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[somerandomguy]

Now I want to preface this by saying I am NOT bailing out on my first Korean trip...

But the protests are starting to make real headlines here in the U.S., and I'm just wondering if any folks are rethinking their decision to head over to Korea. Those of you who are already there, are your directors having more trouble finding teachers? Are people canceling their commitments?

I'm going, no matter what, I'm just curious what this is doing to the market.

[Insidejohnmalkovich]

The protests are meaningless outside of the television news. They do not effect my day-to-day life or work in Korea at all. I never was able to buy American beef in my grocery stores here before, I still am not. <shrugs>

[bassexpander]

It's grating. It's annoying.

It reminds you that you are living in one of the most childish nations on Earth, where the people can be controlled far too easily.

If the US left, this country would find itself at war with somebody within two years. It would be a big mess.

[Ya-ta Boy]

I agree that the protests are not having an effect on our daily lives. Some people are posting that the topic is still big for discussions at their schools, but outside of that we are not getting much spill-over effect.

Koreans are quite good at separating how they feel about American people and how they feel about American political policies. Besides, the anger is directed at their own government.

So far we are still safe to quote Alfred E. Newman: What, me worry?

[bassexpander]

[KYC]

It is a childish country. Koreans are like sheeps.

It doesn't affect my daily life and I don't allow it in the classroom. It came up once and I put an end to it.

Student: Teacher! American cows crazy!
Me: Really? Well, I think you're crazy!

Entire class laughed and he was embarrassed. Never brought up again.

[Dome Vans]

[Draz]

Lots of people are leaving but it is not because of the protests.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Cracker006]

[michael5799042]

I am leaving, but the drop in the Korean currency was a bigger factor for me.
I figure if I am not saving a lot here I may as well live in an enjoyable country.

This country has no resources other than people, so it must trade with other countries. So, with resource prices all time highs and a protectionist population the future for Korea does not look good to me. I will wait and see and if things turn around I may come back.

The mad cow thing is annoying, but like the other posters said it has not affected my daily life.

[hogwonguy1979]

those morons are affecting my life almost every day. My school is right near kyungbok palace and chong wa dae and it is a major pain in the butt getting there in a cab, between the police blockades and the traffic it turns a 15 minute 4000 won cab ride into a 45 minute 8000 won odyssey. i can take the subway but its a real roundabout way to get hime

today i dread having to give a final at 7P i may wind walking home

[creeper1]

Yeah there are loads of people leaving.

It probably has nothing to do with politics though. People come and go all the time. The expat community is a transient one. Some people go back home others to another country.

They are replaced by others coming over. Etc, etc over and over.

[Lekker]

It has been more of a hassle recently with the new visa regulations, but people who have been here for over a year and plan on staying for another find it easier as time goes on. Koreans are always complaining about something. Foreigners have been here for a while. The ones who CONSTANTLY complain EVERY DAY are the ones who have been fed with a silver spoon their entire life and are the ones who usually jump ship after 6 months.

[indytrucks]