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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:52 am Post subject: Subway heat |
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It was a beautiful day today, just gorgeous. Which means that the heaters on the #1 line to Suwon were turned on full blast...I was wearing just a t-shirt and I started to feel sweat run down my legs after about 20 minutes. I'm not even a heavy sweater, I'm really thin.
I had an idea for a terrorist group that goes around sticking those wall thermometers on the inside wall in the trains to show people how bloody hot it actually is...maybe I should call it something else, a nuisance group. The point is to ratchet up the complaints so that it gets fixed.
Just a thought. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:51 am Post subject: |
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But mithridates it the winter SEASON.
Heaters must be used in winter. You must understand that Korea has four distinct SEASONS.
Wait until the summer SEASON for air conditioning. Even if it is hot in February, March or April, air conditioning cannot be used until the summer SEASON. Endure.
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dominic
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:39 am Post subject: ... |
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| aircon wasnt his point, turning off the damn heat was his point, koreans dont comprehened what a normal level is, and also dont understand that sweating actually makes the body colder |
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Walter Mitty
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Tokyo! ^.^
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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| dominic wrote: |
| aircon wasnt his point, turning off the damn heat was his point, koreans dont comprehened what a normal level is, and also dont understand that sweating actually makes the body colder |
But it's the winter SEASON. If it's the winter SEASON the heat must be on! You must also wear your winter SEASON coat at all times (zipped and buttoned all the way up!) - even in a heated classroom. If you do not dress appropriately for the current SEASON you will be unwell. To be well you must dress for the SEASON.
(Now do you get what RR was saying?) |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| You must also wear your winter SEASON coat at all times (zipped and buttoned all the way up!) - even in a heated classroom. |
I find this a bit bizarre as well. i was walking to EMart yesterday wearing a T-shirt and I was feeling quite pleasent but all these Koreans were wearing their coats done up tight(in 18 degree heat). If that was me it would have been like an oven. I still don't get their dressing for the distinct season. Dress for the conditions if you ask me. |
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Walter Mitty
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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I've used this situation to teach my students the proper usage of "DUH!!!"
Student (with winter coat on, zipped and buttoned all the way up): Teacher, can you open the door? It's hot in here.
Me: DUH!!! Why don't you take off your coat?
Student: Oh, no!!! I can't do that.
Me: Then stop complaining about the heat and suffer in silence. |
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dominic
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| i get it i just agree with just because, dress for the conditions, not the day of the month, the koreans i saw yesterday didnt have their coats done up, i didnt have a coat |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Good, I'm not the only one who's noticed this.
Koreans are one goofy bunch of people! |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| They dont adjust the heat or aircon in subways when a freak weather day occurs, which sucks. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Subway heat |
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| mithridates wrote: |
| ..I was wearing just a t-shirt . |
Do they let you do that on the subway? They make me wear at a mimimum shorts as well.  |
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seoulmon
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: Seoul
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dominic wrote:
aircon wasnt his point, turning off the damn heat was his point, koreans dont comprehened what a normal level is, and also dont understand that sweating actually makes the body colder
But it's the winter SEASON. If it's the winter SEASON the heat must be on! You must also wear your winter SEASON coat at all times (zipped and buttoned all the way up!) - even in a heated classroom. If you do not dress appropriately for the current SEASON you will be unwell. To be well you must dress for the SEASON |
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IF YOU ARE A KOREAN READING THIS...
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Take off the coat inside! Or atleast take off the G** D*** SCARFF! It is driving me bannas! Do you, don't you, must you, wrap the G** D*** scarf all the way up around your neck so I can barely see you peeking out!
I promise, that if you do this (take off the coat etc.), and get all your fellow countrymen to do the same, I'll stop making fun of Korea! Plus, I'll get some of my friends to make fun of Korea less. IS IT A DEAL? |
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