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GreenlightmeansGO
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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 Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:46 am Post subject: 'Foreign English teachers are stupid, poor and unqualified' |
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Hi, just wanted to report what my girlfriend heard today. She went to her family get-together thing for Seollal and saw her cousin's wife. The wife is about 45 and works at some Hagwon (not sure if she's a secretary or a teacher), her main achievement in life being that she spent a year in Brazil.
Well, somehow she got onto speaking about foreign teachers (I think it started off being about foreigners dating Koreans), not knowing that my girlfriend is dating a foreigner (that would be me). My girlfriend reports that she said that foreigners were stupid, unqualified, poor and couldn't get jobs in their own countries. My girlfriend tried to defend foreigners, but the woman just wouldn't listen. She claims to work with two foreigners and they are qualified, but most people do not have certificates.
She must really feel lucky, working with two of the very few qualified people in Korea. Wish I could meet those folks. I'm depressed by this and my girlfriend is angry at the ignorance.
Ah, I remember how it started - they told my girlfriend she needs to get married soon, but not to a foreigner. I had thought that these feelings were sometimes exaggerated in what I've read, but I guess I was wrong.
If ever I meet this woman, I'm going to shove my certificates down her throat...and maybe defecate on her for added measure. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:51 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers are stupid, poor and unqualifi |
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| GreenlightmeansGO wrote: |
| My girlfriend tried to defend foreigners, but the woman just wouldn't listen. |
Sounds like something not to worry about. If a person wouldn't know their brain from a hole in the ground they certainly aren't open to conversion. |
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Thedudeabides
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:52 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers are stupid, poor and unqualifi |
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| GreenlightmeansGO wrote: |
| If ever I meet this woman, I'm going to shove my certificates down her throat...and maybe defecate on her for added measure. |
That will definitely improve her opinion of foreigners!
I understand how you feel, but the best way to deal with the Koreans' collective ignorance is to ignore it. Don't empower them by showing anger. |
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exit86
Joined: 17 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:55 am Post subject: |
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She forgot to add:
--drug-taking
-drug-selling
--drug smuggling
--sexual perverted
--opportunist
--criminals
(I know I'm forgetting something . . .) |
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fadedgirl
Joined: 26 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:56 am Post subject: |
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She sounds pretty ignorant,
but I'm sure she'd change her tone once she met you.
Did you talk to your girlfriend about it?
My Thai aunt doesn't like Americans. Too bad I'm American and she's stuck with me. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:59 am Post subject: |
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| She sounds pretty ignorant, but I'm sure she'd change her tone once she met you. |
Of course. She'd probably fake kindness, invite you to dinner, and see if you'd start teaching her kids English. |
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travelingfool
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Parents' basement
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:01 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers are stupid, poor and unqualifi |
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| GreenlightmeansGO wrote: |
Hi, just wanted to report what my girlfriend heard today. She went to her family get-together thing for Seollal and saw her cousin's wife. The wife is about 45 and works at some Hagwon (not sure if she's a secretary or a teacher), her main achievement in life being that she spent a year in Brazil.
Well, somehow she got onto speaking about foreign teachers (I think it started off being about foreigners dating Koreans), not knowing that my girlfriend is dating a foreigner (that would be me). My girlfriend reports that she said that foreigners were stupid, unqualified, poor and couldn't get jobs in their own countries. My girlfriend tried to defend foreigners, but the woman just wouldn't listen. She claims to work with two foreigners and they are qualified, but most people do not have certificates.
She must really feel lucky, working with two of the very few qualified people in Korea. Wish I could meet those folks. I'm depressed by this and my girlfriend is angry at the ignorance.
Ah, I remember how it started - they told my girlfriend she needs to get married soon, but not to a foreigner. I had thought that these feelings were sometimes exaggerated in what I've read, but I guess I was wrong.
If ever I meet this woman, I'm going to shove my certificates down her throat...and maybe defecate on her for added measure. |
What does that say about the Koreans who hired them?? 
Unfortunately I think this sentiment is much more pervasive than westerners realize. It kind of sucks for people who are there really trying to do the best job they can. |
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Mr-Dokdo
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:36 am Post subject: Re: 'Foreign English teachers are stupid, poor and unqualifi |
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| GreenlightmeansGO wrote: |
Hi, just wanted to report what my girlfriend heard today. She went to her family get-together thing for Seollal and saw her cousin's wife. The wife is about 45 and works at some Hagwon (not sure if she's a secretary or a teacher), her main achievement in life being that she spent a year in Brazil.
Well, somehow she got onto speaking about foreign teachers (I think it started off being about foreigners dating Koreans), not knowing that my girlfriend is dating a foreigner (that would be me). My girlfriend reports that she said that foreigners were stupid, unqualified, poor and couldn't get jobs in their own countries. My girlfriend tried to defend foreigners, but the woman just wouldn't listen. She claims to work with two foreigners and they are qualified, but most people do not have certificates.
She must really feel lucky, working with two of the very few qualified people in Korea. Wish I could meet those folks. I'm depressed by this and my girlfriend is angry at the ignorance.
Ah, I remember how it started - they told my girlfriend she needs to get married soon, but not to a foreigner. I had thought that these feelings were sometimes exaggerated in what I've read, but I guess I was wrong.
If ever I meet this woman, I'm going to shove my certificates down her throat...and maybe defecate on her for added measure. |
The world is full of idiots; you shouldn't get depressed every time you learn of or deal with one. |
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ManintheMiddle
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:44 am Post subject: |
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marlowe noted:
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| Of course. She'd probably fake kindness, invite you to dinner, and see if you'd start teaching her kids English. |
Bingo, bruddah.
Many (most?) Asians consider themselves superior to Westerners although few openly admit it. It's a more subtle form of racism or national chauvanism, and Koreans use it to mask a lingering sense of inferiority. Where it gets confusing for them is in deciding which Asian nationality reigns supreme. 
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Of course it doesn't help that we've all met foreign English teachers who live up to that reputation nicely. |
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clay4bc
Joined: 01 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| exit86 wrote: |
She forgot to add:
--drug-taking
-drug-selling
--drug smuggling
--sexual perverted
--opportunist
--criminals
(I know I'm forgetting something . . .) |
AIDS - you forgot that we all have AIDS.... |
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SHANE02
Joined: 04 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:24 am Post subject: |
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The fact remains that if the teachers graduated uni, then they ARE qualified. If they didn't then her boss is employing people illegally.
OP. There are ignorant people in Korea. Not all Koreans are ignorant. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| clay4bc wrote: |
| exit86 wrote: |
She forgot to add:
--drug-taking
-drug-selling
--drug smuggling
--sexual perverted
--opportunist
--criminals
(I know I'm forgetting something . . .) |
AIDS - you forgot that we all have AIDS.... |
and that we brought homosexuality to korea |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| SHANE02 wrote: |
The fact remains that if the teachers graduated uni, then they ARE qualified. If they didn't then her boss is employing people illegally.
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YES!
I wish the newspapers would figure this one out! |
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SHANE02
Joined: 04 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| And....hakwon owners NEED NO QUALIFICATIONS AT ALL and no *beep* all about education while usually not being able to speak English. |
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