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bianca_dee
Joined: 14 Jun 2010
Location: United Kingdom
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 Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: Saying Hi to Everyone. |
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Just noticed in my mail that my registration is already approved. Hooray. 
Anyways, this is Bianca!  I am new here and I am hoping to learn a lot of stuffs. I'm sure I will. This is a good resource/community. I hope I will be able to contribute too. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome Bianca. I was expecting a thread about how you might be saying, "hi," about 399 more times a day than you'd like as if you were a celebrity. In a large Korean public school, you will be saying, "hi and hello," about a few hundred times a day. It comes with the territory. Welcome to the land where kids absolutely love, "Hello," and, "Hi." Just say with hand waving until it feels like it could drop off and your voices goes out, "Hi Korea!!! Hi Seoul!!!" Or, "Hi, (city you teach in)" Wash and repeat as many times as necessary. |
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Waluigi
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Hi Bianca. Welcome to the forum. What's your situation then? |
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| .... Just say with hand waving until it feels like it could drop off and your voices goes out, "Hi Korea!!! Hi Seoul!!!" Or, "Hi, (city you teach in)" Wash and repeat as many times as necessary. |
a good trick after waving a few thousand times is to throw scissors as they wave.... then shriek "Scissors beat paper! I win!!! I genius!!!"  |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve_Rogers2008 wrote: |
| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| .... Just say with hand waving until it feels like it could drop off and your voices goes out, "Hi Korea!!! Hi Seoul!!!" Or, "Hi, (city you teach in)" Wash and repeat as many times as necessary. |
a good trick after waving a few thousand times is to throw scissors as they wave.... then shriek "Scissors beat paper! I win!!! I genius!!!" |
HAHAHA Fantastic idea! Thanks! |
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| just make sure to leave the verb out of your victory cry.... it's so much more authentic... |
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balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| remember to take everything you read here with a grain of salt. Some people come here just to complain. Korea is a good as you make it, aside from a thieving hagwon director, nothing here is really that tough. Make some friends, explore the city and country, don't seclude yourself to only foreigner areas and above all else, have flexibility, patience and a sense of humor and you will have a great time |
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bianca_dee
Joined: 14 Jun 2010
Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| Welcome Bianca. I was expecting a thread about how you might be saying, "hi," about 399 more times a day than you'd like as if you were a celebrity. In a large Korean public school, you will be saying, "hi and hello," about a few hundred times a day. It comes with the territory. Welcome to the land where kids absolutely love, "Hello," and, "Hi." Just say with hand waving until it feels like it could drop off and your voices goes out, "Hi Korea!!! Hi Seoul!!!" Or, "Hi, (city you teach in)" Wash and repeat as many times as necessary. |
oh wow. hahah. well. thanks for the info by the way.
Anyways, thanks to the others for welcoming me here too. See you around! |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:58 am Post subject: |
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oh wow. hahah. well. thanks for the info by the way. |
I'd ignore most things ESLAsia says. He hasn't even been here a year and is bitter and twisted already. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| bianca_dee wrote: |
oh wow. hahah. well. thanks for the info by the way. |
I'd ignore most things ESLAsia says. He hasn't even been here a year and is bitter and twisted already. |
The trollish worms and bugs are coming out of the woodwork to play. There are a few trolls working the boards, but only a couple because many got booted off by MODS. As for being twisted, I take that as insult from an immature pest. MOD's can we get some help in here?  Bitter? I am bitter about my living and working condition to a certain extent. I would venture to guess the trolls are too, but are too proud to admit it. |
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bianca_dee
Joined: 14 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:08 am Post subject: |
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| oh. take it easy everyone. it's cool! everything's cool. let's all have fun. |
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mcviking
Joined: 24 Mar 2009
Location: 'Fantastic' America
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| Learn survival Korean. Try foods other than McDonald's and Fried Chicken. Don't take notice of all the expert advice on all the movie star esl teachers that make 7 mil a month and were a ranger/doctor/lawyer/model back home. Keep active and healthy. Don't take any ddong from your employer as far as payment, apartment, contract and scheduling is concerned. Don't take Korean abrasiveness to heart. |
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southernman
Joined: 15 Jan 2010
Location: On the mainland again
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| Welcome Bianca. I was expecting a thread about how you might be saying, "hi," about 399 more times a day than you'd like as if you were a celebrity. In a large Korean public school, you will be saying, "hi and hello," about a few hundred times a day. It comes with the territory. Welcome to the land where kids absolutely love, "Hello," and, "Hi." Just say with hand waving until it feels like it could drop off and your voices goes out, "Hi Korea!!! Hi Seoul!!!" Or, "Hi, (city you teach in)" Wash and repeat as many times as necessary. |
I've got my kid's doing the raised eyebrow, cool hi  , some of my teachers too Whats the problem with saying Hi anyway...
Just stay away from the negative teachers here, they're easy to spot... surround yourself with like minded positive people and you'll be sweet. |
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nchannah
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:27 am Post subject: |
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moosehead
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
| Welcome Bianca. I was expecting a thread about how you might be saying, "hi," about 399 more times a day than you'd like as if you were a celebrity. |
 me too! |
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