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Craven Moorehead
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:24 am Post subject: Why Do You Stay? |
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| With the won getting the snot kicked out of it right now, why do people stay in Korea and continue to work for Korean bosses? |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| Because this is where the Korean gals and soju are. |
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PARAMDUNGI
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Things are actually getting better now so anyone that left cashed out too early. You don't sell out when things are going poorly. You sell high. Besides, there are many benefits to living in Korea. Enough benefits to overlook the second-rate currency. Free apt, hot k-girls, cheap booze, beaches, job security, good public transport, excellent food, etc... |
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conbon78
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject: life is good |
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| I stay in Korea because even though I make much less than I did in the US, I'm able to save A LOT more. Life is different, fun, and challenging all at the same time. It keeps life easy or at the very least - entertaining. Also, if I went home right now, I couldn't even probably find a job at Starbucks, so I think I'll stay where life is good...even if it is in Korea. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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Great students
Great movie theaters
Underfloor radiant heating
A great big city where there's always somewhere to go and something to do
12 hour work week
20 weeks vacation
A reasonable salary
Cheap and tasty food |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
Great students
Great movie theaters
Underfloor radiant heating
A great big city where there's always somewhere to go and something to do
12 hour work week
20 weeks vacation
A reasonable salary
Cheap and tasty food |
Building off of what Beaver said:
Safer than the U.S.
great work package
the value of a "dollar" goes much further here than back home
the quality of life is better
a break from the norm
phenomenal Internet speeds w/little to no downtime
an overall welcoming community
gratitude, from students, that goes a long way for people that enjoy their work (like me)
many other reasons |
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polarbear119
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm just not sure how to get to the airport. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Why Do You Stay? |
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| Craven Moorehead wrote: |
| With the won getting the snot kicked out of it right now, why do people stay in Korea and continue to work for Korean bosses? |
Because the dollar is getting the snot kicked out of it and the "change we can believe in" has turned into the further economic dowsizing and layoffs of the Bush presidency. Yes I probably should give up my stable, lucrative gig here, go home and sling hash for $1100 a month. Whew! No brainer. |
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proustme
Joined: 13 Jun 2009
Location: Nowon-gu
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| The won is at 1206. |
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