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buffygrrl1
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Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| Every single job i've been seeing is single accomodations. I'd really rather live with a roomate...is that possible? Where should I look for those jobs? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Every single job i've been seeing is single accomodations. I'd really rather live with a roomate...is that possible? Where should I look for those jobs? |
Shared accomodations is rare for an ESL position nowadays. It would only be a cheap-assed boss who would still try to get away with that when everybody else is offering single accomodation.
Why would you want to take that horrible risk anyway? You could end up sharing with a perverted, alcoholic bum who is just making a bit of money to start another 6 months of debauchery in S.E. Asia. Or worse! A Canadian!!!  |
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buffygrrl1
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| eamo wrote: |
| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Every single job i've been seeing is single accomodations. I'd really rather live with a roomate...is that possible? Where should I look for those jobs? |
Shared accomodations is rare for an ESL position nowadays. It would only be a cheap-assed boss who would still try to get away with that when everybody else is offering single accomodation.
Why would you want to take that horrible risk anyway? You could end up sharing with a perverted, alcoholic bum who is just making a bit of money to start another 6 months of debauchery in S.E. Asia. Or worse! A Canadian!!! |
Yeah it would just be nice to have someone there with you. I've always had a roomate and never really lived by myself...its nice having a person around when you don't know the country at all. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Way too risky...you could end up having to live w/ a Nova Scotian...  Personally, I wouldn't wish that on the devil himself. |
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Okibum
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| A way you can get a roommate is to take the housing allowance and find a roommate yourself. I always hear of people looking for roommates. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't take a roommate blind. That's a HUGE gamble, especially if you're planning on counting on this person for support when you get here. If you really, really have to, ask your employer to set you up with temp. housing until you find a roommate, then get an allowance. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Every single job i've been seeing is single accomodations. I'd really rather live with a roomate...is that possible? Where should I look for those jobs? |
Shared accomodations is rare for an ESL position nowadays. It would only be a cheap-assed boss who would still try to get away with that when everybody else is offering single accomodation.
Why would you want to take that horrible risk anyway? You could end up sharing with a perverted, alcoholic bum who is just making a bit of money to start another 6 months of debauchery in S.E. Asia. Or worse! A Canadian!!! |
Yeah it would just be nice to have someone there with you. I've always had a roomate and never really lived by myself...its nice having a person around when you don't know the country at all. |
Typically, unless you are the only foreigner in the school, you can hang out with the other foreigners after work and at weekends, and still have your own space to go home to at night. Much better IMO. |
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buffygrrl1
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Way too risky...you could end up having to live w/ a Nova Scotian... Personally, I wouldn't wish that on the devil himself. |
LoL whats wrong with them? I've never heard anything. Yah sorry I love adventure it just scares me a little having to live on my own. If I die...when will they find the body if theres nobody around!? HAHA ok sorry... |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Way too risky...you could end up having to live w/ a Nova Scotian... Personally, I wouldn't wish that on the devil himself. |
Well at least it would be better than ending up with a Newfie or a Kiwi  |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| its nice having a person around when you don't know the country at all. |
when you run across your first freaky waygook, you'll be begging for that single accommodation. |
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buffygrrl1
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| its nice having a person around when you don't know the country at all. |
when you run across your first freaky waygook, you'll be begging for that single accommodation. |
see but you are assuming that i am not a freaky waygook...haha kidding. I wouldn't mind living with a kiwi |
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SeoulShakin
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok, seriously, what's with the Nova Scotian bashing? I don't know who you've met that seems to have tarnished your opinion of Nova Scotians, but we're not all terrible people, and to put us all into that category is quite the generalization. Quite frankly, it just ends up making you look slightly closed-minded. |
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:33 am Post subject: |
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Random Canada bashing thread #783
Here we go again... |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:24 am Post subject: Re: are there any jobs that have you live with a roomate? |
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| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| buffygrrl1 wrote: |
| its nice having a person around when you don't know the country at all. |
when you run across your first freaky waygook, you'll be begging for that single accommodation. |
see but you are assuming that i am not a freaky waygook.. |
In which case THEY'll be begging for single accommodation. |
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darkhorse_NZ
Joined: 20 Feb 2007
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| Saxiif wrote: |
| spliff wrote: |
| Way too risky...you could end up having to live w/ a Nova Scotian... Personally, I wouldn't wish that on the devil himself. |
Well at least it would be better than ending up with a Newfie or a Kiwi |
you couldn't get a better roomie than a kiwi i'm tellin' ya!!! |
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