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jeffkim1972
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 Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:58 am Post subject: "Chat with Beauties" what are their professions.. |
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Or whatever the show is called.. I have absolutely no interest in what they talk about .. it's just responses to bland predictable rhetorical questions.
But i am curious.. what are these women's professions in Korea? that they have acquired the skill to speak Korean well (with the exception of the Italian woman). |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Living with the Alaskan Inuits!!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: |
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^ usually they are students studying at korean university from what i remember.
i think usually they learned korean from school, or their boyfriends or friends i'd imagine.
a lot of the girls from chat with beauties are now are working in the korea tourism office too. so some of them have government jobs in the korean government, which is quite prestigious. |
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Vancouver
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: |
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| I heard Leslie works for the k government. A bunch of the girls are studying in school. I don't know about the rest. |
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browneyedgirl
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: "Chat with Beauties" what are their profession |
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| jeffkim1972 wrote: |
Or whatever the show is called.. I have absolutely no interest in what they talk about .. it's just responses to bland predictable rhetorical questions.
But i am curious.. what are these women's professions in Korea? that they have acquired the skill to speak Korean well (with the exception of the Italian woman). |
I wonder what their day-to-day lives are like; if they have a complete submersion in Korean culture and language. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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It's okay these days for international students in Korea on student visas to pick up extra part-time work but if on an 'E' visa, I would hope that their jobs are registered with immigration.
Who cares what they do in real life, just that this work is legit. I imagine a few of them are married to Koreans. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| just another day wrote: |
| so some of them have government jobs in the korean government, which is quite prestigious. |
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browneyedgirl
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Who cares what they do in real life, |
What they do in real life would show a different side of Korea than what some ESL teachers might see. Maybe they like it because they are part of a different scene.
Or, maybe they go through the same stuff and complain about it. That�s why it�d be interesting to know. |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| browneyedgirl wrote: |
| matthews_world wrote: |
Who cares what they do in real life, |
What they do in real life would show a different side of Korea than what some ESL teachers might see. Maybe they like it because they are part of a different scene.
Or, maybe they go through the same stuff and complain about it. That�s why it�d be interesting to know. |
you know, now that i think about it, i think u are completely right.
honestly, a lot of the stereotypes of ESL teachers here, about being angry and grumpy and carrying a lot of cultural baggage, did not apply to foreign western students in Korean universities that I have met. and i have known and met quite a few.
the foreign students in Korean universities that I met were some of the nicest, most considerate people I have ever known. I definitely think that foreign students are completely different than what I encouter on dave's.
it could be because they are by self selecting nature, came to korea to learn about korean culture, language, and to learn about another country. |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
Who cares what they do in real life, just that this work is legit. I imagine a few of them are married to Koreans. |
i don't think any of them are married. |
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yushin
Joined: 14 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| I think most of them must have those "entertainment" type visas...the show is an absolute joke... |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| yushin wrote: |
| I think most of them must have those "entertainment" type visas...the show is an absolute joke... |
a lot of them came on student visas. and they've become quite popular in korea.
you might think its a joke, but they're not here on "entertainment" visas.  |
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ruffie
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| so some of them have government jobs in the korean government, which is quite prestigious. |
 
Oh my, yes.
Just ask any Taliban. |
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Damulgun
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| so some of them have government jobs in the korean government, which is quite prestigious. |
Oh my, yes.
Just ask any Taliban. |
They are getting frustrated by American soldiers in their country.  |
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just another day
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Oh my, yes.
Just ask any Taliban. |
don't hate... appreciate. |
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MANDRL
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Location: South Korea
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| just another day wrote: |
| browneyedgirl wrote: |
| matthews_world wrote: |
Who cares what they do in real life, |
What they do in real life would show a different side of Korea than what some ESL teachers might see. Maybe they like it because they are part of a different scene.
Or, maybe they go through the same stuff and complain about it. That�s why it�d be interesting to know. |
you know, now that i think about it, i think u are completely right.
honestly, a lot of the stereotypes of ESL teachers here, about being angry and grumpy and carrying a lot of cultural baggage, did not apply to foreign western students in Korean universities that I have met. and i have known and met quite a few.
the foreign students in Korean universities that I met were some of the nicest, most considerate people I have ever known. I definitely think that foreign students are completely different than what I encouter on dave's.
it could be because they are by self selecting nature, came to korea to learn about korean culture, language, and to learn about another country. |
Just curious, where did you get this from? I have been in Korea for eight months and have never thought this to be true about ESL teachers in Korea. Maybe you have formulated this opinion based on a few posters on Dave's, which is not even close to representing the true ESL teaching population. Do you have any concrete proof of this other than anecdotal stories from "friends that they told you this or that", or "one time this or that", or "lots of this or that"? Just curious. |
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