Korean Job Discussion Forums

[mugshotz]

Hi,

I just joined this board today becasue I am in the process of preparing the documents to apply for a job in Korea. I have been doing a lot of research about my future in Korea including reading many threads on this site. I've noticed a lot of abbreviations and other words used that I am not familiar with. Through context, I have figured out the meaning of some (such as kimmi = korean immigration or FT = foreign teacher) but there are many others (such as ajumma) I have not been able to figure out. Can you please post any common abbreviations /slang/non-english words that new readers here might come across with their meanings? I'm sure that many other readers in addition to myself would appreciate the help.

Thanks!

[marsavalanche]

www.google.com

[mugshotz]

Google does work for a few, but not most. And it is almost useless for most of the abbreviations. For example, of the three "terms" I listed in my original post only one gave any results that are useful in regards to this website and the discussion within.

1st 3 results from "FT" were: Financial Times, a U.S. financial website, and a wikipedia entry about feet (as in measurement).

Searching "kimmi" returns: Kimmidoll, Kimmi's Channel, and KIMMI Designs.

Only "ajumma" returned any useful results.

[marsavalanche]

not to sound insulting but which ones specifically do you not understand?

i've never had a problem figuring out the lingo here. it's just logic.

simple google search explains what an ajumma is.

ft = foreign teacher.
net = native english teacher

are these really coming off as rocket science to people?

[jammo]

kimmi = Korean IMMIgration