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Old 14th May 2008, 21:02   #39 (permalink)
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Re: Korean Job Market: My Experiences

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Originally Posted by DontTaserMeDude View Post
No, Los is great. I really dont plan on doing these runners and definitely not proud of it--- I mean, I do have a modicum of personal integrity. I suspect that the people who are criticizing me have never even been to Korea. Even as a tourist! Furthermore, I'm not even sure they could find Korea on a map. BTW, my gigs were in the PDRK, I'm not sure what working conditions are like in the ROK, I suspect they are better though.

Well, I'm criticizing you and I spent 2 years teaching in Korea. Glad I'm out, but also glad that I stuck it out.

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Originally Posted by goo_stewart View Post
Don't worry about privates, Koreans will fall over themselves trying to get at you. They will approach you in the street, in the pub, at school, anywhere really. Once you get one the others will come through a recommendation. Trust me, privates are easy to come by (at least where I am). But this is all 'alledgedly', as privates are illegal....

Sorry but I can't agree with you. Privates were nearly impossible to come by when I was there. I never lived in Seoul; maybe they're easier to come by there. No one ever approached me offering privates. I finally got a weekend gig my last few months there, but it was luck. I think that getting your first private is very difficult. But once you get that first one and rock it, others will come.

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