Korean Job Discussion Forums

Ajarn Miguk · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: TDY As Assigned

Will you?

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

maybes I'll ask for some danger money- but yeah I'm staying.

Ajarn Miguk · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: TDY As Assigned

thorin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

I chose "Where's North Korea?". We Koreans tend to refer to our country in English as simply "Korea". If the Dear Leader tests a bomb, it will show everyone Korea has taken its rightful place among nations as a superpower. It will be a proud day for we Koreans, and certainly nothing to be afraid of or run away from.

Ajarn Miguk · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: TDY As Assigned

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

thorin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

manlyboy · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

If they test the nukes in North America on Canadian arts graduates, I'll stay; because then a lot of the job competition will have been eliminated. Razz

pollyplummer · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon

I'm hoping to be personally rescued. Very Happy

I wonder... is 500,000 more/ month too much to ask for in danger pay? I have a Korean co-teacher who would be just fine teaching without me, so maybe they wouldnt respond to my request for danger pay. If I were working at a hagwon, I'd definitely request more pay if a big scare happened where loads or foreigners were returning home. Very Happy

rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

Why would you go to Britain or the U.S? they've tested hundreds and thousands of nukes.

North korea tests one, and you want to leave?

pollyplummer · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon

I'm sorry... which part of the US or Britain is home to pinko communist psychos and fascist dictators?
Uh.. okay, that's not an invitation to any of your smartass comments Wink

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I am really curious about this whole "nuke testing" thing. Where would they test it? The mountains near China? That can't make China happy. They surely wouldn't be stupid enough to test them near the border with South Korea.

North Korea doesn't exactly have a lot of room to be testing weapons, and in any case, we are quite close to it.

I'm still waiting for the US to threaten an announcement granting Japan the right to a larger army and more weapons if NK should test nukes.

THAT would make China get a little more serious about stopping North Korea and less serious about trying to help little KJII save face.

soviet_man · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Location: Seoul

For those that doubt the military capacity of the DPRK, consider these numbers:

DPRK KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY (IN-SERVICE):
700,000 persons.

DPRK RESERVES (MILITARY TRAINING UNIT):
1,700,000 million persons.

DPRK WORKER-PEASANT MILITIA (Aged 17-60):
4,100,000 million persons.

DPRK YOUNG RED GUARDS (Aged under 16):
1,200,000 million persons.

So the current DPRK numbers are somewhere above 7,000,000 troops.

The USA currently has 32,500 troops based in South Korea.

manlyboy · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Numbers don't reflect capability. Unless that "feasting on the entrails of the enemy" propaganda was meant literally, how exactly would North Korea even be able to feed their army in the event of a conflict?

joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

If North Korea tests a nuke in June, how many of you would stay the hell away from JAPAN?