RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

Isn't it unhealthy to be this cold all the time?  How can there not be centralized heating here?  I'm seriously drinking fewer liquids because I don't want to freeze my ass on the toilet.

I'm on my 4th year at the same school and my 4th principal and VP. 9 months into my contract it has been decided I have to attend all meetings (attendance is mandatory!) so I'm spending 3:00-4:30 in one Korean seminar about sexual violence and another on "prostitution prevention education" (thanks, Google Translate). It'll all be in rapid-fire native-level Korean, obviously.

Can't wait.

find a coteacher. sit next to them in the meeting. ask the to translate word-for-word everything that's being said because you can't understand.

i guarantee you'll never be invited to another meeting again.

My school has bigger turnover rate then McDonald. I literally have had a new co-teacher every week now for three weeks. Probably 10-15 coteachers in the past 5 months. Glad I only have one more month left...

I had to feed four people yesterday, 3 adults and 1 child including myself.

The plan was just a simple pop in to Popeyes. Grab a double burger set, some extra chicken and sides. What could go wrong.

Me: Spicy extreme set, please.
Teenager: Punches in Spicy set. (meant for 1 person).
Me: No, the spicy extreme set.
Teenager: Punches in the spicy extreme set, doesn't remove single burger set.
Me: Yeah, don't need the first one.
Teen: Takes it out. What side do you want?
Me: Coleslaw.
Teen: Punches in coleslaw.
Me: And some fries.
Teen: Your set only comes with 1 side.
Me: Yeah, I know and extra fries.
Teen: Removes coleslaw, adds fries.
Me: No, coleslaw and fries.
Teen: Removes fries, adds coleslaw.

Repeat this a total of three times. I finally give up. Wife wants coleslaw. The child can go without.

Me: Okay, and an extra 2 pieces of chicken.
Teen: Your meal already comes with two pieces of chicken.
Me: ... Yes, I know. 2 more pieces of chicken...

At this point the store had gone from empty to full. The manager comes up and we fix up my order in about 10 seconds.

I was actually starting to become embarrassed. The absurdity of this kids deer in the headlights look was stunning.

I had to feed four people yesterday, 3 adults and 1 child including myself.

The plan was just a simple pop in to Popeyes. Grab a double burger set, some extra chicken and sides. What could go wrong.

Me: Spicy extreme set, please.
Teenager: Punches in Spicy set. (meant for 1 person).
Me: No, the spicy extreme set.
Teenager: Punches in the spicy extreme set, doesn't remove single burger set.
Me: Yeah, don't need the first one.
Teen: Takes it out. What side do you want?
Me: Coleslaw.
Teen: Punches in coleslaw.
Me: And some fries.
Teen: Your set only comes with 1 side.
Me: Yeah, I know and extra fries.
Teen: Removes coleslaw, adds fries.
Me: No, coleslaw and fries.
Teen: Removes fries, adds coleslaw.

Repeat this a total of three times. I finally give up. Wife wants coleslaw. The child can go without.

Me: Okay, and an extra 2 pieces of chicken.
Teen: Your meal already comes with two pieces of chicken.
Me: ... Yes, I know. 2 more pieces of chicken...

At this point the store had gone from empty to full. The manager comes up and we fix up my order in about 10 seconds.

I was actually starting to become embarrassed. The absurdity of this kids deer in the headlights look was stunning.

CHHHHOOOOOOOGGGGGGG AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH HH

I can feel COOL air coming out of the central air above me. WHY

Also this weekend I bought myself a nice coat (well, 2 coats) from uniqlo because the coats I brought from home weren't cutting it/I feel really unprofessional when I compare my coats to those of everyone else in the office. (I say I care about professionalism, but I chose my jackets based on what would make me look most like a ninja from Naruto WHOOPS)

I wanted to get a full down jacket from uniqlo but I have stupidly large arms so I satisficed with a down vest and a jacket to wear under the vest. But that leaves my arms a bit cold, so now I need to get a warm sweater/cardigan to wear under the jacket.

and today even my LEGS were cold but most of my pants are stretchy/tight, so I don't think I could wear thermal underwear.

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Just been asked if my wife would have a c section so my school could plan the dates of our winter camp.  Having a natural birth would be inconvenient for the school apparently.

Ask if they could euthanise their parents so you can plan your vacation around the funeral service.

Back-ass halfwords...

Korea will now ban and fine companies with products that use animal testing.

However, you can still beat, torch, electrocute, TORTURE animals in-country.

Will they ever stop eating dogs?  There's a law on the books making it illegal, yet...here we are.

Not a hypocrite, here, as we aren't eating any animals.

Just seems odd, don't use them for tests, but abuse them and eat them is OK?

I'm having a "been living in Korea too long" meltdown ;)

Not a Korea rant in particular.

I go to gym at almost exactly the same time on my gym days and about twice a week I arrive at the same time as this one guy. Before I leave my apartment, I get a quick caffeine boost and by the time I get to the gym I need a quick loo visit before I start training.
God help me, this guy is always in the toilet when I need it. He takes ages and by the time he gets out, the most demonic, barbaric and revolting stench lingers in the entire passageway for about half an hour.
FFS, guy, can't you do that at home? The gym has the nastiest toilet in Korea, I can't imagine how anyone could stand being in their long enough to take a dump.

The other day I asked my coteacher when I had to get my plan for winter camp in by. Of course, the answer was "I don't know"

I ask her if she has already turned in a plan (without consulting me) as she did for summer camp, so I know what kind of things to plan. She says no, but "assures" me that winter camp's plan will be basically the same as summer camp's (culture-reading-movie classes, in that order)

I point out to her that I can't use the same classes I did for summer camp, because I have already/plan to use most of them for the end of semester period, which she doesn't respond to

I ask her if she already has the books/movies picked out and she says no

So, I can't plan because she will probably send in a plan to the principal without consulting me, yet she hasn't made that plan yet, so I don't know what I should try to start planning. She doesn't have any books or movies picked out so I don't know if there's a theme I can try to go with. I know if I try to plan something and it doesn't fit in with her plan which she won't tell me about, it'll just be scrapped, so I don't want to waste the effort.

I love how people will complain because they don't feel like I'm doing enough work/finishing it early enough, but when I try to ask for info so I can start on my work, they're purposefully vague 

Just been asked if my wife would have a c section so my school could plan the dates of our winter camp.  Having a natural birth would be inconvenient for the school apparently.

Ask if they could euthanise their parents so you can plan your vacation around the funeral service.

Haha. Could you imagine the shit that would go down if you said this?! DO IT!

I am so annoyed by everything lately. Mostly my first graders, who I can hardly hide my disdain for anymore. The screaming, the talking, the sometimes mocking. Oh and the best part -- being told how ~advanced~ they are and yet, when we go over simple drills of something like "I'm interested in..." they still say "I'm interesting soccer."

FFS

The other day I asked my coteacher when I had to get my plan for winter camp in by. Of course, the answer was "I don't know"

I ask her if she has already turned in a plan (without consulting me) as she did for summer camp, so I know what kind of things to plan. She says no, but "assures" me that winter camp's plan will be basically the same as summer camp's (culture-reading-movie classes, in that order)

I point out to her that I can't use the same classes I did for summer camp, because I have already/plan to use most of them for the end of semester period, which she doesn't respond to

I ask her if she already has the books/movies picked out and she says no

So, I can't plan because she will probably send in a plan to the principal without consulting me, yet she hasn't made that plan yet, so I don't know what I should try to start planning. She doesn't have any books or movies picked out so I don't know if there's a theme I can try to go with. I know if I try to plan something and it doesn't fit in with her plan which she won't tell me about, it'll just be scrapped, so I don't want to waste the effort.

I love how people will complain because they don't feel like I'm doing enough work/finishing it early enough, but when I try to ask for info so I can start on my work, they're purposefully vague 

Here's what I used to do...no longer in KOrea, but come on here to be reminded and laugh of what i am not missing....I got tired of the last minute decisions so.
1. i would have a camp already planned.
2. The moment they spoke about camp i'd give them the plan.
3. they complain about the camp.
4.Then I'd say plan it yourself.
5. plan approved.

so much less stress for me, and so much fun watching the surprise on their faces.

The other day I asked my coteacher when I had to get my plan for winter camp in by. Of course, the answer was "I don't know"

I ask her if she has already turned in a plan (without consulting me) as she did for summer camp, so I know what kind of things to plan. She says no, but "assures" me that winter camp's plan will be basically the same as summer camp's (culture-reading-movie classes, in that order)

I point out to her that I can't use the same classes I did for summer camp, because I have already/plan to use most of them for the end of semester period, which she doesn't respond to

I ask her if she already has the books/movies picked out and she says no

So, I can't plan because she will probably send in a plan to the principal without consulting me, yet she hasn't made that plan yet, so I don't know what I should try to start planning. She doesn't have any books or movies picked out so I don't know if there's a theme I can try to go with. I know if I try to plan something and it doesn't fit in with her plan which she won't tell me about, it'll just be scrapped, so I don't want to waste the effort.

I love how people will complain because they don't feel like I'm doing enough work/finishing it early enough, but when I try to ask for info so I can start on my work, they're purposefully vague 

Here's what I used to do...no longer in KOrea, but come on here to be reminded and laugh of what i am not missing....I got tired of the last minute decisions so.
1. i would have a camp already planned.
2. The moment they spoke about camp i'd give them the plan.
3. they complain about the camp.
4.Then I'd say plan it yourself.
5. plan approved.

so much less stress for me, and so much fun watching the surprise on their faces.

I'm on my last camp right now. I've had it planned for the past two months, materials everything. I'm expanding upon a topic I did for two periods last year. It went over really well. I teach camp with two different CTs. By teach, I mean they stand and do nothing and occasionally interrupt me.

My one older CT has been throwing a bitch fit about it. She's actually straight up lied to me saying that parents complained about this specific topic last time.

Wander on down to talk to my CT from last year. She tells me what the complaint was. Unrelated to this topic (and totally valid, something I fixed for the following camps on my own because I thought the same.)

Just to piggyback on the camp issues...

I am just shocked at the vast incompetency of Korean teachers.

They pick teachers that can't even teach or have confidence speaking English, let alone teaching it. Let's not even talk about home-room teachers babying the kids, as if this is a preschool daycare building... Yet they are 6th grade, so when they come to English, it's hell on earth.

Seriously, you have Co-"teachers" who just download anything they can get there hands on that is pre-made by foreigners (waygook), and then they can't even utilize the materials properly, because they don't understand it. Or, even better, they change it and make it "better," in other words, butchering it with Konglish...

These people can't even utilize a computer properly ffs... pec-typing, double clicking on single link triggers, not knowing HOW ANY SOFTWARE WORKS!

They lack any planning, and problem solving skills.... oh and sleep at the desk. I know I know, special situation, and stress or whatever...

If I was a parent in Korea, I would be worried that these are the type of people that have been "qualified" to teach. I mean, one teacher wanted me to to help with an essay translation, even her Korean was basic, and the context was kimchi and jesus is our lord.... really?!

Yet, at the end of the day, it's the NET who isn't good at teaching, and doesn't do anything but sit on their ass....

FFS SMH, ugh.

I just give up with grade 6 - it's almost the end of the year and I just can't even, nope, it's just not worth the stress.  I'm handing in my bat and ball and going to stand at the back of the class and wait quietly until the end.

Just been asked if my wife would have a c section so my school could plan the dates of our winter camp.  Having a natural birth would be inconvenient for the school apparently.

Ask if they could euthanise their parents so you can plan your vacation around the funeral service.

Haha. Could you imagine the shit that would go down if you said this?! DO IT!

On a more serious note, you are entitled to 2 weeks patternity leave when your child is born, so  make sure they factor that into their dates!

I am so annoyed by everything lately. Mostly my first graders, who I can hardly hide my disdain for anymore. The screaming, the talking, the sometimes mocking. Oh and the best part -- being told how ~advanced~ they are and yet, when we go over simple drills of something like "I'm interested in..." they still say "I'm interesting soccer."

FFS

Yeah, I have a couple classes like this. I just can't put any effort in to care anymore because they get so bad. In a class of 38, only may 5-7 pay attention.

I am so annoyed by everything lately. Mostly my first graders, who I can hardly hide my disdain for anymore. The screaming, the talking, the sometimes mocking. Oh and the best part -- being told how ~advanced~ they are and yet, when we go over simple drills of something like "I'm interested in..." they still say "I'm interesting soccer."

FFS

I'm scary! Baseball is funny!

I am so annoyed by everything lately. Mostly my first graders, who I can hardly hide my disdain for anymore. The screaming, the talking, the sometimes mocking. Oh and the best part -- being told how ~advanced~ they are and yet, when we go over simple drills of something like "I'm interested in..." they still say "I'm interesting soccer."

FFS

I'm scary! Baseball is funny!

I'm so boring. No funny.