Quote from: yirj17 on November 15, 2016, 02:56:25 pmQuote from: Aristocrat on November 15, 2016, 02:00:26 pm... She goes on to leave used tissues all over my desk...That's completely disgusting and entirely passive aggressive Could very well be. Then again, she is extremely untidy and leaving tissues on the desk (which we share), seems about right.On the hike, all the teachers sat down to share food from a single large bowl. Hacking and sneezing away she heartily indulged whilst her, and all the other teachers, seemed perplexed and perturbed by the fact that I kept my distance and opted not to eat from the same bowl as her and 8 other people.
Quote from: Aristocrat on November 15, 2016, 02:00:26 pm... She goes on to leave used tissues all over my desk...That's completely disgusting and entirely passive aggressive
... She goes on to leave used tissues all over my desk...
Quote from: Aristocrat on November 16, 2016, 07:35:31 amQuote from: yirj17 on November 15, 2016, 02:56:25 pmQuote from: Aristocrat on November 15, 2016, 02:00:26 pm... She goes on to leave used tissues all over my desk...That's completely disgusting and entirely passive aggressive Could very well be. Then again, she is extremely untidy and leaving tissues on the desk (which we share), seems about right.On the hike, all the teachers sat down to share food from a single large bowl. Hacking and sneezing away she heartily indulged whilst her, and all the other teachers, seemed perplexed and perturbed by the fact that I kept my distance and opted not to eat from the same bowl as her and 8 other people.Ah, a shared desk. Maybe not intentionally passive aggressive then but still disgusting. Hurk
Quote from: Mezoti97 on November 16, 2016, 09:53:14 amQuote from: AgentMichaelScarn on November 16, 2016, 08:41:56 amYou have to pay extra for the milk. It's a separate purchase from any school fund.This is correct (although the milk is free for the students -- it's just teachers/staff who have to pay for it if they want it).i'm always amazed at the sheer amount of stuff kids in this country get for free. milk, school lunch, even stationary like glue, scissors, compasses for math ... all free. pretty much everything and anything they need for school is just given as a hand out. great for the poor kids out in the rural areas who really need it, but when you have 10 year old kids walking into class wearing North Face down jackets like they do in my city .... perhaps the government could spend that money better in certain regions.
Quote from: AgentMichaelScarn on November 16, 2016, 08:41:56 amYou have to pay extra for the milk. It's a separate purchase from any school fund.This is correct (although the milk is free for the students -- it's just teachers/staff who have to pay for it if they want it).
You have to pay extra for the milk. It's a separate purchase from any school fund.
Quote from: Loki88 on November 15, 2016, 02:33:30 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:06:35 pmQuote from: Mister Tim on November 15, 2016, 01:39:44 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?Well, you are either simply being ignorant or taking the piss, because only a mouth-breather would think that a student would ever ask you an English exam question for "shits-n-giggles", especially someone who is a known "ringer".That is why, as others have said countless times, when asked a question, you ask "Why?" before sticking your foot in your mouth.I had this happen once. Kid asked me like a week after getting their test back about something during class as I was walking around monitoring an activity. If I asked every kid who asked me a question why they were asking that question I wouldn't have time to teach...Hey, you do it your way! Give your opinion about questions from a test that you didn't write, nor edit!!!When your relationship with your coteacher turns to crap, just don't come here and act the fool, like you don't know how it happened.
Quote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:06:35 pmQuote from: Mister Tim on November 15, 2016, 01:39:44 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?Well, you are either simply being ignorant or taking the piss, because only a mouth-breather would think that a student would ever ask you an English exam question for "shits-n-giggles", especially someone who is a known "ringer".That is why, as others have said countless times, when asked a question, you ask "Why?" before sticking your foot in your mouth.I had this happen once. Kid asked me like a week after getting their test back about something during class as I was walking around monitoring an activity. If I asked every kid who asked me a question why they were asking that question I wouldn't have time to teach...
Quote from: Mister Tim on November 15, 2016, 01:39:44 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?Well, you are either simply being ignorant or taking the piss, because only a mouth-breather would think that a student would ever ask you an English exam question for "shits-n-giggles", especially someone who is a known "ringer".That is why, as others have said countless times, when asked a question, you ask "Why?" before sticking your foot in your mouth.
Quote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?
Hindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.
Quote from: Lurch on November 16, 2016, 10:47:05 amI've almost entirely given up cow's milk for almond milk. That stuff is addictive.I saw some almond dream banana almond milk at a mini stop. Is that exclusive to Korea or is that a thing?
I've almost entirely given up cow's milk for almond milk. That stuff is addictive.
Quote from: sixtieshappy on November 16, 2016, 08:00:39 amUrg.1. We have the 1.5 hour delayed start tomorrow for the university exam... but they've just shifted the day and erased 7th hour, which I'm not scheduled for, so none of my classes are canceled.2. The mugunghwa train is so goddamn crowded since they've canceled a few of the routes. They've been running out of standing tickets more and more lately which forces me to just sneak on because I'm not going to wait over two hours for the next one. If this was in my country I would be writing and calling the company to complain every day. I can't be the only one mega inconvenienced by this.3. Every single day all the students and teachers who aren't me are given a carton of milk. They give me so many shitty rice cakes and other gross bs every day that I don't want, and the milk would be the one thing I do want. I don't understand why I don't get it... I pay into the school fund... Luckily a few of the teachers give me theirs if they don't want it that day.Your waygook.org username seems like a bit of a misnomer. Also, regarding the train: You sneak on the train (read: you don't pay, so you're literally stealing). You know that's illegal, right? Stealing? Tickets for trains, especially the old, slow ones, especially not on peak days like national holidays, only sell out (if they do sell out at all) if you leave it until the very last minute before you try to buy it. I've even bought tickets as late as the night before and I've never encountered any being sold out for standing tickets, unless it was Chuseok or something.
Urg.1. We have the 1.5 hour delayed start tomorrow for the university exam... but they've just shifted the day and erased 7th hour, which I'm not scheduled for, so none of my classes are canceled.2. The mugunghwa train is so goddamn crowded since they've canceled a few of the routes. They've been running out of standing tickets more and more lately which forces me to just sneak on because I'm not going to wait over two hours for the next one. If this was in my country I would be writing and calling the company to complain every day. I can't be the only one mega inconvenienced by this.3. Every single day all the students and teachers who aren't me are given a carton of milk. They give me so many shitty rice cakes and other gross bs every day that I don't want, and the milk would be the one thing I do want. I don't understand why I don't get it... I pay into the school fund... Luckily a few of the teachers give me theirs if they don't want it that day.
Quote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:35:49 pmQuote from: Loki88 on November 15, 2016, 02:33:30 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:06:35 pmQuote from: Mister Tim on November 15, 2016, 01:39:44 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?Well, you are either simply being ignorant or taking the piss, because only a mouth-breather would think that a student would ever ask you an English exam question for "shits-n-giggles", especially someone who is a known "ringer".That is why, as others have said countless times, when asked a question, you ask "Why?" before sticking your foot in your mouth.I had this happen once. Kid asked me like a week after getting their test back about something during class as I was walking around monitoring an activity. If I asked every kid who asked me a question why they were asking that question I wouldn't have time to teach...Hey, you do it your way! Give your opinion about questions from a test that you didn't write, nor edit!!!When your relationship with your coteacher turns to crap, just don't come here and act the fool, like you don't know how it happened.One time. In three years.My CT was like wtf. I was like woops sorry.Then we had lunch and complained about the bad kids.Far superior to the following;Student: How do you spell _____?Me: Why do you want to know?Kid: Blank stare of complete incomprehension. Every 30 seconds for 4-6 classes a day.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on November 16, 2016, 11:40:47 amQuote from: sixtieshappy on November 16, 2016, 08:00:39 amUrg.1. We have the 1.5 hour delayed start tomorrow for the university exam... but they've just shifted the day and erased 7th hour, which I'm not scheduled for, so none of my classes are canceled.2. The mugunghwa train is so goddamn crowded since they've canceled a few of the routes. They've been running out of standing tickets more and more lately which forces me to just sneak on because I'm not going to wait over two hours for the next one. If this was in my country I would be writing and calling the company to complain every day. I can't be the only one mega inconvenienced by this.3. Every single day all the students and teachers who aren't me are given a carton of milk. They give me so many shitty rice cakes and other gross bs every day that I don't want, and the milk would be the one thing I do want. I don't understand why I don't get it... I pay into the school fund... Luckily a few of the teachers give me theirs if they don't want it that day.Your waygook.org username seems like a bit of a misnomer. Also, regarding the train: You sneak on the train (read: you don't pay, so you're literally stealing). You know that's illegal, right? Stealing? Tickets for trains, especially the old, slow ones, especially not on peak days like national holidays, only sell out (if they do sell out at all) if you leave it until the very last minute before you try to buy it. I've even bought tickets as late as the night before and I've never encountered any being sold out for standing tickets, unless it was Chuseok or something.No. If I ask for a ticket on the 22:00 train and they tell me standing is completely sold out, I will buy a ticket on the 23:00 train but still take the 22:00 train anyway. If they checked my ticket, which they rarely do, I would show my 23:00 ticket and not understand anything they said as followup. I wouldn't sneak onto a train without paying because as you pointed out, stealing is illegal and as I can't protest verbally, I like my continued patronage to show that there's a demand for more frequent trains.And you're obviously not familiar with the route I have to take EVERY DAY, because standing has been selling out every weekend now that they canceled a bunch of trains after the recent strikes.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on November 16, 2016, 11:40:47 amQuote from: sixtieshappy on November 16, 2016, 08:00:39 amUrg.1. We have the 1.5 hour delayed start tomorrow for the university exam... but they've just shifted the day and erased 7th hour, which I'm not scheduled for, so none of my classes are canceled.2. The mugunghwa train is so goddamn crowded since they've canceled a few of the routes. They've been running out of standing tickets more and more lately which forces me to just sneak on because I'm not going to wait over two hours for the next one. If this was in my country I would be writing and calling the company to complain every day. I can't be the only one mega inconvenienced by this.3. Every single day all the students and teachers who aren't me are given a carton of milk. They give me so many shitty rice cakes and other gross bs every day that I don't want, and the milk would be the one thing I do want. I don't understand why I don't get it... I pay into the school fund... Luckily a few of the teachers give me theirs if they don't want it that day.Your waygook.org username seems like a bit of a misnomer. Also, regarding the train: You sneak on the train (read: you don't pay, so you're literally stealing). You know that's illegal, right? Stealing? Tickets for trains, especially the old, slow ones, especially not on peak days like national holidays, only sell out (if they do sell out at all) if you leave it until the very last minute before you try to buy it. I've even bought tickets as late as the night before and I've never encountered any being sold out for standing tickets, unless it was Chuseok or something.Insufferable.It never happened to me, so it's not possible it happened to you.
It sounds like you're trying to buy your tickets at the train station right before the train you want to take. That's probably why they're sold out. Train tickets do sell out when you try to buy them too late. If you're taking it every weekend, and you know you're going to take it, why are you waiting so late to buy your tickets? It's not like you're having to suddenly make a surprise trip.
Some folks on her are seriously jacked!
Quote from: grey on November 16, 2016, 11:59:50 amInsufferable.accurate description of basedcowboyshirt
Insufferable.
Now, you are simply being obtuse.I know some people are rather clueless in certain social settings, but can you really not see the difference inside and outside the classroom setting?This sort of thing happens four times a year, after the midterms and finals of each semester, so it really isn't rocket science, unless you are socially handicapped.Teacher asks you, "Are you busy?" If you are a special kind of mouth-breather, you will say "no", but if you have the slightest clue, you'll ask, "why?"If you were in the middle of teaching writing and I student asks you how to spell something, as they are writing, do you seriously think one should ask "why?" If you do, you are beyond help.Grab an f'ing clue!That said, do it your way, and let us all know how it goes when you give your opinion about which answers are right or wrong on an official test, throwing your colleagues under the bus.Some folks on her are seriously jacked!
Quote from: Pecan on November 16, 2016, 12:01:22 pmNow, you are simply being obtuse.I know some people are rather clueless in certain social settings, but can you really not see the difference inside and outside the classroom setting?This sort of thing happens four times a year, after the midterms and finals of each semester, so it really isn't rocket science, unless you are socially handicapped.Teacher asks you, "Are you busy?" If you are a special kind of mouth-breather, you will say "no", but if you have the slightest clue, you'll ask, "why?"If you were in the middle of teaching writing and I student asks you how to spell something, as they are writing, do you seriously think one should ask "why?" If you do, you are beyond help.Grab an f'ing clue!That said, do it your way, and let us all know how it goes when you give your opinion about which answers are right or wrong on an official test, throwing your colleagues under the bus.Some folks on her are seriously jacked!Pecan, this is a little bit rich coming from you don't you think?
Quote from: Loki88 on November 16, 2016, 11:39:31 amQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:35:49 pmQuote from: Loki88 on November 15, 2016, 02:33:30 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 02:06:35 pmQuote from: Mister Tim on November 15, 2016, 01:39:44 pmQuote from: Pecan on November 15, 2016, 01:09:27 pmHindsight being 20/20, do you know understand what you did was wrong?I ask, because it didn't sound like it from you post.It sounded more like you were justifying it, rather than accepting responsibility for making trouble.He said he didn't know it was a test question, so your earlier complaint didn't apply to that situation. He wasn't trying to meddle or second guessing the KETs, he was just answering a question a student had. He wasn't "inserting himself," and he couldn't have "redirected them to ask the teacher who made the test," because he didn't even know it was from a test.So hindsight being 20/20, do you see now how what you said doesn't apply to him there?Well, you are either simply being ignorant or taking the piss, because only a mouth-breather would think that a student would ever ask you an English exam question for "shits-n-giggles", especially someone who is a known "ringer".That is why, as others have said countless times, when asked a question, you ask "Why?" before sticking your foot in your mouth.I had this happen once. Kid asked me like a week after getting their test back about something during class as I was walking around monitoring an activity. If I asked every kid who asked me a question why they were asking that question I wouldn't have time to teach...Hey, you do it your way! Give your opinion about questions from a test that you didn't write, nor edit!!!When your relationship with your coteacher turns to crap, just don't come here and act the fool, like you don't know how it happened.One time. In three years.My CT was like wtf. I was like woops sorry.Then we had lunch and complained about the bad kids.Far superior to the following;Student: How do you spell _____?Me: Why do you want to know?Kid: Blank stare of complete incomprehension. Every 30 seconds for 4-6 classes a day.Now, you are simply being obtuse.I know some people are rather clueless in certain social settings, but can you really not see the difference inside and outside the classroom setting?This sort of thing happens four times a year, after the midterms and finals of each semester, so it really isn't rocket science, unless you are socially handicapped.Teacher asks you, "Are you busy?" If you are a special kind of mouth-breather, you will say "no", but if you have the slightest clue, you'll ask, "why?"If you were in the middle of teaching writing and I student asks you how to spell something, as they are writing, do you seriously think one should ask "why?" If you do, you are beyond help.Grab an f'ing clue!That said, do it your way, and let us all know how it goes when you give your opinion about which answers are right or wrong on an official test, throwing your colleagues under the bus.Some folks on her are seriously jacked!
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on November 16, 2016, 12:59:48 pmIt sounds like you're trying to buy your tickets at the train station right before the train you want to take. That's probably why they're sold out. Train tickets do sell out when you try to buy them too late. If you're taking it every weekend, and you know you're going to take it, why are you waiting so late to buy your tickets? It's not like you're having to suddenly make a surprise trip. No. It's gotten to the point on weekends that I can try booking even a few hours in advance and it's completely sold out. And I don't always know how long I'm going to be out and about and which train I'll want to take home. Plus, if it wasn't me who didn't get on the train, it would just be someone else. My entire rant is that I don't understand why they can't just run more trains since the demand is obviously there rather than just cramming everyone in like sardines at inconvenient times.
Quote from: sixtieshappy on November 16, 2016, 01:07:40 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on November 16, 2016, 12:59:48 pmIt sounds like you're trying to buy your tickets at the train station right before the train you want to take. That's probably why they're sold out. Train tickets do sell out when you try to buy them too late. If you're taking it every weekend, and you know you're going to take it, why are you waiting so late to buy your tickets? It's not like you're having to suddenly make a surprise trip. No. It's gotten to the point on weekends that I can try booking even a few hours in advance and it's completely sold out. And I don't always know how long I'm going to be out and about and which train I'll want to take home. Plus, if it wasn't me who didn't get on the train, it would just be someone else. My entire rant is that I don't understand why they can't just run more trains since the demand is obviously there rather than just cramming everyone in like sardines at inconvenient times.AFAIK they can't run more trains because they are still on strike. they don't have the capacity to do it. they've severely curtailed train service in my city. trains to Seoul used to run multiple times per hour and now it's only once every 2-3 hours but i've had the same experience as you. even before the strike you used to have to book tickets a full week in advance to go to Seoul on the weekends, and come back on Sunday evening. now since the strike it's been almost impossible to book tickets in advance. i don't even bother with the train anymore. but even before the strike you'd think they would run more trains, since they used to sell out so often.
See, that's a question I have now -- why are they on strike?You guys are saying that the booking was bad even before the strike and that they really needed more trains anyway. Is it because they wouldn't hire enough people to service/man those trains to begin with, leaving the workers in the shaft, that would be part of the reason for the strike?I honestly don't know what the details are.