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[Goku]

Anyone have worksheets on the above mentioned subject?

I'm working on one, but I would like to see what others have come up with.

And no esl printables, boogles, or any other site has good ones. ESL printables I don't have points to download.

[Michelle]

[harlowethrombey]

[Goku]

[Julius]

[Insomnia]

I wanted to start a similar topic for a lesson plan and include some things you shouldn't say to waegooks in Korea.

-Don't say 외국인 around them.
-Stop saying foreigners so damn much, just say the country they're from.
-Stop asking them if they can eat spicy food or act surprised if they can.
-Stop acting amazed because they know how to use chopsticks

Some cultural differences:
-We don't use two hands to show respect when receiving or giving something
-Drinking culture, we don't really have drinking manners
-Prostitution is more looked down upon in the States.
-They eat a lot of side dishes
-I think we tend to say thank you more often to waiters/waitresses for bringing every little thing

add on, i'm taking a nap

[michaelambling]

[Johnny_Bravo]

[Kurtz]

We use more than one adjective to describe the food we are eating.
If someone passes you a knife and fork, you don't tell them how kind they are for doing so.
Smoking during the meal is a no no
The bowl of rice doesn't have to be spotlessly clean when we finish eating out of it (that I find very anal here)
Usually we wait for the host to start eating, not the oldest person.
It's impolite to eat like you haven't eaten in a week, eat slowly and with your trap shut

[Julius]

I have some ideas for your students.You could present it as a sort of alphabet quiz maybe. In countries outside of korea, the following is generally a no-no:

a) eating with your mouths open like a cement mixer
b) sucking your teeth or making slopping salivating clicks while thinking
c) ramming your reclining seat into the person behind you on public transport
d) Being spooked out and making exaggerated avoidance action so as to not sit next to someone of another race
e) staring blankly into strangers faces on the street or subway
f) Constantly calling anyone of another race a 'foreigner'
g) Hoking and spitting phlegm while others are stood nearby
h) meandering all over the sidewalk to prevent others passing you
i) bumping into others constantly on the street
j) Acting as if other people don't really exist
k) Shouting, yelling, or talking at the top of your voice constantly, especially during the early hours f the morning
l) Allowing your kids to run wild or making a nuisance in public restaurants, shopping centers, stores, etc.
m) Pushing past others in a qeue
n) Stopping your car in the centre of pedestrian crossings when the light turns red
o) Getting outraged at the sight of a woman of the same race as you walking with a man of a different race
p) women smacking their gums while in idle contemplation
q) Turning your ringtone up to max and allowing it to ring for several minutes before answering on public transport
r) having shouting conversations on your cellphone while on public transport
s) Blocking the elevator by standing so nobody can get past you
t) Blocking a main highway and causing a ten mile tailback because you either want to sell dokbokkie from a trailer, or had a very minor traffic accident
u) Allowing your children to pee in public down the nearest storm-drain
v) Veering into oncoming pedestrians or traffic at the last possible moment
w) Blatantly ripping off other peoples ideas, music, clothes designs, or intellectual property then calling it your own
x) Making incisive personal questions to delve for personal information when first meeting
y) Putting your hand on another mans knee
z) Invading others personal space, blatantly commandeering or taking over the spot where they are already sitting in the park

[Adjumas Cheekbones]

Most Koreans have worked on a farm. Most westerners have never seen a farm.

Your welcome

AC

[aldershot]

^ crusher? is that you?

[Joe666]

Julius wrote :

[Insomnia]

Wow Julius, you're overly negative and attribute that to all Koreans?

[the4th2001]

Honestly now Julius, most of these "no-no's" are frowned upon here as well. Just as in any other country, there'll always be the more civilized/cultured folks and those who just don't care. If you spend any time in the States, you'll likely encounter everything on your list. I don't know where you're from, but I'm willing to bet good money that 3/4 - if not all - of your list will occur in your country.

a: People with bad dinning manners can be found anywhere and everywhere in the States.
b: Some older people do it.
c: Ride Greyhound.
e: Go to small town America or try being of a different race in a predominately white neighborhood.
f: Replace "foreigner" with a racial slur and there you are.
g: Some older men and high school boys do it . . . at the very least.
h: It just happens.
i: Live in a relatively busy city in the States and you will probably experience at some point in your life.
j: Have you ever been to LA or any other large city?
k: Add in smoking and you just described me and my high school friends back in the day.
l: Bad parents are everywhere.
m: It's happened to me in Starbucks, at the movies, at SFO, PDX, super market . . .
n: Visit California.
o: Black/Brown man + White woman = lots of nasty and racial comments depending on where you find your self in the States.
p: I've seen men do it as well . . . pick a college and visit. Plus, there has to be some sort of blond joke about that type of thing.
q: Again, ride Greyhound or some small town city bus.
r: Isn't this why so many cafes have a no cell phone policy? My friends and family do it all the time - despite my being embarrassed.
s: Go to LA.
t: Go to Oregon.
u: This I've yet to see in a downtown situation, but I've seen it in small hunting towns.
v: Again, visit California.
w: There are disputes like this all the time . . . just read the entertainment news or in some situations WSJ/FT)
x: Go to a small town church and meet the congregation.
y: Again, old men in general.
z: Haven't see this in a park situation, but it's happened to me at the gym on several occasions.