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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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 Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject: What are a Lifer's Biggest Regrets? |
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5 years ago I left South Korea only to return to see friends. I could have stayed but found that foreigners were becoming less and less accepted.
Anyway, my quality of life is much better and I don't regret leaving. As a lifer, do you regret staying? |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| So you don't regret your choices, but clearly the choices of OTHERS must fill them with regrets. Interesting assumption. I find a lot of people on this board - those who are lifers and those who are OUT yet still frequent the board have the life philosophy "the grass is always greenest on MY side." Yes, indeed, everything you have ever done has been right. |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curious on what I potentially missed out on. |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Weird question. Who knows what you potentially missed out on? Everyone's experience in Korea is different, just reading this board highlights that. I often think half the posters here live in a Korea in a parallel universe!
If a 'lifer' regretted staying, then surely he/she would leave? It's not a prison, and we have the right to leave at any time. I've been here for four years, and when I stop enjoying it I will not continue to work here. |
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| reactionary wrote: |
| "the grass is always greenest on MY side." Yes, indeed, everything you have ever done has been right. |
Man, I wish I was that optimistic. Though my hats off to anyone that feels that way.
I've always felt the opposite, "the grass is always seems to be greener on the other side." At the same time though I regret nothing.
"regret is the domain of those who've earned the right to look back on the past, all I have is shame..." -Cheif Kurama, 'Elfen Lied' |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| crisdean wrote: |
"regret is the domain of those who've earned the right to look back on the past, all I have is shame..." -Cheif Kurama, 'Elfen Lied' |
Elfen Lied is awesome.  |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the less reactionary posts so far. |
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:28 pm Post subject: Regrets |
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| I regret not having the chance to say "Do you want fries with that?" day in day out for minimum wage. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida wrote: |
| Thanks for the less reactionary posts so far. |
Get a dictionary. 
Anyway, it seems like your goal in posting here, 5 years after leaving Korea, is to convince lifers, and even short-timers, to get out of Korea as soon as possible. It's hard to take posts like these seriously coming from you. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| reactionary wrote: |
| "the grass is always greenest on MY side." |
Very Korean attitude. It must rub off. |
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The Goalie
Joined: 17 Nov 2009
Location: Chungcheongnamdo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| Regrets? No, sorry, I can't help you. What's up? Are you perhaps looking to pad your own smugness with some hard luck stories of people who weren't as wise as you in their life choices? Perhaps you're having some doubts and want to reassure yourself that you made the right the decision. Of course, maybe you're just curious, in which case you might have framed your question with somewhat less bias toward the negative. Or, additionally, you might have provided some context for your curiosity. As it stands, I'll just rewind and replay. Regrets? No, sorry, I can't help you. |
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Seoulman69
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:03 am Post subject: |
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I regret not moving to Korea earlier.
Seriously, the UK has shit itself with it's clothes on. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:55 am Post subject: |
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regrets?? emmmmmmmmm sometimes YES! becuase I felt like my life was heading on a good path back home.. but I threw it in to be back in the orient! I was still captivated by all the mystery here, that faded away quick though hahahahah but after like 4 years had past which went quick. I felt it was to big a move to fly back and start again.. so I thought I will invest more time here and make something happen...
I had many options if I look back 10 years ago... hard to know for sure what would have happened! anyway...
WHAT IF! WHAT IF! ......yeah... WHAT IF!............. |
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Adam Carolla
Joined: 26 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| I had many options if I look back 10 years ago |
It's entirely possible you'll say the same thing 10 years from now. (Which is why I'm getting out this year.) |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I believe none should regret staying, unless they thoroughly dislike the place.
Last edited by djsmnc on Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:54 am; edited 1 time in total |
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