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wesharris



Joined: 10 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:55 am    Post subject: International Jehovah's Witnesses Reply with quote

I was driving through town today, trying to help a friend find a bike. We were walking to my car, when we got in, and started to go out of park, two JWs (Jehovah's Witnesses) jumped out of their car, and came up to us, and started talking about the Watch Tower with us. Usual small talk, nice people and all, but JWs really give me an itch I want to scratch with liberal applications of a hammer. WHY ..... WHY ...... WHY ..... ?
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

apparently you're safe from mormons here. I've read that when mormons travel to a country where the language is not english they're not supposed to speak english even to each other for the duration of their tour so as to become fluent as quickly as possible.
I saw two mormons once they just nodded and smiled and kept on trucking, so I might believe it.
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wesharris



Joined: 10 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No No, these Koreans were speaking English rather efficiently. But, it is rather annoying for someone to do that. Eh, anyhow.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

crossmr wrote:
I've read that when mormons travel to a country where the language is not english they're not supposed to speak english even to each other for the duration of their tour so as to become fluent as quickly as possible.


You read wrong.
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CentralCali wrote:
crossmr wrote:
I've read that when mormons travel to a country where the language is not english they're not supposed to speak english even to each other for the duration of their tour so as to become fluent as quickly as possible.


You read wrong.


well maybe it was another group.. I remember reading something about a group like that who were supposed to only speak the language of the country they were in.
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Dude Ranch



Joined: 04 Nov 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if any religious ppl come up to me in korea i just say I am jewish (I am not) or I just say go jo! (if I really feel like it ) hehehehehe
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typo



Joined: 16 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mormons are allowed to speak english. when i saw them approach me i thought about acting like I was german or something and couldn't speak english, but i quickly realized there was no way i could pull it off. so i had to shoo them away in english. bah
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AgentM



Joined: 07 Jun 2009
Location: British Columbia, Canada

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remember in the subways in Seoul (I think it was) we had some Korean Christians of one variety or another come up to people and give us little advertisements for their church. These Koreans (they were teenagers) then went to one end of the subway car and sang songs. I figure that if most religious prosthelatyzing (sp?) was like that, it wouldn't be nearly as annoying!
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waynehead



Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Location: Jongno

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All of these religious nuts are annoying. It's just a matter of degree.
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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AgentM wrote:
I remember in the subways in Seoul (I think it was) we had some Korean Christians of one variety or another come up to people and give us little advertisements for their church. These Koreans (they were teenagers) then went to one end of the subway car and sang songs. I figure that if most religious prosthelatyzing (sp?) was like that, it wouldn't be nearly as annoying!


Free entertainment! I think it would be fun
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E_athlete



Joined: 09 Jun 2009
Location: Korea sparkling

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i love the look on k-people's faces when I tell them I don't believe in Jesus and that I reject Christianity. Their faces go from happy to astonished in 0.24 seconds. Laughing
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whatever happened to "No, thanks. I'm not interested. Enjoy the rest of your day."?
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raewon



Joined: 16 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:46 am    Post subject: Mormon Chingu Reply with quote

The Mormons actually aren't that bad. I'm not always in the mood to deal with their "rant" or <Watch Tower> - on those days, I just smile and pretend to receive a phone call just as we are passing. Works like a charm every time.

Unlike many foreigners you meet on the street who walk by and pretend
that you are nonexistent, at least the Mormons ALWAYS offer a smile
or friendly hello.
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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

E_athlete wrote:
i love the look on k-people's faces when I tell them I don't believe in Jesus and that I reject Christianity. Their faces go from happy to astonished in 0.24 seconds. Laughing


Well, considering only about 30% of the people here are Christian, I don't know why many of them would be astonished.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've found the JWs to be the most English fluent of the proselytizing Christians here.
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