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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:57 pm Post subject: I miss Korea badly |
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I remember all the fun exciting moments during my first week in Korea. I met so many wonderful people, taught amazing kids and enjoyed my life so much.
I guess you really don't know what you've got till it's gone.
I miss the subways, the population density, the cheap food, the sights and sounds, the short skirts on the hot chicks.
I really miss my kids.
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| come back then. |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Korea has already forgotten you.  |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: I miss Korea badly |
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| mayorgc wrote: |
I miss the subways, the population density, the cheap food, the sights and sounds, the short skirts on the hot chicks.
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I miss the street food, (fast and free) food delivery, stores open late, marketplaces crammed with a crazy amount of merchandise, and even getting stared at.
I own a vacation home in Seoul that I haven't been able to visit for a year and a half now. I hope all my stuff is still there. 
I'm actually hoping to drop by next year for 2-3 weeks. Usually I get my fill of Korean food by then without starting to miss Western foods. I want to hit up the tourist spots and go shopping. |
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Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:20 am Post subject: |
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^^
It makes me very happy to know you're not here!
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Agreed. Come back then. |
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Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:43 am Post subject: |
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You miss the lifestyle.
You'd probably love life back home too could you afford to work just 6 hrs a day, have your apt to yourself pay all utilities and have a grand-plus disposable income every month.... |
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cert43
Joined: 17 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Oh, remember the bad in moments like this ( there is so much)
1. Nothing fun-BORING!!!!
2. Ajumes
3. Less then steller apts with no adequate plumbing or
basic things ( such as a table, or ref.).
-How you supposed to live like that?
4. Bratty kids ( and bosses) who make comments about
your "funny big" eyes
5, mean bosses who rip you off and hold your visa.
6. Dirty filth on the streets
7. Bieng alone with no one to help you.
8. Bieng Homeless with no place to go.
9. Not being able to quit your job.
10. Having all your stuff stolen (by the next foreign teacher).
after you are fired and evicted.
Nice huh?
-yep, that should do it...  |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| cert43 wrote: |
Oh, remember the bad in moments like this ( there is so much)
1. Nothing fun-BORING!!!!
2. Ajumes
3. Less then steller apts with no adequate plumbing or
basic things ( such as a table, or ref.).
-How you supposed to live like that?
4. Bratty kids ( and bosses) who make comments about
your "funny big" eyes
5, mean bosses who rip you off and hold your visa.
6. Dirty filth on the streets
7. Bieng alone with no one to help you.
8. Bieng Homeless with no place to go.
9. Not being able to quit your job.
10. Having all your stuff stolen (by the next foreign teacher).
after you are fired and evicted.
Nice huh?
-yep, that should do it... |
@cert34...English cannot be your first language.
What is your connection with Korea?
I ask this, not in a mean-spirited way, but genuinely curious. |
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Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Location: Multiverse
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:16 am Post subject: |
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^^
I would bet everythig I own the poster is either
1. A westerner doing the old and tired 'westerner trying to pull off the angry Korean' sock / troll routine
2. A korean who has worked with or breifly socialised with some foriegners and got burned or percieved they got burned in some way and makes sarcy remarks on this board for catharsis or some sense of revenge / ego boost.
3. A westerner pretending to be number 2 |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Hotwire wrote: |
^^
I would bet everythig I own the poster is either
1. A westerner doing the old and tired 'westerner trying to pull off the angry Korean' sock / troll routine
2. A korean who has worked with or breifly socialised with some foriegners and got burned or percieved they got burned in some way and makes sarcy remarks on this board for catharsis or some sense of revenge / ego boost.
3. A westerner pretending to be number 2 |
I'm guessing something entirely different...
cert34 was a Chinese teacher here in Korea on an E-2 visa...  |
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Wishmaster
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| Come back or don't come back. Life is short...live for yourself. Are you one of those guys that now has a mortgage, married with a couple of screaming kids and working at a job that you'll probably be at for the next 40 years? Got trapped in that reality, eh? Well, just remember the good times in Korea. But also remember the middle age Korean dudes and their evil eye glares on the subway. Remember the illogic of the place. If you can remember the bad things and still want to come back...then come back. |
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WadRUG'naDoo
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:34 am Post subject: Re: I miss Korea badly |
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| madoka wrote: |
| mayorgc wrote: |
I miss the subways, the population density, the cheap food, the sights and sounds, the short skirts on the hot chicks.
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I miss the street food, (fast and free) food delivery, stores open late, marketplaces crammed with a crazy amount of merchandise, and even getting stared at.
I own a vacation home in Seoul that I haven't been able to visit for a year and a half now. I hope all my stuff is still there.
I'm actually hoping to drop by next year for 2-3 weeks. Usually I get my fill of Korean food by then without starting to miss Western foods. I want to hit up the tourist spots and go shopping. |
You have some squatters:
http://www.product-reviews.net/wp-content/userimages/2007/05/evergreencountrycottage.jpg |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:06 am Post subject: Re: I miss Korea badly |
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That is my fear. All you have to do is know the code to the front door and live there all you want. I got a nice computer with a 27" monitor, closet full of clothes, two beds, big screen TV, etc. It's fully furnished and no one would be the wiser if someone were to live there for the past couple of years. I don't even have neighbors who would notice! |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: I miss Korea badly |
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OP, why not plan a trip to Korea to visit? I think the 'home'sickness might be cured by an extended visit, instead of committing to a whole contract that you might not be ready to complete.
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| madoka wrote: |
| That is my fear. All you have to do is know the code to the front door and live there all you want. I got a nice computer with a 27" monitor, closet full of clothes, two beds, big screen TV, etc. It's fully furnished and no one would be the wiser if someone were to live there for the past couple of years. I don't even have neighbors who would notice! |
Sorry to derail the post for a minute, but if you're only interested in coming back for a couple weeks at a time, why bother renting an apartment all year? You can rent beautiful luxury serviced apartments in Seoul for days or weeks at a time, without worrying about anything. Just wondering! |
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