Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jdog2050]

[crosbystillsstash]

So one girl is quoted, and the newspaper investigates a public forum and reports its findings.

How about some real news you fucking clowns.

[Underwaterbob]

I asked this in in the deleted thread: Is this an article or is it an editorial? It subscribes to the latter posing as the former.

How is one tactless idiot, possibly misquoted, foreigner evidence for our "prejudices towards Korea and Korean women in particular" being a serious issue in Korea?

[jkelly80]

A nation of weenies. Why would a newspaper be writing articles about opinions posted on message boards without being able to verify whether or not those actually making the statements are actually teachers?

[RACETRAITOR]

Boring, overstated, racially motivated article.

Although the amount of racism on this site does disgust me. When I want less racist debates, more open-minded posters, and fewer Internet-tough-guys, I go to www.skinheads.net. Much more rational people on there.

[ytuque]

[diver]

[Teelo]

[crusher_of_heads]

Not to sound like the gal M-su but I'm seeing a Korean gal tonight-but we won't be eating kimchi, because kimchi is fit for the dumbass lemmings and farm animals.

It's true.


It's true.

[wylies99]

You know what this means? More whining about wylies99 and more reposting of the wisdom of wylies99 on Korean websites, AFTER it's been run through the worst online translators in the universe. They do it to many of us.

Some Korean netizen (mis-) translated something wylies99 posted about Korean weddings (Basically-Give 30,000 won, take a few pics, and enjoy the buffet) and posted it on some Korean webpage. It received over 600 posts from Koreans.

Remember, Korean netizens think Steve Schertzer, Duncan Hunter, and David Theissen are geniuses.

[SHANE02]

[RACETRAITOR]

[ttompatz]

[Trevor]

What would happen? I imagine that English teachers would soon find another venue to congregate online in.

All large websites have an 'aura' about them and frankly Dave's aura is not the best: He runs this site for a profit, not because he cares about the ESL community (though perhaps one time long ago that was not the case) His mod's can be less-than-objective, and the final litmus test on what we are permitted to talk about is clearly how it effects Dave's bottom line.

I use the site not because I have any more affinity for Dave than he has for me, but because there is a reasonable amount of traffic representing a reasonably diverse cross-section of ESL instructors and professors in Korea. No other reason.

One thing I will tell you, though, is that the Korean discussion forum is not going anywhere. There is no danger of this forum being banned by the Korean government. They recognize that the site is integral for filling the countries legitimate needs for English instructors. I am sure that there is a clear understanding between our dear leader whose portrait graces every page and the appropriate Korean authorities.

Dave's retirement fund is safe

[bassexpander]