Korean Job Discussion Forums

[holeinthesky]

Its that time of year again. Hot weather = skimpy clothing = self-conscious girls. I think this has something to do with it, or the fact that I'm teaching a summer camp at a girls University, but the number of times I go into the bathroom after lunch and hear some girl vomiting.... and as far as I know there is no flu going around here.

They come out of the toilets with red eyes, wash their mouths out then go back to class.

Its happened about 5 times in the last month.

I heard that bulimia is a real problem in Korea. While some Korean girls must have naturally high metabalisms, I'm also really amazed at how much some of them can eat and remain so thin

[Hapkido-In]

I remember reading an article about this recently in the Korean Herald. An international poll was conducted and it turned out that Korea had the highest percentage of females that believed they were 'fat'. I think the actual number was 77%.

Now, from what I've seen 77% of Korean woman are anything but 'fat'. I've actuallyt given up on trying to convince the females I know here that they aren't fat and, if anything, need to gain a few pounds.

[periwinkle]

When I taught (for 2 years) at a uni, the only puking going on was due to extreme hangovers. I've had a few students rush out of class before, or come to class 20 min. late or so because they were in the bathroom. I'd bet you anything it has more to do with drinking than anything else.

Ooooooh... You know, it could be due to morning sickness, too....

[crazylemongirl]

I've seen little girls doing it too. What I don't understand is the aversion to exercise that some of the girls have.

[RACETRAITOR]

I'm tired of this country of lardasses. I'm going to Ethiopia to teach English.

[The Hierophant]

[periwinkle]

Do they get to take showers after gym? At my h.s. (back home) you had to~

[vlcupper]

I remember a teacher telling me that the Korean women that worked at her school would skip eating for a day, so they wouldn't get fat.

[jaganath69]

[periwinkle]

[pocketfluff]

[Troll_Bait]

[Adventurer]

I think Koreans are very obsessed with weight. You hear a lot of talk about that in North America, but they don't seem to be thin in the same numbers at all. And it seems like the guys don't really care for a girl who is kind of a tiny bit chubby like a Marilyn Monroe type, but not really a big girl, you know a girl who is what we would call big boned and has curves, kind of like the old pinups. I think as the old Buddhist thinking of the Middle Way is good, the Koreans need to have a middle road view of this instead of competing crazily over who can have the tiniest stomach around. And some I hear try to have Caucasian looking eyes. Who cares. There is beauty all over the world.

[kiwiliz]

I had this conversation with two very slim young Korean teachers. they are so conscious of their size, think themselves fat but when I asked about exercise, telling them that increasing exercise helps metabolism etc they said they did not want muscles!

I am very curious now, they say Korea does not have high rates of cancer. so what is the biggest killer? where do Korean woman stand on the health ratings? the only people I see exercising...walking slowly up a hill where I go, are older housewives.

[periwinkle]