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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
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rabidcake
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| byrddogs wrote: |
| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
你也在上海吗？？ |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| rabidcake wrote: |
| byrddogs wrote: |
| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
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rabidcake
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| byrddogs wrote: |
| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
你也在上海吗？？ |
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哈哈哈，好厉害。你的学校在虹桥吗？是一个韩国的那种补习班对不对？ |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:03 am Post subject: Re: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| rabidcake wrote: |
| byrddogs wrote: |
| rabidcake wrote: |
| byrddogs wrote: |
| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
你也在上海吗？？ |
是 |
哈哈哈，好厉害。你的学校在虹桥吗？是一个韩国的那种补习班对不对？ |
号的普通学校，由韩国政府支持韩国学生。Either way, it reminds me of eating/not eating in the school cafeteria at my middle school in Hanland. K-teachers find that food to be the best and had a hard time understanding when I didn't always join, lol. |
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rabidcake
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:12 am Post subject: Re: Taking a Korean out of Korea and food... |
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| rabidcake wrote: |
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| rabidcake wrote: |
| byrddogs wrote: |
| So, we had spaghetti (proper meat and mushroom..not ketchup with carrots $hit like back there) at lunch the other day here in Shanghai/little Korea (my school at least). Most of the Korean teachers in my department were disappointed (even though there was plenty of kimchi, white rice, and the usual fishy soup). Many of my students say that spaghetti is their favorite food and they always write about going out to eat western type food in their diaries weekly. I don't get it as far as the teachers are concerned....all of the normals show up every day and the foreign teachers eat up, yet when something foreign shows up on the line, it isn't desirable (inedible as far as many are concerned). Suck it up for a day! I will add that I really like all of my co-teachers, hehe. |
你也在上海吗？？ |
是 |
哈哈哈，好厉害。你的学校在虹桥吗？是一个韩国的那种补习班对不对？ |
号的普通学校，由韩国政府支持韩国学生。Either way, it reminds me of eating/not eating in the school cafeteria at my middle school in Hanland. K-teachers find that food to be the best and had a hard time understanding when I didn't always join, lol. |
Interesting, I always felt that the Koreans here in Shanghai really enjoy eating the local food. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:42 am Post subject: |
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Yes, more so here than there. Still so, we seem to always go to Korean restaurants come time for school/department dinners. I enjoy Korean food and all, but there are many other options here  |
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rabidcake
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, more so here than there. Still so, we seem to always go to Korean restaurants come time for school/department dinners. I enjoy Korean food and all, but there are many other options here |
Yeah, I totally see what you mean. It's a shame sometimes because there is so much delicious local food.
The Americans and Europeans I sometimes come across are no better either. They will try to make up excuses to go to McDonalds to eat lunch, trying to justify eating with reasons such as: "well my stomach is a little upset, let's just eat McDonalds." |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, more so here than there. Still so, we seem to always go to Korean restaurants come time for school/department dinners. I enjoy Korean food and all, but there are many other options here |
I remember being in Toronto for a friend's wedding to a Korean girl. Her family were in Toronto as well, and we sort of spent a day together with the new husband and wife looking around.
We spent about an hour driving around looking for a suitable Korean restaurant for lunch, as the father-in-law didn't want anything else and he also wanted cheap (for Canada) soju to drink with lunch.
And all of this when they were due to fly back to Korea in less than 48 hours. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, more so here than there. Still so, we seem to always go to Korean restaurants come time for school/department dinners. I enjoy Korean food and all, but there are many other options here |
I remember being in Toronto for a friend's wedding to a Korean girl. Her family were in Toronto as well, and we sort of spent a day together with the new husband and wife looking around.
We spent about an hour driving around looking for a suitable Korean restaurant for lunch, as the father-in-law didn't want anything else and he also wanted cheap (for Canada) soju to drink with lunch.
And all of this when they were due to fly back to Korea in less than 48 hours. |
Haha! That is classic. In all fairness, my Chinese wife has to eat her staples as well when I cook (even if I cook Chinese food), lol |
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