| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
|
 Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| They have thinner skin... |
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| oppa637 wrote: |
| Dave's definitely has some of the most self centered, ignorant people I've ever read about. 6 billion people and they think the world revolves around them. |
Indeed. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
| oppa637 wrote: |
| Dave's definitely has some of the most self centered, ignorant people I've ever read about. 6 billion people and they think the world revolves around them. |
I don't think it is ignorant to point out that the public transport is way hotter than it needs to be during winter. It's called an opinion.
Some people just love to over-react and make everything some huge cultural war, when it is simply a conversation. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:31 am Post subject: Re: Already with the heat blaring on the buses. |
|
|
| Smithington wrote: |
| Honestly, is it necessary to have the heat blaring already on buses and trains. |
Funny, it's the exact opposite in Thailand. Take a bus in Thailand the aircon is set to deal with the heat on the bus at the beginning of the trip. As the bus ride progresses it gets cold as hell in the bus and they don't adjust the aircon (who knows maybe they can't). At least they now hand out blankets on the government approved buses at the bus terminals, they didn't used to and you just had to freeze if you didn't bring a light jacket. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rchristo10
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
| crescent wrote: |
| rchristo10 wrote: |
| crescent wrote: |
The point was Koreans over-react to the very slightest change in temperature. |
And all the while, I thought we were talking about the opposite....  |
I changed the quote for you since it was mine to begin with.
Oddly, you seem quite primed to reply for someone who doesn't think it's a big deal. If you don't mind a 30 degree blast of hot air stewing up all the BO and stale cigarette smells on a crowded commute to work when it's already 17 degrees outside, then you are the real shiz. Give yourself a pat on the back for all your awesomeness.
I'd hardly call a thread mildly ranting on the topic an over-reaction.... but since you seem to enjoy a good whine, read this:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=215307&highlight=
You were so bothered, you submitted the thread twice. |
"Oddly, you seem quite primed to reply for someone who doesn't think it's a big deal."
Who said your illogical reasoning wasn't a big deal? Gosh, I thought that's what I was replying to....silly me. 
In terms of your self-described, albeit insinuated, "rant." Well...you called it...  [Dude, I'm not in denial...mine was a rant and I call it that...but not all rants are meaningless...that is...especially if we see them as rants...the rest is kind of delusional burgeoning on...well...yeah]
---you searched my posts...keke that's kinda kinky in a freaky sorta way.
---Odd that you read so much into one line...perhaps that's where the logic problem begins? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
| *giggle* yeah, what was that about being illogical ? *giggle* Oh forget it, I won't be able to follow *giggle*. Naw, just tell that story again about taxi drivers being rude and difficult. I can't believe that actually happened. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Man, there are some catty mofos around here! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
This is one of those complaints I just don't get... Well okay, I get the complaint, but I don't get the moaning/b----ing/whining about it.
You're hot. I understand. It seems to me that a huge majority within the native population is happy with the temperature. You, therefore, need to adapt and get over it.
Now, if it's just a "Gawdang it's hot on these buses" kinda complaint, that I can understand.
But when it turns into a "Gawdang it's hot on these buses. What's wrong with Korean people. Why.... Wahhh, wahhh, wahhh. Why don't they have a system that makes me happy" ... that's not right. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| transmogrifier wrote: |
I don't think it is ignorant to point out that the public transport is way hotter than it needs to be during winter. It's called an opinion.
Some people just love to over-react and make everything some huge cultural war, when it is simply a conversation. |
Someone gets it! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Newbie wrote: |
But when it turns into a "Gawdang it's hot on these buses. What's wrong with Korean people. Why.... Wahhh, wahhh, wahhh. Why don't they have a system that makes me happy" ... that's not right. |
These are the same people who if Koreans said something like that about them, would absolutely blow their lid about those "bigoted Koreans". |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I can't believe a heater on a bus got 4 pages of responses. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Well why don't you all just go back home, then?
[There, this thread is complete] |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
| A week ago a group of friends of mine went out to a noraebang. There was an AC and thankfully it turned on. A little while later 2 more Korean friends showed up (it was just foreigners before that). They complained about how cold it was and asked for the AC to be turned off immediately. They were both dressed with jackets, scarves and pants. Even with the AC on we were sweating in T-shirts. It was a tiny room with people smoking and drinking. How on earth are you cold? After about half an hour a few of us just had to turn it back on, but the Koreans complained that they were shaking because they were so cold and that this is how you get sick. I was about ready to pass out. And this isn't an isolated incident, I think climate control is the #1 cultural clash foreigners have in Korea. People say the American diet makes us all fat. Well, maybe the Korean diet leaves their population frail and unable to heat itself. I really don't know. All I know is that a subway car crammed with people going through underground tunnels doesn't need heat, even if it was travelling through Siberia. The blasting heat just makes all those kimchi farts that much more dense. |
Like, I said, white people have different layers on their inner skin. I think we have an internal blanket or something compared to others around the world. It's why we can tolerate the colder temps and why we sweat like hell in summer compared to others. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Years ago, Korean Air didn't have the best safety record. In 1997/1998 auditors were brought in from Delta airlines to look at their procedures. The auditors issued the following report (it's a long read - but it's here because someone will say "link please"):
http://www.flight.org/blog/2009/10/01/korean-airlines-internal-audit-report-an-airline-waiting-to-happen/
Anyway, after reading this thread, I chuckled when I came across this -
"Many complaints are received from the passengers that the aircraft cabins operated to HOT. Should be 24C to 25C and are often set at 28C plus."
The following situation might be familiar to a lot of teachers as well:
"The flight operations department appears to have poor communications between management and the staff. There is very little feedback to the crew on any
matters, important or otherwise. The Foreign Captains especially, source most of the company information via the rumor network. This is most unsatisfactory and of little benefit to anybody. It appears that the silent, secret dis-information technique is a current management style." |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mr. BlackCat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Location: Insert witty remark HERE
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Newbie wrote: |
But when it turns into a "Gawdang it's hot on these buses. What's wrong with Korean people. Why.... Wahhh, wahhh, wahhh. Why don't they have a system that makes me happy" ... that's not right. |
These are the same people who if Koreans said something like that about them, would absolutely blow their lid about those "bigoted Koreans". |
Yes, absolutely. Every time my CT tells me that I handle the cold better than her I feel personally violated. When my landlord tells me it's crazy that I'm not using heat in October I scream about bigotry. Absolutely. This happens all the time. Thanks for pointing out the gross hypocrisy of all foreigners in Korea. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
