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rayjoy
Joined: 19 Jan 2008
Location: Dynamic Busan
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 Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: What do I give my principal for Choseuk? |
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I didn't get the memo about bringing gifts from home when I started my PS job so someone suggested getting gifts for my co-teacher, principal, and vice principal for Choseuk.
Some teachers said that fruit is a common thing to give, but those fruit boxes are like 30,000 won or more and huge. Also, how much should I spend on each person?
I sucked at buying gifts in the US. I think I suck at it in Korea too. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Don't give them anything.
My coteacher from my last school said it perfectly, "Has the principal or VP ever given you extra travel/spending money on work related trips? Have they ever given you any gifts? If not, then don't waste your money. " |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't bother to bring gifts for everyone. Buy a cake, fruit, chocolate, or something else that can be divided up among the other teachers. I wouldn't bother to buy anything for the principal.
This is my 4th Chuseok. My old hagwon boss gave me peanut butter my first year and a bag of 300won corn chips my second year. Last year at my public school I think I got 떡.
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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second.
Chuseok is not really a gift giving holiday anyway. Last year I got soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc from my principal. You shouldn't give them anythign for Chuseok.
If you want to be nice, give them a gift when you take a vacation. When you come back, bring a gift. |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Unless you are exceptionally well-treated at your school, there is no reason to give anyone anything for Chuseok.
You are not Korean and Chuseok is not part of your culture, so if anyone should give anybody else something it's your principal not you. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| A box of poop. |
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luvnpeas
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
Location: somewhere i have never travelled
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Agree. Christmas is better, if you want to give gifts. I gave my principal a bottle of hard alcohol, and he clearly enjoyed it. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't give those cheap bassturds anything. Plus they're all high on themselves because they're, wow, principals. Oooh. Principal's coming in. We must stand up. Fk that. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| cmr wrote: |
Unless you are exceptionally well-treated at your school, there is no reason to give anyone anything for Chuseok.
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i agree with this; unless your school has really gone above and beyond what's required of them, i wouldn't give any gifts. and don't worry, not everyone gives out presents at their public schools (although i usually do). |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| Don't give those cheap bassturds anything. Plus they're all high on themselves because they're, wow, principals. Oooh. Principal's coming in. We must stand up. Fk that. |
As nice as my principal is, I don't see why I would give him anything for Chuseok. I thought that the gift giving usually goes down, from boss to employee. I know a few Korean teachers though that give gifts to the principal, but that seems like ass kissing to help them get a promotion some day. There are a lot of office politics in public schools that you may not be aware of because of the language barrier. |
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I_Am_The_Kiwi
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing, or a 1,000W bottle of Soju, they can get tanked and you get them a gift that doesnt cost you shit.
but screw that, drink the Soju yourself and give them nothing....NOTHING!!! |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| cmr wrote: |
Unless you are exceptionally well-treated at your school, there is no reason to give anyone anything for Chuseok.
You are not Korean and Chuseok is not part of your culture, so if anyone should give anybody else something it's your principal not you. |
well not exceptionally well AND this is only the first week but I seem to be treated well enough. They gave me my settlement allowance and an additional 700,000 budget for apartment appliances. I've used up 500 buying a tv, microwave, rice cooker, vacuum cleaner, iron, and some other junk. Thinking of how to burn the other 200. haha my ct told me it's not like I get to keep the 200 so might as well buy anything I want 
Even with all that, I am not getting gifts for them for chuseok. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Gift-giving can actually get you into more trouble than help you, unless you understand certain culturally important things.
For example, you should always give a slightly better gift to the boss. If you give the same thing to the boss as everyone else, it will look bad, and unless he/she is very understanding, it may piss them off. Others expect that the boss will get something better, so you won't hurt their feelings. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
Gift-giving can actually get you into more trouble than help you, unless you understand certain culturally important things.
For example, you should always give a slightly better gift to the boss. If you give the same thing to the boss as everyone else, it will look bad, and unless he/she is very understanding, it may piss them off. Others expect that the boss will get something better, so you won't hurt their feelings. |
Yeah, so don't bother in the first place. |
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EricaSmile84
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
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Haha. I remember I brought 3 little boxes of chocolate (4 pieces in each) to my CT, Principal and VP when I first got here. I meant for it to be a personal gift but then I saw a couple of other teachers eating the chocolate! I also gave them girlscout cookies which were opened and fed back to me in the same week. There was some culture shock.
I'm not giving anyone anything for Chuseok. But if you want to give them something, just bring some cake to share or something. |
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