Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Weigookin74]

Thank goodness. Ha ha.... (I was actually wanting to get one of these vans to cruise around Myeongdong with and to pimp my ride. )

[CentralCali]

The solution is so simple that it's amazing more people don't implement it. Remember that the targets of those in fear of illegal teaching of English are only White males. If you're White, Male and like to walk in public, all you have to do is dress in drag. Problem solved! Mind you, you'll have to avoid taking the subway anywhere; otherwise, you'll be subject to those who target females for a quick grope.

[PatrickGHBusan]

[newb]

It's funny that I was watching a Korean talk show program (don't recall if it was MBN or JTBC) where they invited a panel of Korean police inspectors discussing how to prevent/avoid crime during holiday season, namely sex crime.

One inspector advised that Korean women to stay away from Itaewon, because you guessed it, too many waygooks who are English instructors are hanging around in Itaewon. He added that English instructors are mostly terrible people who always prey on Korean women.

I wasn't really shocked or upset when I heard this police inspector said this. I guess I'm too used to their labeling now.

[wylies99]

[Ranman]

Wait, is this a normal thing? I'm starting teaching there soon for the first time and this is kind of freaking me out.

[Taylormade]

The amazing thing is this. In Toronto there is a huge ad on the side of public buses for an immigration service that reads, "Wherever you are from, YOU BELONG IN CANADA". In Korea, the bus reads "All foreigners are being watched." The difference in ethos is astonishing. If someone drove around any Canadian city with a sign on a bus saying "All Koreans are being watched for illegal activity' they'd likely be stopped by the police. If it got media coverage it would be universally hostile to the message. Indeed, passers by would likely pull the sign off the bus and tell the driver that he ought to be ashamed of himself. But not in Korea. Noone in Daejeon seemed to be offended by the message on the side of the bus. Not the police, not the media, not passers by, not the ministry of education, ,,nobody. The same applied to PSY's horrid lyrics, and to that MBC documentary on the "dangers" of dating a foreigner. No one bats an eyelid.

[Beeyee]

[No_hite_pls]

[PatrickGHBusan]