Trying to find something that should be very easy to find but no one has one in stock.In my case I wanted to buy a Steinberger bass guitar, or a copy which several companies make. I went to the Nakwon Music Arcade in Seoul. There are dozens of guitar/bass shops with every model and not a single Steinberger or 'berger copy to be seen. I was amazed. Later that night I went to a club and the bass player was playing one. I asked him where he got it and he wouldn't tell me! It was like a secret CIA thing. Astounding. It's a freaking bass dude. Not the launch codes for the silos in Nebraska.
Do these people not have any respect for their own personal time? They just blindly do whatever their superiors tell them to do, whether or not they already had plans.
Every time I open the door to leave or go into a shop, bank etc and there is an adjosssi on the other side they always force their way in first like im opening the for them. Next time this happens im gna shut the door in their faces!!!!!It's so annoying!!
Quote from: scholes on October 14, 2015, 03:06:02 pmEvery time I open the door to leave or go into a shop, bank etc and there is an adjosssi on the other side they always force their way in first like im opening the for them. Next time this happens im gna shut the door in their faces!!!!!It's so annoying!!Why don't you....just open the door for them? I hear it's good manners to hold the door open for other people.People get angry about the dumbest things here.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:11:05 pmQuote from: scholes on October 14, 2015, 03:06:02 pmEvery time I open the door to leave or go into a shop, bank etc and there is an adjosssi on the other side they always force their way in first like im opening the for them. Next time this happens im gna shut the door in their faces!!!!!It's so annoying!!Why don't you....just open the door for them? I hear it's good manners to hold the door open for other people.People get angry about the dumbest things here.Not when you never ever get a thank you or a smile in your direction.Its like an entitlement here.
Actually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.
Quote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happen
Quote from: scholes on October 14, 2015, 03:13:22 pmQuote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:11:05 pmQuote from: scholes on October 14, 2015, 03:06:02 pmEvery time I open the door to leave or go into a shop, bank etc and there is an adjosssi on the other side they always force their way in first like im opening the for them. Next time this happens im gna shut the door in their faces!!!!!It's so annoying!!Why don't you....just open the door for them? I hear it's good manners to hold the door open for other people.People get angry about the dumbest things here.Not when you never ever get a thank you or a smile in your direction.Its like an entitlement here.Yeah..you don't do something nice just to be commended for it. Them not thanking you is their bad-mannered behavior, doesn't lower your act at all. If the thank you or smile is what you're doing it for, you're not doing a nice thing to begin with. Sorry.
Quote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:18:56 pmQuote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happenAnywhere in the world, with any job, you are probably going to have to accept to do something you don't want to in order to have better relations with people you work with. Be happy its volleyball, or a meal here. Wait until your next job requires you to "help out" by cleaning the faculty toilet because all the janitors are on strike.
Quote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:34:44 pmQuote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:22:48 pmQuote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:18:56 pmQuote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happenAnywhere in the world, with any job, you are probably going to have to accept to do something you don't want to in order to have better relations with people you work with. Be happy its volleyball, or a meal here. Wait until your next job requires you to "help out" by cleaning the faculty toilet because all the janitors are on strike.Off topic, If your colleagues are making you clean toilets then call a co-ordinator. If you want I can come to your school and tell them to stop picking on you.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:22:48 pmQuote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:18:56 pmQuote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happenAnywhere in the world, with any job, you are probably going to have to accept to do something you don't want to in order to have better relations with people you work with. Be happy its volleyball, or a meal here. Wait until your next job requires you to "help out" by cleaning the faculty toilet because all the janitors are on strike.Off topic, If your colleagues are making you clean toilets then call a co-ordinator. If you want I can come to your school and tell them to stop picking on you.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:22:48 pmQuote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:18:56 pmQuote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happenAnywhere in the world, with any job, you are probably going to have to accept to do something you don't want to in order to have better relations with people you work with. Be happy its volleyball, or a meal here. Wait until your next job requires you to "help out" by cleaning the faculty toilet because all the janitors are on strike.Most places in the world, in most jobs, being competent is enough. Sorry to break this to you but Korea is rather special in that it is vital that everyone go out together and get hammered although most if them hate it. We all know that as long as you get blotto with the VP and turn your head away when you do a shot with the principal then it won't matter if you are Socrates reborn or you are renting your grade 3 students to Bielorussian sailors at Busan docks.It's a great system for waegs without a clue but it can be a bit demoralising for those of us who give a toss about education.Off topic, If your colleagues are making you clean toilets then call a co-ordinator. If you want I can come to your school and tell them to stop picking on you.
Quote from: richardtang1991 on October 14, 2015, 03:22:48 pmQuote from: englishrose on October 14, 2015, 03:18:56 pmQuote from: Hot6^ on October 14, 2015, 12:46:52 pmActually you do have a choice.You do NOT have to go to after school activities, and if it's a volleyball game, and not actually a school function, you can option to just sit at the school by yourself until 4:40.Sure you don't have to do anything but it is tiring having to factor in the ridiculous sensitivities. One can but dream that one day we will be able to accept or decline social events and not have to feel that we are dealing with teenage girls who have just experienced their first heartache . is a dream, a crazy dream but I can't let it go. One day Koreans will finally finish puberty. Mark my words, it will happenAnywhere in the world, with any job, you are probably going to have to accept to do something you don't want to in order to have better relations with people you work with. Be happy its volleyball, or a meal here. Wait until your next job requires you to "help out" by cleaning the faculty toilet because all the janitors are on strike.How many jobs have you had? I dont mean serving in a restaurant or other student jobs. Real, grown up jobs.I'm probably a fair bit older than you and I've had a fair few jobs, here, in Japan, Italy and my home country. Never, and that's not an over exaggeration, never have I had to attend the kind of bollocks I've had to do here. Sure we had work parties, but no one give a shiit if you chose not to go. No one took offense.
Quote from: rhannahbrown on October 14, 2015, 11:05:46 amDo these people not have any respect for their own personal time? They just blindly do whatever their superiors tell them to do, whether or not they already had plans.This is literally what Korean hierarchy is based on and how the entire society and culture functions.
you're not going to get that promotion you want.
They let me choose my vacation dates 4 months/6 months ahead of time.
They help me buy things I need that I can't otherwise find in English
Did you know someone had to take the time and plan out the event?