Quote from: nightninja on November 25, 2019, 02:50:49 pmI really dislike when a teacher in the school gives out gifts, food, invitations to events or weddings, or anything unimportant to all other teachers, but then walks right past me without saying anything or offering said thing to me. Like it's fine don't invite me to your wedding because you don't want me there or don't know how to ask me.....but when you are offering food etc it's pretty rude....at least make it less obvious. I am a foreigner yes, but I am a person just like you. Also, hate when coteachers are so condescending....it's like I have a degree just like you too and although I may not understand Korea or Korean 100% I'm not stupid.Ehhh, it's not that simple. In some cases there's a distinction made between teachers and other employees. Some of this has to do with union membership and such. They simply have the number based on that list and buy accordingly. Then there's also the cycle of obligation that might go with it and so on and so on.You're a contracted temp worker. You are not the same. And be thankful because that also lets you get out of a host of functions and obligations that I would give up 20 boxes of towels/cooking oil/tuna/weddings where I have to give 50k/events that ruin my weekend/etc. If you're going to be a part of it, everything has to come with it. Not just the good, but the bad as well.
I really dislike when a teacher in the school gives out gifts, food, invitations to events or weddings, or anything unimportant to all other teachers, but then walks right past me without saying anything or offering said thing to me. Like it's fine don't invite me to your wedding because you don't want me there or don't know how to ask me.....but when you are offering food etc it's pretty rude....at least make it less obvious. I am a foreigner yes, but I am a person just like you. Also, hate when coteachers are so condescending....it's like I have a degree just like you too and although I may not understand Korea or Korean 100% I'm not stupid.
In the grand game of Office Politics, there's nothing to be gained from being nice to the NET, and nothing to be lost from excluding us. We aren't one of them. We never will be. We have no say in their performance reviews, there are no professional benefits to cozying up to us. That can lead to exclusion and frigid office interactions, of course, but in my experience there's usually at least one Korean coworker who will try to make you feel included simply because they're nice people and it's the nice thing to do. Interestingly, back when I still attended office dinners, it was often the bus drivers or the groundskeepers who were the most likely to come over and pour me a drink. While all the teachers and admin are shuffling around trying to find the right people to schmooze, the people at the bottom of the hierarchy can just sit back and relax.
Teenagers in South Korea are the laziest in the world, according to a global study.
QuoteTeenagers in South Korea are the laziest in the world, according to a global study.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7711713/The-worlds-laziest-teenagers-7-children-South-Korea-active-hour-day.htmlKorean kids are spending too much time playing cell phone games and computer games. Incidentally, without exercise how are they able to stay so thin? Ectomorphic genetics?
Anna and Bella? Searched this, watched it, and still don't get the connection. Care to explain?
The mental drain makes it difficult to sleep and the physical drain makes you too tired or lethargic to want to do anything besides videos games or TV, which makes sleep even more elusive.
Quote from: L I on November 25, 2019, 10:34:17 pmQuoteTeenagers in South Korea are the laziest in the world, according to a global study.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7711713/The-worlds-laziest-teenagers-7-children-South-Korea-active-hour-day.htmlKorean kids are spending too much time playing cell phone games and computer games. Incidentally, without exercise how are they able to stay so thin? Ectomorphic genetics? Crap article title.Is studying 10 hours a day lazy? Nope.Inactive, sure, but not necessarily lazy.I would definitely say genetics have something to do with it: some people can eat whatever they want and still retain a really low BMI (myself for example, thankfully).That said, changes in diet and habits are causing the percentage of overweight Koreans to explode.Interestingly, part of the reason for this increase is that Korea uses a different standard of measurement for obesity: the WHO defines obese as a BMI of over 30, whereas Korea (and some other Asian countries defines it as over 25. The justification for this is that East Asians tend to have higher body fat percentages for a given BMI than many other ethnicities.Here's an interesting article that talk about some of these points.
Quote from: L I on November 26, 2019, 08:10:02 amAnna and Bella? Searched this, watched it, and still don't get the connection. Care to explain? Anorexia and bulimia. Koreans are hypersensitive about their size, and they go on crazy diets to keep their weight. Eating disorders are common here. Aside from that, just want to state in general that being overweight isn't just about a sedentary lifestyle. It's mostly diet, which is further complicated by lifestyle and other variables (level of activity, age, metabolism, etc.). This is why you can commonly find people who are overweight but who are also very physically active -- what they're doing just isn't enough to burn off all of the access calories that they consume or the stored fat that they have -- and also why you'll meet people who will lose weight even if they aren't physically active.
And I can't cancel it without contacting the seller, and they are a nightmare to try get a hold of; they also flagged it as having been shipped after the first week. >.<
Quote from: Kayos on November 26, 2019, 11:33:54 amAnd I can't cancel it without contacting the seller, and they are a nightmare to try get a hold of; they also flagged it as having been shipped after the first week. >.<I was under the impression you can use the Gmarket customer service to contact the seller and then if there is no reply back from the seller to Gmarket, you can cancel it through them.
Quote from: Ronnie Omelettes on November 26, 2019, 11:45:06 amQuote from: Kayos on November 26, 2019, 11:33:54 amAnd I can't cancel it without contacting the seller, and they are a nightmare to try get a hold of; they also flagged it as having been shipped after the first week. >.<I was under the impression you can use the Gmarket customer service to contact the seller and then if there is no reply back from the seller to Gmarket, you can cancel it through them. Coupang and Gmarket sellers pull this same stunt. Once the seller has marked the item as 'pending' or 'in transit' (can't remember which one), it's impossible to cancel the order on your end without contacting the seller who, surprise, will never reply. You're stuck.You'll likely get the item, but what the seller is probably doing is waiting for enough orders for said item so they can bulk buy from wherever and make a larger profit... or, they order the item from overseas (like an unnecessary middle-man)and select the cheapest and slowest shipping option to maximise their profit.
Quote from: Ronnie Omelettes on November 26, 2019, 11:45:06 amQuote from: Kayos on November 26, 2019, 11:33:54 amAnd I can't cancel it without contacting the seller, and they are a nightmare to try get a hold of; they also flagged it as having been shipped after the first week. >.<I was under the impression you can use the Gmarket customer service to contact the seller and then if there is no reply back from the seller to Gmarket, you can cancel it through them. This. Some sellers will set it as having been shipped already even if the item hasn't actually shipped because they're trying to prevent you from canceling the order while they wait on other customers to order the same thing (that way they can save on shipping costs to themselves by ordering in bulk). You can get around this by contacting Gmarket's customer service about it. They'll try to contact the seller and will give you an estimated time to wait. If you don't here back from either the seller or Gmarket by that time, you can follow up with Gmarket and get them to cancel the order. They have an option where you can email or PM them through the site. It's how I did it both times I needed to.