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milkweedma
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Imrahil
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Location: On the other side of the world.
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| All I can say right now is, "damn!" |
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Bouvguy
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Location: South Korea
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Does this mean I can go crazy and run amuck in Korea because of cultural differences? You guys in the expat community will speak on my behalf right? Tell 'em how hard it is to adjust and all. I just want to be popular!  |
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Temporary
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Cho said parents were considering moving the girls out of Auckland. One of the girls may have to return to Korea if her study permit is not renewed. The schools needed to be more supportive of its Asian students and help them settle as once the thousands had been paid in international fees "they don't care", he said.
They don't care.. hahaha.. Thats right we don't care about individual actions wesern society values self control what and that seems to be missing from Korean society once they are out and about. |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Does this mean I can go crazy and run amuck in Korea because of cultural differences? You guys in the expat community will speak on my behalf right? Tell 'em how hard it is to adjust and all. I just want to be popular! |
Are you a teen? |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| doggyji wrote: |
| Bouvguy wrote: |
| Does this mean I can go crazy and run amuck in Korea because of cultural differences? You guys in the expat community will speak on my behalf right? Tell 'em how hard it is to adjust and all. I just want to be popular! |
Are you a teen? |
Yeah, it would be insane to hold a teen to the same standards as an adult. If that were so, we'd look back on our teen years with terrible embarrassment and mortification. An ESL teacher and a school kid are not equivalents. |
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billybrobby
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| Isn't this just good ol' fashioned Korean bullying? I remember reading a similar story that occurred in Korea. Actually, a similar thing happened in America recently now that I think of it. |
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anyway
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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| Come to think of it, what these gals really need is a good long stint in prison where all they have time for is practicing their English. |
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Imbroglio
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Behind the wheel of a large automobile
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NO! They need to be sent back to Korea to pick up garbage off the streets! That'll teach em!  |
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majolica
Joined: 03 Apr 2008
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this is such BS!
i moved from a private muslim girls school where i went from grade 1-8 in asia, where i was "denied romantic relationships" and forced to study all the time, to an "open" canadian highschool and i certainly didn't go fucking crazy and kidnap, burn and torture some chick who stole my boyfriend.
that was such an apologist article! |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| majolica wrote: |
this is such BS!
i moved from a private muslim girls school where i went from grade 1-8 in asia, where i was "denied romantic relationships" and forced to study all the time, to an "open" canadian highschool and i certainly didn't go fucking crazy and kidnap, burn and torture some chick who stole my boyfriend.
that was such an apologist article! |
Agreed.
How about this quote..."The schools needed to be more supportive of its Asian students and help them settle..."
Riiiight. It's the schools fault. According to the Korean interviewee, the Korean girls were the real victims because they couldn't adjust to the cultural differences. Typical Korean apologist tripe. 
Yeah, crap like this could happen anywhere in the world, but people should be accountable for their actions and mistakes, not have excuses made for them. Just because someone comes from Korea doesn't make them special. |
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SHANE02
Joined: 04 Jun 2003
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Isn't this just good ol' fashioned Korean bullying? |
Yes.
And what's the BS about Asian (Korean) culture denying teenagers romantic love? have a look around on a Friday or Saturday night in Seoul. Not much denial going on if you ask me.
The Auckland Korean community is trying to save face. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| SHANE02 wrote: |
| billybrobby wrote: |
| Isn't this just good ol' fashioned Korean bullying? |
Yes.
And what's the BS about Asian (Korean) culture denying teenagers romantic love? have a look around on a Friday or Saturday night in Seoul. Not much denial going on if you ask me.
The Auckland Korean community is trying to save face. |
so true... so true...
I work at a girls school and a good percentage do have boyfriends... |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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that was such an apologist article! |
Indeed.
"New zealand society is too open" is the resounding conclusion. Well we all know where the blame lies now I guess.  |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| SHANE02 wrote: |
| billybrobby wrote: |
| Isn't this just good ol' fashioned Korean bullying? |
Yes.
And what's the BS about Asian (Korean) culture denying teenagers romantic love? have a look around on a Friday or Saturday night in Seoul. Not much denial going on if you ask me.
The Auckland Korean community is trying to save face. |
so true... so true...
I work at a girls school and a good percentage do have boyfriends... |
So do I and I'd say that perhaps 5% of them have anything approaching a real boyfriend.
I have to say, though, that I can't imagine the six very worst girls at our school doing something like this. I think there is some sort of no Korea = no rules or standards that happens when some kids get shipped overseas. And it wouldn't surprise me if at least a few of these ones were rich brats who couldn't cope with the expectations of the Korean school system, so their parents thought NZ might be an alternative and get them out of their hair for a while. |
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