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chickenpie
Joined: 24 Dec 2008
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 Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: When will the Korean Herald grow some? |
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So, yet another pointless expat living article in this crappy paper.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/02/27/200902270051.asp (this site may be blocked if you use firefox)
Why do expats in Korea want to hear about someone having problems in Thailand? Looking in the Jobs forum here it's obvious that many many foreigners coming here face huge problems from being cheated by Korean hogwon owners.
When will the Korean Herald grow some balls on report on the problems in this country? |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| When people stop buying the Korea Herald. It's a crappy third rate paper. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: When will the Korean Herald grow some? |
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| chickenpie wrote: |
| When will the Korean Herald grow some balls on report on the problems in this country? |
Never.  ... or was that a rhetorical question?  |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:31 am Post subject: Re: When will the Korean Herald grow some? |
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| chickenpie wrote: |
| When will the Korean Herald grow some balls on report on the problems in this country? |
It'd be nice if the Economist bought the Korean Herald. |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| When the Korean Herald stops being run by Koreans? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:35 am Post subject: |
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http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/archives/result.asp
suggests that his 'work' at the KH consisted of nine articles.
I especially love people who move to a city who's entire economy is based upon prostitution and then make sure to express moral indignation. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/archives/result.asp
suggests that his 'work' at the KH consisted of nine articles.
I especially love people who move to a city who's entire economy is based upon prostitution and then make sure to express moral indignation. |
Perhaps he's doing an 'on line' grad. thesis in K-journalism? |
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johnny_larue
Joined: 09 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| Whenever I am in Seoul I buy the Herald Tribune because it has the New York Times crossword puzzle in it. It seems to be a decent newspaper too. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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A junior college newspaper would reject that "article."
That "article" is just another sign that the Korea Herald has gone downhill in a big way. It's sad, really, that there's plenty of space in the Korea Herald to print that and NOTHING about what English teachers IN KOREA face every day. |
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tefain
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Location: Not too far out there
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| This is a bad situation but what I don't get is why he didn't find something else to do when the job fell through. Also, why move to Pattaya?? I know it's cheaper than Phucket, but there's other places one could get by on cheaply. If the noise would bother him, he moved to the last place he needed to be! |
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:19 am Post subject: |
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What I don't understand is why the KH published such a long article that is only peripherally related to expat life in Korea.
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| I've actually spoken to Matt in person and I must say that Expat Living reflects the best journalism he can provide. |
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crosbystillsstash
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
A junior college newspaper would reject that "article."
That "article" is just another sign that the Korea Herald has gone downhill in a big way. It's sad, really, that there's plenty of space in the Korea Herald to print that and NOTHING about what English teachers IN KOREA face every day. |
How about the Sparkling policy:
I found out that I could not use my KB Bank ATM card to withdraw money at any banks here. Before leaving Korea, I asked Korean friends about this, and they all said that they never had any problem using the card in Thailand. Turns out that KB Bank has a policy that goes like this: No foreigners can use their ATM cards abroad. Period.
How can this guy have worked in ESL ten years and not smell a scam anyway. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| Straphanger wrote: |
| I've actually spoken to Matt in person and I must say that Expat Living reflects the best journalism he can provide. |
That "article" is not journalism. |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| Me thinks a few of you are being a bit hard on the man. |
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