Roboseyo pointed this out and you should be warned that the link leads to some very disturbing images and it is difficult to listen to the phone conversation but something that needs to be heard and passed on.
Archive for the ‘Anger management’ Category
17 Jun
Is that really the best you can do? / Banking in Korea
I just spent 2.5 hours at 3 different banks. Not a happy Korean resident camper. I closed an account at one bank because they are just rude to me every time I go in there. I cancelled a credit card at a different bank because they told me there was no way to set up [...]
12 Jun
Korean Companies and control issues
The corporate structure here really is like the 60’s in the US and Canada. The wining and dining and forced drinking, which we’ve all read/heard about/experienced before. Such as when my husband first got hired by this company, they sent his parents a bottle of whisky and I think, can’t quite remember, some meat. I [...]
29 May
What did you just say?
As an instructor in the adult EFL industry I have always been a firm believer that I am not here to give you an opinion. I’m not here to teach you morals, values, opinions. I am here to present you with new topics, so that you can think and form your own opinion about them. [...]
10 Apr
Nothing happens here until its happening
One thing that I find frustrating about the culture here is that a lot of ideas, some of them very good ideas, get discussed and then you think that something is happening but there is no final confirmation. You can be left wondering, after a 2 hour meeting, “So, what are we doing?”
I’ve also found [...]
18 Mar
Do you treat all your clientele like criminals?
That’s it! I quit!
I know that I have a tall order to fill when it comes to customer service and especially when it comes to banking but that would be because I worked in the former for, some could argue, between 9-15 years (depends on the stratification you put it in and if you consider [...]
18 Mar
First North Korean pizzeria opens
Here is the BBC article with a few select quotes.
An estimated two million North Koreans have died in famines since the 1990s.
It is, however, unlikely that many ordinary people will be able to eat in the new restaurant.
North Korea is among the world’s poorest countries, relying on international food aid to feed its people.
According to [...]
16 Mar
Korea: 1 degree of separation?
Being home for 2 months gave me the opportunity, as it does for everyone, to reflect further on my understanding of ye ol’ SK Pen. I tried to make a conscience effort to speak not only honestly but also also leaning more to the “positive objective” side of things. After seeing so many people, some [...]
7 Mar
What not to say
I met up with a friend for coffee and we were talking about my mom passing and about culture and death. I’d mentioned how I wasn’t really saying anything to Koreans as I didn’t know what their reaction would be and depending on how I was feeling I might not provide the most civilized response. [...]
21 Feb
Enough already
Travel wise, my family hasn’t had much luck as of late. FIrst was my 87 year old grandma that was trapped in Vancouver airport for more than 12 hours who than had to take a bus to get back to her house which I think took at least another 12 hours.
Then, hubby. Delayed flights, [...]
