I can't take it anymore...
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Ghengis_John
[13] Hero
You halfway read my mind.
Huh?
Hey madnis, like relate this to me. How muck does 1000 won spend like vs dollars? I mean conversion tables don't really translate that sort of thing you know? And thanks for the journal man, love hearing how people in other places actually live. Like what sort of things do they do there that you don't approve of? Asides from the shitty food, old people worship and taking themselves too seriously.
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I've never understood the Japan worship, either. And I actually do enjoy aspects of the culture (I like the food, though it's not as good as Korean food, and some of their games are fun.). But there are a lot of people who like whatever just because it's Japanese, which is beyond dumb. They're not inherently better at anything; most Japanese TV is crap, just like most TV out of everywhere else is crap; most Japanese music is horrible, on the level of top-40 pap being shoveled out in the West; most Japanese video games are terrible, though at least they're often visually interesting; and most Japanese comics are overblown, derivative, and laced with filler, just like those from everywhere else.
The language is interesting, though. I've taken a few Japanese classes and I could actually see myself learning some of it. Maybe if I ever get that job teaching English . . . though I'd be just as happy going to South Korea.
Still, even if you think you won't enjoy yourself, you should get into it. Going to new places and experiencing new cultures is one the quickest ways to expand your mental world.
The language is interesting, though. I've taken a few Japanese classes and I could actually see myself learning some of it. Maybe if I ever get that job teaching English . . . though I'd be just as happy going to South Korea.
Still, even if you think you won't enjoy yourself, you should get into it. Going to new places and experiencing new cultures is one the quickest ways to expand your mental world.
Madnis
[12] Conqueror
GJ: you do know that when i elaborate on something i don't like, i get pissed right? and when I get pissed I get long winded. and people consider me talkative and long winded now do you really want me to write a post that I consider long winded? I don't want to start off my day in a pissed off mood, nor do i want to start off my day irritated. and it's already leaning in that direction because i already got to thinking about it.
thank you. so much.
yes. i blame you for my irritated mood. I woke up nice, happy, and ready to seize the day, but i come on here and find your post trying to add on to the shit i wrote, probably thinking i was bullshittin, but all that there is fucking truth. It's really how i feel about korean people.
notice i'm talkin a whole lot of nothing before i even get to the something so you better recognize just how much digression will take place throughout because every little thing that pisses me off is slowly but surely going to find it's way here. Best believe that this is not even a warning; this isn't even a foreshadowing, not a prediction, it's what's going to happen, it might be a foreshadowing of things to come. and you better sit there and read all of it, because this is all for you.
nah, i'm not tryin to stay mad and go outside and snarl at every korean passerby. they're innocent. they may be pathetic little insects ready to be stomped on. but they're innocent. but to elaborate on a few just to humor you. I'll do the light stuff because the heavy stuff can be described as culture clash. well all of it, can be considered culture clash, but this shit is minor but still irritates me to know end, because majority of korean people do this that the other or all of the above..
-koreans chew with their mouths open. the smacking of the lips and talking while eating. annoys the fuck out of me.
-coughing, sneezing without covering their mouths. even in their culture it's considered rude to do so, yet so many do it. a good majority of the korean populace do this. note add to that they pick their nose dead in public.
- trends. Koreans follow trends as if their lives depends on it. imagine a whole country like miami and hollywood, where people dress, follow celebrities unquestioningly, tv says what's in and what's not. from the clothes you wear, to the type of person you should date. to the dances you should be doing. and though there exist a minority of people who try to find themselves in a world full of clones (you know how i feel about clones don't you?) those people are viewed as crazy, stupid, dumb, and weird. huh... sounds familiar? that's probably why i detest it the most.
- the hyung/nuna rule. if someone is born even one year ahead of you, you have to treat them with the same respect you would treat old people. yeah... no. not for me. the whole issue of respect for me comes to this:
when i first meet you, i give you a certain amount of respect, but from there on, it's your actions that make me have more or less respect for you. in other words, you earn my respect. I just don't give it out just because you're older than me by one year. that does not fly with me. I do not bow down and act as a quote on quote slave just because you're one year older than me. fuck that.
- koreans tend to think that just because i hung out with them once, if i'm their classmate, coworker or acquaintance, we're bff. so they expect me to be open to them in all manners of life. they expect me to care about their existence as if i knew them for years. I don't work that way. When i know someone particularly for years to the point where i know their thought patterns, how they react to certain situations, than we can talk about me being open about my feelings, or accept the things you say as advice. on a side note I can do this online because i'm anonymous to a degree. if you know me, you know me, but if you don't you don't. so it doesn't really matter to me one way or the other, but in person it's a completely different story. something to do with the "gray" areas of life, i don't know.
-packed trains during rush hour. I hate feeling crowded. i hate being touched anywhere by people i identify as strangers. most people do... but if the train is going to get you home, why the fuck do you feel the need to pack it "like 50 mexicans in a 94 civic"? for that matter, why the fuck do you need to rush to get home? there are variables for the individual and reasons do exist but for the average day, why can't you take your time? I understand the need to rush, but do i agree? Not at all.
- oh and the random arrogance. i'm walkin, enjoyin my day and someone stiff shoulders me, whether on purpose or not, i don't know the guy, he don't know me, but he's just going to stiff shoulder me and not say excuse me. had i been a lesser man, i would have been deported right then and there cause i would cocotaso that fool so hard, and believe me, the feeling is there. and it's not just one person, it's a good number of people. and they dont' even say excuse me. they keep goin about their business. even if the sidewalk is crowded or not, people stiff shoulder. it's like they want to pick a fight with me. i brace myself now cause if a stiff shoulder comes my way, i'm a make damn sure they feel my presence.
i can go on and continue about this all day. i can sit here, bitch, moan, and complain about every little grievance i have with Korean people in general. Understand that i realize this shit happens all over the world and there are people like this all over the world, but that by no means, does it mean that I accept it in other parts of the world as well. but because i'm specifically in korea right now as i sit here and type this out, yeah, it applies here more than other parts of the world, and because it's a small packed country filled to the brim with people, i see it more often than not, and the shit bothers me, and i'm aware of my own hypocrisies. by no means do i intend on changing. again, i can understand to a degree where they are coming from, but by no means do i agree with it.
that good enough for you? or do you want me to list more? cause i can go on. I can go on for days. but why waste the energy right?
yeah.. so... to answer your other question..
1000 won = $1.23 last time i checked. it used to be $1.50 and before that .90 cents. but i believe this is accurate.
oh.. and koreans love to short change when it comes to money. if you're an english teacher, be aware of that. they look for ways to exploit you and they do it willingly. so.. be wary.
thank you. so much.
yes. i blame you for my irritated mood. I woke up nice, happy, and ready to seize the day, but i come on here and find your post trying to add on to the shit i wrote, probably thinking i was bullshittin, but all that there is fucking truth. It's really how i feel about korean people.
notice i'm talkin a whole lot of nothing before i even get to the something so you better recognize just how much digression will take place throughout because every little thing that pisses me off is slowly but surely going to find it's way here. Best believe that this is not even a warning; this isn't even a foreshadowing, not a prediction, it's what's going to happen, it might be a foreshadowing of things to come. and you better sit there and read all of it, because this is all for you.
nah, i'm not tryin to stay mad and go outside and snarl at every korean passerby. they're innocent. they may be pathetic little insects ready to be stomped on. but they're innocent. but to elaborate on a few just to humor you. I'll do the light stuff because the heavy stuff can be described as culture clash. well all of it, can be considered culture clash, but this shit is minor but still irritates me to know end, because majority of korean people do this that the other or all of the above..
-koreans chew with their mouths open. the smacking of the lips and talking while eating. annoys the fuck out of me.
-coughing, sneezing without covering their mouths. even in their culture it's considered rude to do so, yet so many do it. a good majority of the korean populace do this. note add to that they pick their nose dead in public.
- trends. Koreans follow trends as if their lives depends on it. imagine a whole country like miami and hollywood, where people dress, follow celebrities unquestioningly, tv says what's in and what's not. from the clothes you wear, to the type of person you should date. to the dances you should be doing. and though there exist a minority of people who try to find themselves in a world full of clones (you know how i feel about clones don't you?) those people are viewed as crazy, stupid, dumb, and weird. huh... sounds familiar? that's probably why i detest it the most.
- the hyung/nuna rule. if someone is born even one year ahead of you, you have to treat them with the same respect you would treat old people. yeah... no. not for me. the whole issue of respect for me comes to this:
when i first meet you, i give you a certain amount of respect, but from there on, it's your actions that make me have more or less respect for you. in other words, you earn my respect. I just don't give it out just because you're older than me by one year. that does not fly with me. I do not bow down and act as a quote on quote slave just because you're one year older than me. fuck that.
- koreans tend to think that just because i hung out with them once, if i'm their classmate, coworker or acquaintance, we're bff. so they expect me to be open to them in all manners of life. they expect me to care about their existence as if i knew them for years. I don't work that way. When i know someone particularly for years to the point where i know their thought patterns, how they react to certain situations, than we can talk about me being open about my feelings, or accept the things you say as advice. on a side note I can do this online because i'm anonymous to a degree. if you know me, you know me, but if you don't you don't. so it doesn't really matter to me one way or the other, but in person it's a completely different story. something to do with the "gray" areas of life, i don't know.
-packed trains during rush hour. I hate feeling crowded. i hate being touched anywhere by people i identify as strangers. most people do... but if the train is going to get you home, why the fuck do you feel the need to pack it "like 50 mexicans in a 94 civic"? for that matter, why the fuck do you need to rush to get home? there are variables for the individual and reasons do exist but for the average day, why can't you take your time? I understand the need to rush, but do i agree? Not at all.
- oh and the random arrogance. i'm walkin, enjoyin my day and someone stiff shoulders me, whether on purpose or not, i don't know the guy, he don't know me, but he's just going to stiff shoulder me and not say excuse me. had i been a lesser man, i would have been deported right then and there cause i would cocotaso that fool so hard, and believe me, the feeling is there. and it's not just one person, it's a good number of people. and they dont' even say excuse me. they keep goin about their business. even if the sidewalk is crowded or not, people stiff shoulder. it's like they want to pick a fight with me. i brace myself now cause if a stiff shoulder comes my way, i'm a make damn sure they feel my presence.
i can go on and continue about this all day. i can sit here, bitch, moan, and complain about every little grievance i have with Korean people in general. Understand that i realize this shit happens all over the world and there are people like this all over the world, but that by no means, does it mean that I accept it in other parts of the world as well. but because i'm specifically in korea right now as i sit here and type this out, yeah, it applies here more than other parts of the world, and because it's a small packed country filled to the brim with people, i see it more often than not, and the shit bothers me, and i'm aware of my own hypocrisies. by no means do i intend on changing. again, i can understand to a degree where they are coming from, but by no means do i agree with it.
that good enough for you? or do you want me to list more? cause i can go on. I can go on for days. but why waste the energy right?
yeah.. so... to answer your other question..
1000 won = $1.23 last time i checked. it used to be $1.50 and before that .90 cents. but i believe this is accurate.
oh.. and koreans love to short change when it comes to money. if you're an english teacher, be aware of that. they look for ways to exploit you and they do it willingly. so.. be wary.