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hubleym
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject: Story on Jaded Expats |
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| I'm writing a story for Groove Magazine on how and why expats become jaded living in Korea (and how they can avoid it). PM me if you feel jaded, partially jaded, or not jaded at all. I've been having limited success interviewing people on the street in Itaewon... |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Define 'jaded'. |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Too bad Nick Bibby left Korea... |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| PRagic wrote: |
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No kidding. While you're at it you could do a story on expats who are "experienced". |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Most of the longterm expats I've met that I would classify as 'jaded' generally have a pretty serious problem with alcohol. Take that for what it's worth. |
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ssuprnova
Joined: 17 Dec 2010
Location: Saigon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:21 am Post subject: Re: Story on Jaded Expats |
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| hubleym wrote: |
| I'm writing a story for Groove Magazine on how and why expats become jaded living in Korea (and how they can avoid it). PM me if you feel jaded, partially jaded, or not jaded at all. I've been having limited success interviewing people on the street in Itaewon... |
Try any bar.[/u] |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| I'm jaded, but I'm still realistic and I still love Korea. Just less rosy-eyed than I once was. |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| toby99 wrote: |
| Most of the longterm expats I've met that I would classify as 'jaded' generally have a pretty serious problem with alcohol. Take that for what it's worth. |
To be honest, I don't think it is worth much. If you drink and hang out in bars, then you are going to meet other people who drink and hang out in bars. I've been here 6+ years and a few of my friends have been here as long (or longer) than me. None of them - as far as I know - have a problem with alcohol. Take that for what it is worth.
Jaded people are - well, jaded. It doesn't matter where they are or how long they have been there.
Dumb idea for a magazine article, too (in my opinion) |
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ESL Milk "Everyday
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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I really hope that this doesn't turn into yet another I-hate-Korea fest because that's not going to be worthwhile for anyone.
Why not try to write something where bridges are being built instead of torn down??? It would be a really refreshing change... I don't even know if there are too many articles that do this without resorting to banality/cliches that just put everyone off. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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we've been here 15 years and of course we're jaded but then again we're jaded about living in the states but we can tolerate things here better than in the states thats why we stay
also alcohol has nothing to do with it, we barely drink |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Story on Jaded Expats |
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| hubleym wrote: |
| I've been having limited success interviewing people on the street in Itaewon... |
"Excuse me, are you jaded?"
lol |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I feel jaded that enough people actually read Groove magazine for it to continue its existence. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| If you wear jade, does that make you jaded? |
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Chet Wautlands
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Story on Jaded Expats |
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| Draz wrote: |
| hubleym wrote: |
| I've been having limited success interviewing people on the street in Itaewon... |
"Excuse me, are you jaded?"
lol |
ha ha |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| well, 10 years here, i wouldnt say im jaded but i dont talk to alot of foreigners. why?since alot of them now are newbies. and i dont really want to have the same conversation over and over again, nor do I want to take them to the bank or help them when their hagwon tanks. i can say hi, but then i walk on. unless theyre hot, which, im sad to say, has happened only a couple of times in those 10 years |
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