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Cstock
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 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: Korean business lunch breaks |
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Can someone please tell me what the deal is with Korean lunch breaks for businesses? I've been in this country for neigh three years and EVERY time I try to get something done during my lunch break (the only time I have during business hours) EVERY damn thing is closed because they're all, and I mean every employee "ALL", on a lunch break for 1 hour. Why can't they give some people an earlier lunch break and some a later one? They lose and alienate a vast amount of customers by neglecting the only time many people, both Korean and non, to get anything done outside of work.
I often feel like there is a logic void enveloping this peninsula and nothing can pierce it.
I DO understand that eating alone is a big stigma in Korean culture, but they don't seem to mind when a foreigner eats alone. Just part of that ever-present double standard, I guess. But, they wouldn't have to eat alone, just not with everyone ever hired by that company.
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Can you change your lunch break? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Korean business lunch breaks |
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| Cstock wrote: |
Can someone please tell me what the deal is with Korean lunch breaks for businesses? I've been in this country for neigh three years and EVERY time I try to get something done during my lunch break (the only time I have during business hours) EVERY damn thing is closed because they're all, and I mean every employee "ALL", on a lunch break for 1 hour.
Why can't they give some people an earlier lunch break and some a later one? They lose and alienate a vast amount of customers by neglecting the only time many people, both Korean and non, to get anything done outside of work.
How do they lose customers? The customers still have to get their business done. And going somewhere else...they'd get the same treatment.
I often feel like there is a logic void enveloping this peninsula and nothing can pierce it.
I DO understand that eating alone is a big stigma in Korean culture, but they don't seem to mind when a foreigner eats alone.
Why would businesses care if some strange foreigner eats alone or not?
Just part of that ever-present double standard, I guess. But, they wouldn't have to eat alone, just not with everyone ever hired by that company.
Steam vented. Comment as you will. |
What businesses are you talking about? I've never seen post offices or banks completely closed for lunch. |
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Robot_Teacher
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Location: Robotting Around the World
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I know the doctors take theirs late such as 1, 2, or 3. On busy days, they might miss out on lunch. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| The post office always has at least one person there. Banks as well. |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Korean business lunch breaks |
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| Cstock wrote: |
| EVERY time I try to get something done during my lunch break (the only time I have during business hours) |
So then you can sympathize  |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: Re: Korean business lunch breaks |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Cstock wrote: |
Can someone please tell me what the deal is with Korean lunch breaks for businesses? I've been in this country for neigh three years and EVERY time I try to get something done during my lunch break (the only time I have during business hours) EVERY damn thing is closed because they're all, and I mean every employee "ALL", on a lunch break for 1 hour.
Why can't they give some people an earlier lunch break and some a later one? They lose and alienate a vast amount of customers by neglecting the only time many people, both Korean and non, to get anything done outside of work.
How do they lose customers? The customers still have to get their business done. And going somewhere else...they'd get the same treatment.
I often feel like there is a logic void enveloping this peninsula and nothing can pierce it.
I DO understand that eating alone is a big stigma in Korean culture, but they don't seem to mind when a foreigner eats alone.
Why would businesses care if some strange foreigner eats alone or not?
Just part of that ever-present double standard, I guess. But, they wouldn't have to eat alone, just not with everyone ever hired by that company.
Steam vented. Comment as you will. |
What businesses are you talking about? I've never seen post offices or banks completely closed for lunch. |
You are AMAZING. TUM, are you a kyopo? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Korean business lunch breaks |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Cstock wrote: |
Can someone please tell me what the deal is with Korean lunch breaks for businesses? I've been in this country for neigh three years and EVERY time I try to get something done during my lunch break (the only time I have during business hours) EVERY damn thing is closed because they're all, and I mean every employee "ALL", on a lunch break for 1 hour.
Why can't they give some people an earlier lunch break and some a later one? They lose and alienate a vast amount of customers by neglecting the only time many people, both Korean and non, to get anything done outside of work.
How do they lose customers? The customers still have to get their business done. And going somewhere else...they'd get the same treatment.
I often feel like there is a logic void enveloping this peninsula and nothing can pierce it.
I DO understand that eating alone is a big stigma in Korean culture, but they don't seem to mind when a foreigner eats alone.
Why would businesses care if some strange foreigner eats alone or not?
Just part of that ever-present double standard, I guess. But, they wouldn't have to eat alone, just not with everyone ever hired by that company.
Steam vented. Comment as you will. |
What businesses are you talking about? I've never seen post offices or banks completely closed for lunch. |
You are AMAZING. TUM, are you a kyopo? |
Ah the "you must be a kyopo" defense. It's getting really old. How about some new material?
I guess I must be a kyopo, because only a kyopo would give advice to new teachers how not to be jerked around and only a kyopo would provide advice on their contracts and what to look out for...  |
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