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dirkdiggler
Joined: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Far from costco
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 Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: Korea criticism from Korean |
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My cool cat Hagwan Director criticises Korea all the time whilst everyone else lies about how great things are.
yesterday he said I *ucking hate the obstacles government here create, Korea gets so many things wrong i wish i lived somewhere else.
Anyone else get the same candid chatter.. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreans criticize their own country all the time. A business owner criticizing government obstacles? Meh. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm learning Mandarin, so I do lang. exchanges with a couple Koreans, both of whom have lived outside Korea for 6mo-1 year. Their vitriolic takes on this country and their hatred for their ajeossi bosses would make the most bitter Dave's vet blush. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| My ex-hagwon boss once said "God must have been very drunken when he made Korean women." |
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mheartley
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| My hagwon boss asked me why I'd want to come here from China. And he's said things like (re my penny-pinching landlord) "Even for a Korean, she is bad!" |
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AussieGav
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Uijeongbu
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
| My ex-hagwon boss once said "God must have been very drunken when he made Korean women." |
Lol I love this one. Of course Koreans critisise Korea, just not always in front of FTs. I know I critisise my own country and I'm sure everyone else does too at some point.
My wife always talks about the 2% factor, everything in Korea is done with at least 2% missing so it doesnt quite work the way it should. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Before I left to come here, my parents said not to trust Koreans. |
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Seoul'n'Corea
Joined: 06 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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hmm. interesting. I have heard a lot of things from Korean friends.
They are very upset about alot of things the govt does. Some have even gone as far to say that democracy isn't here yet. The Education system isn't indicative of any sort of democracy here. Poor people get poor education and are slaves of the system wereas the elite circumvent the system and become the slave owners.
- They hate the system that is based on looks but not on substance.
- They think korea can never have open dialogue about anything as it is too dicatorial with decisions.
- Too much emphasis on tests and usless degrees ( Korean degrees are mostly invalid anywhere else in the world.) |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| My father-in-law spent three years in prison for criticising Korea. |
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Passions
Joined: 31 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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A Yonsei university prof told me about the anti-US beef protests:
"When I see those protestors, I don't want to be Korean anymore. I'm so ashamed of my country because of them."
And the guy is pro-Korea as you can get! |
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Missihippi
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
| My ex-hagwon boss once said "God must have been very drunken when he made Korean women." |
I lol'd  |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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This was the same guy who I once had a talk with regarding WWII. I said that although I understand the arguments for why the U.S. dropped the bomb on Japan, the fact that it happened didn't make me feel very good.
He said "No, no, no!! You should have dropped many, many more!" |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
This was the same guy who I once had a talk with regarding WWII. I said that although I understand the arguments for why the U.S. dropped the bomb on Japan, the fact that it happened didn't make me feel very good.
He said "No, no, no!! You should have dropped many, many more!" |
Wait, the Korean guy or the baby hedgehog? |
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espoir
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
| My ex-hagwon boss once said "God must have been very drunken when he made Korean women." |
Which answers the age old question, which came first women or soju. |
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