Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Homer]

No worries the eye...

I was just joking around. You did get my age range down path however...

I see your point about appearances. However, I have been with my wife for a few years now and we met in my late 20's and hence did not have "the look" you mention then. We still did not encounter hatred or had problems as a mixed couple. We did get the odd look but thats par for the course when you are a mixed couple.

I do realize my experiences are not universally applicable but I remain convinced of two things about this mixed couples have a lot of problems phenomenon.

One, I believe that people who have many such problems are often partly to be blamed for these problems. How so? Simply put, they refuse to change their behavior while here in Korea (ex: kissing in public...and I don't mean a little peck here). Having talked to many people in mixed relationships, some who have trouble seem to go looking for it. They glare at anyone who stares and have a generally provocative attitude. That, in my opinion will just mean that trouble will find you.

Two, I think that reports of these racial problems are exagerated online. Why? Because here there can be no real verification of the facts. Also, online forums are a place where many go to dump their garbage about Korea.

There are problems for some mixed couples thats for sure. However, the true extent of the problem most likely lies much lower then it is portrayed on here.

I am sorry for those who encounter idiots here. It is a sad thing indeed.
I am not sorry for those who refuse to see that they are living in a different society and insist on applying their social norms to this country. That, in short, is just asking for it.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[lastat06513]

You know..you're right.

Instead of attacking Canadians for their priviledge of having a 6-month visa, I should be trying to push my own government to try to start a 6-month entry visa for Americans.

This way, Americans would have the same priviledges as Canadians do, which is to stay for 6 months.

But wouldn't that create competition for even part time work as well?

I would like to know everyone's opinion about that?

This is what compromise is all about.......

[Wangja]

[lastat06513]

Wangja~ I know and that is one of the most questionable aspects of the American government, they can't tell the difference between friend or foe.

And governments are already doing reciprical moves to the US.
Like in Brazil, they are having every incoming American fingerprinted at the airport.

[Kimchieluver]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Because a lot of people look down on scum that needed to get student loans. Mommy and Daddy paid for everything.

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[Barking Mad Lord Snapcase]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

No. Just sour grapes.

[textin]

SBS Documentary- Are all white teachers Evil?


A recent SBS documentary has apparently left many Korean people with the view that most ( if not all) foreign teachers in Korea are little more than thrill seekers, here to drink as much as they can and ��get with�� as many Korean girls as they can. I presume it doesn��t apply to teachers of the female variety then.

In my opinion, such a portrayal is nothing more than a media marketing ploy to attract viewers and only does damage to the industry- to the detriment of both Korean and foreign teachers alike.

There is without a doubt some teachers here who behave badly in their spare time. There is no doubt even some who behave badly in the classroom. In fact, I would hazard a guess that the quality of teachers supplied to Korea is not nearly as consistent as one might back home. This is of course for the simple reason that the education systems in developed Countries are usually quite well managed and monitored. A ��drunk�� teacher back home would soon be noticed by other staff members if not the principal and probably removed. Further more a person who likes to drink and pick up many women would probably not really be very interested in a teaching career to begin with.

This is one of the problems here, is that Korea can attract young graduates to teach here but has a much harder time attracting real teachers.

Korea does not to this day provide adequate legal protection to foreigners who come here to teach. It is well documented back home that going to Korea to teach English is at least a slightly risky venture; you may not be paid on time, or at all, you can lose your job with no warnings or notice and the terns of your contract (hours , overtime etc��) are not worth the paper they are written on.

In this state, Korea can only expect to attract (in general terms), a lower level of teacher and in many cases, just guys who want to ��check it out��, ��get some cash together��, or simply ��have fun��.

So the solution for Koreans is simple: if they want to attract a higher caliber of teachers they will need to clean their own act up.

In the meantime, it is the responsibility of the Directors who run the schools and in whom the parents put their faith, to screen applicants appropriately and deal with any problems they have in a professional manner- with a view to providing a good educational service.

In my past experiences, it has often been the fact the Director himself is too drunk, or too disorganized to actually source good teachers and they invite thrill seekers right on in.

To portray ��foreigners�� as being drunk, child molesters is nothing more than misinformation and only serves to distract attention away from the real issues. They may as well just run a soft porn film with a few white actors.

In any facet of any society, you can dig up some saucy storey to run which will attract viewers.

SBS has successfully exploited our being here to this end.

[Daechidong Waygookin]

SHUT UP textin. You posted that thing a dozen times already.

[Homer]

[Wangja]

[tommynomad]