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Grab the Chickens Levi
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan
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 Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
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Do you mean like a foreign tramp or a Korean tramp? |
Dunno but I get embarrassed when I see half the foreigners out and about in: ragged jeans topped off with tatty sneakers, stubble and wild hair, sweaty T-shirts or knee-length short pants and flip-flops: hippy/heavy metal fashion statements etc.
It looks stupid, ugly, tatty, and very low status.
Ifd you insist on dressing casual..try mixing in at least a touch of class. wear a jacket with jeans for example. or an ironed shirt with your 5 yr old pumas.
Seriously, I have always noticed the difference between how koreans ..and any nationality for that matter..react to a smart appearance and how they react to its opposite.
its not everything, sure, but it accounts for a lot. In the west credibility hangs on a disregard for appearances. Not so here.
Korea finds the garbage pail kids in its midst. Is it any wonder they assume most foreigners don't take their work, or being here, seriously? |
Sieg Heil!!!!
Seig Heil!!!
Seig Heil!!! |
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Grab the Chickens Levi
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| My own experience in Korea tells me that there are some problems or situations that it is possible for me to positively impact, and there are some that are not possible for me to effectively change, aside from my attitude about them. It can be frustrating, as apathy doesn't come easily to me. |
True for me too. I hate it but I've fianlly come to accept that if saya Korean teacher raises their voice in class or even hits a kid with a stick, puts them in stress postions, makes them duck walk in the corridor etc, it is no big deal. I try to get the Ss to take part in class and not act like animals, merely clap my hands and ask them to be quiet and they'll complain that I'm 'too angry', 'Unkind', and ask me to be less strict because they want the Kids to think Foriegners are Barny the Dinosaur and not real breathing living people with emotions.
I've finally almost given up and am close to just go through the motions now.
I'm a foriegner and will always be viewed as some kind of novelty. THey say they want the kids to get used to interacting with foriegners, but it's bs. They donlt want to interact with us as WE really are only how THEY want us to be.
Screw em. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Grab the Chickens Levi wrote: |
Sieg Heil!!!!
Seig Heil!!!
Seig Heil!!! |
 i love it when one of my posts is really appreciated. |
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nateium
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
Korea finds the garbage pail kids in its midst. Is it any wonder they assume most foreigners don't take their work, or being here, seriously? |
That's because most of us don't.
Most of us are here for only a year with a "working vacation" mentality. I don't see any reason that will change.
I guess that sucks for anyone who is here to stay(or takes ESL seriously)
Realistically,you should just come to terms with it. |
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