tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post2820799866922332391..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: This is EnglandMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-46569311910421289482009-09-25T07:57:13.901+09:002009-09-25T07:57:13.901+09:00Well with the job market here, one plan is to look...Well with the job market here, one plan is to look to the foreign schools overseas. I'd love to spend a year or so in Bangkok or Hanoi :)Mosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374548021605224698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-51240894973555094462009-09-25T07:25:22.025+09:002009-09-25T07:25:22.025+09:00Hello Mosher - it also seems that in the chaos of ...Hello Mosher - it also seems that in the chaos of the last few weeks I have missed the important piece of news about your PGDE course - congratulations on that! You've been on such a wild ride these past few years I couldn't quite believe I read the words 'settle down' in your blog - but I hope everything works out as you want it to. Now I know you're not going to be spending the rest of your life in Scotland, so Korea is waiting for you when the time comes :-)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-1757253113058410262009-09-25T02:55:10.724+09:002009-09-25T02:55:10.724+09:00Wow. I guess I missed out on a lot by only followi...Wow. I guess I missed out on a lot by only following blog posts! I've still not made it to Korea, so if you're there again then I will - once more - attempt to see you should I make it over.<br /><br />This may be some while as I'm on a PGDE course in Glasgow so I'm pretty much "stuck" in the UK for two years.<br /><br />I do agree with you on most of your points about the English legal system. The Scots one is slightly better in some respects but sadly hasn't made much of a difference to society overall up here. My mother even warns me not to speak to anyone on the way back from the chippy or to go into any pubs in central Perth (and this is a comparatively nice city) in case someone susses I'm English and wnts a fight.<br /><br />Mind, my mum's paranoid.<br /><br />Best of luck with your new stay in Korea. As with most of SE Asia, it seems like a far more welcoming society.Mosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374548021605224698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-24471929485118980812009-09-24T17:12:28.791+09:002009-09-24T17:12:28.791+09:00Ian - I'm sorry to hear about your Canadian ex...Ian - I'm sorry to hear about your Canadian experiences - especially since in recent years I've been thinking about where we might go if Korea ultimately doesn't work out for us - and I was minded towards Vancouver. I hope things work out for you if you stay in Toronto.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-31755066227361355532009-09-24T17:03:58.804+09:002009-09-24T17:03:58.804+09:00Thanks Chris.Thanks Chris.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-8317805942772394442009-09-24T12:06:50.823+09:002009-09-24T12:06:50.823+09:00This post hits home. It's been the subject of...This post hits home. It's been the subject of discussions with my wife and I just about every day, too. When I was in Korea, some things were good and some bad. I'd make comparisons and often settle with the idea that I simply preferred some elements of Canadian life better. When I got back, however, a lot of those things had eroded in my time away. <br /><br />We've tried out three cities in Canada now, looking for the right neighbourhood to put down roots and finally settling in the big metropolis of Toronto. It's supposed to be as big and happening as you can get in this country but I only see growing rudeness and violence, social detachment in everyone you meet, and a stifling work/tax culture made worse by the recession.<br /><br />The grass may not always be greener on the other side, but the tax rate's lower and the neon lights are brighter.<br /><br />Good luck back in Korea.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370922379246819117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-63978985417964569122009-09-24T08:53:58.293+09:002009-09-24T08:53:58.293+09:00Welcome back to Korea, Mike - from one blogger to ...Welcome back to Korea, Mike - from one blogger to another :)Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-44650608096428631302009-09-23T23:49:00.584+09:002009-09-23T23:49:00.584+09:00Hey thanks - and that looks like a great idea for ...Hey thanks - and that looks like a great idea for a site :-) May well drop you a line when I get myself up and running again properly here - happy to participate etc.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-37084886712986919382009-09-23T22:49:32.054+09:002009-09-23T22:49:32.054+09:00Mike,
welcome back...perhaps you might like to che...Mike,<br />welcome back...perhaps you might like to check out afek.info <br /><br />I believe it might help you get back into the swing of things in Korea<br /><br />Mail me if you want any more detailsdaeguowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265027333985937239noreply@blogger.com