Korean Job Discussion Forums

[ajgeddes]

[corroonb]

I've been telling every recruiter who asked when to ring me in Korea time. I even told a recruiter based in Ireland to ring me a 7-9 PM Korean time. As for getting worked up I think I've answered that in previous posts.

I hope people can stop posting now as I don't want this to become a flame war. Four pages is way more than the thread deserves.

[ChopChaeJoe]

OP, why exactly did you start this thread?

[corroonb]

I started it partly to vent at 3 AM but mostly to ask how to deal with such a situation if it happens again. It won't happen again because I'm going to turn off my phone at night in future.

[Dev]

[ajgeddes]

My first year here, it was rare to sleep through the whole night, there was always noise, but it didn't bother me because I was at a hagwon and could just sleep in everyday. This past year, I was never woken up. I lived on the 26th floor of an officetel and never heard a sound.

[Sody]

Yes, why did you start this thread?

Sorry but I'm not buying into the idea that you weren't trying to cause a stir over something so innocent. That is the whole point in why people were trying to set you right. You haven't even accepted a job and you are already complaining about a setback in your job hunting process? You haven't even gotten past stage one and you are complaining. That is why people posted. It's a sign you won't do well here in Korea because like I've said, there will be things a lot worse than late night phone calls. Then you come back and complain about the "jerks," on this forum who have tried to help you. Is it at all possible that you are the one with the problem?

As for the Irish accent you and a few other people on this forum are either ignorant or in denial. I have taught ESL in NA and the Irish accent IS NOT considered acceptable. Have you even been to NA or taught ESL there? My best friend in high school and one of my ex-GFs was Irish and they spoke with thick accents. Do you know how many idiots made fun of them while they were in NA? Why bother even posting about some Irish movie stars? They don't speak with real Irish accents most of them. NAs are some of the most racist people you will ever meet. Look at this thread even, and the person who assumed you were a drunk based on race.

So you posted a thread to complain, then when others set you right, you complain about them. It is possible that everything got blown out of proportion and there was a huge misunderstanding but it's the attitude and the intention of what you are saying that is of concern. You don't realize that posters here are trying to help you. Anyhow, whatever you decide you better really think about carefully. You don't want to make a decision you will regret later.

Sody

[Captain Corea]

[corroonb]

I assume you can read, so apparently your memory is poor. I think your initial post was insulting and it certainly wasn't helpful. As for me being the one with the problem, I'm not the one coming on a message board telling people what to do and making ridiculous statements about accents. I think you are the one who has the problem judging from your attitude towards accents that are not North-American. I only have a very slight accent and I'd be very suprised if a foreign learner could tell the difference between my accent and a British accent. Do you really think I'm some country bumpkin or inner city street kid who speaks with a thick accent? Have you ever actually met an Irish person who wasn't a stereotype? How isn't an Irish accent accepted in Nortn America? Are there no Irish people living, working or teaching in North America becasue of the widely accepted critieria of what constitutes an acceptable accent? And I really don't care what you buy or don't. Do you really think I came on here to provoke people? Apparently being annoyed and Irish is considered provocation. In future I won't mention I'm Irish, I'll say I'm Welsh . Why did you bring up Irish accents at all? And how did you and your fellows 'set me straight'? And what was the 'attitude and intention of what I'm saying? How could you possibly know what my intention was? Please think about what you are writing and read the thread. I already explained that I made the first two posts at 3 AM right after this happened and I was understandably a liitle annoyed.

[ajgeddes]

[corroonb]

According to Wikipedia NA may refer to:

* Namibia (ISO country code)
* Narcotics Anonymous
* One of several National Alliances
* National Association � a banking term
* National Association of Professional Baseball Players
* Naturally-aspirated engine (Normally-aspirated engine)
* New Afrika � a North American Black nationalist group
* Neighborhood association (see neighbourhood)
* North America
* North American Airlines � IATA airline designator
* One of several Northern Alliances
* Not Applicable (usually written "n/a")
* Nucleic acid
* Numerical aperture � A specification in optical systems.
* Neo-Aramaic languages


So according to Wiki, Irish accents aren't accepted in North America or perhaps Namibia. Dang there goes my holiday plans . I also hope I never get addicted to narcotics, I'll be screwed if that happens. NA does not mean North Asia.

[ajgeddes]

[ChopChaeJoe]

I have to strongly agree about the lack of the golden rule here. One-on-one, people are more firendly than most in America, but in a crowd...

The stopping to talk in the middle of a crowded sidewalk and people pushing past you when everyone is exiting an elevator really get on my nerves. really just a lot of pushing and showing each other. And also banging into your grocery cart with theirs when they want you to move it. Definitely a herd mentality. But this is an extremely crowded country, it figures.

And no matter how long i live here and get used to the massive cultural differences, on some days I'm just left with self-righteous anger at some situation or another.

But it's a pretty nice country all in all. The countryside is lovely, the food is delicious (if sometimes too salty) and the women are beautiful. You can't let the idiots get you down.

[Unreal]

I was called once at 4 AM by a recruiter who told me he was Canadian (I was in Canada at the time) so I would expect him to know the time there. Not only did he call at 4 AM but he wanted to know right then and there if I wanted the job. It was a pretty crappy deal with weekend work but he tried to make it sound like it was the best deal I could possibly hope for...so I think that some people deliberately call at odd hours to catch you off guard, hoping that you'll agree to their lame contract in your sleep deprived daze.

[Dev]

OP, I don't know if you've arrived in Korea yet. If you're still in Ireland, one thing you should do is drink as much Guiness as you can because you won't want to buy it in Korea. It sells for a ridiculous $4 for a small can. I miss my Guiness.