If the english teachers are so horrible in all ways; then I suggest the selection criteria for hiring them be improved. End of story. You'd be an even worse douchebag to decline a job offering where you can get hired and receive good pay even if you are a douchebag.
And if 58% seems reasonable, then I guess your view of mankind is that 58% of all human beings are douchebags? If not, then please proceed to prove that english teachers in (to them) foreign countries are somehow fundamentally different from the rest of us (in that the majority of them are douchebags and we are not).
On December 24 2007 18:15 Klogon wrote: Yeah I'm Korean. And actually very proud of my heritage. Was born there but now a naturalized American, which I'm also proud of. But a little bit of critical analysis of a cultural fault isn't always bad, ya know? It's better to admit your deficits than to never acknowledge them at all.
My words may have sounded pretty harsh especially written the way they were on the internet, but if you knew me, you'd know I don't mean it in a very harsh way at all. Heck, I even said I don't think "racist" is exactly the best term, just overly nationalistic. Korea's obsession with any prestigious event that a Korean is doing well in is evidence of this - seriously ask any Korean if they've ever watched random events and cheered hardcore for Korea even though they hardly care for the sport. Why? I say its to show the world that the Korean "penis" is growing. Yeah... Stuff like this happens everywhere, I guess, but it is fact that is is pretty severe in Korea.
Bah, I'm going off again. Basically, it's not a HUGE problem as nobody is openly really that racist but these feelings just tend to grow in extremely homogeneous environments as Korea is just no exception.
Its like that for all smaller countries though. Having been to ireland 3 times i know first hand how much they love their irish athletes and entertainers etc.
On December 27 2007 12:06 homeless_guy wrote: whiskey in beer is called a boiler maker and is a fairly common drink in the u.s. with a longish history...
Correct.
I've never drank whiskey, at least I don't remember, I always look at it as an old mans drink.
The younger crowd seems to like jager bombs, usually made with jage + heineken.
Here's a video about a guido, he loves yayga bombz.
Man this guide is friggin awesome! I will definitely save it to my HDD and when I get the chance to visit Seoul, I will follow your advice! It's good to have some tips from you and not from a traveller's guide because you got all the insights. Kudos!
On December 27 2007 12:06 homeless_guy wrote: whiskey in beer is called a boiler maker and is a fairly common drink in the u.s. with a longish history...
Correct.
I've never drank whiskey, at least I don't remember, I always look at it as an old mans drink.
The younger crowd seems to like jager bombs, usually made with jage + heineken.
Here's a video about a guido, he loves yayga bombz.
This article/guide or whatever was probably the best shit I read in ages. I stayed an hour extra at work cause I had to read it all before going home. Next goal on travel-map 2009: Seoul
depending on what you consider 'fun', there's a lot of fun you can have on the 'dirty side' for like 1/10th of the money. sure, money makes everything easier, but your regular bar where you don't get kicked out if you only order a single beer can be nice and stylish too. unfortunately they don't serve you girls, so you gotta take care of that yourself, but that's not too much of a problem actually? they might not have gotten a nose/eyelid/boob job like your average apgujeong bitch and are not instantly bangable because they're not as easy (some), but they sure are decent enough and certainly feel more real.
rekrul, it is obvious that your lifestyle has suffered from already staying in seoul too long and having too much money on your hands. the regular tl.netter (underage, suffering from yellow fever) will be perfectly fine with shinchon, hongdae, samgyobsal and soju.
btw this is only my opinion because i am poor a bastard and try to convince myself that i don't have to cry over my miserable low budget life.
i'll be back in korea on 22nd january and spend my nights in shinchon for some 2nd rate fun maybe i'll even go visit a temple.
EPT
