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Offline confusedsafferinkorea

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #620 on: May 01, 2011, 09:45:06 AM »
Quote from: cruisemonkey on May 01, 2011, 09:20:48 AM
Quote from: WTEChesser on May 01, 2011, 02:45:54 AM
Quote from: cruisemonkey on April 29, 2011, 02:28:03 PM
...when the public school you've worked at for four years won't renew your contract because you're bald.

seriously?

Yup! -

"... you are old, bald and serious teacher."  ::)

Fine. I'm 54, bald and a serious teacher (and also at the top of the PS pay scale) - get rid of me and hire a freshly minted 'dancing monkey'!

My K-ontract ends August 25 and I have a new contract to teach high school in China starting September 1.

Are you with EPIK, GPIK or SMOE?  I think this is such an insult, unbelievable !!!!
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Offline cruisemonkey

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #621 on: May 01, 2011, 09:54:25 AM »
Quote from: confusedsafferinkorea on May 01, 2011, 09:45:06 AM
Quote from: cruisemonkey on May 01, 2011, 09:20:48 AM
Quote from: WTEChesser on May 01, 2011, 02:45:54 AM
Quote from: cruisemonkey on April 29, 2011, 02:28:03 PM
...when the public school you've worked at for four years won't renew your contract because you're bald.

seriously?

Yup! -

"... you are old, bald and serious teacher."  ::)

Fine. I'm 54, bald and a serious teacher (and also at the top of the PS pay scale) - get rid of me and hire a freshly minted 'dancing monkey'!

My K-ontract ends August 25 and I have a new contract to teach high school in China starting September 1.

Are you with EPIK, GPIK or SMOE?  I think this is such an insult, unbelievable !!!!

Gyeongsangnam-do POE (EPIK)... but only for four more months.
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Offline confusedsafferinkorea

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #622 on: May 01, 2011, 09:56:48 AM »
Quote from: cruisemonkey on May 01, 2011, 09:54:25 AM
Quote from: confusedsafferinkorea on May 01, 2011, 09:45:06 AM
Quote from: cruisemonkey on May 01, 2011, 09:20:48 AM
Quote from: WTEChesser on May 01, 2011, 02:45:54 AM
Quote from: cruisemonkey on April 29, 2011, 02:28:03 PM
...when the public school you've worked at for four years won't renew your contract because you're bald.

seriously?

Yup! -

"... you are old, bald and serious teacher."  ::)

Fine. I'm 54, bald and a serious teacher (and also at the top of the PS pay scale) - get rid of me and hire a freshly minted 'dancing monkey'!

My K-ontract ends August 25 and I have a new contract to teach high school in China starting September 1.

Are you with EPIK, GPIK or SMOE?  I think this is such an insult, unbelievable !!!!

Gyeongsangnam-do POE (EPIK)... but only for four more months.

Hi, sent you a PM
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Everything is not as it seems.

No one owes you anything.... get over it.

NEVER think a failure is the end of the world, it is the beginning of a new opportunity.

The earth is flat....... I think, ha ha ha !!

There is no known medical cure for stupidity!

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #623 on: May 01, 2011, 10:55:24 AM »
Giving students toilet rolls as prizes at the school festival isn't a gag.
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Offline singletrackmind

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #624 on: May 01, 2011, 11:07:27 AM »
Quote from: Damien on May 01, 2011, 04:01:02 AM
You dress up and walk around in public and people think you are a Mormon instead of a teacher.
You just reminded me of something that happened to my Korean friend.  He was so happy because a pilot stopped to talk to him on the street and offered him free English lessons.  He thought the guy was a pilot because of the way he was dressed, but I had a strong suspicion the guy was really a Mormon. 
Turns out I was correct.
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Offline cruisemonkey

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #625 on: May 01, 2011, 11:13:18 AM »
Quote from: Yu_Bumsuk on May 01, 2011, 10:55:24 AM
Giving students toilet rolls as prizes at the school festival isn't a gag.

LOL... and you don't think twice about a roll of toilet paper on the table from which you're eating.
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Offline jbosnich

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #626 on: May 11, 2011, 04:47:46 PM »
when everyone stands up before the airplane has come to a complete stop and the seatbelt light is turned off in order to grab their luggage from the overhead bin and "ajumma" their way out first....welcome back to korea  ;D
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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #627 on: May 11, 2011, 04:51:54 PM »
an Education Official wants to spend 800 million won on desks so that girl students can wear even shorter skirts than they do now.   :o :o :o :o :o
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Everything is not as it seems.

No one owes you anything.... get over it.

NEVER think a failure is the end of the world, it is the beginning of a new opportunity.

The earth is flat....... I think, ha ha ha !!

There is no known medical cure for stupidity!

Offline Freeto

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #628 on: May 12, 2011, 02:58:16 AM »
there's fresh kimchi-colored spit on the floor of the elevator to greet you in the morning every day.

doors open and no one can get in or out of the subway.

ruffles, sheer fabric and skin-tight jeans are considered fashionable for men.

old women make you tremble but the armed forces make you giggle.

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #629 on: May 12, 2011, 04:55:04 AM »
Quote from: confusedsafferinkorea on May 11, 2011, 04:51:54 PM
an Education Official wants to spend 800 million won on desks so that girl students can wear even shorter skirts than they do now.   :o :o :o :o :o
I agree that it's insane in any real sense.  But in a country where image is so important, young men have no balls (how could a chick possibly get a date if she doesn't have her arse hanging out of her shorts/skirt) and perverted older men can sexually assault younger women/girls without repercussions...
It might not be such a horrible idea.
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Offline Optimusreim

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #630 on: May 12, 2011, 08:09:33 AM »
you are given ginseng, celery, potatoes etc for free at a restaurant if you have finished eating but continue drinking
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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #631 on: May 12, 2011, 09:24:15 AM »
foldy, retractable side-view mirrors are standard on cars.
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Offline ccwilki1

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #632 on: May 12, 2011, 11:28:37 AM »
when you have a crazy crave for special dok bokke... I dont know if I am spelling that right!
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Offline Sticks

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #633 on: May 12, 2011, 12:04:27 PM »
Monkfish is a menu item.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=monkfish&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=862

Although I have to admit they're pretty tasty in that broth.  ;D
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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #634 on: May 12, 2011, 12:16:53 PM »
1.  dudes are doing pushups in the communal showers at the gym
2.  same dudes are blow drying their pubes after aforementioned shower workout
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Offline Rockryder

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #635 on: May 12, 2011, 01:55:57 PM »
When you get to say hello 100 times day..to the same people...classic ;D :D ;D

when a black dude walk in JimJil bang and every eye starring at him....especially in the shower :o :o
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Offline oldstoneface

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #636 on: May 12, 2011, 01:57:47 PM »
the girls spend more time combing their fringe than listening to the lesson
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Offline andyfoggy

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #637 on: May 12, 2011, 02:01:45 PM »
Quote from: akim87 on May 12, 2011, 12:16:53 PM
1.  dudes are doing pushups in the communal showers at the gym
2.  same dudes are blow drying their pubes after aforementioned shower workout

They used to do both these things  after my swimming class

also a shower for maybe 30 mins after being in the pool for 60 mins with a shower before that to start with
how clean do you need to be???
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Offline Mlatte

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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #638 on: May 12, 2011, 02:04:17 PM »
still can't figure out how to use an Eastern Style Toilet after living here for six months.  :'(
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Re: You know you're in Korea when...
« Reply #639 on: May 12, 2011, 02:21:50 PM »
when you discover a new level of being functionally drunk after having drunk to your max only to meet the Koreans at the next table and their Soju
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