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[michaelfehon]

In anticipation of the weeks ahead where the clouds don't stick around for weeks and weeks, I thought I would share some of my ideas to avoid coming to work dripping in sweat. Please feel free to add any tips (sensible or completely rubbish are welcome). Here are mine.
1. Wear shorts and t-shirts to work and change into a fresh set of clothes on arrival.
2. Try and walk as far as you can in the shade. Undercover markets are great for this.
3. Arrive to work early. Every minute counts in your quest to come to work dry and refreshed. An awesome summer. Bring it on !!

[Lucas]

[Nolos]

I splash baby powder all over my chest, belly, shoulder--everywhere and "down there" Keeps you nice and dry.

[Weigookin74]

Hop on a plane and go to Canada for a month! See ya later suckers!!!

[Steelrails]

1. Leave A/C on while heading out so you come home to a nice, cool place.
2. Ignore guidelines for A/C temperature settings and use at your place of work. Bribe those in charge with drinks/food/gifts to ensure their compliance.
3. Inevitably you'll be forced to endure 5-10 minutes of heat because of some idiot messing with the A/C settings. Have a backup desktop fan with Rolls-Royce Merlin levels of RPMs. Ignore children's pleas to set your personal fan to oscilate. If their shrieking persists, buy 5 dollar junk fan and turn on Max to drown out their whimpering. Pointing junk fan at kids optional.
4. Employ child labor. Pay your minions in ice cream to fan you if the A/C or electricity is on the fritz.
5. Cooling pants and A/C clothes for those times you have to join those in steerage with their sweatiness.

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[chrisinkorea2011]

I always bring an extra shirt or two. Wear a tacky or older one to work. Then at work change into the good clothing so your not sweaty or smelly.

Nolos - The powder doesnt annoy you? I tried it and had a good with slight itching, maybe it was just a reaction. lol

[Nolos]

[jjajangmyun]

baby powder is an awesome suggestion.

also, changing when you get to work is cool too.

me, i ride my scooter in. the breeze is kinda hot, but i'm still dry when i get there.

[Daniel1981]

May not be an option depending on your living distance to school, but I taxi to school all year round. About 15 minuets, 4500 won. I was just thinking today how awesomely cool and fresh the taxi was.

[Who's Your Daddy?]

This is one way hogwons are better than public school. When I worked at hogwons there was good AC, public school I'm sweating my ass off. They have the AC, they just won't turn it on ("Save the Earth" crap).

[augustine]

Is literally every public school enforcing this policy? Because the one I work at doesn't. Well, they told me I had to for like a day, but I didn't listen, and then they said it was fine. I'm running it at a cool 21. I'm in a separate after school building... so maybe that's why?