When in Korea:
-Show attentive respect for elders. Seats at the front of the subway orbus and subway are for them, specifically the ones labeled with green or yellow seat backs. (For instance, if you sit down and look around you to find only elderly people, jump up and sit elsewhere. Furthermore, if you are embarassed and want to stick to truly asian shyness or have natural shy tendancies, this would be the moment when you politely exit the train or bus and wait for the next.)
-If your student has a mullet that extends to his mid-back region, just embrace the gentle reminder of old redneck friends back home. Keep laughter to yourself.
-When the ajumma (or elder married woman) whom is standing, sitting, or walking next to you begins to violently hack up phlegm, do not worry. She is NOT dying, despite what it sounds like. She is merely coughing up the entire contents of her lungs.
-Remember, from my warning, that bus route 20-1 and 21 are not the same. If you take the 21, when you should have taken the other, you will end up speed walking for ten minutes only to be late to work.
-At times your Korean English students may wear suggestive or highly offensive t-shirts; yet you should chalk it up to an innocent mistake. (Though her t-shirt may boast she is @*&% Pure Canadian and though Born in Canada, Made in Italy. She certainly is neither, nor has she left the boundaries of the Republic of Korea.)
-If outside of Seoul and you see another white person, do not fret! He or she is not a ghost. I know the saying, "I see white people" may be just as intimidating as "I see dead people". They are real, and most likely a fellow teacher or member of the ARMY.
-Please learn a bit of Korean if you are going to be a teacher, or make a best friend who is Korean. All signs for transportation, lodging, and food is in Korean. So learn or become really good at guessing by looking at photos. (Although there are still some I don't understand, ex... Why the children are running up the stairs into a burning building- found in an elevator picture warning. Or why the man is peeing on a woman-found at a bathroom entrance.)
-Most importantly! If you know someone has had kimchi within the last 1-3 hours, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT SIT DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM.
-Hope these help fellow travelers!
-Show attentive respect for elders. Seats at the front of the subway orbus and subway are for them, specifically the ones labeled with green or yellow seat backs. (For instance, if you sit down and look around you to find only elderly people, jump up and sit elsewhere. Furthermore, if you are embarassed and want to stick to truly asian shyness or have natural shy tendancies, this would be the moment when you politely exit the train or bus and wait for the next.)
-If your student has a mullet that extends to his mid-back region, just embrace the gentle reminder of old redneck friends back home. Keep laughter to yourself.
-When the ajumma (or elder married woman) whom is standing, sitting, or walking next to you begins to violently hack up phlegm, do not worry. She is NOT dying, despite what it sounds like. She is merely coughing up the entire contents of her lungs.
-Remember, from my warning, that bus route 20-1 and 21 are not the same. If you take the 21, when you should have taken the other, you will end up speed walking for ten minutes only to be late to work.
-At times your Korean English students may wear suggestive or highly offensive t-shirts; yet you should chalk it up to an innocent mistake. (Though her t-shirt may boast she is @*&% Pure Canadian and though Born in Canada, Made in Italy. She certainly is neither, nor has she left the boundaries of the Republic of Korea.)
-If outside of Seoul and you see another white person, do not fret! He or she is not a ghost. I know the saying, "I see white people" may be just as intimidating as "I see dead people". They are real, and most likely a fellow teacher or member of the ARMY.
-Please learn a bit of Korean if you are going to be a teacher, or make a best friend who is Korean. All signs for transportation, lodging, and food is in Korean. So learn or become really good at guessing by looking at photos. (Although there are still some I don't understand, ex... Why the children are running up the stairs into a burning building- found in an elevator picture warning. Or why the man is peeing on a woman-found at a bathroom entrance.)
-Most importantly! If you know someone has had kimchi within the last 1-3 hours, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT SIT DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM.
-Hope these help fellow travelers!
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