Was it one of these? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRyQtNZiqbo I got to play with one of these one weekend years ago. They're fun to drive...for about 30 minutes. After that, well, you'd just about rather doing the work by hand. You ever get ahold of any dong-dong ju? Makkholi?Gawdzilla wrote:We were going from Chinhae to Pusan one time in a Navy bus. We passed some very steep hillsides well terraced with paddies. One of the guys looked down and saw a farmer plowing a paddy. He laughed and said, "Look at that idiot, he can't even drive a tractor!" I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Could YOU get a tractor into that spot?" He had no clue what I was asking.
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"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
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What? More pics, less talk?CJ wrote:
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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Last fall, before it got too cold.
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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More talk and pics actually. Could you tell us a little about the culture you found yourself in and how you adapted to it please?
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Sure, but 'culture' is a pretty broad topic. What specifically would interest you? Interpersonal interactions, underlying gestalt, getting laid, language, drinking culture, Confucianism, collectivism v individualism, etc?CJ wrote:More talk and pics actually. Could you tell us a little about the culture you found yourself in and how you adapted to it please?
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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The farmer was using an ox. I forgot to mention that earlier. My bad.FBM wrote:Was it one of these? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRyQtNZiqbo I got to play with one of these one weekend years ago. They're fun to drive...for about 30 minutes. After that, well, you'd just about rather doing the work by hand. You ever get ahold of any dong-dong ju? Makkholi?Gawdzilla wrote:We were going from Chinhae to Pusan one time in a Navy bus. We passed some very steep hillsides well terraced with paddies. One of the guys looked down and saw a farmer plowing a paddy. He laughed and said, "Look at that idiot, he can't even drive a tractor!" I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Could YOU get a tractor into that spot?" He had no clue what I was asking.
"Why do you still have an ox, grandfather?"
"Tractors can't make other tractors."
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Cultural disparatey, what you expected vs what you found, the discovery process.
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My "liberty lecture" used to start with "Here YOU are the foreigners." I actually had one guy sad, "But we're Americans!"CJ wrote:Cultural disparatey, what you expected vs what you found, the discovery process.
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I'm curious, what do you teach in Korea? English? The newspapers here often advertise positions for English teachers in Korea. A neighbour at our summer cottage has been teaching in Korea for at least 20 years; by funny co-incidence his last name is Koreen.
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'zilla: Ah! I know of only one farm in Cheongju that still used an ox as of 2 years ago. I should go back and try to get some pics. If I do, I'll share. Maybe I'll go today.
CJ: Boy, that would make a book in itself. What did I expect? I expected scenes from M*A*S*H, especially because some state-side Koreans told me that Cheongju was a "small town". That 'small town' has a population of about 700,000, depending upon where you stop counting. I'd say population density was just about the hardest thing for a country boy like me to get used to. Korea is mostly mountains, so arable land is pretty scarce. It's a bit of a sacrifice to turn farmland into residential areas, so when they build, it's mostly straight up. No joke, this building is a 14-storey apt. complex, and I'm on the 8th floor. Back home, buildings like this are only in sizeable cities, usually downtown. I can throw a rock into a rice paddy from my front door. Hang on, let me show you:
I just took that from my front door. I'll write more later, but today is Buddha's Birthday, and I'm itching to go to a small, countryside temple and get some pics. Will share later today.
Woodbutcher: Yep, I pretend to teach Engrishee to university students. It's not just a job; it's a chance to get laid (If you're younger than me, anyway. I'm too old to try anything with these girls.). Which is an adventure. I guess having the name Koreen would make him pretty popular over here!
My real name sounds like 'where' in Korean, which creates some confusion.This is what it would translate into:
"What's your name?"
"Where."
"What?"
"Where."
"No, what's your name?"
And then it gets silly.
Teaching in Korea is cool, but only if you're willing to get over whatever feelings of cultural superiority you may have and learn to adapt. Learning the language is a big one.
Side note: Here, I'm actually encouraged to go out drinking with my students. It's one of the things that make you a 'good' teacher. My reward? Other that incredibly delicious Korean food and soju, occasionally a super-hawt 21 y-o Korean chick will put her hands on your shoulders and press her lovely tits into your back for a photo op. I wasn't smiling just for the camera:
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I went to a Buddha's birthday celebration at a small temple in the mountains, rather than one of the big-city parades. Here's one of the pansori singers:
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This one was meh to look at, but she put on a helluva performance:
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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Buddhist religion is (almost) as full of shit as any other religion, but whatever keeps them happy:
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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