Korean Job Discussion Forums

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/07/29/1122144020890.html
http://forums.yellowworld.org/archive/index.php/t-9545.html

A friend I went to university with considered teaching in North Korea, and while she eventually decided against it, she did pique my curiosity enough to make me want to learn more.

Now, I have no serious interest in actually pursuing a position as an English teacher there- merely a strong fascination as to what life would be like under what is probably the most oppressive regime currently in existence.

So I googled it, and the above two links are all I could find. Anybody know anything else? Have any stories? I'd be very interested to learn more.

VanIslander · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject:

i saw an ad on dave's a couple of years ago for canadians interested in teaching in north korea

and the korean herald had a feature story interview about an esler there, back in 03 or 04.

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

And they were never heard from again Shocked

Len8 · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Location: Kyungju

There is a post on here that is the translation of a book written by an EsL teacher who went there from England. He gives a lot of insight to life in the DPRK.

Len8 · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Location: Kyungju

There is a post on here that is the translation of a book written by an EsL teacher who went there from England. He gives a lot of insight to life in the DPRK.

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

Considering that you'd almost certainly be working for the DPRK government, how do you feel about the Norks' human rights record? Do you actually want to help these people out?

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

if you work in the United States, how should you feel about that government's human right's record? What about working in South Korea? South Korea doesn't exactly have the shiniest human rights record.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

oh sorry...Thailand's is great too right?
I suggest you go back to university, learn how to form an argument, and stop acting like a child. Do you act like this everytime you disagree with someone, are you really that close-minded?

Canada's human rights past is shite too, Canadian society is just good at pretending like past injustices never happened. There isn't a single sovereign nation in this world with a perfect human right's record. Every country is shite...but it's easy to point fingers.

By the way, awesome mock on the Canada bit. Your intelligence really comes through on it. Please.

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

Fair enough. I failed reading comprehension in middle school.

The question does come up from time to time, and I find it amazing that any sensible, sentient being would go and work with those people.

I believe that Great Wall of Whiner was off to teach in the DPRK but was robbed by a border guard.