Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

Now, there's nothing wrong with being poor, so long as you have a strong work ethic and aren't simply lazy or a drunk/drug-addict. That said, these are the things that make me feel poor, living in Korea:

- using toilet paper as napkins AND paper towels, when I'm not using it to wipe my butt, that is.

- I have no clothes dryer. Clothes dryers are considered a luxury item.

- I have no car. I'm a bus jockey.

- I have no a/c. No matter how hot I get, I tell myself I can make it through this summer and buy one next year. I said the exact same thing last year.

- Half my socks have holes in them. One thing Korean socks are not known for, in my opinion, is their outstanding quality.

- Occassionally, I have to kill a roach (last year: 3, this year: none, so far).

- My windows are fronted with metal bars. My name is Luka, and I live on the 2nd floor.

- I have no vacuum. Wifey likes picking up hair and crumbs with a roll of sticky tape. Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

- I feel guilty when I flush t.p. down the crapper.

- Sometimes, if I wake up between 4 and 5 am, I can hear stray cats fighting/copulating.

- Furniture missing from our apartment: bed, sofa, comfortable chair(s), dining table, decent fridge, etc. I'm moving next May; it's reasonable to put off these purchases until after then, right?

Sparkles*_*

[lush72]

My list-

I have no clothes dryer. (same)

I have no car. I'm a bus/taxi jockey. (same)

My windows are fronted with metal bars. (same)

I hear all sorts of domestic violence on a regular basis

Good post T!

[Zyzyfer]

I would feel poor if I wasn't in such swank surroundings. They have dryers in the laundry room! And a dry-cleaning service inside the building! And I've still got a dinky little washing machine in my room. Combined with a bidet toilet, a massive refrigerator, and a big window that looks down upon the world, it's hard to feel like anything other than the king of Sunae.

[eamo]

[just because]

I'm a bus boy.....but then I look at the fools below sitting on their horsn and me chilling above listening to my music and reading a book.
I made the right decision.

I may be poor in money but I'm rich in heart and spirit

By the way, a/c is for wimps(and Canadians )

[Zyzyfer]

[weatherman]

Busing it or taxiing it makes me feel poor especially after I see my students in front of the dorm with 20 million won cars.. Ah, and living in a dorm makes me feel poor... wish I had a real apartment. Knowing that most Korean men my age and with the same education are making 50% to 100% more than me a month also makes me feel poor.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Don't get into the wage discussion, been done to death.

[ryleeys]

[ryleeys]

Why Ryan is poor:

I have one room
I have no cable tv
I have no car
I hang my clothes to dry on my gas pipes
I have no A/C or fans
Someone else pays for my housing
I ride the bus every day
My cat's litter box is just a big plastic bin I cut a whole in the side of... and I've recently switched from litter to grass. It's free and just as effective.
I own exactly 6 pairs of socks
Contents of my fridge: two lemon sojus, a Cass, a Coke, and a block of cheese
I get annoyed paying 1500 for dakbokki when a stand 4 blocks away has it for 1400

[jazblanc77]

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

[jazblanc77]

Phase everything in gradually. That way, you won't notice any significant dents in your budget all at one time.

[Zyzyfer]

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]