Haha man do I hate people who will rag on others for having low self-esteem. It's like the kids who make fun of their classmates for having a single parent. Yes, let's judge and put down people who are already having a hard time. Makes sense. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD (think of the countless kinds of bodily trauma), OCD, love addiction, sex addiction, all addiction. A million serious things can complicate how we feel about our bodies. And doing something that's harmful to no one at all to help feel at peace or in control is not something that needs justification.
Wow Martino what ever happened to live and let live.
Quote from: moonbrie on October 24, 2016, 02:58:37 pmHaha man do I hate people who will rag on others for having low self-esteem. It's like the kids who make fun of their classmates for having a single parent. Yes, let's judge and put down people who are already having a hard time. Makes sense. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯The problem with a portion of people with low esteem is that they act out to draw others attention to their problems.Most of the kids of single parents at my school are annoying little monsters who are desperate for attention. They just can't accept that no one cares about them. It's not surprising people insult them. Attention whoring is rude. Or IOW, No one cares about your special situation.
If a tattoo will help someone, even if it doesn't cure or treat them, there's no reason to judge it as wrong.
Quote from: Loki88 on October 24, 2016, 03:12:19 pmQuote from: moonbrie on October 24, 2016, 02:58:37 pmHaha man do I hate people who will rag on others for having low self-esteem. It's like the kids who make fun of their classmates for having a single parent. Yes, let's judge and put down people who are already having a hard time. Makes sense. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯The problem with a portion of people with low esteem is that they act out to draw others attention to their problems.Most of the kids of single parents at my school are annoying little monsters who are desperate for attention. They just can't accept that no one cares about them. It's not surprising people insult them. Attention whoring is rude. Or IOW, No one cares about your special situation. Well then. While I'm not a fan of attention needy people, I view children with a more sympathetic lens. Someone should care about the kids to lessen the likelihood of them growing up into adulthood with low self esteem. They're just kids. Of course they want to be cared about. Not every person, much less a child, is automatically stoic. Of course I am not excusing bad behavior; in fact, some discipline and structure is often what many of those kids are in need of (rather than the coddling some teachers are unfortunately wont to do).
Had an argument with my CT today. Technically, I was at fault, but I was a bit fed up with her complete hypocrisy. Last Monday, my Monday school had a field trip. My CT, who's quite ambiguous and vague when explaining things, didn't make it clear whether I was to come along or stay at school. I arrived and announced that I wasn't really keen on going, she didn't make a big deal out of it and wished me a pleasant day before heading off. She said everyone would be returning between 16:30 and 17:00.At about 10AM, I realised that aside from a few admin staff and the cleaning ladies, I was the only soul in school. I decided I wasn't going to sit in an empty school till 16:30 and drive 45min away to pick my wife up after 5pm, heck my CT ducks out early every now and then and tells me to "keep secret". I left, discreetly.Today my CT tells me that she's upset that I didn't come along and she's also upset that I left before 16:30. Who the f**k decided to snitch, I'll never know.(Not exactly verbatim. I used much simpler English in the actual conversation, but for the sake of brevity, I won't write exactly what was said). My wife works at a school, very far from the one I wasat that day.CT - Why didn't you come on the field trip and why did you leave before 16:30?Me - You didn't say anything at the time and I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let my wife wait near an empty bus stop till after 5pm. She's been harassed by creepy old men before. (Usually, she takes the car and picks me up after 5, but I took it today since I was sure I could leave early).CT - You need to follow the rules, you must leave at 16:30.Me - Last week, you left early and the month before, you left after lunch to pick up your husband at the airport. You asked me not to tell the VP.CT - That's not the same. You must follow the rules.(I'm getting irritated)Me - Well, rules can be stupid. CT - You should've come on the field trip to the museum, you need to learn about Korean culture.Me - I learn more about Korean culture by observing day-to-day life and having conversations like this than by going to museums, with fake artifacts, where I'm told how great Korea is.CT - But you broke the rules by leaving early, we must follow the rules.Me - If you were on a sinking ship and the captain, who just left, told you to stay where you are would you stay because it's the rules?CT - ....Me - So you see, rules can be stupid. I didn't go on the trip because I had a choice, I'm never invited on my other school field trips, they usually let me stay at home. I left early because my wife's safety is more important than following a ridiculous and pointless rule.CT - Korean teachers don't like the rule either, but what if something happened to you?Me - Then like an adult, I'll accept the responsibility of my actions, I'm not a child. What if something happened to my wife? What if something happened to you when you sneaked out? Do the rules only apply to me?CT - I hope you follow the rules next time.Like speaking French to a goldfish.
Quote from: Aristocrat on October 24, 2016, 10:35:15 pmHad an argument with my CT today. Technically, I was at fault, but I was a bit fed up with her complete hypocrisy. Last Monday, my Monday school had a field trip. My CT, who's quite ambiguous and vague when explaining things, didn't make it clear whether I was to come along or stay at school. I arrived and announced that I wasn't really keen on going, she didn't make a big deal out of it and wished me a pleasant day before heading off. She said everyone would be returning between 16:30 and 17:00.At about 10AM, I realised that aside from a few admin staff and the cleaning ladies, I was the only soul in school. I decided I wasn't going to sit in an empty school till 16:30 and drive 45min away to pick my wife up after 5pm, heck my CT ducks out early every now and then and tells me to "keep secret". I left, discreetly.Today my CT tells me that she's upset that I didn't come along and she's also upset that I left before 16:30. Who the f**k decided to snitch, I'll never know.(Not exactly verbatim. I used much simpler English in the actual conversation, but for the sake of brevity, I won't write exactly what was said). My wife works at a school, very far from the one I wasat that day.CT - Why didn't you come on the field trip and why did you leave before 16:30?Me - You didn't say anything at the time and I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let my wife wait near an empty bus stop till after 5pm. She's been harassed by creepy old men before. (Usually, she takes the car and picks me up after 5, but I took it today since I was sure I could leave early).CT - You need to follow the rules, you must leave at 16:30.Me - Last week, you left early and the month before, you left after lunch to pick up your husband at the airport. You asked me not to tell the VP.CT - That's not the same. You must follow the rules.(I'm getting irritated)Me - Well, rules can be stupid. CT - You should've come on the field trip to the museum, you need to learn about Korean culture.Me - I learn more about Korean culture by observing day-to-day life and having conversations like this than by going to museums, with fake artifacts, where I'm told how great Korea is.CT - But you broke the rules by leaving early, we must follow the rules.Me - If you were on a sinking ship and the captain, who just left, told you to stay where you are would you stay because it's the rules?CT - ....Me - So you see, rules can be stupid. I didn't go on the trip because I had a choice, I'm never invited on my other school field trips, they usually let me stay at home. I left early because my wife's safety is more important than following a ridiculous and pointless rule.CT - Korean teachers don't like the rule either, but what if something happened to you?Me - Then like an adult, I'll accept the responsibility of my actions, I'm not a child. What if something happened to my wife? What if something happened to you when you sneaked out? Do the rules only apply to me?CT - I hope you follow the rules next time.Like speaking French to a goldfish.I have to be honest- you sound very unprofessional and childish here. Your co-teacher was definitely in the right and you were in the wrong.
Had an argument with my CT today. Technically, I was at fault, but I was a bit fed up with her complete hypocrisy.
This is a rant thread, I know, but bringing up the Sewol, like that, really shows a very ugly and nasty side of you.
Quote from: kimchiyum on October 25, 2016, 01:34:17 amQuote from: Aristocrat on October 24, 2016, 10:35:15 pmHad an argument with my CT today. Technically, I was at fault, but I was a bit fed up with her complete hypocrisy. Last Monday, my Monday school had a field trip. My CT, who's quite ambiguous and vague when explaining things, didn't make it clear whether I was to come along or stay at school. I arrived and announced that I wasn't really keen on going, she didn't make a big deal out of it and wished me a pleasant day before heading off. She said everyone would be returning between 16:30 and 17:00.At about 10AM, I realised that aside from a few admin staff and the cleaning ladies, I was the only soul in school. I decided I wasn't going to sit in an empty school till 16:30 and drive 45min away to pick my wife up after 5pm, heck my CT ducks out early every now and then and tells me to "keep secret". I left, discreetly.Today my CT tells me that she's upset that I didn't come along and she's also upset that I left before 16:30. Who the f**k decided to snitch, I'll never know.(Not exactly verbatim. I used much simpler English in the actual conversation, but for the sake of brevity, I won't write exactly what was said). My wife works at a school, very far from the one I wasat that day.CT - Why didn't you come on the field trip and why did you leave before 16:30?Me - You didn't say anything at the time and I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let my wife wait near an empty bus stop till after 5pm. She's been harassed by creepy old men before. (Usually, she takes the car and picks me up after 5, but I took it today since I was sure I could leave early).CT - You need to follow the rules, you must leave at 16:30.Me - Last week, you left early and the month before, you left after lunch to pick up your husband at the airport. You asked me not to tell the VP.CT - That's not the same. You must follow the rules.(I'm getting irritated)Me - Well, rules can be stupid. CT - You should've come on the field trip to the museum, you need to learn about Korean culture.Me - I learn more about Korean culture by observing day-to-day life and having conversations like this than by going to museums, with fake artifacts, where I'm told how great Korea is.CT - But you broke the rules by leaving early, we must follow the rules.Me - If you were on a sinking ship and the captain, who just left, told you to stay where you are would you stay because it's the rules?CT - ....Me - So you see, rules can be stupid. I didn't go on the trip because I had a choice, I'm never invited on my other school field trips, they usually let me stay at home. I left early because my wife's safety is more important than following a ridiculous and pointless rule.CT - Korean teachers don't like the rule either, but what if something happened to you?Me - Then like an adult, I'll accept the responsibility of my actions, I'm not a child. What if something happened to my wife? What if something happened to you when you sneaked out? Do the rules only apply to me?CT - I hope you follow the rules next time.Like speaking French to a goldfish.I have to be honest- you sound very unprofessional and childish here. Your co-teacher was definitely in the right and you were in the wrong.No, it sounds like he was within his rights not to go on the field trip, as nobody came forth and said "You have to go because it's in your contract." No, the co-teacher was unprofessional for laying guilt trips on him, simply because she didn't want to go herself and felt it was unfair that a foreigner didn't have to do the things that she has to do.
Quote from: kimchiyum on October 25, 2016, 01:34:17 amI have to be honest- you sound very unprofessional and childish here. Your co-teacher was definitely in the right and you were in the wrong.No, it sounds like he was within his rights not to go on the field trip, as nobody came forth and said "You have to go because it's in your contract." No, the co-teacher was unprofessional for laying guilt trips on him, simply because she didn't want to go herself and felt it was unfair that a foreigner didn't have to do the things that she has to do.
I have to be honest- you sound very unprofessional and childish here. Your co-teacher was definitely in the right and you were in the wrong.
Quote from: Aristocrat on October 24, 2016, 10:35:15 pmHad an argument with my CT today. Technically, I was at fault, but I was a bit fed up with her complete hypocrisy. Hades-esque low blow to bring up Sewol like that. Come on, dude.