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Underwaterbob
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OK, let's vent. Long rambling posts with blatantly repeated misspellings on a message board supposedly populated with English teachers drive me batsh** insane.
It's tongue!
That is all. |
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balzor
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Why venting on Daves is useful. |
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| Summer Wine wrote: |
When forced to stand in class listening to your co-teacher tell your students to open the windows and then turn on the aircon, knowing that you cant criticise her lack of understanding on how aircon actually works.
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Why can't you criticize her? Or better yet, have the air on when they walk in the room and keep the windows locked and make a class rule that when the air is on, the doors and windows stay closed. My kids know this and my co-teachers don't argue with it because it's a rule. |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Why venting on Daves is useful. |
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| balzor wrote: |
| Why can't you criticize her? |
Exactly. Whining on a message board accomplishes little. If you have a problem with someone, talk to them. I'm amazed at how many people post on here asking advice on what to do about a noisy neighbor or perpetually late co-teacher when they clearly haven't even tried talking to the person yet. It's not rocket science. Most people are reasonable when confronted in a calm, rational manner. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Why venting on Daves is useful. |
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I have enjoyed reading VOD (venting on dave's). It does help cope at times. I never come here to hear rosy talk about Korea because I get that 24/7 away from this site.
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| When forced to stand in class listening to your co-teacher tell your students to open the windows and then turn on the aircon, knowing that you cant criticise her lack of understanding on how aircon actually works. |
I like to have the air conditioner on and windows open, in my classroom and in my car. Cool breezy air and fresh air. No air con headache, no stuffy air. A perfect combination of coolness and freshness. Of course, it's a waste of energy. That's the real drawback. But I don't pay the hagwon power bill and I'm willing to pay an extra buck or two in gas for my car to have it on while the window is cracked a third open. |
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confucian
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I've just closed the windows. Convrsely, in the winter when the classroom is being cleaned at lunchtime I've closed the windows whilst saying loudly "What moron opens the windows in mid-January? Keep your windows at home open!" |
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cj1976
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I've just closed the windows. Convrsely, in the winter when the classroom is being cleaned at lunchtime I've closed the windows whilst saying loudly "What moron opens the windows in mid-January? Keep your windows at home open!" |
Yeah, you da man. |
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confucian
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Keep following the lead, 76-freeze in the winter, stay hot and sweaty in the summer, and be aware that human nature is near universal-you will be quietly despised by your korean coworkers for just taking the nonsense. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I've actually learned how to open and close windows quietly without insulting people in a condescending manner. So far, it's been quite effective in maintaining optimum room temperature. |
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The Gipkik
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe it should be "Why Whining on Dave's is Useful." The problem of impotent foreigners living in a culture that either pacifies them too much or gives them the shakes. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The Gipkik wrote: |
| The problem of impotent foreigners living in a culture that either pacifies them too much or gives them the shakes. |
Where are you coming from? There are three options:
a) self-loathing?
b) condescending holier-than-thou exception to the rule?
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c) are you simply not one of us, a Korean? (or gyopo who thinks he's Korean) |
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shinramyun
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| clear difference between venting and "b***ing" |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
| The Gipkik wrote: |
| The problem of impotent foreigners living in a culture that either pacifies them too much or gives them the shakes. |
Where are you coming from? There are three options:
a) self-loathing?
b) condescending holier-than-thou exception to the rule?
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c) are you simply not one of us, a Korean? (or gyopo who thinks he's Korean) |
 None of the above really. Just my observations. I'm a realist. |
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Kaypea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| confucian wrote: |
| Yes, I've just closed the windows. Convrsely, in the winter when the classroom is being cleaned at lunchtime I've closed the windows whilst saying loudly "What moron opens the windows in mid-January? Keep your windows at home open!" |
I think it's because they're vaccuuming and it's dusty. I couldn't figure it out for the longest time either. If the kids don't open the windows while cleaning, the older teachers yell at them. Then I figured it must be because of vaccuum dust.
I'm not allowed to be alone in a room so I never get to be boss. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Why venting on Daves is useful. |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| balzor wrote: |
| Why can't you criticize her? |
Exactly. Whining on a message board accomplishes little. If you have a problem with someone, talk to them. I'm amazed at how many people post on here asking advice on what to do about a noisy neighbor or perpetually late co-teacher when they clearly haven't even tried talking to the person yet. It's not rocket science. Most people are reasonable when confronted in a calm, rational manner. |
I explained the aircon/window situation to my coteacher, but she changed her tune from "dirty air" to "it makes my eyes hurt."
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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Why venting on Daves is useful. |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
I have enjoyed reading VOD (venting on dave's). It does help cope at times. I never come here to hear rosy talk about Korea because I get that 24/7 away from this site.
| Summer Wine wrote: |
| When forced to stand in class listening to your co-teacher tell your students to open the windows and then turn on the aircon, knowing that you cant criticise her lack of understanding on how aircon actually works. |
I like to have the air conditioner on and windows open, in my classroom and in my car. Cool breezy air and fresh air. No air con headache, no stuffy air. A perfect combination of coolness and freshness. Of course, it's a waste of energy. That's the real drawback. But I don't pay the hagwon power bill and I'm willing to pay an extra buck or two in gas for my car to have it on while the window is cracked a third open. |
I actually agree with this... I think I'm sensitive. Air con makes me sneezy and shivery, and the air gets in my throat and ughhh. |
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