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Chaz_Bangalang
Joined: 01 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: Why are you NOT in South Korea? |
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| Just wanted to know some of the reasons why you are not in South Korea. |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| because I go to a college in Canada... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: Why are you NOT in South Korea? |
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| Chaz_Bangalang wrote: |
| Just wanted to know some of the reasons why you are not in South Korea. |
Because I have been on vacation again.
Gotta hate all the 3 / 4 / 5 day weekends off with pay.
Where can I get a job with low pay and no time off? |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: Re: Why are you NOT in South Korea? |
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| Chaz_Bangalang wrote: |
| Just wanted to know some of the reasons why you are not in South Korea. |
It's not really very glamorous there, nomatter how much I tried to add as much elegance and passion to my life in the people and places i chose, the sameness of everything when one steps out onto the streets dissipated so much of any excitement i had from whatever I was doing and whomever i was with. No problems with Korea or Koreans, it's just a bit boring there. |
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kalak
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
Location: dublin
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| because i am waiting to finish college, then i shall be in ROK!!!! |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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-As one poster pointed out earlier - the sameness. Pohang is just a bigger Gyeongju is just a bigger Daegu is just a bigger Seoul. Its all the same.
-Crap Korean food.
-Lack of relationship or REAL dating opportunities. I don't count all the chicks who want free English lessons or the delusional teacher who has, after months of dropping the ball decided that all Korean gals are easy and precedes to broadcast his fictitious exploits all over the web. Also, hookers don't count.
- Crap weather
- Racist Koreans
- Stupid Korean humor/pop culture |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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What a stupid choice. Uh... there are a thousand other reasons. For example your poll could read:
Money.
Culture.
Been there, done that. Want to experience another country.
Educational issues for my children.
The needs of my spouse.
The needs of my parents or other family members.
Getting a higher education on the campus of a non-Korean university.
Returned to work in my non-ESL career.
And so-on and so-on.
I really hate it when people view the world in such starkly either/or, black/white ways. Haven't you grown up enough to see there is more to it than that? |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the OP means....why are you not in Korea, but you're still posting on a Korean ESL Forum? |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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1. I am in the national guards until October, 2009
2. I am in school until May, 2010 so I can collect my GI bill money that I will use to pay for a weolsae once I return to Korea. |
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shaunew
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| My plane leaves Tuesday. |
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Chaz_Bangalang
Joined: 01 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 6:56 am Post subject: |
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What a stupid choice. Uh... there are a thousand other reasons. For example your poll could read:
Money.
Culture.
Been there, done that. Want to experience another country.
Educational issues for my children.
The needs of my spouse.
The needs of my parents or other family members.
Getting a higher education on the campus of a non-Korean university.
Returned to work in my non-ESL career.
And so-on and so-on.
I really hate it when people view the world in such starkly either/or, black/white ways. Haven't you grown up enough to see there is more to it than that? |
lol. Thank you Cedar,
That�s why I invented this stupid post. Someone else put a poll up asking why people were IN Korea with the same two choices. I was mocking the other post. Your sentiments are my sentiments. |
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pdx
Joined: 19 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| well, i'm leaving soon, and i guess you could say it's culture.. mostly because i miss home and I miss my way of life at home. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
-As one poster pointed out earlier - the sameness.
1. Pohang is just a bigger Gyeongju is just a bigger Daegu is just a bigger Seoul. Its all the same.
2. Crap Korean food.
3. Lack of relationship or REAL dating opportunities. I don't count all the chicks who want free English lessons or the delusional teacher who has, after months of dropping the ball decided that all Korean gals are easy and precedes to broadcast his fictitious exploits all over the web. Also, hookers don't count.
4. Crap weather
5. Racist Koreans
6. Stupid Korean humor/pop culture |
(nuimbers are mine)
1. Seoul has flavor from all over the world that most other cities don't have.
2. Korean food is great, and if you don't like it all, eat galbi, ribs, chicken, pizza and bosintang a lot! Also, Seoul has every kind of food imaginable, see number 1.
3. Good relationships are more difficult for foreigners, whether you date expats or locals, but if you have solid relationships in your home country, you can have a solid one here. Learning the language helps this a lot, but it's not necessary.
4. 4 seasons! 5 if you count monsoon season. Korean summers are hot and humid, just like my home's summers. Korean falls are beautiful, just like my home's falls. Korean winters are not too cold, though it wish it snowed more, and there's ski resorts all over, much like my home's winters. Korean springs are nice, beautiful and like my home's springs.
5. Researching the culture, why Koreans are racist, expecting a bit of racism and then disregarding the small minority of Koreans who show their racism alleviates this problem.
6. Turn off your TV.
Korea has its faults, but it's a great place. |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
1. Seoul has flavor from all over the world that most other cities don't have. |
While I partially or fully agree with your other points, I had to laugh out loud at this one. I've lived in and visited a lot of big cities, and Seoul does not even come close to the worst of them for food. It's nearly always Koreanized. Italian = Spaghetti, Spaghetti and Spaghetti. Indian = A handful of mediocre restaurants dotted around, er, Itaewon. French = Good restaurant at the Hyatt, fucking expensive. Japanese = Generally Koreanized to some degree. Chinese = Jajjangmyun anyone? + a handful of real Chinese restaurant dotted around the city. Greek = One good restaurant in Itaewon as I remember, not much else. Turkish / Arab - off we go to the Mosque again. I could go on. I've noticed that in other Asian cities there are always international restaurants owned and run by nationals of the cuisine on offer, since Koreans make it incredibly difficult for foreign companies, even small ones, to open without at least 51% Korean ownership, thus the city suffers in terms of what's on offer. And that's just how a lot of people like it there I reckon.
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:31 am Post subject: |
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not in korea because
1) my fiance is not here
2) found a place with
-better weather, job prospects, salary, people, food, environment, vacation prsospect...better everything, really
3) want to be in an engish speaking place
4) esl is kind of an embarrasing career |
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