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Cerebroden
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 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: Those that complain about Korea |
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so My wife found out today that this will be our last year in Korea.
I see all these threads about what you hate about Korea and what you miss from your home country.
Yeah, she's going to Iraq after here. So for those of you who miss taco seasoning and reese's imagine missing out on a bed with a matresse and running water.
This will be my second year here and it isn't any worse than any city in the states. It has its ups and downs. Once you get used to the driving you'll find that if you act like a korean you get places much easier. Once I figured out the unspoken language of the subway I hardly even notice getting pushed anymore. You think you get ignored? Imagine who its easier to help first? The guy who you can talk to or the random waygook who you're going to have to play sharaids with to actually figure out what they want.
Yeah culture shock happens, usually about the 2-4 month mark. Quit yer cryin and man the hell up. Once you do you'll have a much better time.
(I'm not sure if I'll miss all of korea but it does have its perks.)
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The Hierophant
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| Good luck to both of you. |
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Cerebroden
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Thanx for the support, we've still got the year to prepare but the more I hear of people complaining about Seoul the more upset I get about not only her future situation but those of people in places like the Sudan and Isreal.
This place is cake. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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Well, complaints are often justified. I do not believe in the "well, it's better than Iraq" theory. That's an unnecessary comparison for, well, 99% of us, I'd reckon.
I wholeheartedly agree with you about needing to figure out the unspoken language. A lot of the pushing and general space complaints people make can be avoided by just turning your mind off and going with the flow. Same with the traffic here. Koreans got their own way, like we all do. Just need to figure it out.
About your wife, was she recently called to Iraq due to Bush's 20,000 more troops announcement, or was it always in the works? I have a friend in the military here who is somewhat safe in his cushy ATC position, but he worries about being called to Iraq, though.
Edit: And I would just like to say, well..
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Except for the insurgents obviously, I'll bet the Iraqis are friendlier.
The difference between Iraqis and Koreans is that Iraqis will run away from you because you're holding a gun. Koreans will run away from you because you're holding an English book.  |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| In general, Korea is a frikkin walk in the park (well, a very gray park with a lot of spit on the ground) |
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Cerebroden
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
About your wife, was she recently called to Iraq due to Bush's 20,000 more troops announcement, or was it always in the works? I have a friend in the military here who is somewhat safe in his cushy ATC position, but he worries about being called to Iraq, though. |
not exactly, more along the lines of the sec. army saying, if you haven't been you're going.
B.B. Bell said none stationed in Korea would get deployed to Iraq but the worse things get the larger the chance of that happening so tell your friend he better be in a pretty safe position cuz who knows. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, after four years of Bush Iraq must be quite some place. Lucky you. |
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Those that complain about Korea |
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| Cerebroden wrote: |
so My wife found out today that this will be our last year in Korea.
I see all these threads about what you hate about Korea and what you miss from your home country.
Yeah, she's going to Iraq after here. So for those of you who miss taco seasoning and reese's imagine missing out on a bed with a matresse and running water.
This will be my second year here and it isn't any worse than any city in the states. It has its ups and downs. Once you get used to the driving you'll find that if you act like a korean you get places much easier. Once I figured out the unspoken language of the subway I hardly even notice getting pushed anymore. You think you get ignored? Imagine who its easier to help first? The guy who you can talk to or the random waygook who you're going to have to play sharaids with to actually figure out what they want.
Yeah culture shock happens, usually about the 2-4 month mark. Quit yer cryin and man the hell up. Once you do you'll have a much better time.
(I'm not sure if I'll miss all of korea but it does have its perks.)
Rant over. |
iheard on the radio, today, that sending more troops to Iraq is having 3 positive affects. one of them is that al qaeda is pulling out of baghdad, the second, i believe, is that one of the more violently militant religious leaders is telling his militia to stand down, hide the weapons. that a religious leader has "his own" militia is disturbing in itself. anyway, i believe that the discussion indicated that al qaeda is responsible (generally)for IEDs aimed at our troops, and that the religious leader targets other iraqis-those not of his "denomination". this may give the iraqi police and legitemate military a chance to get real control of baghdad, and other cities. anywyas ur wife will be safe... good luck. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| Michael Ware, the cool CNN reporter, was on Anderson Cooper last week in the studio, and was absolutely disputing all the rhetoric put out by the Iraqi gov't and by | |
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