Since this is a ranting thread, my (korean) boyfriend insists on lying to his entire family throughout the entire duration of our relationship that we live together, until we get married. How much of this is cultural and how much is it him just being a coward? I'm so pissed right now. He said if he is honest with his family that we live together/will live together, they'll like disown him. Which I seriously doubt. His family's pretty modern. How hard is it to tell your family that you're an GROWN MAN and you make your own freaking decisions? How long are u comfortable with lying? Jesus Christ.
Quote from: sejongthefabulous on July 08, 2015, 07:32:43 amI'm going to rant about some obnoxious group of posters who really want to rant and complain, despite warnings from moderators and distaste from many other members. We don't want you to do it here. You can do it elsewhere. We don't want you to complain that moderators are not doing their job. We definitely don't want you to take over this site and suggest you have the capacity to even pretend you can choose your own moderators. We hope you find a new site to spew your nonsense on and go away.Don't complain just to complain (rant). Don't start anymore threads about it, don't pretend to start thread on something else while starting threads on it, and please stop long chains of quoting quotes and ranting on threads that aren't intended to be rant threads.So like, you (troll), RichardTang (troll), Timo (troll), etc (troll)?That's the "we" right?Given that people are members of this site and subject to certain TOS, one might expect moderators also have their own conditions to follow. If the community feels that may not be the case, why is it not okay to voice that opinion? Unless, you are all about censorship and limiting freedom of speech. Which you apparently are, unless of course it is sparkling. The go away part is the best. How child-like. Or redneck. Or whatever other groups spew nonsense like that. If you don't like it, you can get out." Come on. "If that is the peak of your argument.. How is anyone supposed to take that seriously?
I'm going to rant about some obnoxious group of posters who really want to rant and complain, despite warnings from moderators and distaste from many other members. We don't want you to do it here. You can do it elsewhere. We don't want you to complain that moderators are not doing their job. We definitely don't want you to take over this site and suggest you have the capacity to even pretend you can choose your own moderators. We hope you find a new site to spew your nonsense on and go away.Don't complain just to complain (rant). Don't start anymore threads about it, don't pretend to start thread on something else while starting threads on it, and please stop long chains of quoting quotes and ranting on threads that aren't intended to be rant threads.
Quote from: 외계인 on July 08, 2015, 11:18:40 amQuote from: sejongthefabulous on July 08, 2015, 07:32:43 amI'm going to rant about some obnoxious group of posters who really want to rant and complain, despite warnings from moderators and distaste from many other members. We don't want you to do it here. You can do it elsewhere. We don't want you to complain that moderators are not doing their job. We definitely don't want you to take over this site and suggest you have the capacity to even pretend you can choose your own moderators. We hope you find a new site to spew your nonsense on and go away.Don't complain just to complain (rant). Don't start anymore threads about it, don't pretend to start thread on something else while starting threads on it, and please stop long chains of quoting quotes and ranting on threads that aren't intended to be rant threads.So like, you (troll), RichardTang (troll), Timo (troll), etc (troll)?That's the "we" right?Given that people are members of this site and subject to certain TOS, one might expect moderators also have their own conditions to follow. If the community feels that may not be the case, why is it not okay to voice that opinion? Unless, you are all about censorship and limiting freedom of speech. Which you apparently are, unless of course it is sparkling. The go away part is the best. How child-like. Or redneck. Or whatever other groups spew nonsense like that. If you don't like it, you can get out." Come on. "If that is the peak of your argument.. How is anyone supposed to take that seriously?Don't like it? Get out. This forum isn't America, with it's everlasting freedom. And even then, a little meme I read yesterday says it even better: American Freedom *Subject to terms and conditions*.talking to you is worse than talking to a wall. YOu don't like a good suggestion being repeated at you. Kind of like a child hating the advice of their parent. Think the parents should just forget and ignore about you, and put you in an orphanage. In fact I think that's what I'll do.Good luck in your endeavors. If you don't like it. Get out.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 11:43:30 amQuote from: 외계인 on July 08, 2015, 11:18:40 amQuote from: sejongthefabulous on July 08, 2015, 07:32:43 amI'm going to rant about some obnoxious group of posters who really want to rant and complain, despite warnings from moderators and distaste from many other members. We don't want you to do it here. You can do it elsewhere. We don't want you to complain that moderators are not doing their job. We definitely don't want you to take over this site and suggest you have the capacity to even pretend you can choose your own moderators. We hope you find a new site to spew your nonsense on and go away.Don't complain just to complain (rant). Don't start anymore threads about it, don't pretend to start thread on something else while starting threads on it, and please stop long chains of quoting quotes and ranting on threads that aren't intended to be rant threads.So like, you (troll), RichardTang (troll), Timo (troll), etc (troll)?That's the "we" right?Given that people are members of this site and subject to certain TOS, one might expect moderators also have their own conditions to follow. If the community feels that may not be the case, why is it not okay to voice that opinion? Unless, you are all about censorship and limiting freedom of speech. Which you apparently are, unless of course it is sparkling. The go away part is the best. How child-like. Or redneck. Or whatever other groups spew nonsense like that. If you don't like it, you can get out." Come on. "If that is the peak of your argument.. How is anyone supposed to take that seriously?Don't like it? Get out. This forum isn't America, with it's everlasting freedom. And even then, a little meme I read yesterday says it even better: American Freedom *Subject to terms and conditions*.talking to you is worse than talking to a wall. YOu don't like a good suggestion being repeated at you. Kind of like a child hating the advice of their parent. Think the parents should just forget and ignore about you, and put you in an orphanage. In fact I think that's what I'll do.Good luck in your endeavors. If you don't like it. Get out.On one thread you are badmouthing waygook.org and waygookins for 'being a nasty bunch',and now you are making jokes about orphans. you are a weird little troll. please leave this forum for the good people who want to discuss Korea and issues related to Korea, without having you try to derail everything into a pathetic slanging match.
Quote from: mxm407 on July 08, 2015, 11:52:41 amQuote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 11:43:30 amQuote from: 외계인 on July 08, 2015, 11:18:40 amQuote from: sejongthefabulous on July 08, 2015, 07:32:43 amI'm going to rant about some obnoxious group of posters who really want to rant and complain, despite warnings from moderators and distaste from many other members. We don't want you to do it here. You can do it elsewhere. We don't want you to complain that moderators are not doing their job. We definitely don't want you to take over this site and suggest you have the capacity to even pretend you can choose your own moderators. We hope you find a new site to spew your nonsense on and go away.Don't complain just to complain (rant). Don't start anymore threads about it, don't pretend to start thread on something else while starting threads on it, and please stop long chains of quoting quotes and ranting on threads that aren't intended to be rant threads.So like, you (troll), RichardTang (troll), Timo (troll), etc (troll)?That's the "we" right?Given that people are members of this site and subject to certain TOS, one might expect moderators also have their own conditions to follow. If the community feels that may not be the case, why is it not okay to voice that opinion? Unless, you are all about censorship and limiting freedom of speech. Which you apparently are, unless of course it is sparkling. The go away part is the best. How child-like. Or redneck. Or whatever other groups spew nonsense like that. If you don't like it, you can get out." Come on. "If that is the peak of your argument.. How is anyone supposed to take that seriously?Don't like it? Get out. This forum isn't America, with it's everlasting freedom. And even then, a little meme I read yesterday says it even better: American Freedom *Subject to terms and conditions*.talking to you is worse than talking to a wall. YOu don't like a good suggestion being repeated at you. Kind of like a child hating the advice of their parent. Think the parents should just forget and ignore about you, and put you in an orphanage. In fact I think that's what I'll do.Good luck in your endeavors. If you don't like it. Get out.On one thread you are badmouthing waygook.org and waygookins for 'being a nasty bunch',and now you are making jokes about orphans. you are a weird little troll. please leave this forum for the good people who want to discuss Korea and issues related to Korea, without having you try to derail everything into a pathetic slanging match.How do you derail a rant/venting thread?. Also seems you are starting to see the point I am trying to make. Congratulations! One of the first of the "bunch" to get it.
Richardtang debating style- ignore all salient points/arguments in a post.- write a bunch of random crap.-maybe add a meme to show originality and humor.
Quote from: mxm407 on July 08, 2015, 11:57:53 amRichardtang debating style- ignore all salient points/arguments in a post.- write a bunch of random crap.-maybe add a meme to show originality and humor.ㅋㅋㅋㅋ. These aren't debates. Learn how debates go then come back. Salient points? Find me one. All I've seen is crap. Random crap? That's how I feel about yours. Its amazing how perspective changes things right? To you, yours is gold but mine is crap. Don't like memes? Get off the internet.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 12:03:34 pmQuote from: mxm407 on July 08, 2015, 11:57:53 amRichardtang debating style- ignore all salient points/arguments in a post.- write a bunch of random crap.-maybe add a meme to show originality and humor.ㅋㅋㅋㅋ. These aren't debates. Learn how debates go then come back. Salient points? Find me one. All I've seen is crap. Random crap? That's how I feel about yours. Its amazing how perspective changes things right? To you, yours is gold but mine is crap. Don't like memes? Get off the internet.Further RichardTang expert guide to posting:- If Richard disagree with a post, tell poster that all opinions are different.- Tell poster to leave the forum/leave the internet if poster doesn't like Richard's opinions.- Quit thread if Richard is losing argument.
How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities?
Richardtang1991 stills lurks on this thread, even after saying "Don't like it? Get out"... Bizarre.He also doesn't know what indefensible means.Anyway, back to this therapeutic thread. How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities? You ask them a sticky question.I'm helping my CT draft a test, for our students. After going through the test this was our dialogue:Me - This test seems a bit hard for the students.CT - Maybe, I'm a bit worried but I think they'll do fine.Me - Really? What was the class average for the last test?CT - About 80%.Me - Really? 80%? I find that hard to believe.CT - Why?Me - About a third of the class don't know their ABC's, 2-3 students might score 80%, another third would be lucky to score 30% and I have no idea about the rest since they never say or do anything.CT - I don't understandMe - The students have to write full sentences, in this test, and have a full understanding of the Key Expressions of the work we've covered. At their current level, there's no way the class average would be 80%.CT - (does a couple of mouth noises)Me - What's the lowest score they can get?CT - About 40%Me - And if the test is blank? (Last year, we had a few blank tests)CT - 40% (I repeated my concerns 4X, each time my explanation became progressively more simplified).CT - I still don't understand.
Quote from: Aristocrat on July 08, 2015, 12:13:52 pmRichardtang1991 stills lurks on this thread, even after saying "Don't like it? Get out"... Bizarre.He also doesn't know what indefensible means.Anyway, back to this therapeutic thread. How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities? You ask them a sticky question.I'm helping my CT draft a test, for our students. After going through the test this was our dialogue:Me - This test seems a bit hard for the students.CT - Maybe, I'm a bit worried but I think they'll do fine.Me - Really? What was the class average for the last test?CT - About 80%.Me - Really? 80%? I find that hard to believe.CT - Why?Me - About a third of the class don't know their ABC's, 2-3 students might score 80%, another third would be lucky to score 30% and I have no idea about the rest since they never say or do anything.CT - I don't understandMe - The students have to write full sentences, in this test, and have a full understanding of the Key Expressions of the work we've covered. At their current level, there's no way the class average would be 80%.CT - (does a couple of mouth noises)Me - What's the lowest score they can get?CT - About 40%Me - And if the test is blank? (Last year, we had a few blank tests)CT - 40% (I repeated my concerns 4X, each time my explanation became progressively more simplified).CT - I still don't understand. I dont respond to you so you decide to bring it back up? I'm sorry. I'll pay attention to you next time~ I hate these threads. I love responding to them. Started off as bad, keep it on front page with enough crap from everyone, and it'll get shut down. Anyways, I'm still on topic. Hard to stay off topic here.I suppose I can talk about how happy I am with my life with very little to complain, but I don't want to get off topic.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 12:20:10 pmQuote from: Aristocrat on July 08, 2015, 12:13:52 pmRichardtang1991 stills lurks on this thread, even after saying "Don't like it? Get out"... Bizarre.He also doesn't know what indefensible means.Anyway, back to this therapeutic thread. How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities? You ask them a sticky question.I'm helping my CT draft a test, for our students. After going through the test this was our dialogue:Me - This test seems a bit hard for the students.CT - Maybe, I'm a bit worried but I think they'll do fine.Me - Really? What was the class average for the last test?CT - About 80%.Me - Really? 80%? I find that hard to believe.CT - Why?Me - About a third of the class don't know their ABC's, 2-3 students might score 80%, another third would be lucky to score 30% and I have no idea about the rest since they never say or do anything.CT - I don't understandMe - The students have to write full sentences, in this test, and have a full understanding of the Key Expressions of the work we've covered. At their current level, there's no way the class average would be 80%.CT - (does a couple of mouth noises)Me - What's the lowest score they can get?CT - About 40%Me - And if the test is blank? (Last year, we had a few blank tests)CT - 40% (I repeated my concerns 4X, each time my explanation became progressively more simplified).CT - I still don't understand. I dont respond to you so you decide to bring it back up? I'm sorry. I'll pay attention to you next time~ I hate these threads. I love responding to them. Started off as bad, keep it on front page with enough crap from everyone, and it'll get shut down. Anyways, I'm still on topic. Hard to stay off topic here.I suppose I can talk about how happy I am with my life with very little to complain, but I don't want to get off topic.You seem like a deeply conflicted person-'i hate these threads'...'i love responding to them'i dont understand why you are here if you hate these threads so much. you are the guy telling people to leave the forum if you are unhappy, but you are still here, spouting your rubbish. what's wrong, no-one to play board games with?
Quote from: mxm407 on July 08, 2015, 12:27:11 pmQuote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 12:20:10 pmQuote from: Aristocrat on July 08, 2015, 12:13:52 pmRichardtang1991 stills lurks on this thread, even after saying "Don't like it? Get out"... Bizarre.He also doesn't know what indefensible means.Anyway, back to this therapeutic thread. How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities? You ask them a sticky question.I'm helping my CT draft a test, for our students. After going through the test this was our dialogue:Me - This test seems a bit hard for the students.CT - Maybe, I'm a bit worried but I think they'll do fine.Me - Really? What was the class average for the last test?CT - About 80%.Me - Really? 80%? I find that hard to believe.CT - Why?Me - About a third of the class don't know their ABC's, 2-3 students might score 80%, another third would be lucky to score 30% and I have no idea about the rest since they never say or do anything.CT - I don't understandMe - The students have to write full sentences, in this test, and have a full understanding of the Key Expressions of the work we've covered. At their current level, there's no way the class average would be 80%.CT - (does a couple of mouth noises)Me - What's the lowest score they can get?CT - About 40%Me - And if the test is blank? (Last year, we had a few blank tests)CT - 40% (I repeated my concerns 4X, each time my explanation became progressively more simplified).CT - I still don't understand. I dont respond to you so you decide to bring it back up? I'm sorry. I'll pay attention to you next time~ I hate these threads. I love responding to them. Started off as bad, keep it on front page with enough crap from everyone, and it'll get shut down. Anyways, I'm still on topic. Hard to stay off topic here.I suppose I can talk about how happy I am with my life with very little to complain, but I don't want to get off topic.You seem like a deeply conflicted person-'i hate these threads'...'i love responding to them'i dont understand why you are here if you hate these threads so much. you are the guy telling people to leave the forum if you are unhappy, but you are still here, spouting your rubbish. what's wrong, no-one to play board games with?Richard only seems capable of bored games.
Quote from: kevingrabb on July 08, 2015, 12:38:59 pmQuote from: mxm407 on July 08, 2015, 12:27:11 pmQuote from: richardtang1991 on July 08, 2015, 12:20:10 pmQuote from: Aristocrat on July 08, 2015, 12:13:52 pmRichardtang1991 stills lurks on this thread, even after saying "Don't like it? Get out"... Bizarre.He also doesn't know what indefensible means.Anyway, back to this therapeutic thread. How do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities? You ask them a sticky question.I'm helping my CT draft a test, for our students. After going through the test this was our dialogue:Me - This test seems a bit hard for the students.CT - Maybe, I'm a bit worried but I think they'll do fine.Me - Really? What was the class average for the last test?CT - About 80%.Me - Really? 80%? I find that hard to believe.CT - Why?Me - About a third of the class don't know their ABC's, 2-3 students might score 80%, another third would be lucky to score 30% and I have no idea about the rest since they never say or do anything.CT - I don't understandMe - The students have to write full sentences, in this test, and have a full understanding of the Key Expressions of the work we've covered. At their current level, there's no way the class average would be 80%.CT - (does a couple of mouth noises)Me - What's the lowest score they can get?CT - About 40%Me - And if the test is blank? (Last year, we had a few blank tests)CT - 40% (I repeated my concerns 4X, each time my explanation became progressively more simplified).CT - I still don't understand. I dont respond to you so you decide to bring it back up? I'm sorry. I'll pay attention to you next time~ I hate these threads. I love responding to them. Started off as bad, keep it on front page with enough crap from everyone, and it'll get shut down. Anyways, I'm still on topic. Hard to stay off topic here.I suppose I can talk about how happy I am with my life with very little to complain, but I don't want to get off topic.You seem like a deeply conflicted person-'i hate these threads'...'i love responding to them'i dont understand why you are here if you hate these threads so much. you are the guy telling people to leave the forum if you are unhappy, but you are still here, spouting your rubbish. what's wrong, no-one to play board games with?Richard only seems capable of bored games. I do like the pun. Yes I am incredibly bored. Lesson plans finished, camps finished, my grading's finished, and exam week. Bored is an understatement. Sadly most sites are blocked at my school
Quote from: Aristocrat on July 08, 2015, 12:13:52 pmHow do you make a Korean, who has no real problems speaking and understanding English, loose all their English comprehension abilities?I see what you did there. Very clever.
Quote from: rhannahbrown on July 08, 2015, 10:36:15 amSince this is a ranting thread, my (korean) boyfriend insists on lying to his entire family throughout the entire duration of our relationship that we live together, until we get married. How much of this is cultural and how much is it him just being a coward? I'm so pissed right now. He said if he is honest with his family that we live together/will live together, they'll like disown him. Which I seriously doubt. His family's pretty modern. How hard is it to tell your family that you're an GROWN MAN and you make your own freaking decisions? How long are u comfortable with lying? Jesus Christ.Girl, I feel you. Im in a similar situation, except if his fam says he can't marry me he wont... His family is quite traditional. We've only been dating a year, but he's all over my facebook so my entire family knows, and should. I know its Korean culture to not really discuss it with fam sometimes unless marriage is in the cards. But like if our relationship has an expiry date I dunno. My bfs parents pay for everything. They paid for his uni, hagwon, and expenses when he lived overseas. They give him pocket money every month, buy him clothes, a new bicycle and doesn't need to get a part time job or anything until he finally gets this job hes been preparing for (which he's already failed the test for 3 times). They have him wrapped right around their money finger. I wish my family could/would do that! "That is Korean culture" ya,ya. I love him to death.So much that I would consider marrying him. But he says if they say no he CAN'T because they would essentially cut him out of the fam. He's the oldest son, blah blah blah. I know its frustrating. You are not alone.