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The dancing girls in front of businesses

 
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Zackback



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:18 pm    Post subject: The dancing girls in front of businesses Reply with quote

I am interested in knowing about the dancing girls in front of businesses when they are either opening or having some kind of sale. They seem to dance and announce things all day.
1. How old are these ladies?
2. Do they get paid well?
3. Is it difficult for them to dance and talk all day?
4. What are the chances of having one of them smile at me?
5. Do the companies they work for hire English teachers to teach the ladies some English phrases? If so, does anyone have that contact information?

Thank you
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LL Moonmanhead



Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Location: yo momma

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha. Very good.

Rweckon some people will take you seriously. But I am out.
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brier



Joined: 14 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At least you are thinking.....

The news article is old, from the Joongang back when it was a pretty good newspaper.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1903265
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T-J



Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


Miidnight Runner has a podcast up on his site interviewing someone who worked as a 도움이.


http://www.themidnightrunner.com/
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Slowmotion



Joined: 15 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brier wrote:
At least you are thinking.....

The news article is old, from the Joongang back when it was a pretty good newspaper.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1903265



Quote:

"Some people say it's a low-class job," Park admits. "They look down on doumi. But we have a lot of college students who want to earn extra money. Some of these girls have to be fluent in English, for when a foreign business opens. Some of them have studied abroad. Some have master's degrees, Ph.Ds."

Rolling Eyes
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, but these girls are mostly supplementing their income while studying in uni at the same time.

Of course, the visiblity that their employment garners gets them a foot in the door to other types of industries: modeling, events, etc.
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orosee



Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brier wrote:
At least you are thinking.....

The news article is old, from the Joongang back when it was a pretty good newspaper.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1903265


Thanks for the link! A very entertaining and informational article, and long as a doumi leg. Got me smiling from the opening lines, "Long of limb, short of skirt, white of shoe". Clearly the OP has found a mission.
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Kaypea



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha... I remember a scene from a Korean drama, 안녕하세요 하늘님, where they showed why a woman from a poor background turned to a life of crime... There was a flashback to her former job, where she was dancing in front of the LG Mart or something, when some adjossi pinched her butt... she beat him up, and then quit that degrading gig to become a gangster's assistant Smile

Anyway, that's what springs to my mind when people talk about those dancers. I'm going to check out those links.
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