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michaelambling



Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:26 am    Post subject: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?

This happened to me today and I basically told her she was too ignorant and unsophisticated to talk to a foreigner, and stopped talking to her. (This was online)
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Straphanger



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:31 am    Post subject: Re: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
michaelambling wrote:
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?

1) Hit it.
2) Quit it.
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BrianInSuwon



Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can try the socratic method.

start with asking, "Why do you think that they are criminals?"


http://www.greatbooksacademy.org/html/what_is_the_socratic_method_.html
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michaelambling



Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:37 am    Post subject: Re: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
Straphanger wrote:
michaelambling wrote:
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?

1) Hit it.
2) Quit it.


I feel like an idiot for even asking.

Brian, I like your idea, but I like Straph's even more.
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crosbystillsstash



Joined: 12 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:15 am    Post subject: Re: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
Straphanger wrote:
michaelambling wrote:
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?

1) Hit it.
2) Quit it.


Yes
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Teelo



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:18 am    Post subject: Re: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
Straphanger wrote:
michaelambling wrote:
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?

1) Hit it.
2) Quit it.
Cool
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pidgin



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:23 am    Post subject: Re: Courting a Racist Reply with quote
michaelambling wrote:
What do you do if you're chatting up a Korean girl, either online or in person, and she proves herself to be a close-minded ignorant racist by saying something like "a lot of English teachers are criminals"?


Tell her that alot of Korean school owners are too...

..and then proceed to instruct her in the differences between: a few, some, alot, most/many, and all.

Finally charge her 10,000won.
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Teelo



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Please post an AIM SN (or whatever) of said person so I may leak it to 4chan er I mean post a humourous chatlog here.
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Zolt



Joined: 18 May 2006
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BrianInSuwon wrote:
You can try the socratic method.

start with asking, "Why do you think that they are criminals?"


... and she'll give you plenty of examples from the local newspapers of foreign teachers faking their degrees, smoking pot and all a series of other scandals, not all of which you'll be able to refute.

You'll be left with 2 possible replies
- "But the vast majority of us are honest and hard working, and don't do these thing"
- "But Koreans get away with much worse every silly day."

Both of which are doubtless true, but make very weak arguments.

It's sad but Confucius kicks Socrates ass any time of the day.
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I really couldn't give a Christ about maybe 80% of the English teachers out there. Nor would I expect anyone I'm boning to.
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