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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
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| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home.  |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly!! x2
Eat some rice cake or something if you must consume disgusting materials. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| It makes no sense for the Korean government to block the import of popular cereals like these because there are no Korean manufacturer's of these cereals. Who are they "protecting?" |
Tesco, iHerb black market stores, Paris Baguette, rice farmers, among others.
Stick with Frosted Flakes--"They're G-r-r-reat!"
Besides, after having to choose from the 43 different milks, Korean mothers can't handle having to choose from more than just a few basic cereals.
What's the way to start the day? Ovaltine! Ovaltine! |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| It makes no sense for the Korean government to block the import of popular cereals like these because there are no Korean manufacturer's of these cereals. |
Maybe Koreans don't manufacture it cause they are smart.
| dairyairy wrote: |
| Who are they "protecting?" |
Uhh the obesity rate of their country. |
You sound crabby today or is it just the diesel in your soju talking?
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/04/116_133238.html |
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MiXX
Joined: 30 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:26 am Post subject: |
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| augustine wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home. |
Lmao I can get by just fine w/o many things. If there is a way to get what I want, than I will obviously go that route, but if not ill have to make due. Ill live either way. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| MiXX wrote: |
| augustine wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home. |
Lmao I can get by just fine w/o many things. If there is a way to get what I want, than I will obviously go that route, but if not ill have to make due. Ill live either way. |
The sad part is that the posters who said "Leave Korea" because you asked where to buy Trix either don't live in Korea or would buy the Trix if someone posted where to get them. Everyone living in another country misses some food product from their home country. That's a fact. It may be: HP sauce, authentic food and chips, SA sausage, Tim Horton's, poutine, knish, hummus, big Jewish pickles, Little Debbie or Tastykakes, or Trix, (examples) but people do miss them. It's part of the sacrifices we make as expats. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| MiXX wrote: |
| augustine wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home. |
Lmao I can get by just fine w/o many things. If there is a way to get what I want, than I will obviously go that route, but if not ill have to make due. Ill live either way. |
The sad part is that the posters who said "Leave Korea" because you asked where to buy Trix either don't live in Korea or would buy the Trix if someone posted where to get them. Everyone living in another country misses some food product from their home country. That's a fact. It may be: HP sauce, authentic food and chips, SA sausage, Tim Horton's, poutine, knish, hummus, big Jewish pickles, Little Debbie or Tastykakes, or Trix, (examples) but people do miss them. It's part of the sacrifices we make as expats. |
Little Debbie's--damn, I wish you hadn't brought them up, son. Now look what you gone and done. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| augustine wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home. |
Its this kind of shit that makes me not come here as often. Maybe you aren't cut out for posting on this forum if you can't get by without making a snarky comment. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| I was walking by the I Love Cookie in Yeongtong and, remembering this thread, went in to see if they had Trix. No cereals at all. They had Cheezits, which you can get for 4000won at Home Plus for 6500. They had Kraft macaroni and cheese for 4000 won, which was a bit tempting, but to pay more than double is something I'm just not going to do. |
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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
Location: México
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| augustine wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
| Go home. If you can't get by without some crap breakfast cereal, odds are you aren't cut out to work abroad. |
Exactly!
OP, it's clear from what you wrote that you cannot get by in Korea unless you have Trix. Therefor, you aren't cut out to work abroad and should immediately go home. |
Its this kind of shit that makes me not come here as often. Maybe you aren't cut out for posting on this forum if you can't get by without making a snarky comment. |
Are you referring to me? I was aiming for sarcasm, but it seems I ended up with snarky.  |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:04 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| Everyone living in another country misses some food product from their home country. That's a fact. It may be: HP sauce, authentic food and chips, SA sausage, Tim Horton's, poutine, knish, hummus, big Jewish pickles, Little Debbie or Tastykakes, or Trix, (examples) but people do miss them. It's part of the sacrifices we make as expats. |
Agreed. This is one of the reasons I'm upset with some of the expat food experts and bloggers. Some of them exploit the fact that expats miss a good burger, burrito, reuben, etc. and partner up with restaurants serving these items to promote them without disclosing the relationship. What happens? Hungry expat gets homesick for a good reuben, searches "best Reuben in Korea" on Google, and gets a bunch of links to reviews that may be biased. Given there exists no system of checks and balances in the expat blogosphere, I firmly believe it is the duty of users of forums like this to point out 'biased' promotion- for the benefit of newbs and long-timers alike. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| Everyone living in another country misses some food product from their home country. That's a fact. It may be: HP sauce, authentic food and chips, SA sausage, Tim Horton's, poutine, knish, hummus, big Jewish pickles, Little Debbie or Tastykakes, or Trix, (examples) but people do miss them. It's part of the sacrifices we make as expats. |
Agreed. This is one of the reasons I'm upset with some of the expat food experts and bloggers. Some of them exploit the fact that expats miss a good burger, burrito, reuben, etc. and partner up with restaurants serving these items to promote them without disclosing the relationship. What happens? Hungry expat gets homesick for a good reuben, searches "best Reuben in Korea" on Google, and gets a bunch of links to reviews that may be biased. Given there exists no system of checks and balances in the expat blogosphere, I firmly believe it is the duty of users of forums like this to point out 'biased' promotion- for the benefit of newbs and long-timers alike. |
Right you are. They take advantage of us by knowing our weak spots.
BTW, the Korean government has been looking at ways to clean up the shady relationships between bloggers and those products they recommend. So far it has only focused on Korean bloggers but once the Korean government establishes clear ways to report fraud and abuses by all bloggers then maybe someone can investigate the shady dealings of expat bloggers who "love" every restaurant.
I'm sure someone will say "But if Simon and Martina post that Foreign Restaurant is the best in Itaewon then that's just their opinion" or "If Zenkimchi and Dan Gray post fawningly that Sujis is the best restaurant in Seoul then that's just their opinions" and that may be true. But if they've accepted free meals, ads, and other compensation in return for posting those things then that nullifies what they've posted and turns it all into conflicts of interest and, (bluntly) lies that destroy their credibility. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| I was walking by the I Love Cookie in Yeongtong and, remembering this thread, went in to see if they had Trix. No cereals at all. They had Cheezits, which you can get for 4000won at Home Plus for 6500. They had Kraft macaroni and cheese for 4000 won, which was a bit tempting, but to pay more than double is something I'm just not going to do. |
Thanks for saving me a trip for cereal, but it's still a good tip for others who may find something they miss. Maybe they will have some more Cap'n Crunch down in Songtan Main Gate. We have some holidays coming up in May and there will be time to check it out. |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| toby99 wrote: |
| dairyairy wrote: |
| Everyone living in another country misses some food product from their home country. That's a fact. It may be: HP sauce, authentic food and chips, SA sausage, Tim Horton's, poutine, knish, hummus, big Jewish pickles, Little Debbie or Tastykakes, or Trix, (examples) but people do miss them. It's part of the sacrifices we make as expats. |
Agreed. This is one of the reasons I'm upset with some of the expat food experts and bloggers. Some of them exploit the fact that expats miss a good burger, burrito, reuben, etc. and partner up with restaurants serving these items to promote them without disclosing the relationship. What happens? Hungry expat gets homesick for a good reuben, searches "best Reuben in Korea" on Google, and gets a bunch of links to reviews that may be biased. Given there exists no system of checks and balances in the expat blogosphere, I firmly believe it is the duty of users of forums like this to point out 'biased' promotion- for the benefit of newbs and long-timers alike. |
Right you are. They take advantage of us by knowing our weak spots.
BTW, the Korean government has been looking at ways to clean up the shady relationships between bloggers and those products they recommend. So far it has only focused on Korean bloggers but once the Korean government establishes clear ways to report fraud and abuses by all bloggers then maybe someone can investigate the shady dealings of expat bloggers who "love" every restaurant.
I'm sure someone will say "But if Simon and Martina post that Foreign Restaurant is the best in Itaewon then that's just their opinion" or "If Zenkimchi and Dan Gray post fawningly that Sujis is the best restaurant in Seoul then that's just their opinions" and that may be true. But if they've accepted free meals, ads, and other compensation in return for posting those things then that nullifies what they've posted and turns it all into conflicts of interest and, (bluntly) lies that destroy their credibility. |
Yep. I've noticed that many of the second and third wave bloggers tend to do a better job of providing disclosure and avoiding the "i'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" schtick than the first wavers, so hopefully the tide is turning as food blogging evolves in Korea. But it's the first wave blogs that garner the most attention and exposure by virtue of the fact they've been around the longest and established a loyal market share back when there weren't many options for food blogs, so maintain a skeptical posture. It's good to hear the K-govt is finally tightening the screws.
It's important to stay vigilant. When searching the net for a nice place to take your hot little co-teacher for din-din, be critical of what you read. Look for disclosure statements. Does the author mention the meal being comped? Get a second (and third) opinion by performing another search of the restaurant name. Does it seem like these other reviewers were also comped? One trick is that restaurants will offer free meals to the "most popular" expat blogs in return for the press- can't blame em as it makes sense from a marketing perspective. But in the end it's often the customer who gets screwed.
When it doubt, get a recommendation from a trusted friend. This may all sound like overkill, but don't forget that a meal at many 'western' restaurants can easily run over 20K-30K; it's important you aren't being duped into wasting your hard-earned money or the time it takes to travel. |
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javis
Joined: 28 Feb 2013
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| Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:08 am Post subject: |
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Yep. I've noticed that many of the second and third wave bloggers tend to do a better job of providing disclosure and avoiding the "i'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" schtick than the first wavers, so hopefully the tide is turning as food blogging evolves in Korea. But it's the first wave blogs that garner the most attention and exposure by virtue of the fact they've been around the longest and established a loyal market share back when there weren't many options for food blogs, so maintain a skeptical posture. It's good to hear the K-govt is finally tightening the screws.
It's important to stay vigilant. When searching the net for a nice place to take your hot little co-teacher for din-din, be critical of what you read. Look for disclosure statements. Does the author mention the meal being comped? Get a second (and third) opinion by performing another search of the restaurant name. Does it seem like these other reviewers were also comped? One trick is that restaurants will offer free meals to the "most popular" expat blogs in return for the press- can't blame em as it makes sense from a marketing perspective. But in the end it's often the customer who gets screwed.
When it doubt, get a recommendation from a trusted friend. This may all sound like overkill, but don't forget that a meal at many 'western' restaurants can easily run over 20K-30K; it's important you aren't being duped into wasting your hard-earned money or the time it takes to travel. |
This is very sound advice. |
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