There was a period a few months ago after "Why you shouldn't teach English in Korea" came out that the freshness wore off the Xtranormal videos because the format was overdone and the original over-imitated. However, "Lunch in Korean cafeterias" is an amusing and pretty accurate depiction of how a good many conversations with co-teachers go.
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lmao oh wow that was hysterical. I used to teach in Japan and this kind of conversation is spot on for english teachers there too!
My goodness, this is too funny! I can't tell you how many times I've had Koreans warn me beforehand that kimchi will probably be too spicy for me.
It's so frustrating to always have to put up with hearing "우와~ 매운 거 잘 먹어요!" when eating kimchi arounds Koreans I've met for the first time.
Man... I remember how annoying the chopstick comment was when I was there. Especially when I'm of Chinese descent, and my whole family grew up in Hong Kong... >.<
So annoying. Haha.
Just realized: "I'm fine, thank you. And you?" Oh dear.
"It is your duty." :)
I had this *exact* conversation with my first boss in Korea: a country-bumpkin hagwon owner. Since then, I've heard the kimchi warning once or twice in restaurants, but that's it. No co-worker--not country, not city--has ever been this clueless.
My Korean wife thought this video was much funnier than I did.
Thanks for sharing this!! It was so funny! I'd forgotten what school lunches in the cafeteria were like as I gave up school lunches about 6 months ago and bring my own in now. This video brings back all the memories - the 'kimchi is too spicy for you' and 'wow you can use chopsticks' as well as the old lady who used to sometimes sit opposite me at lunch and talk about me in Korean to her friend and point and laugh at me - oh the happy memories!
I stopped getting the chopstick comments from my principal after I started commenting on how well he was able to use a spoon.
"We will speak Korean the whole time and leave you eating lettuce in a corner."
Truer words were never spoken! I was NOT alone!
Priceless!
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