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| How many years for you in Korea? |
| I don't think I can hang on until the end of year one |
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4% |
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| Just one year and not a day more |
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| Two years, one year seemed too short |
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| 3-4 years |
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| I'm a lifer with no plans to return home anytime soon |
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| More than 4 but less than a lifetime |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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water kimchee anyway.
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Yeck. If it ain't blood-red it ain't kimchi.
Been here a year now, will stay indefinately I'm in a pretty good situation ATM. |
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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: |
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what a waste of a life!!! |
Why? |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:04 am Post subject: |
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what a waste of a life!!! |
Why? |
well thats just my opinion...
I mean.. you telling me that you have found no better place in the world to grow old in. no better place which has better amenities for the old. better living conditions than for the old..
as foreigners I truely believe back home is better for retirement..
or a different country..
NOW that being said.. Im talking about foreigners,,.
for koreans its ok..
but for a foreigner 70 years old what you gonna do???
teach in the retirement home??
but having a wife here.. sure it might be ok. if this is your cup of tea for ever.. waste of a life means..
why spend yur whole life in once place???
wasted!! travel around..see the world.. experience other cultures..
thats my opinion.. others may just want to stay in korea for 50 years and not live else where.. good for you..
not this guy!!! |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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I've been here four years, and have never been to Busan, Daegu, Jeju, etc.
Sad, non?
Sparkles*_* |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| done 2. Will do one more, and that will be IT. A relocation to japan, then maybe the Phillipines or somewhere new altogether. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| With this many ppl who are 3-4+ yrs here, I think it shows that it's not all bad. More good than bad, if it keeps people sowing permanent roots here. Just imagine how many lifers who don't post here. Personally, I think I'm done after this contract. Got a lot of other countries I want to see and try living in for a spell. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
I've been here four years, and have never been to Busan, Daegu, Jeju, etc.
Sad, non?
Sparkles*_* |
Nope.
Busan is smaller version of dirty old Seoul with less to do and people who speak Korean as if they're always angry.
Daegu doesn't have much going for it except apples.
Jeju is just a large volcanic rock with a lot of wind. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:52 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
Daegu doesn't have much going for it except apples.
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And hot chicks. I love Daegu women. Except the conservative nature that many have. Good tight nightlife. And the culture runs thick there. I had a great enriching Korean experience living there. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| chronicpride wrote: |
| With this many ppl who are 3-4+ yrs here, I think it shows that it's not all bad. More good than bad, if it keeps people sowing permanent roots here. Just imagine how many lifers who don't post here. Personally, I think I'm done after this contract. Got a lot of other countries I want to see and try living in for a spell. |
As an esler, I think its useful to teach in one country for 3 years before moving on. It becomes a stable home base for you, you get to understand the culture properly, save cash,form a social circle, establish yourself on the ladder, etc. Teaching in a new country every year would wear me out. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Eazy_E, it will be interesting to see what happens to you after you're "home" for a time. You MAY find yourself missing things that used to drive you crazy! Don't forget to stand WAAAAYYYY back from people in line at Micky D's!  |
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Eazy_E
Joined: 30 Oct 2003
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ajuma wrote: |
| Eazy_E, it will be interesting to see what happens to you after you're "home" for a time. You MAY find yourself missing things that used to drive you crazy! Don't forget to stand WAAAAYYYY back from people in line at Micky D's! |
At least in a line-up in Canada if some old woman cuts in front of me I can say something instead of worrying about the Confucian hierarchy! |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="itaewonguy"]
| Toby wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
what a waste of a life!!! |
.. Im talking about foreigners,,.
for koreans its ok..
but for a foreigner 70 years old what you gonna do???
teach in the retirement home??
but having a wife here.. sure it might be ok. if this is your cup of tea for ever.. waste of a life means..
why spend yur whole life in once place???
wasted!! travel around..see the world.. experience other cultures..
thats my opinion.. others may just want to stay in korea for 50 years and not live else where.. good for you..
not this guy!!! |
By the time I am 70, I will have long since retired, and not need to teach or work. Besides staying in Korea does not mean staying here every day. Finish your contract and then take two months off and "experience other cultures"
I am curious. Do you mean the managers of a big corporation or company back in Canada or the States who rake down big bucks and have a very comfortable lifestyle are wasting their life because they are staying in one place?
"Waste of a life" does not mean staying in one place. It means NOT doing what you want to be doing. That is what I would say. Don't you think that is a slightly better definition. After all, if you are doing what you like best, how is that a waste of a life, regardless whether you stay in one place or not? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| It will be interesting to see how many of the people who claim that this is their last year keep their word. I'll bet that 95% will be back here, before a year is over, regardless of what they say. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| It will be interesting to see how many of the people who claim that this is their last year keep their word. I'll bet that 95% will be back here, before a year is over, regardless of what they say. |
Korea: the nexus of masochism.
Sparkles*_* |
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marista99
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Re: How many years for you in Korea? |
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| krats1976 wrote: |
Simple... a wicked awesome contract at a foreign school.
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Wicked awesome....I'm going to take a wild guess that you're from New England  |
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