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Fifyfofum
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
Location: Anyang
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1. Bring lots of clothes! (Girls bring lots of undies, esp. bras)
2. Don't sweat the small stuff. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Mankind wrote: |
4 posts and jajdude wins the "I can't read prize"
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I have no idea what that means. But I am sure we (Mankind and I) are both well-intentioned. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Always have a backup plan if things don't work out. A plan without a backup plan is no plan at all. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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When faced with a potentially stressful situation, ask yourself one simple question...
"What would Clint Eastwood do?" |
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oneiros
Joined: 19 Aug 2003
Location: Villa Straylight
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Thunndarr wrote: |
When faced with a potentially stressful situation, ask yourself one simple question...
"What would Clint Eastwood do?" |
I've always preferred WWJD - what would Johnny Rotten do?*
Listen to advice from others, but make your own judgements.
*Disclaimer: Poster will not be held liable for damages arising from loss of employment and/or incarceration or other legal penalities that may result from following this advice. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Mankind wrote: |
Advice I have 2
1. Ignore everything you read by panthermodern or in a thread strated by panthermodern.
2. Go to work and shut-up for 6 months to learn a little about how things work here. Just watch. Helps a lot in the long run.
4 posts and jajdude wins the "I can't read prize"
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Great advice...a couple of questions:
What's with the Yoda-esque intro? Why should everyone shut up? Why are you "right behind me"? What are you doing back there? Should your nick be Kindman? Hehe...j/k BTW. |
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ed
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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the sentence I live by is only five words long:
and this too, shall pass |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:14 am Post subject: |
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When you first arrive at IIA, and reach for that big bottle of water at 7/11~ read the label first to make sure that it's not soju. 
Shit, or get off the pot!
If approaches you and tries to strike a deal on the subay, tell them to go to Halifax!
If you have bad news to give your boss and it can wait. Try not to give it in the morning. Wait until later in the afternoon to tell her, and then run like hell!! |
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Mankind
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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Well mostly because what you say here can have a very different affect than it would back home. Totally different culture. I'll give you an example:
The lesson you get sucks bad. The kids hate it and its tough to teach. You try to be helpful and tell you boss. "This lesson doesn't work." He smiles and than suddenly the next week he's really shit towards you. You can't figure out why. Later on you'll find out he made that lesson, and you are now on his permanent shit list. You were just trying to help, sometimes better not to.
It's better to take around 6 months and figure out what is happening in korea, between co-workers, the boss.... Learn the relationships and especially how your boss thinks (it'll be very different) before you say much about them. Learn what people want to hear and than tell them that. It just takes longer in Korea than it does back home.
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