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[David Beattie]

Hi, I am an ESL tutor in Vancouver, Canada. One of my students, Mi-Ran, is returning to Seoul soon. She is looking for a native speaker, preferably female, with whom to do language exchange and hang out.

Mi-Ran is really bright, and has a very open and friendly disposition. She would make a good Korean teacher. Her English listening is good, and with a little practise, her speaking will improve quickly.

Please email her on [email protected] or me, at [email protected] and I will pass on your contact details. She lives near Shin-Dorim station. She will be back in Seoul in early March.

Regards, David Beattie - and Mi-Ran

[whitestboyalive]

Is she hot?

[hondaicivic]

[nukeday]

[Globutron]

[redaxe]

[BaldTeacher]

David, ignore all this tomfoolery.

I would be happy to help your friend out, but I'm not sure of whether or not I'll be in Seoul, plus she would prefer a female. Nonetheless, I'll lend a hand if circumstances permit.

Regardless, good luck to both of you and hopefully your student finds a good language exchange partner and new friend.


Best wishes,


BaldTeacher

[PatrickBateman]

Ah, chivalry is not dead.

[Draz]

[IncheonTOEFL]

u posted a 25 year old korean female's e-mail address here? And, she's not your ex-wife, but one of your students? wow. Are you Canadian? Do you have a peacefrog flag next to your bong?

[northway]

[samd]

[David Beattie]

Ah yes, how I have missed Dave's, repository of all that is noble in the human breast and not at all an outlet for the existential smegma of our species, surely none of which is grander than the ESL teacher, and as we all know, the ESL teacher in Korea most of all.

1. Is she "hot?" This I take as a reference to her physical type - the four categories into which all people may be grouped, according to their body type and metabolism kinda thang. The western equivalents might be either choleric, sanguine, stoic and the other one, which I forget, or perhaps endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph and the other one, which I forget. (Is there a fourth type - maybe just combinations of the others, can't be too careful on Dave's, bound to be some smartalec who will pounce on any foibles).

I would say she is an ectomorph, a sanguine. She says she is the second type according to recommended diet - you know, the whole hot-cold thing.

Mi-Ran would prefer an endomorphic, sanguine language exchange and "hang out" partner, but makes it quite clear that any combination of these factors would be suitable. What she does add, voluntarily and with no prompting from me, is that she would prefer it if her exchange and hang out partner is not a "DICKWAD" or a "jerk-off" - her words.

To the extent it is relevant I would describe her face as "angelic" - and she has long straight black hair, almond-shaped brown-black eyes and a flawless complexion, all of which are so rare in the Korean female today. Did I mention she was petite? She is also shy and prone to giggling, which you find either endearing or infuriating - or I suppose somewhere in-between (can't be too careful on Dave's, some smartalec ... you know the rest

2. Ah yes, how naive and Canadian of me to post some vague personal details of a young woman. I can see now how someone - having her name and email address, and knowing she is 25 - would use that information to single her out, stalk her and perhaps even commit unspeakable acts on her ectomorphic person.

Thank you for pointing out these characteristics as Canadian. Does anyone want to wager the writer is American? I wonder if he (she) has her sights set on acquiring an automatic weapon and going postal, in a Safeway parking lot perhaps. Or writing "FAGGOT" in all caps after this posting of mine.

Let's think this through. Some American misfit in Korea decides to exploit my naivete. They write to Mi-Ran, make an appointment, and then somehow swing it that she accompanies them ... where precisely? Why not just go to any number of Korean dating sites and do the same from there?

No, I will not "expunge" my posting you pretentious silly person, I have used it to drop to my knees and thank Dog for being in Vancouver, where I have many options to meet and enjoy the company of normal people. There are many normal people in Korea, and some of them are even ESL teachers, but the vast majority are not. And yes, I used to be one, in Daejeon, 2001 to 2004 - enjoyed it enormously, gorged myself silly and hiked hill and dale 'til I was pink in the face (but enough about moi).

3. Before I posted this I made it quite clear to Mi-Ran that she was to vet respondents carefully before meeting them. This she will do in the following ways:

A. she will ask for your full name and your Facebook name so she can friend you. If you have fewer than 100 friends she will tick you off the list. She will then read your Wall carefully to get a sense of you, and post on it that she is excited about meeting you for language exchange. She might even write to at least two of your friends asking in a disarming fashion if you are a nice person.

B. She will ask where you work, get the number and phone your workplace and ask to speak to you there. In doing so she will have tested your truthfulness and transparency. I discussed this with her prior to making the posting - really, I did, because as soon as I made this suggestion she responded, "but isn't it dangerous?"

C. I suggested strongly that she take a friend with her to the first meeting - either a male or female friend, to meet either a male or female l.e. partner. The two of them will ask to take your picture, and if you refuse they will not meet you again.

I think that is all for now. Please contact me or Mi-Ran if you are a stable, loving and contented individual, with a sense of humour, are a native English speaker and not a douche sack.

Sincerely,

David Andrew Beattie, 51, Ectomorph Choleric, Hottest Diet Type, East 35th Avenue, Kensington, Vancouver, Brutish Colombia.










meet respondents in a busy coffee shop, and to take a f

[David Beattie]

BaldTeacher, thank you for your refreshingly measured posting, so settling for the innards after all this argy-bargy hey, by golly I had almost forgotten how invigorating a good Dave's hullaballoo can be!

Please feel free to email me, you sound ideal so far. We will need to vet you carefully though but don't worry, Mi-Ran will pay for the blood test. May I know your Facebook name please sir? If not, is there any other way I and Mi-Ran may have our confidence in you further developed?

Send me a friend request on FB if you dig - David Andrew Beattie. I will expect some of "the others" on here to cunningly send me a request too and then post rude things about moi on there, but I suspect I will be able to cope.

I do run on at the mouth eh, but I also type at a mile a minute so there you have it.

David.

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[Draz]