Teaching English Abroad

[jimmy olsen]

Did you talk about me?

You, Ed and Pdh, were labeled the funniest posters on Languish.

[The Brain]

Did you talk about me?

You, Ed and Pdh, were labeled the funniest posters on Languish.

FUCK YEAH

In your collective feces, boring posters!

[jimmy olsen]

The  School Festival, a descent into madness.

It was canceled in October because of the flu, but at the last minute they decided to throw it together all at the last minute.

The opening act set the tone. It was as if I was watching Korean music videos co-produced by Buddah and Grallon. It was a drag queen competition. 20 of the guys, split into pairs in the full ensemble, with skirts, heels, wigs, makeup, stockings, etc. They did the walk, and then there was a dance off, and to say it wasn't tame is an understatement. The first pair to go had a guy wrap his right leg around the other guys ass and go to town. Bump and grind, going low, the contestants all put on a show. The girls in the crowd were screaming like Rain just parachuted into the building.

The next act up was an ordinary piano, flute and violin concerto.

After them, about twenty girls did an odd synchronized sign language thing to a couple of songs.

Then five guys did the dance to heartbeat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CxUVYepkJo
It was brilliantly choreographed. They even did the pyramid at the end and a back flip, (though he stumbled a little on the landing). I was really impressed.

Than there was a rap duet.

After that is when I believe the teachers got up. Three young women in their late twenties, who did an awesome fan dance to the music of the song Sign http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIfaWY9UYn0 and finished it off with the hip swivel from the opening dance of Abracadabra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0R_4cFxEc

Then there was a choir that sang a Christmas song in Korean, and then sang Mariah's version of "All I want for Christmas is you".

After that was a piano and harmonic act.

Then the penultimate act. Four 9th grade girls and four folding chairs. Jesus Christ, I've been out to the clubs and I've never seen a native girl get that freaky on the dance floor with anyone. It reminded me of Madonna in the Wedding Dress at the MTV award in the 80s. The only word to describe it is writhing.

After that was a rock band, they were pretty good. Two electric guitars, base, drums and a lead singer. He had a leather jacket, but everyone else was wearing their uniforms, sans jackets. He was flying around the stage, sliding on his knees, belting out the words with style. He memorized "American Idiot" perfectly, didn't even have that much of an accent. I say memorized, because I'm sure he doesn't speak much English. Must have played six or seven songs.

[Ed Anger]

No Starcraft reenactments? 

[Josquius]

How is Korea at this time of year anyway?
I've heard Christianity is oddly popular there.

[jimmy olsen]

No Starcraft reenactments? 

Of course not, why would you need to reenact what you can see live games or classic matches on the gaming channel any day of the week?

[Martinus]

No Starcraft reenactments? 

Kekekekekeke

[jimmy olsen]

How is Korea at this time of year anyway?
I've heard Christianity is oddly popular there.

Gearing up for Christmas, what do you mean by oddly? About 30% of the population is Christianity. In the city at night the sight that most stands out is the neon crosses.

The historical reason for this is that resistance to the Japanese occupation coalesced around two factions the Communists and the Christians.

[jimmy olsen]

Why do they drink so much on a weeknight! Why?

[DisturbedPervert]

About 30% of the population is Christianity.

Are there a lot of Moonies in your town?  Have they tried to talk to you if so?  Wondering because they paid for me to go to a conference in Bejing, random Korean chicks at Berkeley were handing out fliers offering the trip to the conferance. They also offered me a trip in Korea, which I turned down as I was afraid of going with them to their 'homeland.'  I wouldn't be afraid now after getting to know them, but am curious as to how prevalent they are, contrasted with their perception in America of being a brain washing cult.

[Neil]

The historical reason for this is that resistance to the Japanese occupation coalesced around two factions the Communists and the Christians.

It is inappropriate to refer to Japanese rule of Korea as 'occupation'.

[Camerus]

WTF is a Moonie?

[DisturbedPervert]

WTF is a Moonie?

A Korean church based around Sun Myung Moon.  They have a lot of strange beliefs that many of us would consider odd, like him being the second coming of Christ and Korea being a special penis shaped country destined to inseminate the world similar to Italy.  Hanging out with them was very wierd, especially with the non Koreans who were part of it, but they were very nice people.  The conference they sent me to was primarily about no sex before marraige, but they took us to tourist attractions and didn't supervise us at night, so it was a good time.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Why do they drink so much on a weeknight! Why?

Because the whole country is crazy.

Also, awesome AAR, even though you already told me about it.

Are there a lot of Moonies in your town?

They bugged me once.

[jimmy olsen]

So Buddah, Pathos, etc. Are those kinds of school fesitivals normal here in Asia? HMB's was canceled because of the flu, so he hasn't seen one at his school. I mean, I expected something weird given the anime I've seen, but not that weird.