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dulouz · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Uranus

"I'm handsome" they say. "He's a handsome man". "He's very handsome". I got a little bothered when the vice principal-man kept saying that coz I'm not gay. I even hear it out in town. I'm not exceptionally gifted so I'm i'm gonna scar myself to be fair to everyone else. I suppose I'm a dumb blond but without the blond part, I'd just be dumb. Screw that.

John Henry · Joined: 24 Sep 2004

Yes, it was a bit unraveling to hear a grown man tell me "You bery han-some. I will give you job."

But I was prepared for this type of thing when a recruiter told me I "rook rike model!"

ha fing ha!!!

rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

People are so fickle...I dress smart aoccasionally..perfect hairstyle, nice clothes...etc. Then they all say "Teacher so handsome" blah blah etc...
Then most days I go in a baseball cap and jeans..and they can't gfive you the time of day..
Oh dear..Is there any genuiness in the world? Does anybody actually see the inside? I think not.
So, enjoy your position as blonde handsome teacher while you can..as koreans are among the shallowest people on earth.

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

what's the big deal....your principal's not gay....but maybe you're a little scared that you are. My principal calls me a "cutie" and "handsome" all the time. It's not that big of a deal.

JacktheCat · Joined: 08 May 2004

"You are handsome, you must be very good teacher."

"You ugly, you bad teacher."

tommynomad · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Location: on the move

I am a 1m71 tall, 69kg jew, and last month I got:

"You look like Clint Eastwood....BANG, BANG!"

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

After being told numerous times that I looked like Bruce Willis (until I morphed into the 'KFC Man') and other people being compared to other stars, I decided what was really being said was, "You look nice."

In other words, don't take everything you hear literally.

manlyboy · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:

I've been told at various times that I look like Tom Cruise, John Cusack, Noah Wylie, Alec Baldwin, Edward Norton, Pierce Brosnan, David Beckham, and, well, that's all I can remember for now. It's very flattering until some slack-jawed stringbean walks by and all the Koreans go "waaaah, he look like Brad Pitt".

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject:

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

It doesn't happen only in Korea though. When I was applying was an internship in England with ABB-Daimler Benz, I was given the job because I was *the prettiest* and the *most smartly dressed* interviewee... of course they didn't tell me that when they gave me the internship. My boss told me about 2 months after I started. Rolling Eyes

JacktheCat · Joined: 08 May 2004

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Guess what...

Many movie stars have their jobs because of their looks.

They also have to be good at what they do, too.

Just because you look good doesn't mean you aren't a good teacher.

R. S. Refugee · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Location: Shangra La, ROK