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chuknnjivn
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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The only thing that shocked me about Korea is the terrible driving. I even read about it before I came but it is much worse than I thought.
Also, if you are from Ohio you really need to check out the southeastern part of the state. It's absolutely beautiful there. So much nicer than the northern and western parts which are so dull. Even if you don't like the outdoors just stop by Ohio University, party your @ss off, and have a walk around the next day while you shake your hangover. |
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WorldWide
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: Re: midwesterners in korea |
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| Just curious, but are there many people from the midwest in korea? I'm sure there are. Being from the mid-west, we can have culture shock just moving to the east coast, how did you deal with the culture shock.of moving to Korea? |
The �mid-west� of where? The internet is not only used by americans. There are 6,525,170,264 people in the world and only 4.5% of them are americans. To be more practical, not every English teacher in Korea is an american. You might want to use international terminology in the future. It is best not to assume everyone who reads your posts is american. Not everyone knows about your geography and cultural references.
When you are overseas and someone asks you where you are from, say the USA, then your state. Not just �Indiana�, �Delaware� or �Alabama�. |
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neb
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:20 am Post subject: midwest |
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| I apologize for not specifying which "mid-west" I was from. Yes, I am referring to the middle of America. And I know that there are lots of people in the world besides Americans, and people besides Americans use the Internet. I was just trying to get a sense of how people where I am from adjusted to life in Korea. I am also interested in how people from everywhere in the world like living in Korea. Midwesterners from the U.S., in general, seem to me to be a little sheltered. That's all. |
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formerflautist
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Umm, I was making a joke, Lemonade. In my part of the state there aren't many hills. The only place to actually sled in town is down the old car ramp at the dealership.
As for adjusting to things in Korea, my best recommendation is to not get frustrated. It's hard and it takes time but you'll get used to it. I have things from home that make me happy. If I'm feeling upset then I lock myself in my apartment and close out the rest of Korea. |
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TexasPete
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Koreatown
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Coming from Pittsburgh which is basically the backwards country cousin of a proper Northeastern City (the Midwest of the Northeast if you will), it was a bit of shock coming here. Thankfully, an open mind and a spirit of adventure can get you pretty far in the world. It also helps to think of things as "different" as opposed to "wrong." Personally, the hardest thing to get used to was the driving (man, those taxi drivers can be crizazy!) Thankfully there's so much English here, it's quite easy to get around (unlike Japan). |
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TexasPete
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Koreatown
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, coming from Pittsbugh, driving throug Ohio is like driving across a giant pancake which has beer available at gas stations. |
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