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[rac118]

im confused.

[little mixed girl]

i work for a guy that doesn't speak english.
and that's fine, because i speak japanese.
is there a reason why he needs to speak english?
i don't understand your confusion.
sorry.

[rac118]

english is the world language. should i expain anything else to you?

[rac118]

thats a nice hat btw

[semi-fly]

[rac118]

[quote="semi-fly"]

[rac118]

this is contributing to the opinion that im honestly of the common korean impression that all of you couldnt find jobs in your real country

[red_devil]

[little mixed girl]

[rac118]

soon enough but my line might be "busy"

[rac118]

[quote="red_devil"]

[PigeonFart]

The OP raised a valid question.

Of course a boss can be perfectly reasonable and professional, whether he/she speaks english or not.

However, if he doesnt speak english then that raises the chances that he will be 'more korean' in the way he thinks.

If he speaks english then he'll be more likely to have travelled, and he'll understand how international business relationships are conducted. He will learn from his travels that lying and cheating are not good.

I worked for a boss that spoke english, and for a boss that did not speak english. The one that did not speak english had such a backward way of managing that he could not keep any staff (korean or foreign).

You can read the paragraphs above and substitute the word English for any other international language (spanish, french, whatever).....it doesn't have to be english specifically. There are 2 types of koreans....those that have travelled outside Korea and those that have not. They're very different people.

[old'ntired']

rac118=imfromtheuk

registered late february. watch for another wave of troll's socks. probably got 3 or 4 this round!

[TheUrbanMyth]

My scummiest hakwon director had lived for 10 years in America. Spoke English near perfectly but was one of the worst that I have ever seen.

[cruisemonkey]