tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post8438262842048405973..comments2023-04-22T13:43:24.539+09:00Comments on everybody JECHEON tonight: Happy 100!Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108900037676496386noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post-36621860080875027752009-12-03T06:11:13.269+09:002009-12-03T06:11:13.269+09:00That is interesting. Thank you SweetieThat is interesting. Thank you Sweetiecari burkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630981186542099270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post-90618130284795385452009-12-02T22:08:51.012+09:002009-12-02T22:08:51.012+09:00Mom- The hierarchy is firmly in place. But, sinc...Mom- The hierarchy is firmly in place. But, since a great deal of it has to do with language, we are exempt. You talk to those older than you differently than those younger than you. I think some younger people (like Gene) are trying to get away from those traditions, but they seem to want to leave rather than affect change.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108900037676496386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post-55358227322505787832009-12-02T14:55:16.559+09:002009-12-02T14:55:16.559+09:00Happy 100 posting. It is a wonderful blog, and i ...Happy 100 posting. It is a wonderful blog, and i enjoy it greatly. You are doing a awesome job with it.<br />You both have grown in ways you will not fully appreciate or even realize for years to come. This experience will shape who you will become. But I know you already know this.<br />I think you both are very brave for doing this, I am proud of you.<br /><br />I would like to hear a little more about how the status levels work in the Korean culture, such as the bowing and that sort of thing. I was wondering if you understand it more now that you have been there awhile. Do you see them trying to distance themselves from tradition, to become more western. Do most still do as Confucius taught.cari burkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630981186542099270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post-64915379722600189742009-12-02T10:27:33.333+09:002009-12-02T10:27:33.333+09:00Judy- While we greatly enjoy the company of the o...Judy- While we greatly enjoy the company of the other teachers, we're not a perfect fit and our goings on with them tend to be more awkward than fulfilling. That said, we do like them a lot and we'll continue to hang out with them when opportunities arise.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108900037676496386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875385607203847319.post-44304412705169712272009-12-02T03:14:32.406+09:002009-12-02T03:14:32.406+09:00Have you connected with some of the other English ...Have you connected with some of the other English teachers there? I thought you had. While they may not have a Julia to contend with, it seems they should still be a good support system about other things. As a solitary person, probably more solitary than is good for me, I think I would enjoy the very things that are most frustrating for you...that of being an outside observer of a fascinating culture so different from our own.<br /><br />When I worked in Taholah, I experienced some of what you're dealing with related to stereotypes and some of the racism. I found it fascinating as a white person who had never experienced racism against me before. It sure made me better understand how others feel who face that daily. Of course, I came home (home being back to white culture) at night and got away from that so there was a reprieve, which you're not getting. Nevertheless, it sure made me understand how insidious it is and how it's hard to describe or identify, and how it can make one feel. My respect and sensitivity for those who experience it regularly, maybe even daily, is far greater because of that experience. In your future, it should serve you well.JudyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015584854075297032noreply@blogger.com