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PastorYoon



Joined: 25 Jun 2010
Location: Sea of Japan

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cincynate wrote:
There are plenty of fat people here.. The students will call you 'pig teacher' and its not uncommon for a korean to ask you "Why are you so fat?" with no ill-intent, nothing more than curiousity. Its actually kind of amusing what people will say to you and ask you here.


Do you really believe what you're writing? The agenda you people push on this website is sickening. Ticks me off.
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earthquakez



Joined: 10 Nov 2010

PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

itiswhatitis wrote:
Korea definitely hires fat foreign teachers. As for some saying that there is more competition in Seoul: MAYBE in a trendy part of Seoul but in most of Seoul being fat won't make a difference.

Personally, I am an obese American. I made sure that there wasn't any physical duties involved with my job (such as sports or field trips) before I signed my contract.

I told my students that I've been fat for as long as I can remember and that I've never been able to loose weight. Most of them are very understanding and I almost never get made fun of.

Another thing to be aware of is that (if you are very overweight like me) that you might get sore knees while standing so long from teaching and that you will want to be very careful on the buses here if you have extra trouble with your balance.


Rolling Eyes More lies from Mr/Ms Recruiter Troll. The majority of old/older/less sightly looking/truly fat foreigners will not be given the opportunity to work in competitive Seoul where hagwons pick and choose teachers mostly based on age and appearance as they all fight for a piece of the market.

The majority of recruiters feed this and also helped create this biased approach by denying good jobs to people with good qualifications who are older and don't look like models. This has been noticeable over the past 3 years. Why don't you just poq from the eslcafe?
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Tarztastic



Joined: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Australia

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PatrickGHBusan wrote:
I do not know what you have been drinking but Korea does hire overweight people to teach....

Just apply.


Cholesterol is tested for on the medical check though. How do they get jobs?
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tarztastic wrote:
PatrickGHBusan wrote:
I do not know what you have been drinking but Korea does hire overweight people to teach....

Just apply.


Cholesterol is tested for on the medical check though. How do they get jobs?


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ajosshi



Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: ajosshi.com

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tarztastic wrote:
PatrickGHBusan wrote:
I do not know what you have been drinking but Korea does hire overweight people to teach....

Just apply.


Cholesterol is tested for on the medical check though. How do they get jobs?


you can be chubby and not have high cholesterol.

good luck
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ytide



Joined: 26 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tarztastic wrote:
Cholesterol is tested for on the medical check though. How do they get jobs?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Smith, but we have found abnormal levels of cholesterol in your blood. You have 72 hours to leave Korea." Laughing
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No_hite_pls



Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Don't hate me because I'm right

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PastorYoon wrote:
cincynate wrote:
There are plenty of fat people here.. The students will call you 'pig teacher' and its not uncommon for a korean to ask you "Why are you so fat?" with no ill-intent, nothing more than curiousity. Its actually kind of amusing what people will say to you and ask you here.


Do you really believe what you're writing? The agenda you people push on this website is sickening. Ticks me off.


+10
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oldtrafford



Joined: 12 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lard asses are two a penny, you'll fit right in!! Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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toonchoon



Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam

PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You'd be surprised.

No more comments. Come to Korea and you'll see for yourself.
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noobteacher



Joined: 27 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OP, don't worry about getting a job here. What you should be prepared for though (as is obvious from this thread as well as others on Dave's) is having to deal with the large number of disgustingly judgmental, insecure, and childish foreigners. Just get all your documents in order, present yourself as best you can, and you will have no trouble finding a job.
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Died By Bear



Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee

PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are plenty of fat people in Korea teaching English. That