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MitchMartin
Joined: 14 Jan 2010
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject: Is anyone else getting really sick? |
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One of my friends was telling me the other day that he's having a really hard time with his health. It's really weird because he was fine last year.
This year however he's been sick for... ever and now he's talking about Asthma. He asked me to post this back story as a bit of background.
In his own words: "just ask around on the Korean forms if anyone else is going through hell this spring".
Here's the article.
http://www.danielmassicotte.com/hell-lately.pdf |
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MitchMartin
Joined: 14 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Come to think of it, that's not much of a "hell story."
Anyway he's fighting Asthma and Pneumonia. He's been to Asan hospital and is getting treatment. Over the last 2 weeks he's imporved a lot.
Anyway, are there are any books or guides that specifically address the "survival in korea" most ESL teachers go through? I'm looking for something that's published or print, not a blog post... there's tons of those around. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| "most" ESL teachers seem like a pretty healthy bunch to me except for the occasional inevitable hypochondriac and those who inflict poor health on themselves with too much boozing, bad diet and late nights. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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korea can be very dangerous to your health. yellow dust storm blowing from the west, nuclear waste water and sea creature attacking from the east, and crazy koreans constantly attacking from the north. i don't know what's going on down south though.  |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Ramen wrote: |
| korea can be very dangerous to your health. yellow dust storm blowing from the west, nuclear waste water and sea creature attacking from the east, and crazy koreans constantly attacking from the north. i don't know what's going on down south though. |
Dead pig decomposition in water run-off. That is down South. Was in the news yesterday. Some bottled water has been affected. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Ramen wrote: |
| korea can be very dangerous to your health. yellow dust storm blowing from the west, nuclear waste water and sea creature attacking from the east, and crazy koreans constantly attacking from the north. i don't know what's going on down south though. |
Dead pig decomposition in water run-off. That is down South. Was in the news yesterday. Some bottled water has been affected. |
ha! i knew something was up down south. |
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IamBabo
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: Sick! |
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Hey Mitch,
I've been here 7 years, and I've never been as sick as I have this year! Two bouts of bronchitis and a diagnosis of asthma in the last 3 months alone. Always been reasonably healthy, hardly even had colds here..
Who knows... |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| I just got over a cold that turned into an allergy, probably brought on by the arrival of spring, that lasted more than one month. I went to a doctor of internal medicine (or naequa) and he gave me anti-allergy meds that did the trick. |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| "most" ESL teachers seem like a pretty healthy bunch to me except for the occasional inevitable hypochondriac and those who inflict poor health on themselves with too much boozing, bad diet and late nights. |
ohhh the good ole days! haahhahahaa
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| Be careful. Was also reported that a mystery illness has claimed at least five lives recently. I believe the Jungang Ilbo online had an article yesterday. |
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walter235
Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Location: korea
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| About the only time I get sick is when students cough on me. I wish their parents taught them to cover their mouths! Another thing I DON'T do is eat anything a Korean has given me and touched with their bare hands. Most Korean teachers don't seem to wash their hands after the bathroom! One school I teach at is very small (less than 80 students) and there was no soap in the bathroom for about a month. It only got soap after I brought some in! |
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downstack
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| Teaching kindergarten has certainly damaged my health-- I contracted all kinds of illnesses from the kids the first month or so I was here. |
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murmanjake
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Be careful. Was also reported that a mystery illness has claimed at least five lives recently. I believe the Jungang Ilbo online had an article yesterday. |
fan death? It was a bit muggy for a spot there... |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| murmanjake wrote: |
| Swampfox10mm wrote: |
| Be careful. Was also reported that a mystery illness has claimed at least five lives recently. I believe the Jungang Ilbo online had an article yesterday. |
fan death? It was a bit muggy for a spot there... |
Not fan death....although we always need to be on our guard for that threat!!
This new disease hardens the lungs until breathing becomes impossible. Two dead so far as I've heard. A man and a pregnant woman. They know nothing about it. |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| downstack wrote: |
| Teaching kindergarten has certainly damaged my health-- I contracted all kinds of illnesses from the kids the first month or so I was here. |
On the short run yes. But after a while your body will build up a defense system so strong that you can fight any diseases without even noticing. |
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