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soupsandwich
Joined: 20 May 2011
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| Interacting with strangers/deviants is not part of the living in Korea experience |
Perhaps not in the way were one would openly intereact with strangers for the fun of it........but it is not uncommon in Korea for Koreans to openly interact (in this manner) with foreigners. |
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robinsoncrusoe
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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What if he says, I'm gay too. |
well then use your brain. "I have a boyfriend, and he gets extremely jealous" would be a pretty good follow-up. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
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| tell him you're gay. |
What if he says, I'm gay too. |
Live a little. Expand your horizons! |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| robinsoncrusoe wrote: |
| young_clinton wrote: |
What if he says, I'm gay too. |
well then use your brain. "I have a boyfriend, and he gets extremely jealous" would be a pretty good follow-up. |
Everybody knows if someone calls your bluff on being gay, you are obligated to sleep with him. |
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Izyb
Joined: 26 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Woah, what's this all about? I've not been to Korea yet but shouldn't part of being in a new city be about being open to meeting new people.
Or are these just weirdos that approach you and make things uncomfortable? |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Izyb wrote: |
Woah, what's this all about? I've not been to Korea yet but shouldn't part of being in a new city be about being open to meeting new people.
Or are these just weirdos that approach you and make things uncomfortable? |
The latter obviously. |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| Izyb wrote: |
Woah, what's this all about? I've not been to Korea yet but shouldn't part of being in a new city be about being open to meeting new people.
Or are these just weirdos that approach you and make things uncomfortable? |
The latter obviously. |
Yes, meeting people is great-- but the majority of these people who's opening line is "I want to be your friend" means "I want free English lessons", which in and of itself isn't all that bad, but it leads to very uncomfortable silences when you expect them to start/carry on a conversation.
They will look at you as an automaton, not care about you personally in any real way, ask you ascinine questions that don't go anywhere and bascially wait for you to 'instruct' them in English language. At least if you're working, you get paid to do this and lead a conversation. When you're someone's "friend", it's a drain on you physically and mentally for the first couple of meetings until they give up on spontaneously becoming fluent in English and you won't hear from them again until the cylce starts all over again. |
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Izyb
Joined: 26 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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I can see how that would be annoying... I've only been in Asian countries where they have just stared at me and given my face the thumbs up haha.
You get weirdos everywhere though! |
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antgonz
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Ignore him
Be rude
Pretend you don't speak English
I lived in Korea for a while and the ONLY reason someone talks to you is that they want a free English lesson. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I tell them that I know Spanish, in Korean, when I want to avoid the "free English practice" conversations. |
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s10czar
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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If you really have a problem with the overly-friendly locals then perhaps you should head on down to Jeollanamdo. Most people down here won't so much as make eye-contact with you. That includes your co-teachers.
And there are no subways to be bothered in.
Who knows? ...you might like it down here |
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escarole
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:41 am Post subject: |
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wow... I'm presently living in Jeollanamdo AND having my first friendly-old-man-cum-drunken-pest experience, ala the story relayed by The Great Toad.
If it's true that the Jeollanamdo population as a whole is more averse to making contact with foreigners... and if it's also true that only Korean deviants speak to foreigners and strangers... does that mean that the annoying middle aged man who calls me drunk at midnight and yells at me saying I'm obligated due to our age difference to drop whatever I'm doing and meet him to drink yet more is among the most deviant people in South Korea? 
On a more sober note, I've met some very friendly Koreans in Jeollanamdo whom I hope to remain in contact with for a long time to come. |
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