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[caniff]

^ Crazy person.

[asylum seeker]

[Even Hotter]

^

Obvious HOMO

[Even Hotter]

Cannif, that is!

[tomato]

[caniff]

[tomato]

[Steelrails]

I have to say I gave Tomato a hard time when I first joined over getting frustrated at people not wanting to speak Korean with or around him.

After trying to get my own practice in, I have to say I share some of his frustration. The only difference is I get to hear one sentence in Korean. Then when I reply and they hear my accent its Englishee from there on out.

I want to practice my Korean, they want to practice their English.

Le sigh.

[Mosley]

stoolrails to Mosley: "you seem to think going to College[sic] is a bad thing".

Actually, I think it is a bad thing, if after years and dollars spent at an institution of 'higher learning', one can believe that a common noun should be capitalized.

But what should make one pine for a tuition refund is this: a total lack of reading comprehension skills(assuming our dear rails isn't being disingenuous-and how could one suspect him of such a thing?).

NOWHERE did I write that posts were to be of a certain length or quickly typed. NOWHERE. What I did refer to was to the RESPONSE TIME of posters like rails. The proof's in the pudding.

On the first page of the thread(please check it out, dear Dave's posters), rails chose to personally attack me and insult me. It took him 50 mins. after my post for him to do so. Next time, of a Mosley post replied to by rails? Less than 4 hrs. Next? Little more than two hrs. Next? 1 hr. Next? 10 mins. Next? 50 mins. Next? 10 1/2 hrs. Next? Almost 12 hrs.(clearly, our apologist hero was on extended vacations both of those times). Next? 28 mins. Next? 52 mins. Next? 50 mins.

What conclusions can be arrived at, given the above? Well two, at least:

1) This True Believer is a "man on a mission", to provide apologist apologies...and is terrified that a veteran of the ROK teaching experience will get the last word in...God forbid that neophytes will get the impression that the ROK crap dumped on potential NTs is "not normal".

2) That our apologist hero is not enjoying his time in the Hermit Kingdom nearly as much as he lets on...check out how much he posts at Dave's...and how often.

As for the attempts at some for "levity" on this thread, all I can say is(insert Jack Hawkins voice)...jolly good lads...jolly good show....

[Steelrails]

[tomato]

When I was a high school student, I was a very poor athlete. I attended a summer camp two bullies in my cabin kept me reminded of that fact. When one player was eliminated to even the teams up, I was that one player. When we played baseball, I struck out. On those rare occasions in which I got the ball, I fumbled. This was all to the glee of the two bullies in my cabin.

But one day, I unexpectedly won a swimming race. I was congratulated by everyone else, but the two bullies were nowhere to be found. If they really wanted me to become a better athlete, they would have encouraged me. They didn't, though, because they preferred to use me for a victim to pick on.

Now to tie that in with this thread:

Even Hotter portrayed me as a hostile foreigner. He cited those posts in which I made fun of the Miriam Ferguson Society.

But all of my posts weren't like that. On page 6, I wrote a post in which I criticized myself for those very traits which I find unacceptable in Koreans. Did Even Hotter see that? Of course not!

One the same page, I wrote a post in which I tried to see the Koreans' point of view. Did Even Hotter see that? Of course not!

At the bottom of page 6, Louis VI wrote a post arguing that the Koreans see English as a prestigious language. This seemed to contradict my posts, in which I argued that the Koreans look down on us. One might expect me to lash out at Louis VI. Indeed, that was my first impulse. But instead, I wrote a post on page 7, in which I tried to see Louis VI's point of view and to better see the Koreans' point of view. Did Even Hotter see that? Of course not!

If Even Hotter really wanted me to become a better diplomat, he would have reinforced those efforts to understand the Korean people. He didn't, though, because he preferred to use me for an enemy.

Now to tie that in with other people on the thread:

Are Steelrails and Mosley really trying to share something with each other? Or are they only using each other for enemies?

There is a good way to find out: Steelrails/Mosley, try posting something in which you admit your own faults, admit Mosley's/Steelrails' good points, or for some other reason should be favorable to Mosley/Steelrails.

Then see how he reacts. If he reacts favorably, he is really trying to share with you. If he doesn't, he is merely using you for an enemy.

[liveinkorea316]

This thread has turned into a man-love thread.

[tomato]

What's a man-love thread?

[Steelrails]

[Mosley]

tomato, are you seriously asking me(or anyone who objects to Korean racism)to believe that a troll/True Believer like rails is worth trying to embrace in a Kumbaya type of hug? Not bloody likely.

You know rails, me matey, I was going to to be nasty & point out things like: 1) you promised not to respond to me anymore-you broke that promise 2) you took a whole hour and a half to respond to my last post 3) as you've done many times, after having your butt handed to you in a hat, you backtrack/ignore what you previously claimed and ignore pointed questions. Latest case in point: now, all of a sudden, it doesn't matter how long posts are or how long it takes to post them.

But I won't do that because it's not my style-that's your province.
I've already made the point a hundred times...but once more with feeling:

I DON'T CARE about the speech contest, per se. Metaphorical concepts are beyond your grasp, and with you being a True Believer, I appreciate that(evangelical, by any chance?).

What I do know, based on three yrs. time in the ROK(yeah, I know, rails, it was sooooo long ago I was there...hmm, rolling eyes emoticon not working, so insert rolling eyes here) , is that the reactions contained in the story, real...satirical...or otherwise, ring true to the nth degree.

Now for goodness sakes go to sleep & get ready for your classes tomorrow....

Edit: I was responding to his 3:45 am post