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ghostrider
Joined: 27 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:26 pm Post subject: Why Do You Stay? |
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Why do you stay in Korea despite the widespread perception that English teachers here are alcoholic womanizing losers who are unemployable at home?
I stay because I like the positive interaction I have with students in the classroom. The classroom is the only place I have any real importance here. I also stay because the working hours and savings potential are better than in most Asian countries. Southeast Asia can be a fun place to take a vacation. It's not fun when you teach a lot of split shifts and work long weekends at multiple locations and still save a lot less than you would in Korea. Been there done that. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: Why Do You Stay in Korea? |
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| ghostrider wrote: |
Why do you stay in Korea despite the widespread perception that English teachers here are alcoholic womanizing losers who are unemployable at home?
I stay because I like the positive interaction I have with students in the classroom. The classroom is the only place I have any real importance here. I also stay because the working hours and savings potential are better than most Asian countries. Southeast Asia can be a fun place to take a vacation. It's not fun when you teach a lot of split shifts and work long weekends at multiple locations and still save a lot less than you would in Korea. Been there done that. |
I stayed as long as I did mainly because of a relationship. I've put it out here before that I enjoyed my time there. It was good while it lasted. I've since moved on, yet I still find myself working with Ks. I like them. Here is different than there, however. |
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Speck7
Joined: 05 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| A job. Money. That's it. Everything else I detest more or less and would rather be back home. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Why Do You Stay? |
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| ghostrider wrote: |
| Why do you stay in Korea despite the widespread perception that English teachers here are alcoholic womanizing losers who are unemployable at home? |
Thats an odd question. What if one hasnt felt any personal impact from this supposed "widespread perception"? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:10 am Post subject: |
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Honestly, I hear that kind of stuff FAR more on this board than in real life.
In over a decade of being here, I think someone has talked to me about that in person only a handful of times. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| The longer you stay in Korea the more reasons you'll have to stay. I have many reasons for staying here as long as I have, and it would be inaccurate to pin it on one thing. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| My home country of the USA has become almost unlivable and is getting worse as I write this. |
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World Traveler
Joined: 29 May 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| Tha NWO Bilderbergs are taking over the U.S. I stay in Korea where it's safe. No way am I going to be a sucker enough to make savings and investments with fiat currency. Gold bars is where it's at. The American economy: in the toilet. The Korean economy: up and roaring. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| I stay for the architecture, which is quite beautiful. That and the fresh air. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| Great friends, nice people, and I absolutely love my job, which relates to my major and my interests. It's where I'm supposed to be in life. I'm doing what I was meant to do at this time in my life, and I say that in all sincerity. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| Great friends, nice people, and I absolutely love my job, which relates to my major and my interests. It's where I'm supposed to be in life. I'm doing what I was meant to do at this time in my life, and I say that in all sincerity. |
Good for you Steelrails, and I mean that without any malice. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Stain wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Great friends, nice people, and I absolutely love my job, which relates to my major and my interests. It's where I'm supposed to be in life. I'm doing what I was meant to do at this time in my life, and I say that in all sincerity. |
Good for you Steelrails, and I mean that without any malice. |
Wasn't that way the previous two years. I had fallen into the waygook rut...A change of locales and schools was needed. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| I had fallen into the waygook rut...A change of locales and schools was needed. |
Can you expound on this sentiment? |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Stain wrote: |
| I stay for the architecture, which is quite beautiful. That and the fresh air. |
The "Lonely Planet" describes Korea as Blade Runneresque, denoting the unusual architectural trend taking place particularly in Seoul. I love all the massive apartment buildings in their neat rows. They give a high quality proletarian image of Korea. The rest of Korea you can find beautiful hills that still have plenty of vegetation on them unlike North Korea  Chongyang county is extremely pretty once you adjust to the remote rural aspect of the area. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Stain wrote:
I stay for the architecture, which is quite beautiful. That and the fresh air.
The "Lonely Planet" describes Korea as Blade Runneresque, denoting the unusual architectural trend taking place particularly in Seoul. I love all the massive apartment buildings in their neat rows. They give a high quality proletarian image of Korea. The rest of Korea you can find beautiful hills that still have plenty of vegetation on them unlike North Korea Chongyang county is extremely pretty once you adjust to the remote rural aspect of the area. |
Stain was obviously tongue in cheek, not sure if you are. I don't think 'Blade-Runneresque was intended as a compliment - in the movie the scenes of Los Angeles in 2020 are usually described in phrases like a 'nightmarish vision of the future' or a 'dystopian' world. I stay for my job, my wife's sake and the money |
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