Quote from: Chinguetti on February 14, 2019, 09:24:41 amThe gyopo I'm talking about, though, is basically a cartoon caricature of the whole thing. He is probably the most ridiculous person I have ever met since being in Korea. He was adopted at three and has only been in Korea for about a year, lol.Sounds very similar to someone who i used to work with, but he was half Korean. He had had a rough time growing up in the US in the 70s and 80s. Racism and bullying. Unfortunately, he held on to the bitterness and hurt that it produced and was a nasty, angry little man. Made up lies, treid to get people fired, got pissed that not everyone could speak Korean even though his Korean was at a beginner's beginners level. Would do weird things like thow peoples teaching materials out, pull out plugs and hide them. Convinced he stole my registers and grade sheets one year to sabotage me.He was like an evil villan in a movie but instead of wanting to blow up the moon or something, he wanted all foreigners out of Korea and for China and Korea to become the new world superpowers.
The gyopo I'm talking about, though, is basically a cartoon caricature of the whole thing. He is probably the most ridiculous person I have ever met since being in Korea. He was adopted at three and has only been in Korea for about a year, lol.
an asshole period.
Spent a lovely long weekend in Japan but as soon as I set foot in the ferry terminal to come back, all those feelings of stress came flooding straight back. The incessant noise and shouting, hearing "BALLY WAH" screamed about ten thousand times as loudly as possible. Getting pushed and shoved in the back, my bag getting knocked over constantly with no apologies etc....But this annoyed me the most and is something I'd never seen before. Maybe it's a new phenomenon. In order to ensure their place at the front of the queue, people would form the queue with their bags first so they could go off and shop, sit down, eat, whatever. Pics attached. They were doing it at every check point.How the hell is that fair?! I think it got up my nose so much because I'm a Brit and we take queueing very seriously
No announcements about unattended baggage being removed and possibly destroyed? Shame the security was so lax there.
Can the Koreans I talk to stop saying that the "weather is bad" and "Oh, the dust."It's not weather. It's pollution. A heavy rain on a Saturday is bad weather. This ain't that. And it ain't dust. Dust gathers on your mantle and you gotta clean it off. This is pollution. POLLUTION. It's like renaming a murder to something like.......... Life Taking. Call it what it is. It's pollution!
Best I can do right now is:- Stay indoors during the bad days- Litter my apartment with plants- Stay well hydrated- Eat lots of veggies- Keep my air purifier going
Quote from: Aristocrat on March 04, 2019, 11:18:17 amBest I can do right now is:- Stay indoors during the bad days- Litter my apartment with plants- Stay well hydrated- Eat lots of veggies- Keep my air purifier goingExactly what I'm doing. I need some plants, though.Any plants that are good for filtering air specifically?
As some of you might know, I'm a big fan of online shopping, and also saving money. In the past, I've been a huge proponent of the Gmarket / Auction Smile Club premium membership. You used to get 1.5-2.5% cash back on literally every purchase. Plus extra coupons for even more savings. This was a very good deal, considering the registration fee was basically free. This lasted for about a year and a half. Maybe two? Times were good.Now, since the beginning of this month, they completely gutted all the benefits. Cash back is now down to 0.3%, which is the same as it is for regular members using Smile Pay. The coupons are reduced in quantity and discount percent. There is literally almost no reason to register for Smile Club anymore. I saved about 400,000 won last year thanks to Smile Club. It sucks losing those benefits. That's my rant. Guess I'll be switching to Coupang.
I'm doing. I need some plants, though.
Spider Plants, they're cheap, low maintenance and common.
Do you enjoy saving money? Do you enjoy moonlight strolls through the park? Doesn't everybody?Next time you go, bring a few small gardening implements and an opaque plastic bag!
Just curious, is there an English version of the coupang website? I tried to view it just now after reading your post, but it seems like it's only in Korean. :'(
Quote from: CO2 on March 04, 2019, 09:40:59 amCan the Koreans I talk to stop saying that the "weather is bad" and "Oh, the dust."It's not weather. It's pollution. A heavy rain on a Saturday is bad weather. This ain't that. And it ain't dust. Dust gathers on your mantle and you gotta clean it off. This is pollution. POLLUTION. It's like renaming a murder to something like.......... Life Taking. Call it what it is. It's pollution!Even if the whole world says otherwise, I still maintain that Confucianism, with it's two favourite principles of saving face and shifting the blame are the reasons air pollution will maintain the euphemism of 'fine dust' and that diddly squat will be done about it.The last few days I made the decision to renew this year, giving me time to finish my distance learning while earning an income and then move on. Im hoping this toxic poison wont have any long term effects if I leave within the next year or 2.
