RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

Korean kids will injure themselves by any means necessary. It's a ploy that they use to get out of studying.
I've seen it time and time again. They will offer you a plethora of ailments. These kids are more like us when we were growing up. We would say anything to get out of what we hated doing. Well, the Western influence has arrived in its fullest form now. The kids just want to play and even though they are being good sports about the Korean way, they see the pointlessness more and more.

My friend had a student get carted off in an ambulance with a bloody nose earlier this year. They always hype things up.

The coworker next to my desk always listens to stuff with no headphones, but today she got a new speaker to use instead of just the regular computer speakers.

There's something very disheartening about listening to the elem. kids "review" with the KT by robotically reciting all of the key expressions like individual monologues.

And now they're all reciting as a group.. which just sounds creepy...

My friend had a student get carted off in an ambulance with a bloody nose earlier this year. They always hype things up.

The coworker next to my desk always listens to stuff with no headphones, but today she got a new speaker to use instead of just the regular computer speakers.

One of my biggest pet hates here. Headphones seem to be undiscovered in this land. It's almost like people have to SHARE their noise with you. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh

My friend had a student get carted off in an ambulance with a bloody nose earlier this year. They always hype things up.

The coworker next to my desk always listens to stuff with no headphones, but today she got a new speaker to use instead of just the regular computer speakers.

One of my biggest pet hates here. Headphones seem to be undiscovered in this land. It's almost like people have to SHARE their noise with you. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh

My middle schools are the opposite. Everyone uses headphones cause there's no audio otherwise. In my elementary schools the computers have sound on their own, though.

My friend had a student get carted off in an ambulance with a bloody nose earlier this year. They always hype things up.

The coworker next to my desk always listens to stuff with no headphones, but today she got a new speaker to use instead of just the regular computer speakers.

One of my biggest pet hates here. Headphones seem to be undiscovered in this land. It's almost like people have to SHARE their noise with you. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh

My middle schools are the opposite. Everyone uses headphones cause there's no audio otherwise. In my elementary schools the computers have sound on their own, though.

Its so frustrating, especially when its always some weird as heck music or whatever. Its nice that that's the only option at your MS though! One of the teachers in the office routinely uses headphones, but I just wish the one next to me would.

Word. The only noise I ever hear is an occasional fit of laughter if someone is apparently watching something that tickles his/her funny bone. 

I sure do love it when an entire room full of people laughs at my pronunciation mistakes. It definitely helps get me excited about learning Korean.

 

I sure do love it when an entire room full of people laughs at my pronunciation mistakes. It definitely helps get me excited about learning Korean.

 

Hope that changees for you soon

I sure do love it when an entire room full of people laughs at my pronunciation mistakes. It definitely helps get me excited about learning Korean.

 

Hope that changees for you soon

It's been happening for five years now, so I won't hold my breath. 

From my experience, it's has been the elder male teachers that show their disregard for others with regards to using speakers, instead of headphones.

The younger teachers 25-35 seem to "get it" and use headphones in the office.

Hopefully, these folks are a dying breed.

I so wanted to gift a set of headphones to the one teacher, but it would have been incredibly rude and passive aggressive.

Thankfully, that situation is in the past.

Not really a rant, but there's a pretty good conversation going on about mac n cheese in the random ramblings thread

  : Moonbrie, have you had lunch?
  : I was about to eat these crackers [other cot] gave me
  : Eat this bun
  : What's in the bun?
  : Red bean
  : I don't really like red bean. I'll eat my crackers.
  : but red bean is good for our health!
  : I will eat black bean, yellow bean, white bean, but not red bean

That got a chuckle out of her. But then she continued badgering me to eat an especially questionable looking banana, claiming it was just "ripe" when I tried to point it out. I ate half of it and she looked like she wanted to say something about me not finishing it but held her tongue, thankfully.

In the cafeteria, I'm eating my own homemade lunch.

Principal: What kind of rice is that?
Me: Basmati rice. Have you tried it?
Principal: No, you should eat Korean rice.
Me: ...
Principal: Korean rice is better than any other rice, it's good for your health.

On the tennis courts, on Saturday. An older gentleman decides to approach me and start a conversation.

Guy: Hello
Me: Hi
Guy: Do you know, Korea is 11th biggest economy in the world.
Me: ...Ok


This type of things happens regularly. I find it amusing that at some point, many Koreans taught themselves that it's somehow a good idea to start a conversation like this.

In the cafeteria, I'm eating my own homemade lunch.

Principal: What kind of rice is that?
Me: Basmati rice. Have you tried it?
Principal: No, you should eat Korean rice.
Me: ...
Principal: Korean rice is better than any other rice, it's good for your health.

On the tennis courts, on Saturday. An older gentleman decides to approach me and start a conversation.

Guy: Hello
Me: Hi
Guy: Do you know, Korea is 11th biggest economy in the world.
Me: ...Ok


This type of things happens regularly. I find it amusing that at some point, many Koreans taught themselves that it's somehow a good idea to start a conversation like this.

Basmati is the shit. Horrible for makgeolli though, hahaha.

Had a class today. Included a map of Korea to show students where a mountain mentioned in the book was. In the bottom right corner of the map it says:

EAST SEA
(Sea of Japan)

The students screamed in anger. One boy cried.

I made that same mistake with university aged students. What an uproar. Same format as you mentioned:
EAST SEA
(Sea of Japn)

A female student got particularly firey about it.
I'm long past the period of actually trying to have an adult discussion about it. Just turn off the screen and move on.

Current rant: when I provide helpful information, but nobody fact-checks and all my incredibly clever jokes go completely unnoticed. 

Don't worry kyndo, I typically love your posts. Note that your wit and jokes don't go unappreciated.

Not really a rant, but there's a pretty good conversation going on about mac n cheese in the random ramblings thread

  : Moonbrie, have you had lunch?
  : I was about to eat these crackers [other cot] gave me
  : Eat this bun
  : What's in the bun?
  : Red bean
  : I don't really like red bean. I'll eat my crackers.
  : but red bean is good for our health!
  : I will eat black bean, yellow bean, white bean, but not red bean

That got a chuckle out of her. But then she continued badgering me to eat an especially questionable looking banana, claiming it was just "ripe" when I tried to point it out. I ate half of it and she looked like she wanted to say something about me not finishing it but held her tongue, thankfully.

You got something against red?



In all seriousness, I love red bean. We can't be friends. At the same time, I also don't like questionable-looking bananas. We can be friends.

I made that same mistake with university aged students. What an uproar. Same format as you mentioned:
EAST SEA
(Sea of Japn)

A female student got particularly firey about it.
I'm long past the period of actually trying to have an adult discussion about it. Just turn off the screen and move on.

I put a post-it note on the screen over where it said 'Sea of Japan'. I'm definitely experienced enough to know not to try to discuss it, but I was still dismayed.