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[michaelambling]

In two days I've had as many experiences with Korean men who I thought wanted to befriend me, but it turned out they just wanted free engrishee.

I met one guy on the subway--we started chatting, and he seemed a little weird, but not dangerous and friendly enough, so I gave him my business card and said "let's hang out sometime". You know, in a non-gay way. Well, he emailed me the next day and tells me to pass along his number to any students of mine who want private lessons.

Another Korean guy who is a friend of a co-worker asked me to help him a couple weeks ago. Sure, fine--so then he insists on meeting me in person, which is cool. He asks for my number, and I think--great, maybe he'll introduce me to some Korean people and I can start mingling with the locals. Well, today he calls me and invites me to hang out with him this week--awesome, great, yeah. Then he asks if I can proofread a text for him...okay...

Around 9PM, he emails it to me twice. Half an hour later, he texts me, then an hour afterwards, texts me again, and then calls me after I don't respond. "Have you looked at my text yet? It's urgent." I said, "if it's urgent, you shouldn't have given it to me on such short notice."

This is an unpaid favor to someone I've met once, and he's being damn pushy about it.

What should I do? Tell him to piss off? I'm starting to feel like a woman...why is it so hard to find a nice guy who just won't use me?

[asams]

tell him to "Get Bent!"

you've met the guy once and it's likely you'll never hear from him again after this favor.

there's no problem doing things out of courtesy but something like this is something you would ask a real friend or someone you would pay, not someone you just met.

[samd]

Another day, another troll, well done again michaelambling.

This act is getting old. Time for a new sock perhaps?

[Beej]

You are a tool. What good is a tool if you cant "use" it.

[ryoga013]

last minute pushy proof readings? yep, that's pretty common if you let it slide. Oh, and if your gf is still at university, expect that in aobut 2 weeks for midterms and again in another 9-10weeks

[Chris2007]

I had a Korean guy friend once. He worked at a PC Room I used to go to when I first got to Korea. His English was horrible but I tried to make a friendship work. I was apparently the only westerner he ever knew personally so I think it was more of a token friendship for him. After awhile I felt like some sort of western trophy - Like "Hey everybody, look what I got and watch me speak English with it. I just put the 100 won in this slot and..."
Other than that he was a great guy. I just got tired of the language barrier and after being in class all day I didn't want to be teaching him, too.

[kimuchiii]

[nosmallplans]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-

[michaelambling]

[nosmallplans]

[RyanInKorea]

I swear you just have a list of sheite you're waiting to post about, but you want to keep a nice steady flow of threads.

Ryan

[Big Pun Lives]

OP - Get a life and grow a pair. If you spent more time actually exploring this country than making useless threads then you might meet some people. My suggestion is take your first paycheck, go to a brothel and get laid. You would do all of us a favor. If you are gay then I am sure you will find a bunch of Korean men who love to wear sparkles, pink and really tight jeans to play in the jimjilbang all night long with you - Good Luck -
Big Pun

[antoniothegreat]

just flat out say no.

or have fun with it, turn it around, ask him, since you are good friends, if he can help you get a new phone, or introduce you to some girls, or come over for dinner and meet his family.

[Beeyee]

Go to a soccer game and stand in the supporters section. I met lots of my Korean friends that way.

[michaelambling]