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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:34 am Post subject: Gratitude for Korea |
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Given current economic times, isn't great that we have jobs! True, we don't paid a great deal; but, then, we also don't have to work a great deal. Korean food is excellent. We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. Fantastic.
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kentucker4
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Georgia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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| Mr-Dokdo wrote: |
Given current economic times, isn't great that we have jobs! True, we don't paid a great deal; but, then, we also don't have to work a great deal. Korean food is excellent. We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. Fantastic.
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Korea is awesome. I look forward to one day returning. Beats th ehell out of working for $11 an hour in the states with no public transportation whatsoever. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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| Mr-Dokdo wrote: |
Korean food is excellent. |
bullshit. (unless you like rice and things swimming in sauce and mayonnaise). The price of food is getting preposterous too. They're now charging over 2000 won for a can of tuna.
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| We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. |
so what? what if one isn't a boozer?
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| One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. |
complete and utter nonsense and especially so away from Seoul. Out of all the places I've been to, I've found it the most daunting to get laid here (because of language/cultural divide and lack of nightspots where I live)
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| The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. |
so what when the cheapest airfares to fly out are close a to a grand? (and that's often to a place just several hours away?)
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
| Mr-Dokdo wrote: |
Korean food is excellent. |
bullshit. (unless you like rice and things swimming in sauce and mayonnaise). The price of food is getting preposterous too. They're now charging over 2000 won for a can of tuna.
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| We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. |
so what? what if one isn't a boozer?
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| One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. |
complete and utter nonsense and especially so away from Seoul. Out of all the places I've been to, I've found it the most daunting to get laid here (because of language/cultural divide and lack of nightspots where I live)
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| The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. |
so what when the cheapest airfares to fly out are close a to a grand? (and that's often to a place just several hours away?)
Welcome to Club Med! |
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I don't know where you eat, but you really should get out more often. And if you can't get laid in Korea, then you might as well jump off the roof of a highrise. I will admit, though, that if you don't drink, then social life in Korea can be grim. |
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ldh2222
Joined: 12 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:43 am Post subject: |
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OP-troll, say something new. Whenever I see one of your posts, I feel like it's the Twilight Zone or something. zzzzZZZ same 'ol shiiiit since day 1 of your sign-up just 2 weeks ago!
Make it entertaining at least... thanks in advance. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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I don't know where you eat, but you really should get out more often. And if you can't get laid in Korea, then you might as well jump off the roof of a highrise. I will admit, though, that if you don't drink, then social life in Korea can be grim. |
not a big boozer, more of a light social drinker.
the issue for me is lack of western style clubs/bars and places to go in my town. (which I suppose is an issue for everywhere OUTSIDE of Seoul)
so..... what do you want me to do... go to a Korean "bar" and sit by myself in an isolated wooden booth getting rocked on soju?
it's really the bar/club difference that is the biggest because everywhere else in the world (just about), the nightlife scene and social scene resembles something we're accustomed to.
the language barrier is also a complete killer. It's much easier picking up very basic survival Spanish or French, or even Russian. Korean is like Martian. Half the sounds they make that they write for me in the Latin alphabet, my ear hears something else.
also significantly harder to meet people here because Korean culture frowns on talking to/dealing with strangers. You need to be "introduced".
obviously it's a little different in the bars/clubs of Itaewon and Hongdae, but I'm a bit removed from those areas. |
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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I don't know where you eat, but you really should get out more often. And if you can't get laid in Korea, then you might as well jump off the roof of a highrise. I will admit, though, that if you don't drink, then social life in Korea can be grim. |
not a big boozer, more of a light social drinker.
the issue for me is lack of western style clubs/bars and places to go in my town. (which I suppose is an issue for everywhere OUTSIDE of Seoul)
so..... what do you want me to do... go to a Korean "bar" and sit by myself in an isolated wooden booth getting rocked on soju?
it's really the bar/club difference that is the biggest because everywhere else in the world (just about), the nightlife scene and social scene resembles something we're accustomed to.
the language barrier is also a complete killer. It's much easier picking up very basic survival Spanish or French, or even Russian. Korean is like Martian.
also significantly harder to meet people here because Korean culture frowns on talking to/dealing with strangers. You need to be "introduced".
obviously it's a little different in the bars/clubs of Itaewon and Hongdae, but I'm a bit removed from those areas. |
You can't find decent food. You can't find cheap flights. You can't find p**sy. Where do you live? Dokdo? Even then, surely, you can still spend weekends in Seoul. |
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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| kentucker4 wrote: |
| Mr-Dokdo wrote: |
Given current economic times, isn't great that we have jobs! True, we don't paid a great deal; but, then, we also don't have to work a great deal. Korean food is excellent. We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. Fantastic.
Welcome to Club Med! |
Korea is awesome. I look forward to one day returning. Beats th ehell out of working for $11 an hour in the states with no public transportation whatsoever. |
There is a great deal in Korea to whine about, but too many are so busy whining that they have no time to see the positives. The truth is that Korea is a pretty good gig for almost all of us. |
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: |
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OP-troll, say something new. Whenever I see one of your posts, I feel like it's the Twilight Zone or something. zzzzZZZ same 'ol shiiiit since day 1 of your sign-up just 2 weeks ago!
Make it entertaining at least... thanks in advance. |
ldh2222-troll, say something new. Whenever I see one of your responses, I feel like it's the Twilight Zone or something. zzzzZZZ same 'ol shiiiit since day 1 of your sign-up just x weeks ago! |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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| Mr-Dokdo wrote: |
Given current economic times, isn't great that we have jobs! True, we don't paid a great deal; but, then, we also don't have to work a great deal. Korean food is excellent. We live in a country where getting loaded on booze is as acceptable as drinking water. One's stamina is the only limit on how much bonking one can engage in. The location is great for seeing other countries in Asia. Fantastic.
Welcome to Club Med! |
Teaching kids in Korea has to be one of the most stressful jobs in TEFL, and getting drunk appears to be a worldwide phenomenon, as is sex.
The food is good though, shut up your moaning about the crappy quality of Western food in Korea and eat something Korean you mongs. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Attention: MrD has tons of coitus. |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| Attention: MrD has tons of coitus. |
Hahaha, he couldve just titled the thread 'I have sex' and gone on to talk about how he has sex, how great it is and how next week he is going to learn how to go to the toilet on his own. |
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Attention: MrD has tons of coitus. |
Hahaha, he couldve just titled the thread 'I have sex' and gone on to talk about how he has sex, how great it is and how next week he is going to learn how to go to the toilet on his own. |
I am trying to help people adopt a more positive attutide towards Korea. I fail to see how your cheeky comments help. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I am trying to help people adopt a more positive attutide towards Korea. |
Gawd you Koreans never stop. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Gratitude for Korea |
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You can't find decent food. You can't find cheap flights. You can't find p**sy. Where do you live? Dokdo? Even then, surely, you can still spend weekends in Seoul. |
how many "cheap" flights have you found flying out this vacation/holiday season?
the prices for summer vacation sucked too... and you rarely know the FULL price because these discount bucket shops give you a fare "plus tax/fuel surcharge" which you do NOT know what it will be - often doubles the price of the initial ticket.
Is it TOO complicated to post the FULL effing price, everything included, like they do in the US, for e.g.?
Much of the trim around here doesn't interest me in the slightest. A lot of bow wows. Granted, it gets better outside of my area as my traveling has shown.
Going out to Seoul on weekends.
Well - I must admit I have been spoiled.
You see, in Chicago, where the club scene always got going late anyways (say midnight plus) I could be ANYWHERE I wanted on the North Side (where all the life is anyways) within say... 20 minutes by car.... TOPS.
And... I had the freedom to leave anytime I wanted and be back home in 15 minutes.... TOPS.
Now... let's compare that to my present situation.
A nearly 2 hour subway ride to Hongdae let's say.. and that's with the subway being shut down from (what is it? midnight to 5:30 am)
It just does NOT make sense. FOUR hours there and back to spend perhaps 3 hours or 4 hours in a nightspot or variety of nightspots?
Loony.
And...... let's say I get "lucky", ok? and find a nice nubile Korean (or Western for that matter) gal that would like to spend a little "quality" time together.
am I going to whisper into her ear...
Hey honey let's pop back to my closet.... errr... apartment, for a nightcap
it's only a 2 hour subway ride away. Let's wait till 5:30 am for the first train.
THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE.
p.s just so it doesn't sound like I'm involved in a bitch-fest.
for everyday working.living, I really like my situation. I am in school five minutes walk after leavign my doorstep (after YEARS of commuting I can't tell you how good THAT feels) and I have many things I like within a short distance from my house. A gym that I like.. a park, even a running track which I haven't used both out of laziness and a fear of breathing in the pollution (have to talk a doctor about that) .
My work situation is fantastic in terms of how I am treated. I have ZERO issues at work that many here have (co teacher issues, admin issues, etc) It's frustrating working with vocational highschoolers because they just don't care..(and are obviously less bright) but I can deal with that.
Most importantly, I am allowed to take the full summer and winter vacation, so that is when I go the other way on my regular monklike lifestyle and party balls to the wall if in the mood. Otherwise I'd go insane here. Jakarta/Bali were great in August (great nightlife!) , we shall see how the Phillippines are in January.
p.s. we won't get into for now what a complete disruption of your sleeping pattern on Sat night does to your sleep and well being on Monday and Tuesday morning when you have to be at school and function. (by this I mean not staying up very late, but actually going to sleep well after sunrise)
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