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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate". |
I can understand. His ears and tusks are so much smaller! 
Great stuff. I like the tourist who complains because the beach was too sandy.
I come from Alberta and there are all sorts of famous complaints and questions asked by foreigners -- "what time do they turn on the northern lights?" -- "when do the buffalo jump?" (Lethbridge) -- "can I drive to Toronto by tonight?" (maybe if your car is tied to a jet airplane). |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Dear Sleepy,
People who really know me would never think that I'd be like that without sufficient cause. I had sufficient cause with the female in question.
Would you not be at least greatly annoyed to lose a lot of your time on a wild goose chase on a couple of occasions thanks to the thoughtless unprofessionalism of a person who's responsible for dispensing accurate information? More, would you feel upset if the same person ignored your polite questions for more than a minute leaving you to feel it proper to ask her repeatedly if she was still on the phone?
By the way, this particular woman was working in the afternoon hours and told me the second time I tried to utilise the service that one should not call "so often." It says right in the K.O.T.R.A. Guide to Korea (2008) that this service is free and essentially open to all whenever they need it, etc.
Whether this person is your friend or not, you'd better re-evaluate your wise cracks about me. Really, why insult me here on Dave's when I was the one who was treated badly by her for no reason at all on at least three occasions? In short, your cracks about me do not logically follow from the chronological course of events.
I stand by what I finally felt were fair comments to make to that female. After all, she really did ask for and deserve them. |
Although someone was doing their job, trying to help you, you deemed that they were neither quick nor accurate enough so you abused and insulted them. What impression am I supposed to take away from this? My previous remarks were not meant in any facetious manner; I simply find the behaviour you attribute to yourself to be appallingly rude.
I have spoken to my friend and she can't remember speaking to you nor hearing about you from her co-workers. She did add that behaviour such as yours is, sadly, all too common. She has also added that most of such behaviour comes from people from one country in particular.
PS That is her express opinion, not that of her office nor of anyone else. |
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dirving
Joined: 19 Nov 2009
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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She sent me in the opposite direction of my destination twice and did not ante up an apology. She ignored my question for at least a minute and then said that it didn't matter that she ignored me when I asked her why she did not answer my questions. Yet, you claim that I misbehaved. That's very fair and noble of you.
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gangpae
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Sleepy in Seoul wrote: |
One of my friends works for the Seoul Travel Hotline and the stories she tells me of the stupid people who ring up asking moronic questions is, sadly, not unbelievable.
One of the more frequent questions is:
Q. Hello, I need to go to (insert the location name here).
A. OK, where are you now?
Q. No, I want to go to (insert the location name here)!
A. Well, I can't tell you that until you tell me where you are starting from. Where are you?
Q. I don't know.
(Rinse and repeat, often with demands to help becoming more strident.)
She also tells me of a man (from Canada) who is infamous among the different help centres in Seoul. Apparently he has rung with demands that action be taken upon any perceived grievance, no matter how trivial. He once rang up with a complaint that a small child was staring at him and he wanted the Travel Hotline to make the child stop. |
That reminds me of the English Literature major who spelled it Engrish Ritelatule. |
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beercanman
Joined: 16 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:04 am Post subject: |
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some of those were awesome
and some others
I went to India, was disgusted by curry, don't like spicy food
haha |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| dirving wrote: |
| She sent me in the opposite direction of my destination twice and did not ante up an apology. She ignored my question for at least a minute and then said that it didn't matter that she ignored me when I asked her why she did not answer my questions. Yet, you claim that I misbehaved. That's very fair and noble of you. |
No, I wrote that your behaviour was appallingly rude. And, regardless of her actions, it was. There is no excuse for rudeness. And your adamant refusal to admit that your behaviour was wrong simply makes it worse. Have you ever heard of the saying, 'Manners maketh the man'? |
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Michael_75
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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My friend used to work in a place called 'The Bead Shop'
A guy walks in and asks "Have you got any beads?" |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_o6p0H9BQM |
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dirving
Joined: 19 Nov 2009
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Sleepy in Seoul wrote: |
| dirving wrote: |
| She sent me in the opposite direction of my destination twice and did not ante up an apology. She ignored my question for at least a minute and then said that it didn't matter that she ignored me when I asked her why she did not answer my questions. Yet, you claim that I misbehaved. That's very fair and noble of you. |
No, I wrote that your behaviour was appallingly rude. And, regardless of her actions, it was. There is no excuse for rudeness. And your adamant refusal to admit that your behaviour was wrong simply makes it worse. Have you ever heard of the saying, 'Manners maketh the man'? |
Sleep,
To be rude to somebody -especially for no reason at all- is to misbehave. Look it up if you do not believe me.
She was rude to me first in more than one way. Hmm, I should have just sucked it up like a real man and let her get away with it and forget the fact that I'm a feminist living in the 21st Century. You're right, though, and I thank you for being so enlightened and admirable.
Will you get off my back now and return to your village? |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Does this apply to Koreans as well per chance??
| Sleepy in Seoul wrote: |
| regardless of her actions.... There is no excuse for rudeness. |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Sleep,
To be rude to somebody -especially for no reason at all- is to misbehave. Look it up if you do not believe me.
She was rude to me first in more than one way. Hmm, I should have just sucked it up like a real man and let her get away with it and forget the fact that I'm a feminist living in the 21st Century. You're right, though, and I thank you for being so enlightened and admirable.
Will you get off my back now and return to your village? |
Please learn to read. I haven't used the word 'misbehave' in this thread at all; until now, that is. Why do you insist on attributing it to me? I said that I found the behaviour that you attribute to yourself to be appallingly rude and that there is no excuse for rudeness. Still, I'm glad that you have learnt the error of your ways. My work here is done.
| stevieg4ever wrote: |
| Does this apply to Koreans as well per chance?? |
Certainly does; whatever is rudeness according to Korean society. |
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