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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this:
A. Jetlag
B. My body reacting to the different native bacteria in Korea
C. My body reacting to the extreme filth in Korea
D. All of the above |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: What's wrong with me? |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
| So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this: |
Adjustment to a different environment.
If you lived in a relatively clean, moderate environment like Seattle, you would move to Houston and be knocked on your ass by the pollution and the heat. Likewise, if you moved from Houston to Seattle, you would be winded by the dry and the cold.
You're going to need to fight through it for a couple of weeks at least. The air, the food, the elevation, possibly even the latitude are all drastically different here. The recruiters don't tell you that part. |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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The correct answer is "D."
Don't worry, it's normal.
I'd recommend:
-drinking lots of bottled water,
-Eating lots of 된장찌개 (dwen-jang cheegay, a kind of miso soup), and rice, and kimchee
-Don't smoke cigarettes much, or drink the crap instant coffee
-Drink green tea
-Avoid breathing the air
-Don't eat anything you find on the subway
-Don't lick anybody
You'll probably be ok in a week or so if you follow the above recommendations. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: What's wrong with me? |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this:
A. Jetlag
B. My body reacting to the different native bacteria in Korea
C. My body reacting to the extreme filth in Korea
D. All of the above |
jetlag should have passed by already. No more than a day or two (or three at worst)
how about
E. None of the above, I am a weakling and genetically predispositioned to be the first of the species to die off in case of any change in the immediate environment. |
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ciccone_youth
Joined: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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D- All of the above.
Give yourself a few weeks to fully adjust. New environment, new food, new habits, stress and excitement. |
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dharma bum
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Option C makes it sound like you're suffering from a little culture shock. Jet lag will be exacerbating things if you've come from the western hemisphere or Europe. Drink a lot of (bottled) water and maybe get some sleeping pills from a pharmacy. The over the counter Aron or Sleepal are both pretty effective. Try to get to be in bed by 10:30 during the week.
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nosmallplans
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: noksapyeong
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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i concur.
| michaelambling wrote: |
So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this:
A. Jetlag
B. My body reacting to the different native bacteria in Korea
C. My body reacting to the extreme filth in Korea
D. All of the above |
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Could someone translate for me (in hangul): "Do not spit in the elevator". I need to make a sign for my building.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who could use this service.
...animals... |
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'Boohoo' I'm not in my comfort zone!  |
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Jeff's Cigarettes
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Don't lick anybody? 
Where? |
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Zantetsuken
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| 5000 won says he doesn't last the month |
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d-rail
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: What's wrong with me? |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
| michaelambling wrote: |
So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this:
A. Jetlag
B. My body reacting to the different native bacteria in Korea
C. My body reacting to the extreme filth in Korea
D. All of the above |
jetlag should have passed by already. No more than a day or two (or three at worst)
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a normal person needs about 1 day for each time zone crossed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag
for many of us that means 8-12 days |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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All of the above.
Drink lots of tea, water, and juice. Eat well. Get lots of sleep. Vitamin C.
It will pass.
I usually hack up a lung my first few weeks here, and/or get a sinus infection.
Good luck! |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: What's wrong with me? |
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| d-rail wrote: |
| bogey666 wrote: |
| michaelambling wrote: |
So I arrived in Korea on Thursday. Since then, I have sporadically felt nauseous and woozy, almost to the point of passing out. Is this:
A. Jetlag
B. My body reacting to the different native bacteria in Korea
C. My body reacting to the extreme filth in Korea
D. All of the above |
jetlag should have passed by already. No more than a day or two (or three at worst)
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a normal person needs about 1 day for each time zone crossed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag
for many of us that means 8-12 days |
3 days and the the aftereffects would never be as severe as nausea and wooziness. Feeling a lack of energy and generally being tired is a different thing altogether.
I'm sticking with E.
marked as one of the first in his species to die in case of any change in the environment.
just the (bad) luck of the draw. Some dinasaurs died right away, others died later. He would have been the first dinasaur. |
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Css
Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: South of the river
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| Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: |
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wow people are talking like that is normal?
really? you guys all went through that?
i had a touch of jetlag when i first got here but nothing like wooziness causing me to almost pass out..
I would suggest he goes to the doctor...that doesnt sound normal to me. |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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Actually, yeah...you're right...wooziness and almost passing out is a bit much...I figured it was like a bad cold, or maybe 'flu, plus the other stuff.
Maybe you're right though, maybe a doctor isn't such a bad idea. They can be kind of rough on newbs though, k-doctors can...what with the inevitable shot of mysterious anti-biotics for no good reason...then again, it might be bronchitis or tonsilitis, in which case anitbiotics would be good, i suppose. |
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