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[matthewwoodford]

Good questions.


1) How long have you been here?
5 years but with a 1.5 year break in the middle.

2) How much longer do you plan on being here?
Indefinitely. Will look at more lucrative options in Saudi or back home after finishing my MA.

3) Where do you work? (uni/hagwon etc. or if unemployed, details)
Hagwon, soon to be uni.

4) Are you married to or in a serious relationship with a Korean?
Long term relationship.

5) Do you have children here?
No. Probably won't have children. By the time I get financially secure enough my partner may be menopausal!

6) How much Korean do you speak (self-assessment here, modest best guess)
High beginner/low intermediate. I understand a fair bit but sweat and struggle over conversation, rather like some Korean students speaking English. These days I can feel my Korean getting worse through lack of practice.

7) How often do you consume alcoholic beverages?
Almost never.

8 What's your ratio of Korean friends/associates to foreigners?
I'm pretty solitary these days but the ratio is about 40:60 for the people I know.

[Wangja]

1. How long have you been here? in my sixth year

2. How much longer do you plan on being here? no plans to leave but will have contracts outside Korea too

3. Where do you work? (uni/hagwon etc. or if unemployed, details) independent consultant

4. Are you married to or in a serious relationship with a Korean? Yes, plan to marry

5. Do you have children here? no

6. How much Korean do you speak (self-assessment here, modest best guess) low-intermediate

7. How often do you consume alcoholic beverages? not often weekdays, a few beers (quite a few I suppose) weekends

8. What's your ratio of Korean friends/associates to foreigners? tough to say: as associates, maybe 80/20 ... as friends, 20/80[/i]

[PolyChronic Time Girl]

[Blind Willie]