Finally got to Po�hang
Then they say �you�re vary young�
�Our parents complain
They say you did not train
And also you don�t speak out tongue

�D�uh! I say �help me out�
Besides there is no need to shout
�You�re manuals suck
You just want a quick buck
It�s a shame that I have no clout�

No they said it�s ok
We need your passport today
It�s just for a while
And they give me a smile
�So we can give you your pay�

Then when it didn�t come back
I said �Hey guys cut the slack�
�No passport, no teach,
I�d rather be on a beach
I don�t care if you give me flack

�Here is a transfer� they said
You can go to this school instead
�You�ll move to this city
But isn�t it pretty?
Your passport goes to the head�

�Great� I say round the bend
I work here every weekend,
My friends wedding party
Is on Saturday smarty
What do you plan to do then?

�I�ll get other teachers to cover
And I can return the favour
I am too tired�
�If you go you�re fired!�
�Gees, what are you my mother?�

So I took a day�s trip
Without giving her lip
�Bad teacher, bad teacher�
Says the old preacher
That is the point where they flip

�Here is your passport� they say
We cancelled your visa today
You must get the ferry
Go in a hurry
Of course we will give you no pay.

�Great� I say, 'that�s the rule?
I need time to find a new school'
�No! you will go home,
My country�s like rome'
�But I don�t have to you fool!��

I am still in Korea today
No, I didn�t get pay
I do hold a grudge
Never went to a judge
But I�m still here so what can I say?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Yahoo Messenger
Scorpion



Joined: 15 Apr 2012

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL. Some of you people are really talented.

(Sorry, I like looking through old posts. There's some gems from the past. This one had me laughing out loud in the staff room. Confused )
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
ogodines



Joined: 07 Jun 2012

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now that is class right durrr!

This definitively made my week!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Scorpion



Joined: 15 Apr 2012

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

livinseoul wrote:
Excellent


Agreed.

I do enjoy trolling through the ESL archives in search of classic posts. Appreciate the time and effort the OP put into this one. LOL funny at times, just plain insightful at others. Very Happy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Job-related Discussion Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2
Page 2 of 2

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe
TEFL Courses, TESOL Course, English Teaching Jobs - TEFL International