Korean Job Discussion Forums

[periwinkle]

I was lecturing the other day, and the cleaning lady opened the door, paid me no attention, and proceeded to "yell" (well, often it sounds like yelling to me when the older people talk. It's such a dichotomy between the women when they're young and then old. They are soft-spoken and sweet when they're young, then over the course of their lives they turn coarse) at my students (all grown men). Sorry- I went off on a tangent there. Anyway, all I caught was blah blah Don't use the water cooler on this floor- go to the 6th floor for water instead- blah blah. I was laughing, and most of my students were trying to stifle their laughter, too.

I'm just amazed that she thought it was important enough to interrupt a class to address an issue like this. If I had been running a listening program or something, I would have been irritated. Can you imagine this happening back home? Some of my former teachers would've reamed her a new one for interrupting the class, for surelies! Low class, that's all I have to say.

[Corporal]

I like it when class gets interrupted. We can all have a yawn, or a scratch, or pick our noses, and then get back to work.

[Butterfly]

[PolyChronic Time Girl]

[DRAMA OVERKILL]

I agree... In most cases an interuppted class is good - gives all a break... And, in most cases an interuppted class is no big deal...

But, an 'ol cleanin' lady barging in to scold the students (adult students!)? Now, that's just horseshit... 'Ol bag clearly needs a lesson in manners...

I'm not being hateful... Just this past weekend I had two different ajummas scold me over... well... nothing! Not unless you consider walking your dog too close to the grass a problem... What?!?!?! Some of these ajummas are just plain 'ol beatches...

Gettin' tired of that shit... Can't help it...

[Hwajangsil Ajumma]

[Grotto]

should have told your students to shred up 2 or 3 pages of paper to leave as a thank you.

[Alias]

Still can't get used to the cleaning adjuma coming in the bathroom to scrub the floor while I'm taking a leak.

[Hanson]

Once, during a summer camp at my previous uni, some students were performing on stage in the auditorium in front of the student body (over 200 students) when in came a handful of adjoshis carrying tables and chairs. They proceeded to walk down the side aisle, climb on stage and start to set up for a function for the next day. They didn't even bat an eye.

To the students' credit, they continued their performance to giggles and murmurs from the audience (and incredulence from the faculty).

My take? The adjoshis were told to set up for the next day's function - and nothin' was gonna interfere with them 'doin' their job'. Nothin'!

[Jeju Rocks]

Last February I had a cleaning lady interupt my shower. I live on campus. One morning I had just finished my shower, drying off, towel around my waist, when I hear my front door unlock. I thought that it was strange for my wife to be leaving, so I open the bathroom door which is right next to the door to the outside hallway. I am then face to face with the school's cleaning lady.
I ask her "what the f**k are you doing here?"
She just gives me the up and down look.
I then say "get the f**k out, now!"
She then gestures that she first knocked and then proceded to show me that she had a key to my apartment.
I am now booming at her to get the f**k out.
She then, I guess gives up trying to explain why she was there, and turns around and leaves.
Every time I see her on campus now she giggles, and I still have no idea why she came in my apartment and why she had a key.

[nolin nae]