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craigwalsh
Joined: 28 May 2006
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject: No Bloody Hot Water! |
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Hey guys can anyone give me some good advice, my apartment has had no hot water for 2 weeks now, and the building manager has told my boss that it wont be fixed (maybe) till next monday, they have come a few times to look at things, but still havent managed to fix it and they keep making times and then not turning up at all.
So what position am i in? as the school pays for the apartment and my boss is an incredibly nice guy and i dont want to go off on a tangent with him.
So any suggestions etc are more than welcome
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: No Bloody Hot Water! |
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| craigwalsh wrote: |
Hey guys can anyone give me some good advice, my apartment has had no hot water for 2 weeks now, and the building manager has told my boss that it wont be fixed (maybe) till next monday, they have come a few times to look at things, but still havent managed to fix it and they keep making times and then not turning up at all.
So what position am i in? as the school pays for the apartment and my boss is an incredibly nice guy and i dont want to go off on a tangent with him.
So any suggestions etc are more than welcome
Craig |
Since most Koreans don't bathe or shower in their apartments, they won't understand why you have such a problem with no hot water.
They think that you can wash your dishes in cold and the toilet doesn't need hot and your clothes can be washed in cold.... so....
They don't / won't see a problem.
Go to the nearest Sauna or Jimjilbang. ASK where it is. There is probably one within a 5 minute walk of your apartment. 3-7k won gets you an evening at a uniquely Korean experience.
Anything else will just get you a case of apoplexy and there is nothing you or your boss can do about it. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: No Bloody Hot Water! |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| craigwalsh wrote: |
Hey guys can anyone give me some good advice, my apartment has had no hot water for 2 weeks now, and the building manager has told my boss that it wont be fixed (maybe) till next monday, they have come a few times to look at things, but still havent managed to fix it and they keep making times and then not turning up at all.
So what position am i in? as the school pays for the apartment and my boss is an incredibly nice guy and i dont want to go off on a tangent with him.
So any suggestions etc are more than welcome
Craig |
Since most Koreans don't bathe or shower in their apartments, they won't understand why you have such a problem with no hot water.
They think that you can wash your dishes in cold and the toilet doesn't need hot and your clothes can be washed in cold.... so....
They don't / won't see a problem.
Go to the nearest Sauna or Jimjilbang. ASK where it is. There is probably one within a 5 minute walk of your apartment. 3-7k won gets you an evening at a uniquely Korean experience.
Anything else will just get you a case of apoplexy and there is nothing you or your boss can do about it. |
What was that about the "Hub of Asia?"
Foreigners Experience Difficulties in Living in Korea
by Jae-Dong Yu and Soo-Jung Shin, Donga.com (July 4, 2004)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004070522448
Most Foreign Firms Find Korea Less Than Friendly
Cho Hyeong-rae, Chosun Ilbo (April 24, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200504/200504240010.html
Foreigners Find Korea Tough Place to Invest
By Park Hyong-ki, Korea Times (July 26, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200607/kt2006072617354711860.htm
Foreigners Excluded From Korean Sites
By Kim Tae-gyu, Korea Times (June 20, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200506/kt2005062017334312350.htm |
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Captain Courageous
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Location: Bundang and loving it
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, we get it. You hate Korea. |
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alabamaman
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Your apartment manager is full of crap, and has his head stuck in the ground. Under no circumstances should you live under those conditions period. File a complaint in writing.
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| It's the middle of summer....you USE hot water? |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| It's the middle of summer....you USE hot water? |
You don't sweat? You don't use hot water to wash your smelly boxers?
Yikes.
But a lot of smaller places actually turn the hot water off during summer--and think it's weird when whitey wants it. Bastards. |
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craigwalsh
Joined: 28 May 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: All sorted |
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After a lot of complaining and the assitance of my fantastic Korean teachers, we got it sorted, finally!
Off for a hot shower
Take it easy! |
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alabamaman
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:53 am Post subject: Re: All sorted |
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| craigwalsh wrote: |
After a lot of complaining and the assitance of my fantastic Korean teachers, we got it sorted, finally!
Off for a hot shower
Take it easy! |
They didn't OUT YOU? |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| You're having a hot shower with fantastic Korean teachers? Yah! You dog! |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:47 am Post subject: |
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Just wondering if you live in a high-rise development?
Last time I lived in one of those I was told by the Big Brother speaker in the hall, sometime in the Fall, that my hot water would be off for a week. When I asked the whitey wrangler at my hagwon what that was all about I was told it happens every year. Routine maintenance. They give the central mega-boiler and pipes a once-over.
Something tells me that this would only fly in Asia. Tell those picky, complainy Americans  that they won't have hot water for a week and all hell will fall on your head. |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| No hot water. That's fukin' stupid. I'm going to go take a shower now. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| It sucks but I can shower with just two electric kettlesful of water. |
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| eamo wrote: |
Just wondering if you live in a high-rise development?
Last time I lived in one of those I was told by the Big Brother speaker in the hall, sometime in the Fall, that my hot water would be off for a week. When I asked the whitey wrangler at my hagwon what that was all about I was told it happens every year. Routine maintenance. They give the central mega-boiler and pipes a once-over.
Something tells me that this would only fly in Asia. Tell those picky, complainy Americans that they won't have hot water for a week and all hell will fall on your head. |
Try two weeks.
Every summer.
Deal.  |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: No Bloody Hot Water! |
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| Since most Koreans don't bathe or shower in their apartments... |
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