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[wylies99]

Look, I understand that this may be an attempt at humor in 10 magazine, but what it says about the attitudes of "waygookin" is definitely not true of foreigners in Korea or of Americans. He uses "we" when he should be CLEAR that it's just about him. If he wants to put something like this on his blog then that's fine but when a magazine for expats posts it, that's just in bad taste.

http://10magazine.asia/3486/damn-it-feels-good-to-be-a-foreigner/

Here's a sample-

[Captain Corea]

He sounds like an arse.

[sesyeux]

sounds like he needs a kick up the arse more like

[OBwannabe]

I hear what you're saying, but I took it as touch-in-cheek. Although, haven't WE all experienced preferential treatment here at times soley because we are foreign? Well, those of us of the caucasian persuasian anyway? Can't speak for others.

I've gone to the hair shop and been pushed ahead of the queue because I'm a white male. Recieved extra "service" at restaurants for the same reason. Actually have had dinners and drinks paid by strangers for the same reason. The list goes on.

On the other hand, I've been ignored and mistreated my fair share of times do to my foreigness.

I didn't really care for him saying that he, "pushed the limits" of his , "new found powers". I was hoping it was an exaggeration to make the article more interesting.

[djsmnc]

Sounds like Charisma Man finally decided to write his own article!

[ChilgokBlackHole]

10 Magazine has no journalistic integrity. I wouldn't be surprised if the editor himself is just making the whole thing up, like he did with the results of the blogger poll.

[waseige1]

[salgichawa]

[THE CANDY COLOURED CLOWN]

[NYC_Gal]

Sometimes it's pretty sweet being foreign, but even cute girls get passed by taxis when it's raining, due to racism. I had to run one down one morning, get in, and refuse to get out until he took me to work. It was raining, I was sick and I shook my head and kept telling him in Korean to take me to my work. His taxi light was on. It was his duty. He gave in after I refused to budge.

[THE CANDY COLOURED CLOWN]

[eamo]

I'd say the 'Charisma Man' thing is getting less and less these days......Koreans are getting used to us.

In fact, it was always a bit of myth......I always found I was treated very normally by Korean service staff unless I actually tried to take a liberty (like the writer the OP links). Koreans being polite, or not knowing English, or being shy and not wanting to make a fuss, would tend to go along with what the demanding foreigner wants......but often they don't.

These days, I only find it effective when driving and I want to go in front of someone. Stick that big-nosed, Shrek-like face out the window and the usually oblivious Korean driver always gives me a polite nod and lets me go first....well, except for most ajumma who never even look at other drivers.

[Dr. Whom]

Erm, yeah. Gotta keep our imagee polished. Everyone knows that
ESL workers were on track to become surgeons, physicists and renowned
mathematicians before coming to Korea (magnet for people with
outstanding educations and career opportunities).

Get over yourself OP. Koreans know exactly what we are and how
easily we can be replaced. Criteria for an ESL worker:

1/ Crap degree in anything
2/ No experience in anything
3/ White skin
4/ Preferably with no knowledge of Korea so they will work in the sticks

[THE CANDY COLOURED CLOWN]

[TheUrbanMyth]