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Mr. Kalgukshi
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Modernist
Joined: 23 Mar 2011
Location: The 90s
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Evidently.
Hey, I think some people go a little overboard with the negativity too but let's be serious here. There's a difference between being fair to the country and just turning into a ball of mush.
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| People complain that it's not really "good" Asian food |
That is correct. By comparison to every other country in Asia, it isn't. Chinese, whether Cantonese or Sichuan or any other region, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian & other S. Asian, Mongolian, Filipino, even Japanese [and I don't really care for Japanese!]. They're all better than this. If you had the choice between good Thai and good Korean, you'd pick the Korean?!
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| if you were starving and it was the last thing you had to eat I bet you'd be shoveling Korean food into your mouth. |
You've got me there.
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The men and the women are beautiful.
The children are all kinds of adorable. |
The men I've seen here in hofs, PC bangs and the streets typically don't really seem to merit the term 'beautiful', but OK. The women, well, I completely agree. And of course the kids are cute. Wish that cuteness made them more likely to behave in class, but...
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Frequent bus service.
Easy access to anywhere I want to go via the train.
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Yes, absolutely. It is one of Korea's absolute best attributes. The public transportation is outstanding by any standard. The KTX alone is just amazing.
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| Amazing pens, pencils, and stationery. |
This one does seem to be reaching, don't you think? And honestly, I just bought the Korean knockoff version of Pilot's famous, awesome G2 gel pen. They are not half as good as the real thing. And what's with the total lack of yellow lined notepads here? I don't want wired notebooks, but notepads. I can't find them anywhere 
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| There's just too much. |
This is a problem I've yet to encounter here.
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| I am open-minded, and I am actually concerned with trying to bestow some type of appreciation for the English language upon my students |
I'm open-minded too, I think, but that doesn't mean I drop the notion of standards and relative quality out the window. On your second point, well, I don't particularly exercise myself about such matters. Just don't have that teaching fire, I guess  |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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To prepare... hmm
Well, lock yourself in your room, but remove everything American. Remove the bed. Practice sleeping on the floor in there and being in there alone for at least 10-12 hours a day.
Start smoking, because if you don't already you practically will in Korea. Everyone smokes so you are always getting second-hand, and then the air pollution is so bad that its like sucking in toxic waste with every breath.
Put earplugs in and walk around without talking to anyone or listening to anyone. Once you arrive you will be invisible and understand nothing, so get used to it.
Start eating rice and meat three times a day. Don't eat any vegetables or fruit.
Stop drinking water. Every time you want some water take a dollar out of you wallet and throw it away. Water is toxic here, you will always be dehydrated. |
Do you really wonder why you're so lonely, if this is your attitude? |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| mkpopcorn wrote: |
To prepare... hmm
Well, lock yourself in your room, but remove everything American. Remove the bed. Practice sleeping on the floor in there and being in there alone for at least 10-12 hours a day.
Start smoking, because if you don't already you practically will in Korea. Everyone smokes so you are always getting second-hand, and then the air pollution is so bad that its like sucking in toxic waste with every breath.
Put earplugs in and walk around without talking to anyone or listening to anyone. Once you arrive you will be invisible and understand nothing, so get used to it.
Start eating rice and meat three times a day. Don't eat any vegetables or fruit.
Stop drinking water. Every time you want some water take a dollar out of you wallet and throw it away. Water is toxic here, you will always be dehydrated. |
this person left after 3 weeks. lol |
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SoylaMBPolymath
Joined: 21 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:24 am Post subject: |
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| Modernist wrote: |
Evidently.
Hey, I think some people go a little overboard with the negativity too but let's be serious here. There's a difference between being fair to the country and just turning into a ball of mush.
| Quote: |
| People complain that it's not really "good" Asian food |
That is correct. By comparison to every other country in Asia, it isn't. Chinese, whether Cantonese or Sichuan or any other region, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian & other S. Asian, Mongolian, Filipino, even Japanese [and I don't really care for Japanese!]. They're all better than this. If you had the choice between good Thai and good Korean, you'd pick the Korean?!
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| if you were starving and it was the last thing you had to eat I bet you'd be shoveling Korean food into your mouth. |
You've got me there.
| Quote: |
The men and the women are beautiful.
The children are all kinds of adorable. |
The men I've seen here in hofs, PC bangs and the streets typically don't really seem to merit the term 'beautiful', but OK. The women, well, I completely agree. And of course the kids are cute. Wish that cuteness made them more likely to behave in class, but...
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Frequent bus service.
Easy access to anywhere I want to go via the train.
|
Yes, absolutely. It is one of Korea's absolute best attributes. The public transportation is outstanding by any standard. The KTX alone is just amazing.
| Quote: |
| Amazing pens, pencils, and stationery. |
This one does seem to be reaching, don't you think? And honestly, I just bought the Korean knockoff version of Pilot's famous, awesome G2 gel pen. They are not half as good as the real thing. And what's with the total lack of yellow lined notepads here? I don't want wired notebooks, but notepads. I can't find them anywhere
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| There's just too much. |
This is a problem I've yet to encounter here.
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| I am open-minded, and I am actually concerned with trying to bestow some type of appreciation for the English language upon my students |
I'm open-minded too, I think, but that doesn't mean I drop the notion of standards and relative quality out the window. On your second point, well, I don't particularly exercise myself about such matters. Just don't have that teaching fire, I guess |
You are entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.
I say again, I love Korea. Love it. |
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SoylaMBPolymath
Joined: 21 Jan 2011
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| Modernist wrote: |
Evidently.
Hey, I think some people go a little overboard with the negativity too but let's be serious here. There's a difference between being fair to the country and just turning into a ball of mush.
| Quote: |
| People complain that it's not really "good" Asian food |
That is correct. By comparison to every other country in Asia, it isn't. Chinese, whether Cantonese or Sichuan or any other region, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian & other S. Asian, Mongolian, Filipino, even Japanese [and I don't really care for Japanese!]. They're all better than this. If you had the choice between good Thai and good Korean, you'd pick the Korean?!
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| if you were starving and it was the last thing you had to eat I bet you'd be shoveling Korean food into your mouth. |
You've got me there.
| Quote: |
The men and the women are beautiful.
The children are all kinds of adorable. |
The men I've seen here in hofs, PC bangs and the streets typically don't really seem to merit the term 'beautiful', but OK. The women, well, I completely agree. And of course the kids are cute. Wish that cuteness made them more likely to behave in class, but...
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Frequent bus service.
Easy access to anywhere I want to go via the train.
|
Yes, absolutely. It is one of Korea's absolute best attributes. The public transportation is outstanding by any standard. The KTX alone is just amazing.
| Quote: |
| Amazing pens, pencils, and stationery. |
This one does seem to be reaching, don't you think? And honestly, I just bought the Korean knockoff version of Pilot's famous, awesome G2 gel pen. They are not half as good as the real thing. And what's with the total lack of yellow lined notepads here? I don't want wired notebooks, but notepads. I can't find them anywhere
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| There's just too much. |
This is a problem I've yet to encounter here.
| Quote: |
| I am open-minded, and I am actually concerned with trying to bestow some type of appreciation for the English language upon my students |
I'm open-minded too, I think, but that doesn't mean I drop the notion of standards and relative quality out the window. On your second point, well, I don't particularly exercise myself about such matters. Just don't have that teaching fire, I guess |
You are entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.
I say again, I love Korea. Love it. |
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seoultee
Joined: 11 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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bring voltage converters
you wont find any of those in korea |
I was told I can get these in korea. If I get one here, what kind of converter would I be looking for?
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