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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: How about white day? |
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| What are you doing for white day? I'm at a public school working with a fair number of women. A card and candy for each? A communal gift? I'm in the sticks so I can't just buy a bunch of donuts. Everyone is pretty good to me and I'd like to continue to foster good will and make myself as normal a member of the faculty as a foreigner can be. I'm also lazy when it comes to these things though. What's a reasonable gesture? Alright, what's the least I can get away with and still come out looking good? |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:23 am Post subject: |
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i thought white day was the guys day to reciprocate to the girl who gifted him on valentines day. whatever the girl spent, the guy is to spend 3x as much.
so...unless they gave you something for valentines day, would you be disrespecting their culture by giving them something?  |
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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| I like the way you think. I sure didn't get Valentine's day stuff from everybody. |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| when is white day? |
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Sody
Joined: 14 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| March 14th I believe. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
i thought white day was the guys day to reciprocate to the girl who gifted him on valentines day. whatever the girl spent, the guy is to spend 3x as much.
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 Oh my God, am I in trouble then... 
My gf said she doesn't want anything for White Day (this Friday) but I took that to mean she does...I was thinking a decent dinner and a DVD at home, but it looks like I'll have to splurge on the dinner and take her shopping now, especially since she paid for hwae last weekend... |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: How about white day? |
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| BreakfastInBed wrote: |
| What are you doing for white day? I'm at a public school working with a fair number of women. A card and candy for each? A communal gift? I'm in the sticks so I can't just buy a bunch of donuts. Everyone is pretty good to me and I'd like to continue to foster good will and make myself as normal a member of the faculty as a foreigner can be. I'm also lazy when it comes to these things though. What's a reasonable gesture? Alright, what's the least I can get away with and still come out looking good? |
Just buy a box of chocolates for the female teachers. If you have a girlfriend, you should get her a box for herself and a small gift. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Every fourteenth is a "day" of some kind. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Well a bunch of crap got pruned, but I still bet they haven't banned Tony Balony yet. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah, the nazi love cards were a bit too much. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
| yeah, the nazi love cards were a bit too much. |
Meh, they weren't anything that awful until Tony started in. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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I used to like getting cards and chocolates from my female students on White Day and once me and my ex-gf took a late-night Han River cruise that had a live band and dinner- very romantic.
But I used to tease my students by saying that my favorite 'romantic holiday' was Black Day. I think it is held on April 15th. It is the day when all the single people who have no gfs or bfs go to a chinese restuarant and eat jajjang-myun as a way to show the world that they celebrate another year of lonliness.
Interestingly, I got alot of offers to go on dates during White Day so I didn't have to celebrate Black Day. |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Ignore anything to do with it. Please don't encourage all these ridiculous 'days'. No good can come of it. Pepero day  started because of someone like you...
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bgreenster
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Location: too far from the beach
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: |
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They're pretty serious about the whole "on White Day BOYS give GIRLS candy, not chocolate." Otherwise, last year I didn't notice it being much of a big deal. I got lots of candy from students, but I think most people don't think it matters that much...
And I believe Black Day is actually April 14, and the black noodle soup is to get a husband/boyfriend in the upcoming year, or something. Either way, I too told everyone it was my favorite day. I mean, why not embrace the fun of being single??  |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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i expect to get enuff chocolate, candy on white day because no one at my school is whiter than i am
i only wish there was a holiday for the appreciation of whiteys and whitey culture back in my home country |
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