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billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

no, this isn't really a job ad. I've been translating a few Korean articles from the internet just for fun and I thought I'd open them up for the public and see if people can't give me a hand.

They're pretty interesting stuff, one of them totally slams English teachers and will probably get a reaction from some of you. Others are pretty mild. The first two are more or less complete (to the best of my ability) but the second two are in really shi**y shape.

They are on the Korean Wiki, a web page that anybody can edit. So, get cracking, if you want.

Here's the link:

http://korea.wikicities.com/wiki/Articles

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

I can't believe the one about English teachers, or the one generalizing about foreign male/ Korean female relationships. I think it's totally inappropriate to have that kind of material posted as fodder for translating. I love the solution- just hire female foreign teachers! Rolling Eyes

The guy says "I've worked with over 100 english teachers, and I can count on 1 hard the amount who have been sincere". I guess he and I don't roll with the same kind of crowd. Can I translate the article like, "I am the writer of this article, and I have small man syndrome. I am very jealous of foreign men. I secretly wish I was a foreign man", etc., etc?

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

you could, and probably somebody will, but i'd have to accuse you of gross unoriginality.

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

Well, the writer was grossly unoriginal, among other things...

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

true. the writer comes off as bitter nerd with no girlfriend. I think we cann all agree that the writer is retard. The important thing is that it WAS written and it is currently floating around on the korean side of the internet, safe and snug behind the language barrier. until now. (not that any of these opinions were any secret, but anyways)

but then again, i've only translated 60% of this crap. There's a part where the writer talks about the common arguments on behalf of english teachers. And he mentions that one argument is the fact that Korean dudes are always taking sex tours to Thailand so who are they to talk about us. He then goes on to respond to this (at least it seems that way), but it's full of words that I don't know and i'm do lazy to get out the old dictionary. But I'm really curious what his response could be.

peppermint · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

why are "english teaher" and "man" used interchangeably?

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

mithridates · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:56 am Post subject:

I like this part:

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:10 am Post subject:

Guru... I'm sorry, I was supposed to contact you as part of the survey. However, as a foreign teacher, I was too busy having sex with somewhere between 0.133333 to 0.333333 K women every day. Please accept my apology and assurance this oversight will not be repeated. Laughing

mithridates · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am Post subject:

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

guangho · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:

I assume this means I will have to get married and obtain greencards for my mate 4 to 10 times per month.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004