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TheUrbanMyth



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi! Reply with quote

donselma wrote:
-yeah, hope you find all that so you'll realize why it's not cool to be an *beep* to people . . .

but then, again, you're Korean, you don't know any better--and I mean that last part entirely! I've met people from 100 plus countries, and though I don't want harm to come to anyone, if God said I had to choose one country to be destroyed by a thermo-nuclear bomb, there's is no doubt in my mind which one it would be . . . of course, after all the Christians, rural folks, lower class, and veterans from the War have been evacuated and given mansions--you're all the best . . . But you middle-class Koreans . . . I don't need to wish you all to hell; you all create your own hell with your *beep* attitude toward life. Just look at Seoul . . . 'nuff said


Nice how you say it's not "cool to be an *beep" to people and then you go on to make all kinds of hateful and xenophobic statements about Koreans to the extent of wishing them killed by a nuclear bomb.

earlier you were threating another poster, claiming that you would ask Dave to ban this poster if he posted again on your thread. All anybody would have to do, is send your post that I quoted, to Dave and it is very likely that YOU would end up being banned as (a) such hateful talk is against the code of conduct and (b) Dave makes a lot of money from Korean job ads.
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red dog



Joined: 31 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I agree, and that bit about evacuating the Christians before the nuclear attack is just too bizarre!
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jajdude



Joined: 18 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spinario wrote:
donselma wrote:
though for me, it was a really easy, really fun, REALLY well-paying job . . .


**** CDI.

Yes, I work there.

No, don't ask me for pros and cons.


It's about that pleasant.

Oh, and good luck to all those who are seeking employment there. I wish you all the best. Rolling Eyes

Mod Edit: Edited for language and personal attacks.


So, how much longer for you, assuming yr not a masochist?
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spinario



Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: daegu

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jajdude wrote:
So, how much longer for you, assuming yr not a masochist?


One foot's out the door.

The recruiter lied about everything. Then, my branch promised to redress the wrongs. They lied.

I'm tired of the lies. I'm tired of 'em. Plus, the lies have become tiresome. And also, the lies are tiring me.

I'm tired.

I have post-grad credentials. I'm done scrubbing floors at a hagwon......... I'd rather do it at a uni. Neutral There, at least someone will spit on me if I'm on fire.
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big_blue_21



Joined: 02 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you work at main, you should sit down and talk to Inchul. You got hired by CDI, which means you have really good credentials and they can't afford to lose you. If it's an HI problem, tell Inchul you need your HI to ease up on you or to change HI's.

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big_blue_21



Joined: 02 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry, I posted that before seeing your latest post . . . yeah, sounds bad, Spinario. Just get yourself to a uni . . . sorry your branch messed you over . . . Try Konguk University; last I heard they were looking for a teacher or two . . .

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big_blue_21



Joined: 02 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:33 am    Post subject: Re: Hi! Reply with quote

Yeah, sorry, that really wasn't cool of me--actually, beyond not cool (sorry, my vocabulary's not good so I can't think of more denigrating expressions of self-condemnation). I went ahead and deleted that post . . . maybe you could edit that part out of your post so it's not up on the board at all anymore . . . Had a bad experience with a few Koreans at my school and tried to cope with my anger through transfer. I'm glad to say my last visit to Korea (May 2008) entirely rehabilated my view of Koreans and I must say, it's my favorite place in Asia, though I've never visited Japan or HK. If it's any sort of explanation, my bestfriend is a Korean named Lee, who incidentally is a devout Christian, while the best boss I've ever had was also a Korea who was a devout Christian. Hence, the Christian remark. My apologies, especially to the Koreans who have only shown me kindness: ajuma park, ajuma han, ajuma chai, ajuma in Daegu, hotel agassi in Pusan, Lee, Jeong, Eunice, Jeong, Sunny and all the others guys and girls at UCSD . . . amazing, how a few negative experiences blinded me to how wonderful so many Koreans are . . .

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big_blue_21



Joined: 02 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

red dog wrote:
Yes, I agree, and that bit about evacuating the Christians before the nuclear attack is just too bizarre!


You guys are right, my post was totally out of line. I made a really unfair stereotype about Koreans . . . don't do what I did Reddog; you sound almost anti-Christian in your remarks. EVERY Christian I met was super nice, like somebody needs to call up the Pope and inquire about canonization . . .


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red dog



Joined: 31 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, most people I met in Seoul were nice and did seem to value those things as much as anyone. I guess this must have included a few Christians, but some of the coolest people I met in Korea were Buddhists or came from Buddhist families. Others just weren't religious. (I didn't get to know a lot of Koreans outside Seoul and Incheon.)

Sorry to sound anti-Christian, but when I think of Christians in Korea I think of that guy in Myeong-dong wearing a sign warning all the shoppers what was in store for us ... or the woman in the subway who kept trying to invite me to her church even after my Korean friend told her no ... or one of the first English speakers I met when I first got off the plane, who just wanted to invite me to a church. Confused Then again, I did have a super-religious student who was Christian, and he was very nice. We just didn't have many beliefs in common.
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

red dog wrote:


Sorry to sound anti-Christian, but when I think of Christians in Korea I think of that guy in Myeong-dong wearing a sign warning all the shoppers what was in store for us ... or the woman in the subway who kept trying to invite me to her church even after my Korean friend told her no ... or one of the first English speakers I met when I first got off the plane, who just wanted to invite me to a church. Confused Then again, I did have a super-religious student who was Christian, and he was very nice. We just didn't have many beliefs in common.


You are as pathetic and as crazy as everyone says. Im not sorry to sound anti-anumal rights but when I think of them I think of idiots throwing pain at fur coats or morons who think animal's lives are more valuable than human lives. Idiots who would save a dog and leave a child to die...remind you of someone?
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red dog



Joined: 31 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jinju wrote:
red dog wrote:


Sorry to sound anti-Christian, but when I think of Christians in Korea I think of that guy in Myeong-dong wearing a sign warning all the shoppers what was in store for us ... or the woman in the subway who kept trying to invite me to her church even after my Korean friend told her no ... or one of the first English speakers I met when I first got off the plane, who just wanted to invite me to a church. Confused Then again, I did have a super-religious student who was Christian, and he was very nice. We just didn't have many beliefs in common.


You are as pathetic and as crazy as everyone says. Im not sorry to sound anti-anumal rights but when I think of them I think of idiots throwing pain at fur coats or morons who think animal's lives are more valuable than human lives. Idiots who would save a dog and leave a child to die...remind you of someone?


No, but you sure remind me of someone who is universally despised here on the boards because of his disgusting behaviour. An idiot who wouldn't stop derailing discussions and forced everyone to listen to his idiocy. Who didn't get the fact that people were laughing at him when they posted that Peter was a rock, "literally." Who claims to value human life but wants to incinerate millions of innocent humans while they're still alive ... remind you of anyone?
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PortHardy



Joined: 16 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems like you got a good contract. That's probably why you are so happy at CDI.

That being said, the vast majority of CDI teachers don't get paid 35,000won/hr. The contract I was offered was for 2.4 million + 25,000Won overtime. I have an education degree, by the way.

I just didn't like the fact that you must work 6 days a week and the 7 days of paid vacation + no national holidays.
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big_blue_21



Joined: 02 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's true . . . most don't get 35, but the at the main branch (Chungdahm) I'm pretty sure the lowest they pay is 28,000 an hour . . . I could be wrong, but that's the lowest I've ever heard. I know at other locations where you're not on hourly, but on salary, the pay isn't nearly as good, so that's a good point. I think hourly is offered at the eight branches (Chungdahm, Mokdong, Pudong, etc.), whereas salary is given at the other locations, where are franchises meaning someone has paid to use the CDI name, but CDI doesn't not actually own or run the place . . .
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