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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject: Holidays around Xmas |
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| Just curious to see what holidays people get around christmas, so I know what I can ask for when the time comes. |
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ashke516
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: on the beach
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I get the 24th of Dec. ~ 2nd of Jan. off for vacation at my hogwan. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| You might be disappointed to learn that xmas & new years fall on sundays this year. Some hagwons might close for the week between but for most I'd guess it'll be business as usual. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| If you are not working on Christmas Eve Day you will be a rarity (except when it's on the weekend.) |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
You might be disappointed to learn that xmas & new years fall on sundays this year. Some hagwons might close for the week between but for most I'd guess it'll be business as usual.
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That pales in comparison to the fact that we only get one day off for Chusok this year. *beep* *beep*
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| In fact it gets worse. After Chuseok on october 3 there are no weekday holidays until Seollal january 29, also a sunday, also only one day off. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| In fact it gets worse. After Chuseok on october 3 there are no weekday holidays until Seollal january 29, also a sunday, also only one day off. |
You mean Foundation Day on October 3rd right? Yeah, I noticed that too. Glad I work for a public\private school with guarenteed holidays every couple of weeks.
Plus, we're losing Tree Day next year and they are talking about doing away with one or two other holidays. Koreans aren't taking this switch to a 5 day work week too well. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I heard we get 2 days.... Jan 30 and 31....?? Both days are hilighted on the calendar as public holidays. (I could be wrong but I certainly hope not!). |
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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| They both fall on the weekend, Xmas and New Years so thats no biggie, but I think with all the emphasis they place on their culture while we're here they should have a little respect for ours and give us time off. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 3:26 am Post subject: |
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They both fall on the weekend, Xmas and New Years so thats no biggie, but I think with all the emphasis they place on their culture while we're here they should have a little respect for ours and give us time off.
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Are you saying that you want all Korean holidays off AND all of your country's holidays off? That sounds pretty selfish, if that is what you mean. It would make the schedule pretty chaotic having different teachers taking off different days because it's a holiday back home.
The total number of national holidays is about the same in all industrial countries. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:55 am Post subject: |
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I agree. I would be pretty annoyed if Koreans demanded to have their public holidays off work back home.
We are in their country now... |
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kittyfye
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Location: South of Seoul..way south
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| Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: yup |
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| sheba wrote: |
We are in their country now... |
Im afraid I'd have to agree. That's a fact, Jack... I mean Sheba. |
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