Comments on: South Korea: Animosity against English teachers in Seoul /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/ Your local friendly TEFL blog Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:41:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: bobs12 /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 bobs12 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:47:09 +0000 /?p=1019#comment-1314 Could see something similar happening to non-white foreigners in another country I know well. But it would be more a case of institutionalised xenophobia and just needing a point to focus it on. I reckon they could get a good few thousand in a week or so. Could see something similar happening to non-white foreigners in another country I know well. But it would be more a case of institutionalised xenophobia and just needing a point to focus it on. I reckon they could get a good few thousand in a week or so.

]]> By: airport5 /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 airport5 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:11:42 +0000 /?p=1019#comment-1310 It's an emotional culture. And these photos sparked some emotion. You have to watch your back. Most people don't realize this till they get here. It’s an emotional culture. And these photos sparked some emotion. You have to watch your back. Most people don’t realize this till they get here.

]]> By: david /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 david Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:49:58 +0000 /?p=1019#comment-1307 Good point Alex, 17,000 sounds like a lot but it's hardly a fully blown witch hunt. bobs12, I have to admit the country would never be my preference, but it takes all sorts... Good point Alex, 17,000 sounds like a lot but it’s hardly a fully blown witch hunt.

bobs12, I have to admit the country would never be my preference, but it takes all sorts…

]]> By: bobs12 /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 bobs12 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:19:39 +0000 /?p=1019#comment-1306 Just wonder what made them want to teach there in the first place... not exactly Shangri La... Just wonder what made them want to teach there in the first place… not exactly Shangri La…

]]> By: Alex Case /2010/02/south-korea-animosity-against-english-teachers-in-seoul/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Alex Case Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:53:03 +0000 /?p=1019#comment-1297 It's disgraceful that such an organisation could exist anywhere, let alone get the support from the establishment (being quoted seriously by newspapers etc), but there is a real risk of overexaggerating the impact of these kinds of things. The vast majority of teachers in Korea will not experience any impact at all on their day to day lives due to anti-foreigner feeling and instead will live a strangely privileged life for a 23 year old graduate in anything with probably no teaching qualifications or experience at all. It’s disgraceful that such an organisation could exist anywhere, let alone get the support from the establishment (being quoted seriously by newspapers etc), but there is a real risk of overexaggerating the impact of these kinds of things. The vast majority of teachers in Korea will not experience any impact at all on their day to day lives due to anti-foreigner feeling and instead will live a strangely privileged life for a 23 year old graduate in anything with probably no teaching qualifications or experience at all.

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