Turned out, we were sold out of her favorite brand of cigarettes, and she had been going spaztic at all our employees over that. :\
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 01:03:02 pmQuote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.I'm so confused though about all this. Why even have changing rooms if you won't allow people to use them??
Quote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.
Quote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on
Is it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!
Quote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 01:05:22 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 01:03:02 pmQuote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.I'm so confused though about all this. Why even have changing rooms if you won't allow people to use them??Oh they are used by Koreans. I was the only foreigner in line and everyone in front of me got to try on the clothes.
Quote from: Kaynadian on June 07, 2018, 02:06:18 pmQuote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 01:05:22 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 01:03:02 pmQuote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.I'm so confused though about all this. Why even have changing rooms if you won't allow people to use them??Oh they are used by Koreans. I was the only foreigner in line and everyone in front of me got to try on the clothes.That's when I would make a big scene and take out my wallet, count out a few hundred thousand, fold it, put it in my shirt pocket, tap it, and shake my finger saying, "obsoyo manwan!"
Quote from: JNM on June 07, 2018, 02:13:00 pmQuote from: Kaynadian on June 07, 2018, 02:06:18 pmQuote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 01:05:22 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 01:03:02 pmQuote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.I'm so confused though about all this. Why even have changing rooms if you won't allow people to use them??Oh they are used by Koreans. I was the only foreigner in line and everyone in front of me got to try on the clothes.That's when I would make a big scene and take out my wallet, count out a few hundred thousand, fold it, put it in my shirt pocket, tap it, and shake my finger saying, "obsoyo manwan!"Jokes aside, she should have made a scene. I believe on calling Koreans out on their xenophobia.
Quote from: StillInKorea on June 07, 2018, 02:27:45 pmQuote from: JNM on June 07, 2018, 02:13:00 pmQuote from: Kaynadian on June 07, 2018, 02:06:18 pmQuote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 01:05:22 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 01:03:02 pmQuote from: keldule on June 07, 2018, 12:58:55 pmQuote from: Fay1478 on June 07, 2018, 08:19:14 amIs it normal for Korean shops to not let you try on clothes? Some native teachers and I went to a Korean clothing store but weren't allowed to try on clothes even though there were 2 changing rooms there one of which was free. Is this a common occurrence? Has anyone faced something similar?One of my friends obviously got very upset with this and rightly so! We went out of there and spent our money elsewhere!Yeah, it always happens to me at those smaller Korean-owned places. Bigger retailers like Lotte won't usually care though. I just get around it by playing the "dumb foreigner" card and just going to the change room anyways, trying on the shirt without them asking, haha. I don't wear any make up and by the time they notice I've already tried it on Wait - is this actually a common thing? I've been told I can't try something on exactly three times in eight years, and in two of those cases I realized there was a sign saying that I couldn't try on that thing, after I asked. That seems really frustrating.I'm so confused though about all this. Why even have changing rooms if you won't allow people to use them??Oh they are used by Koreans. I was the only foreigner in line and everyone in front of me got to try on the clothes.That's when I would make a big scene and take out my wallet, count out a few hundred thousand, fold it, put it in my shirt pocket, tap it, and shake my finger saying, "obsoyo manwan!"Jokes aside, she should have made a scene. I believe on calling Koreans out on their xenophobia.I wasn't joking.
My CT at my second school wants me to make my classes more difficult in order to motivate the students (these students are very much low-level mind you). I'm trying to tell her that they don't have motivation to begin with. Making it harder for the sake of "challenge" won't change a thing, especially when there isn't much consequence for not trying. Even games don't motivate a lot of these kids.I'm curious as to what you guys think. Should I try to challenge the kids, or keep doing as I do? I'm not afraid to disagree with my CT, she's new to this school and I'm close to the Principal so there's not much worry there.
Quote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 03:04:36 pmMy CT at my second school wants me to make my classes more difficult in order to motivate the students (these students are very much low-level mind you). I'm trying to tell her that they don't have motivation to begin with. Making it harder for the sake of "challenge" won't change a thing, especially when there isn't much consequence for not trying. Even games don't motivate a lot of these kids.I'm curious as to what you guys think. Should I try to challenge the kids, or keep doing as I do? I'm not afraid to disagree with my CT, she's new to this school and I'm close to the Principal so there's not much worry there.Definitely challenge your students. You can challenge students with things that aren't games. Consider throwing them some easy questions using vocabulary that they have studied or learned, but formulated in new ways. Constant games aren't always the best motivator, especially if they're confusing and require lots of explanation, which some games do. Don't try to pander to their interests too much, but also don't underestimate the power of a question that's within their capacity to understand. If there's one thing almost all people like, including students, it's to talk about themselves. Finding the sweet spot of not dead-easy and not too difficult is the hard part, though. Don't aim for something they don't know. Aim for something they already know, but have to put a tiny bit of brain power into answering. Also, as an aside, regarding 'being close with the principal' and not having to worry about your co-teacher says about you - I believe you said this is your second semester teaching EFL in Korea. In most cases, that's not really long enough to be feeling quite that secure. And never underestimate the potential of a complaining coteacher to make your life difficult. It's always a possibility, especially for new native teachers.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 07, 2018, 03:13:33 pmQuote from: JVPrice on June 07, 2018, 03:04:36 pmMy CT at my second school wants me to make my classes more difficult in order to motivate the students (these students are very much low-level mind you). I'm trying to tell her that they don't have motivation to begin with. Making it harder for the sake of "challenge" won't change a thing, especially when there isn't much consequence for not trying. Even games don't motivate a lot of these kids.I'm curious as to what you guys think. Should I try to challenge the kids, or keep doing as I do? I'm not afraid to disagree with my CT, she's new to this school and I'm close to the Principal so there's not much worry there.Definitely challenge your students. You can challenge students with things that aren't games. Consider throwing them some easy questions using vocabulary that they have studied or learned, but formulated in new ways. Constant games aren't always the best motivator, especially if they're confusing and require lots of explanation, which some games do. Don't try to pander to their interests too much, but also don't underestimate the power of a question that's within their capacity to understand. If there's one thing almost all people like, including students, it's to talk about themselves. Finding the sweet spot of not dead-easy and not too difficult is the hard part, though. Don't aim for something they don't know. Aim for something they already know, but have to put a tiny bit of brain power into answering. Also, as an aside, regarding 'being close with the principal' and not having to worry about your co-teacher says about you - I believe you said this is your second semester teaching EFL in Korea. In most cases, that's not really long enough to be feeling quite that secure. And never underestimate the potential of a complaining coteacher to make your life difficult. It's always a possibility, especially for new native teachers.I agree. Honestly you need to actually work at it. Throwing a few games at them and making it easy isn't going to motivate them. I've had tough students in the past and sometimes all they need is a positive encouragement and something they enjoy. There are students who don't care and will never care, that's fine. Leave them be. You can't force them to enjoy it and if they're doing the bare minimum then it's enough. If they aren't that's their choice. If they are being disruptive then that's another thing entirely and there are many other strategies for classroom management. Punishment isn't a good motivator, do you want the students to do the work just because they are worried about being punished?You seem like you resent your co teacher asking you to motivate the students, maybe she knows more than you? Maybe this is what the students have told her? You're close to the principal? So what? He doesn't work with you on a day to day basis. They key is to challenge them in a way that it appears like a challenge but it isn't really. As Based said, using vocabulary they may already know but present in a way that seems as if it is new. My students love puzzles, rebus riddles, "missions" where they complete challenges around the classroom at their own pace. I gear them towards their levels, with things available for all English levels. I've tried to cut down on teacher talking time as much as possible and if it takes more than a few minutes to explain then I don't do it. Have you tried asking them what they like? or what they would like to do? Whip up a survey and ask the co teacher to translate it for you, or keep it basic. Since they're already demotivated and as you said, games don't work on some of them, why not try something new? If your classes aren't working enough that she felt compelled to say something (Which is rare, I've never been able to get much feedback so you're kinda lucky) then it's nonsensical to keep doing the same old thing.
People using the word "hacks" or "life hacks". Or just general lite journalism's use of douche language.Learn these 15 life hacks - it's always obvious or pointless shit. "Fold you atm receipts into 4s. Now it's smaller and takes up less wallet space!"You've been making your bed ALL wrongVietnam celebrates new year in February....and it's AMAZINGAs someone else once put it, the Buzzfeedication of journalism. I see it in legitimate newspapers now.
To be fair, Vietnamese New Year is awesome.
Quote from: JNM on June 08, 2018, 11:02:50 amTo be fair, Vietnamese New Year is awesome.Now that's using your tête.