EPTI know in Japan its near impossible to get ANY job besides "english teacher", and I fear perhaps Korea is the same way. Any Koreans or Foreigners in Korea care to tell me how the public acts toward foreigners like me?
Korean attitude toward foreigners?
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
I know in Japan its near impossible to get ANY job besides "english teacher", and I fear perhaps Korea is the same way. Any Koreans or Foreigners in Korea care to tell me how the public acts toward foreigners like me? | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
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CapO
United States1615 Posts
their korean is understandable and very adorable/cute. they have been living in korea for a long time because they love it there, just like rekrul, grr and every other foreigner we know. a lot of koreans have what is called "정", which is sorta like "love" for others. like for an instance, even though this korean has just met u for only a short period of time, he or she will miss you. korea is full of culture and a lot of foreigners like it and koreans are very nice to them as well. trust me, unless u meet some kinda korean gangster, everyone's gonna be nice to you, but there are always ppl who try to take advantage of foreigners who cant' speak their native language, so watch out. well, this happens in EVERY country, so it's nothing much. | ||
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CapO
United States1615 Posts
the show basically discusses about both positive/negative aspects in Korea. | ||
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MrRammstein
Poland339 Posts
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imthemaster
United States115 Posts
Just smile alot, remember people are mostly joking around. All in being a foreigner should not really give you trouble finding a job. I know people who even give jobs to people who know english, and korean, over people who only know korean. The one great thing about korea is you can have a great relationship with anyone, even the owner of the apartment you might stay in. Good Luck if you plan to go, it's a great place, lots of great/cheap things. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
a) laying in a subway b) old c) drunk d) homeless e) all of the above The majority of people that I met were like, infatuated with me, as if I was some alien or something. The purity rate there is so extremely high that they flip out when somebody else has a true interest in their country. If you get people that actually have some cultural pride, it's pretty fun. They go out of their way to show you things and understand their culture, they are excited to show it to somebody else because everything around them is so the same. Honestly, Korean people have a ton of passion and reverence for respect and loyalty, so if you consider yourself a person with one of those 3 qualities, you should be fine there and actually make some good acquaintances. Like imthemaster said, they are an extremely sarcastic people too. Personally, I think that is rad, and I can roll with the punches. It's really refreshing in my mind to be around people that know how to screw around and poke fun at each other without it getting offensive. GL | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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MrRammstein
Poland339 Posts
On July 12 2008 14:33 evanthebouncy! wrote: Just don't get too defensive/serious like Draco and I think u'll be chill He wasn't defensive/serious. He just got tired of being alone there... as I read | ||
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mel_ee
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JOYRIDE
United States46 Posts
On July 12 2008 16:53 mel_ee wrote: Oh my god the girls on that show are so fluent in Korean. Im trying to learn the language (using rosetta stone + pimsleur atm) and only wish I could understand it all. rofl. rosetta stone? that will get you no where. here's my advice: http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Korean-Tuttle-Language-Library/dp/0804836140/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215854256&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/Continuing-Korean-Ross-King/dp/080483430X/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215854256&sr=1-3 no need to thank me. | ||
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Wala.Revolution
7584 Posts
Also, if you are open-minded and meet people that are likewise, you should have no problem. But like every other country in the world, there are obstinate and dumb people in Korea as well. I rarely encounter them, but if you do, you can just avoid them. What job are you going (to apply) for? If it's anywhere but in Seoul, especially the rural areas, people will have a hard time accepting you. Accept the Korean culture. Don't be critisizing it because you don't think it "is right". That is THE way to get rejected in Korea (or any other country). Best wishes. | ||
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Smuft
Canada318 Posts
sometimes they might seem kind of racist but that's more about an overwhelming pride of being korean than you being a foreigner the general publics ideas of ethnic equality is a couple decades behind multicultural countries of the west but it's nothing bad | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
jk jk haha I wouldn't know because I only stay at korea for summers and I haven't really seen any foreigner interactions so I can't say but yea we joke around a lot haha.. some of my more stuck up friends get highly annoyed by it  cultural differences I suppose | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
I'm learning Korean, and I hope to get a job, maybe doing Real Estate or something. rekrul's description of English Teachers wasn't so appealing (although I understand the humor in it). | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
the first time they even asked me "are you sure..?" racism!11!1 =( | ||
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kejako
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So better we should close w them. Hahaha | ||
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parkufarku
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Chef
10810 Posts
I think any country you go to you need to have pretty thick skin and a willingness to adapt to the new culture. In other words you can't be stubborn, you have to assimilate, or people will treat you like an alien because you act like one. I think you are going to suffer if you don't have a real reason for going there. As horrible and cruel as racism is, blaming everything that goes wrong on it is a real problem for people who are bad travelers. I cringe every time I hear white people telling stories about how they weren't accepted in Japan, or that they were bored of being complimented on their Japanese and chopstick usage. It's like white people want so badly to experience prejudice. I don't really wanna hear you saying you couldn't get a job in Korea because you're white, when you're going into a country where the job market for anything decent is very competitive. | ||
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TheKwas
Iceland372 Posts
However, there's really not many jobs for foreigners except as English teachers. If you want a non-teaching job, you'll probably either need to be near-fluent in Korean, or you need to have a special skill-set that can compensate for your lack of fluency (high-level STEM or IT knowledge, or fluency in a high-demand exotic language like arabic). The only jobs, other than english teachers, where English alone can land you a job is overseas marketing, or something specific to the ex-pat community (owning a bar, for example). However, in both those cases you should have some experience in Korea first. I would suggest to first go there as a teacher or as a student, get a feel for the country, then explore non-teaching opportunities. You're definitely not going to get a non-teaching job right off the airplane. Source: 4+ years in Korea. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
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swissman777
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