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Kurtz · Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Location: ples bilong me

Why are you here?

I'm not trying to insult you; I'm just curious.

I always thought teaching English overseas was something you did when you had some life experience, or had travelled some and could adapt to a new culture, or were thinking of a career change and teaching seemed interesting so you tried it out, or a chance to step outside of your career for a while and further your life experience and save some good money doing it, things you couldn't really do if you were younger.

People under 30 are in their physical prime. The funniest part of it all, is when they come to Dave's and brag about how easy it was to get a job. I mean really, is it that difficult for you to realize why schools are interested in you? After being pushed around and bullied and not paid only then do they find out that they looked liked 20 + fresh meat, and then whine about it on this forum.

Don't bring up the people with a 100 hour online TESOL Cert., I get that. I'm talking about kids who think getting drunk in a nightclub in Hongdae is a cultural event, pilling out of their officetels in groups of 10 to go and get shockingly drunk with each other, and just treat this whole experience like a continuation of college, often going to work drunk, doing runners over petty things like not liking their apartment and a host of other things which didn't meet their expectations from a job that they got sight unseen over the internet.

Why do you do it? I only ask as it seems like such a waste of time doing things that you could be doing exactly at home and it's just sad at this point.

Jeunesse · Joined: 11 Nov 2009

Nice troll post bro.

optik404 · Joined: 24 Jun 2008

who would put a Career on hold to come over to teach English?

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

Actually, I wish more employers in Korea would wake up to the fact that the under 30 teachers are often not the best. Many of them come to Korea just to get money to pay off their student loans.

Teachers over 30 actually do come over for the cultural experience. Generally, they've past "the party phase" of their lives and don't make as much trouble partying it up and wrecking havoc in Korea.

aishiii · Joined: 24 Apr 2009

Of the two threads, I do agree with this one much more.

If you are in your 20's you should be living it up. I mean really living it up, and Korea cannot compare to back home in this regard. Why would you waste your best years in this place? You'll never get those years back.

But back home, the 30's kind of suck. So it is a perfect time to come over here and extend your 20's in a way. The people who come over in their 30's have got it figured out.

The chumps that come here right out of university will miss out on some very important life experiences.

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

Putrid moralizing. Get yourself to church and confess there. You are no better nor worse than anyone.

DD
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Gaber · Joined: 23 Apr 2006

ah c wut u ded.

Anyway, Korea is a great place if you're a tolerant flexible person, I don't judge anyone for their age. Their outlook is much more important.
Actually I'm more impressed by an older person making a life here than by one of my cohort. Not that I consider 30+ers old. But when I meet a 50s range man or lady living and working here I'm more interested to hear about their experience than that of most people I meet. Guess it's just a bit novel to me.

DorkothyParker · Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: Jeju

Why did I come to Korea? I did it for the lolz.

PS. Both posts are pretty awful if taken seriously.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I'm 60 years old and may be forced to leave Korea because I'm officially too old for public schools, hagwons mainly want under-30 "teachers", and there's too much competition for relatively few college/university positions.

The irony is that I'm still getting better as a teacher - and karaoke singer...
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Radius · Joined: 20 Dec 2009

nizpaz · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Nice, very nice reply to that over 30's claptrap. Took the words right from my mouth.

I particularly like the part why do you do it when you could be doing exactly the same at home hic, except they usually don't have enough money because they can't get a job.

redaxe · Joined: 01 Dec 2008

Meanwhile if you're over 30 and in Korea you get to avoid this life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZsFj9jKYy8

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

SeoulMan99 · Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Location: Seoul

Best party experiences and "living it up" i've had has been overseas. Traveling while young is a great experience, and I disagree that we're wasting our time going to Korea in our 20s.