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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: The "whine about something" thread |
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I'm off Korean food these days. Some days I'm just not interested. Absolutely nothing on the menu looks good. I'm really, really sick of rice. Most of the time I eat it anyway, just 'cuz the Korean choices are healthier than the western choices. For example, the western choice at work today was "hamburg steak" (like meatloaf). It wasn't bad. However, the side dishes were rice, pasta, bread, kimchi, and some instant, green-colored, milk-based soup. Looks like the menu planner needs a lesson in nutrition. Oh, well. At least it's free! I think I'll have fruit for dinner to balance my diet... Maybe I'll pick-up a watermelon on my way home. I'll only buy it if it's come down by 8000 won. On Sat. it was 12,000 won. My chances of that watermelon being 4000 won are about as high as my chances were of getting a good grade in my economics course.
In my (Korean) heaven, I would eat Pizza Hut pizza every day. Unfortunately, it costs as much as my right arm, and I'm not willing to sacrifice my right arm. I make pizza at home whenever a blue moon comes around.
Oh, and Tuesdays suck. I hate Tuesdays. I have no energy. I should be working, but i can't be arsed. I'd rather play fvck around on Dave's.
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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I hear you about the Korean food thing. As much as I love it can't eat it everyday.
My whine is:
Would the drunken people please not hang around outside my apartment talking very loudly and fighting with their friends and spouses when I am trying to sleep.
Thank you
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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"So, I walked into the post office today cuz I wanted to mail some things home and I didn't want to spend much so I was going to use land mail instead of air mail. I must have told the woman about 5 times "land mail. land mail?' and she just kept nodding and smiliing. Then, she told me the price, and I was like "*beep*! why is land mail so epxensive' I then realized that she had sent it by air mail! I couldn't believe it! Why didn't she understand me! Sometimes this country really bugs me"
Moronic visit to the post office as told to me by an ex-coworker!
Stupid expats. If you're not gonna speak their languauge, then don't expect to be understood. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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I would never attempt to conduct any sort of business here in English. If someone doesn't understand my Korean, I call a Korean friend and have them explain it. I assume no one speaks English. If they prove me otherwise, good on them.. If not, well, that's what I expected. Heh, Newbie~ your friend sounds like my friend. LOL
I lovebdt, I heard cold showers sober people up real quick. You could throw some icy cold water out your window and see if it really works. ^~ |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
I would never attempt to conduct any sort of business here in English. If someone doesn't understand my Korean, I call a Korean friend and have them explain it. I assume no one speaks English. If they prove me otherwise, good on them.. If not, well, that's what I expected. Heh, Newbie~ your friend sounds like my friend. LOL
I lovebdt, I heard cold showers sober people up real quick. You could throw some icy cold water out your window and see if it really works. ^~ |
I was thinking of buying a Supersoaker and firing at them sniper style out of my bedroom window  |
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europe2seoul
Joined: 12 Sep 2005
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: The "whine about something" thread |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
| For example, the western choice at work today was "hamburg steak" (like meatloaf). It wasn't bad. However, the side dishes were rice, pasta, bread, kimchi, and some instant, green-colored, milk-based soup. |
My wild guess is that you eat your lunch at Samsung company cafeteria.
Soups are "awesome" and sauce for the steak is the same, be it hamburg steak, other steak or even pasta. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: The "whine about something" thread |
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| europe2seoul wrote: |
| periwinkle wrote: |
| For example, the western choice at work today was "hamburg steak" (like meatloaf). It wasn't bad. However, the side dishes were rice, pasta, bread, kimchi, and some instant, green-colored, milk-based soup. |
My wild guess is that you eat your lunch at Samsung company cafeteria.
Soups are "awesome" and sauce for the steak is the same, be it hamburg steak, other steak or even pasta. |
No Samsung for me. Samsung serves steak? Man, I'm working for the wrong company.... I'd bring sandwiches to work, but the bread gets soggy~
Back to whining... *beep*, is it my computer, or is Dave's wicked slow today?!!! God, it's making my mood that. much. worse. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Today I had about the blandest tasting kimbob and greasiest kimchi pancake I've ever had, but the fact that my students made it themselves made it a lot more edible. |
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europe2seoul
Joined: 12 Sep 2005
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:09 am Post subject: Re: The "whine about something" thread |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
No Samsung for me. Samsung serves steak? Man, I'm working for the wrong company.... I'd bring sandwiches to work, but the bread gets soggy~
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Well, you described typical Samsung's "foreigner's" menu. Side-dishes are the same, just the "meat" changes. They all taste the same.
And the steak you are refering to is not really a proper steak. Its written as steak on the menu board
I bring them......use baquette (sp?) instead of regular sliced bread. Doesn't get soggy. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:49 am Post subject: Re: The "whine about something" thread |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
No Samsung for me. Samsung serves steak? Man, I'm working for the wrong company.... I'd bring sandwiches to work, but the bread gets soggy~
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Well, you described typical Samsung's "foreigner's" menu. Side-dishes are the same, just the "meat" changes. They all taste the same.
And the steak you are refering to is not really a proper steak. Its written as steak on the menu board
I bring them......use baquette (sp?) instead of regular sliced bread. Doesn't get soggy. |
Large employers (public & private sector) will typically outsource their cafeteria operations to catering companies -- often the same Big Two or Big Three -- who plan meals & purchases ages in advance. So it's not uncommon to find the exact same meal being served from one end of the country to the other on the same day of the week.
Bringing sandwiches to the office? Use a lot less mayonnaise or mustard or whatever condiment than you normally would. Otherwise it will saturate the bread and make it soggy after an hour. |
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