RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

if i hear one more ****** kid shout "i hate japan" today i'm going to ****** snap

are you teaching elementary? i've read a lot on here recently about students talking about japan but none of my students have said anything

Me too neither.

One of my colleagues has a daughter in univerrsity in Japan, and the other teachers seem more jealous than anything.

A large proportion of Koreans are in fact boycotting Japan. Look at this:

"As a trade spat between the two countries drags on, travel between them is dropping -- and so are flight prices."

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-korea-flights-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

any other people here married to koreans who don't really like chuseok?

listening to everyone trying to break the sound barrier just by chewing, being forced to sit around all day watching god-awful korean tv, getting moaned at for not having a baby yet, getting told by my wife to speak more with the in-laws despite them speaking korean like machine guns about topics i don't know anything about

ughhhhh

Pasta in general is just kind of gross. Unless it's like, really really good pasta.

How about this ASMR pasta?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiIC7zvSfAc

any other people here married to koreans who don't really like chuseok?

listening to everyone trying to break the sound barrier just by chewing, being forced to sit around all day watching god-awful korean tv, getting moaned at for not having a baby yet, getting told by my wife to speak more with the in-laws despite them speaking korean like machine guns about topics i don't know anything about

ughhhhh

I don’t think anybody likes it, regardless of marital status or nationality.

Maybe foreigners who enjoy a day quiet day alone without crowds or interruptions.

any other people here married to koreans who don't really like chuseok?

listening to everyone trying to break the sound barrier just by chewing, being forced to sit around all day watching god-awful korean tv, getting moaned at for not having a baby yet, getting told by my wife to speak more with the in-laws despite them speaking korean like machine guns about topics i don't know anything about

ughhhhh

Pros - no cooking to do, three heavy meals a day, grandmother on hand to look after kid, parents in law have a nicer flat
Cons - mealtime manners,  chewy Kalbi, constant Korean TV

Pros have it just.

i'd put "3 heavy meals" as a con. i always get complained at for not eating enough. haha. and yeah, galbi is always chewy and rough (and the sauce is always overly-sweet). i wish slow-cooking was a thing here

"No cooking to do"? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/all-set-to-tackle-every-married-womans-biggest-nightmare-in-south-korea

I believe someone's privilege is sticking way out...

"No cooking to do"? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/all-set-to-tackle-every-married-womans-biggest-nightmare-in-south-korea

I believe someone's privilege is sticking way out...

My wife hasn't had to do any either, so I guess we both have 'guest privilege.'  Korean women complain far too much about holidays IMO. Having to do a bit of cooking and cleaning once or twice a year is hardly a 'nightmare.'  Not like having to give up two years of your life for military service is. What they're probably objecting to most is having to be bossed about by their mother in laws.

"No cooking to do"? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/all-set-to-tackle-every-married-womans-biggest-nightmare-in-south-korea

I believe someone's privilege is sticking way out...

My wife hasn't had to do any either, so I guess we both have 'guest privilege.'  Korean women complain far too much about holidays IMO. Having to do a bit of cooking and cleaning once or twice a year is hardly a 'nightmare.'  Not like having to give up two years of your life for military service is. What they're probably objecting to most is having to be bossed about by their mother in laws.

Wives of eldest sons apparently have the worst time.

any other people here married to koreans who don't really like chuseok?

listening to everyone trying to break the sound barrier just by chewing, being forced to sit around all day watching god-awful korean tv, getting moaned at for not having a baby yet, getting told by my wife to speak more with the in-laws despite them speaking korean like machine guns about topics i don't know anything about

ughhhhh

Just came back from a 2 night camping trip. My in-laws dont really care about the holidays. We never do the traditional rituals and whatnot. Also, my wife is an only child so when we go over, it's just us and them. In fact, the holidays are no different from any other time we visit them, maybe once a month on average. We arrive there around lunchtime, eat, talk etc. Sometimes we stay untill dinner and then come back home. Perhaps the meals are a bit more special during the holidays, with the chevy beef and such :)

Nice dodge, stoat! I entirely believe you've never heard about post-holiday syndrome before.


waitwait look at me believing

I'm doing it so hard!!!!

any other people here married to koreans who don't really like chuseok?

listening to everyone trying to break the sound barrier just by chewing, being forced to sit around all day watching god-awful korean tv, getting moaned at for not having a baby yet, getting told by my wife to speak more with the in-laws despite them speaking korean like machine guns about topics i don't know anything about

ughhhhh

This sounds like absolute hell.  This is a genuine question; is it possible for you to just say "nah" and not go to your in-laws?  Just stay at home or go away for a couple of days on your own?

I'm not sure that would go down too well. Foreigner marries a Korean woman then boycotts traditional Korean family festivals.  Going to wife's family things things you don't want to go to like weddings, funerals, Chuseok etc.. is all part of growing up and being a responsible adult.

it's really not that bad  my in-laws are really kind and nice, and they try to make me feel welcome. besides, we only live a few subway stops away, so we visit thier place often anyway. it's the sitting around watching korean tv all day bit that's the most torturous. plus i'm so sick of eating galbi, japchae, and jeon    i could never eat any of that again and be happy

stoat's right. just one of those things you gotta do. i keep seeing friends who aren't married travelling around bali, philippines, etc, and i keep thinking, "you lucky, lucky bastards". hahah

Yeah suppose so.  I wonder if because the Korean daughter has chosen to marry a foreigner then it would be "sort of ok" to give one of the traditions a miss for one year or something.  Why not have a long weekend to Bali or the Philippines if you see your friends doing it?  We don't get a lot of chances to travel really and Chuseok is a good chance to do it.  I don't know, like you say I suppose it's not that bad!

For Chuseok, my girlfriend and I stayed in a resort around Jirisan.  It was halfway up a mountain basically; stunning views, perfect.  Lovely to hear the sound of birds, water streaming from the nearby valley, peace and quiet.  Oh no, wait a minute.  The resort played Korean ballads over a loudspeaker outside from morning until night which drowned out all the nice relaxing noises.  My favourite thing when I want to relax is to hear a male Korean ballad singer straining to hit high notes.  That really lowers my stress levels.

it's the sitting around watching korean tv all day bit that's the most torturous.

Guantanamo or this? 

Difficult one....

Do you have my orange jumpsuit in a medium?

For such a technologically advanced nation, the computer nonsense around here is nuts.  Last Tuesday, all the computers at my school were upgraded to Windows 10 by the outside computer expert who came in to do them.  Thing is, now, I have the 'not a genuine copy' problem with my English room computer which in turn is messing up the computer.  When it 'sleeps' and I turn it back on, the screen is really bright so I can hardly see anything.  As it's not a genuine copy I can't change the settings to it doesn't sleep.  Coolmessenger is totally knackered and nothing goes in or out.  It won't connect to the tv so my PPTs don't work.  Seriously, how hard can it be to put on an upgrade without co cking everything else up?  The bloke was supposed to come last Tuesday or Wednesday to fix it.  Not come yet.  So I went down to see the teacher in charge of the computer stuff, 'didn't the expert come yet?'.  'no!'.

'Expert' my arse. 

'Expert' my arse. 

Was it this guy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk

it's really not that bad  my in-laws are really kind and nice, and they try to make me feel welcome. besides, we only live a few subway stops away, so we visit thier place often anyway. it's the sitting around watching korean tv all day bit that's the most torturous. plus i'm so sick of eating galbi, japchae, and jeon    i could never eat any of that again and be happy

stoat's right. just one of those things you gotta do. i keep seeing friends who aren't married travelling around bali, philippines, etc, and i keep thinking, "you lucky, lucky bastards". hahah

I mean, at least on the bright side, Korean mothers-in-law are typically at least better-than-average cooks - at least my partner's mother is. So the food you're getting is a lot better than you'd find at just about any restaurants.

Also, talking with in-laws is usually a great way to force yourself to speak Korean, so at least you're getting something out of it. Plus, you can learn some things. I've learned so much about different 나물 and stuff from my partner's mother - stuff I would have absolutely no idea how to cook otherwise.

It does get kind of exhausting, though, speaking only Korean. I can't do more than like an hour of chatting at a time without getting a headache.