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dingdongditch
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:18 am Post subject: Being the only foreign teacher at a small school... |
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How much does a situation like this hamper one's social life? I will be new to Seoul, and while I consider myself to be friendly and personable, I'm not sure how easy it would be to make foreign/a large number of friends in a situation such as this. Does anyone have input? I'd hate to be lonely and miserable in an unfamiliar place.
What outlets do foreigners have to meet other foreigners? Keep in mind that I know no one in Korea. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| Up to you, up to you... |
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dingdongditch
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| anyone else? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: Re: Being the only foreign teacher at a small school... |
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| dingdongditch wrote: |
How much does a situation like this hamper one's social life? I will be new to Seoul, and while I consider myself to be friendly and personable, I'm not sure how easy it would be to make foreign/a large number of friends in a situation such as this. Does anyone have input? I'd hate to be lonely and miserable in an unfamiliar place.
What outlets do foreigners have to meet other foreigners? Keep in mind that I know no one in Korea. |
Newbie AND the only foreigner in a SMALL hakwon???
You are a sucker for punishment, aren't you?
At least you will have your weekends free to get out and socialize in Seoul. Be thankful you are not out in the sticks somewhere. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| dingdongditch wrote: |
| anyone else? |
I am the only waegook at an elementary school in a sort of small city. Most of the kids treat me like I'm a celebrity; the others scheme to have me offed or at least humiliated in front of everybody whenever they get the chance.
Try to make friends at school and hang at the nearest foreigner club or bar on the weekends even if it is an hour away from your town.
PM me if you wanna meet up for a beer and a bourbon with some nice local folks and waeguks in my town. It's not far from you at all. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| It's better to be the only foreign teacher than to work with foreign teachers who are losers. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| It's better to be the only foreign teacher than to work with foreign teachers who are losers. |
You can type that again, dude. You can type that again. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| Who wants to socialise with the people you work with? There are plenty of ways to make friends, and since you're in Seoul you'll be filling a new address book every week. |
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Yes
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Location: outskirts of busan
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| Roch wrote: |
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| It's better to be the only foreign teacher than to work with foreign teachers who are losers. |
You can type that again, dude. You can type that again. |
and, for my sake, please, type it yet again.....  did anyone ever almost quit a job because their so-called head teacher is a dangerous lunatic? |
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Cerebroden
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Who wants to socialise with the people you work with? There are plenty of ways to make friends, and since you're in Seoul you'll be filling a new address book every week. |
agreed, work and play are two seperate things. You're in Seoul. Get out, guaranteed you will be able to meet up with other foreigners |
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: Central Areola
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Being the only foreign teacher at a small school... |
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| dingdongditch wrote: |
How much does a situation like this hamper one's social life? I will be new to Seoul, and while I consider myself to be friendly and personable, I'm not sure how easy it would be to make foreign/a large number of friends in a situation such as this. Does anyone have input? I'd hate to be lonely and miserable in an unfamiliar place.
What outlets do foreigners have to meet other foreigners? Keep in mind that I know no one in Korea. |
Newbie AND the only foreigner in a SMALL hakwon???
You are a sucker for punishment, aren't you?
At least you will have your weekends free to get out and socialize in Seoul. Be thankful you are not out in the sticks somewhere. |
This was me two years ago and I LOVED it. I didn't have any close friends in the town I lived in but I made sure come Friday night, I was on a bus to Seoul finding sports clubs, drinking teams and getting amongst it. You just have to put yourself out there, in no time I had an awesome social circle and massive weekends. Come Sunday night, I would look forward to coming home and relaxing in my little town and putting in a few sweet hours in my little Hakwon. It can work out awesomely. Don't sweat it. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Drinking teams? What are drinking teams? |
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