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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:11 am Post subject: Korea Times gets trolled again |
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I want to find the person who comes with these and buy them a nice steak dinner. the latest:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/05/137_44885.html
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Dear editor,
Finally, one of your columnists really hit the nail on the head! It was with great pleasure of having my suspicions affirmed that I read Jon Huer's May 9 article, ``Is English Teaching Here `Gold Rush?'"
After having trouble applying my undergrad medieval history degree to get a steady job in Dallas, Texas, I thought I could give it a try teaching English in South Korea.
I left Korea after only three months. I couldn't manage the job since I came in this tough economy ― with my weak qualification ― but I'm still glad I got out of that poisonous hagwon (cram school) atmosphere.
Sure, when I read Huer's article I was entertained by the witty comparing of English teaching in Korea with the Wild West ... but the most shocking thing I saw was that some English teachers seem to enjoy it here ... I never saw anything like that. But Huer's analysis had a perspective and a grasp that I share and understand.
Thank you for printing such perceptive content in your newspaper. I look forward to reading more.
Robert V.Winkle
Former English teacher
Dallas, Texas
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How can I tell? The email address is NOT the giveaway.
Ice Ice Baby!!!! |
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Ultimo Hombre
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Location: BEER STORE
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| That's quite entertaining. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Robert Van Winkle = Vanilla Ice, and, yes, Vanilla Ice is from Dallas.  |
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warren pease
Joined: 12 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| What was printed was mild compared to what he actually sent them. Read the whole letter here http://dokdoisours.blogspot.com/ . |
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Blueberry
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: Wonju
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| I seriously wonder what the collective IQ is over there at that ahem "news-paper" |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Impressive. 
BTW, that's too long for a letter to the editor. It would be the right size for a guest column.
Still, it was printed and accomplished the writer's goal. |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:17 am Post subject: |
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They edited out all the funny bits but left in all the grammatical errors.
At least I can say he is more entertaining than Huer but about as accurate.
Last edited by earthbound14 on Thu May 14, 2009 7:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:35 am Post subject: |
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Oh boy, this guy is hilarious! I recommend everyone check it out. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:54 am Post subject: Re: Korea Times gets trolled again |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
I want to find the person who comes with these and buy them a nice steak dinner. the latest:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/05/137_44885.html
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Dear editor,
Finally, one of your columnists really hit the nail on the head! It was with great pleasure of having my suspicions affirmed that I read Jon Huer's May 9 article, ``Is English Teaching Here `Gold Rush?'"
After having trouble applying my undergrad medieval history degree to get a steady job in Dallas, Texas, I thought I could give it a try teaching English in South Korea.
I left Korea after only three months. I couldn't manage the job since I came in this tough economy ― with my weak qualification ― but I'm still glad I got out of that poisonous hagwon (cram school) atmosphere.
Sure, when I read Huer's article I was entertained by the witty comparing of English teaching in Korea with the Wild West ... but the most shocking thing I saw was that some English teachers seem to enjoy it here ... I never saw anything like that. But Huer's analysis had a perspective and a grasp that I share and understand.
Thank you for printing such perceptive content in your newspaper. I look forward to reading more.
Robert V.Winkle
Former English teacher
Dallas, Texas
[email protected] |
How can I tell? The email address is NOT the giveaway.
Ice Ice Baby!!!! |
Koreans don't seem to understand that their English is so atrocious that it is quite obvious to any with a decent high school education.
By the way, I have seen one Korean that has had excellent English but they still say phrases that are typically Korean. It is so easy to tell that these are not foreign English teachers. In this case, I believe that is was a blog making a joke about the whole thing that the KTimes copied and edited. How pathetic and unethical! |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloody funny! |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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He says:
I rock. |
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harlowethrombey
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| I dunno, fooling the KT seems a lot like punching a blind kid in the back of the head. Pretty much anyone can do it at will so it just seems kind of. . . sad after a while. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:31 am Post subject: |
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The KTs has it coming because they think Jon Huer is awesome.  |
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harlowethrombey
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Oh, i'm not saying to stop! By no means! I'm just saying that it's funny at first, but then you kind of feel sorry for them.
It's getting so easy its like sticking the fish, head first into the barrel and then shooting it  |
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