It is 2003, again!

Sorry, dude. I had to.

I've been memed? It happens just like that?

I couldn't find the image I wanted to post. So here's a raw, wild Korean deer I ate at a gun store in Yangpyeong. The dude was the hunter. My friends got real sick from the raw meat. I was fine.



The gun store is long gone.

So here's a raw, wild Korean deer I ate at a gun store in Yangpyeong. The dude was the hunter. My friends got real sick from the raw meat. I was fine.

Jesus, nice. I'd love to have some venison.

Jesus, nice. I'd love to have some venison.

But... it makes you sick

    I am reminded of a job I applied for in Seoul. It was a kindergarten (not a kindie-elementary), and it was open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The salary was listed as 2.4 million won. This seemed okay. They interviewed me via Skype, at 2:30 a.m.  I was yawning, and semi-conscious as I reached the computer.
I talked to the interviewer and he seemed nice. Then came the clobber question: "Oh, but don't you realise that the salary is just 2 million won with 400,000 for a housing allowance? Don't you realise that's a good deal?
 Hey, you could live in Itaewon!" Too tired to answer him, and too tired to switch off Skype, I slipped off to bed, and as I sank into the duvet, I felt like I was a mummy returning to its tomb.

At one time, these jobs paid less than teaching jobs.  Now, they are paying more.  It shows how pathetic some hakwon salaries are.

Urgently need 10 woman
Hotel work
Salary: 2.8million won
Work time 9am to 6pm
House free and food free
Any visa and Any nationality can apply

Not going to change with the high influx of Koreaboos.

My school asked me to renew today (Told them I was leaving in August) because they can't hire from abroad. (Wuhan Flu)

I asked for 3.5 million per month plus 400 housing and no desk warming. They couldn't do it (and rightly so, I was just testing the waters as I want to leave anyway)

But now is the time when higher salaries can be negotiated, not when a 20 year old grad can step into your job.

Urgently need 10 woman
Hotel work
Salary: 2.8million won
Work time 9am to 6pm
House free and food free
Any visa and Any nationality can apply

That sounds dodgy. The average salary for a chambermaid in the UK would be less than 2 mil without food and accommodation. I wonder exactly what this 'hotel work' involves.

..phucking Poly. 

https://www.eslcafe.com/postajob-detail/kindergarten-elementary-teacher

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Sad...a split shfit starting at 2.0 a month.....

that split shift looks brutal. You wouldn't have much time to rest before going back again. You are basically at the schools disposable for a 12 hour block and for less than 20 grand a year. I'm really curious what kind of people are taking these sorts of jobs. I always get the feeling that there are some people who come from absolute hell holes and they like Korea because it's slightly less bad. I just cannot think of another reason that someone spends 4 years getting a degree and maybe spending 10s of thousands on said education just to work for less pay than a McDonald's worker. It's baffling.

that split shift looks brutal. You wouldn't have much time to rest before going back again. You are basically at the schools disposable for a 12 hour block and for less than 20 grand a year. I'm really curious what kind of people are taking these sorts of jobs. I always get the feeling that there are some people who come from absolute hell holes and they like Korea because it's slightly less bad. I just cannot think of another reason that someone spends 4 years getting a degree and maybe spending 10s of thousands on said education just to work for less pay than a McDonald's worker. It's baffling.

I've got a friend who has been working in public schools in Japan for 8 years, and is still on less than a full-time convenience store worker.
They really low-ball there, while being stricter and stuff than Korea. :o

I've got a friend who has been working in public schools in Japan for 8 years, and is still on less than a full-time convenience store worker.
They really low-ball there, while being stricter and stuff than Korea. :o

wtf... why does he stay? does he really like it that much?

wtf... why does he stay? does he really like it that much?

The alternative would be going back to the US, and he's a black guy, and now it's getting dangerous.
ATM, he's also still enjoying his time there, the schools he works at are good, and things like that.

and he's a black guy, and now it's getting dangerous.

What does this mean?

What does this mean?

The USA has been getting a lot more dangerous since the police murdered George Floyd, especially for the black community?
I'm not sure how this could trip anyone up, considering it's all over the place, including here in Korea. :o

The USA has been getting a lot more dangerous since the police murdered George Floyd, especially for the black community?
I'm not sure how this could trip anyone up, considering it's all over the place, including here in Korea. :o

Right, except it hasn't. If anything it has become safer as there is a brighter spotlight on some of the injustices that have happened. Perhaps you are thinking it is more unsafe due to increased black on black violence, then for sure I would agree with you. It is also not in 'Korea' it is in the woke expat circle in Korea, which doesn't not represent the general population.

Here's some great pictures of the woke expat circle in Korea!
   

But seriously, it's true that these photos of Koreans protesting don't really represent the general Korean population, but nevertheless, there were several rallies organised and attended by Koreans in support of BLM. Whether or not you agree with the movement, it's still good news: these are the seeds of a more tolerant, more compassionate Korean society.

Right, except it hasn't. If anything it has become safer as there is a brighter spotlight on some of the injustices that have happened. Perhaps you are thinking it is more unsafe due to increased black on black violence, then for sure I would agree with you. It is also not in 'Korea' it is in the woke expat circle in Korea, which doesn't not represent the general population.

It's more, it's put a spotlight on how dangerous and racist American society can be, even if the racist group is a minority.
There's been many more cases of police hate against black people since George Floyd. Thanks to people filming and putting it online.
But, people peacefully protesting BLM in the states, is getting police armed with riot gear and going hostile on the protesters.
Which is why I believe the US is becoming much more dangerous. (Something my black friend also agrees with).

But seriously, it's true that these photos of Koreans protesting don't really represent the general Korean population,

(Something my black friend also agrees with).

Oof