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QuoteA teacher from the Republic of Ireland has turned down for a job in South Korea due to the "alcoholism nature" of Irish people.
Katie Mulrennan, from County Kerry, had applied for a teaching job in Seoul.
She was told by an agency that their client did not hire Irish people due to their perceived drinking habits.
The 26-year-old told the BBC that she could not believe the email was real at first.
"Usually when you apply for a job and they don't want you, they don't send a reply," she said.
"Or they tell you they would prefer someone from North America, because some schools prefer the accent.
"But this reply was a first. When I got the email, it was so abrupt and short. I actually laughed when I read it initially.
"But then I wanted to write back a really angry response.
"In the end I took a deep breath and sent back a reply, that was a little bit sarcastic as I couldn't believe the email I had received. But I haven't heard anything back since."
The teacher had emailed the application when a job was advertised on listings website Craigslist in September.
She told the agency that she had been teaching English for over three years, in Barcelona, Oxford and Abu Dhabi as well as South Korea.
Last week, she received a reply that said: "I am sorry to inform you that my client does not hire Irish people due to the alcoholism nature of your kind".
Ms Mulrennan said she did not know who the recruiter was as their details were not listed on the site.
However she has reported the advertisement to Craigslist.
"It was disappointing because these employers did not even get to see me," she said. "They never spoke to me and didn't get a chance to hear what I sounded like."
The English teacher has since found a job and said that she can laugh about what happened.
"I was annoyed about it. But I can also see it was a little bit hilarious as well. A friend saw it and encouraged me to post it online as it might go viral.
"I thought: 'Really? It's just another silly thing poking fun at Irish people'. But then I put it online and people started getting in touch.
"I still love the country and being in Seoul."
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Raciss :o
Modern version?
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Nonsense. Non-white people cannot be racist.
Should send them fans in the mail.
Karma is a bitch.
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
:lmfao: :lmfao:
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
As post Siege palestinians learned, a dead goat decays away after a few months. A bad apple should be even faster.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
In other words, they make the KKK look open-minded.
Considering that email and Timmay, it seems to me the South Koreans need as much help as possible for Eengrish, drunken Irishmen or not.
Old stereotypes apparently never die or, unlike old soldiers, fade away. :(
Thank God I'm stuck with the Irish spelling of my Scottish last name. <_<
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2014, 11:12:07 AM
Considering that email and Timmay, it seems to me the South Koreans need as much help as possible for Eengrish, drunken Irishmen or not.
:rolleyes: That's just your alcoholism nature talking.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 06, 2014, 12:10:59 PM
Thank God I'm stuck with the Irish spelling of my Scottish last name. <_<
:hmm: O'Banana?
Lol! :lol:
Irish need not apply!
:lol:
Though rather than just having a stereotype of Ireland they probably had a bad experience with an Irish guy once.
And the real reason is probably one of "We wanna teach the kids real (American) English. They can't understand anyone who doesn't sound like they're from a Disney movie!"
:lol: So it's really all our fault.
Isn't South Koreans some of the biggest drunks on the planet?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
Are you for real defending racism because of "bad apples"?
Th
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 06, 2014, 03:38:02 PM
Isn't South Koreans some of the biggest drunks on the planet?
Seriously, with the way they down So-Ju they shouldn't be throwing any stones.
So-ju is actually quite low alcohol. Something like 48 proof IIRC.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 06, 2014, 03:42:50 PM
So-ju is actually quite low alcohol. Something like 48 proof IIRC.
That Bohae stuff I had at Epcot... was that soju? Strength-wise it reminded me of port or something.
Quote from: Caliga on November 06, 2014, 03:47:25 PM
That Bohae stuff I had at Epcot... was that soju? Strength-wise it reminded me of port or something.
Clear liquor, sickly-sweet taste?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 06, 2014, 03:13:10 PM
:lol: So it's really all our fault.
Is there any doubt? :unsure:
It's certainly not the Italians who are to blame here. Pretty clearly the Koreans
Quote from: Tyr on November 06, 2014, 04:26:17 PM
Is there any doubt? :unsure:
It's certainly not the Italians who are to blame here. Pretty clearly the Koreans
I meant America's fault. :secret:
If they want to be kissed for being Irish then obviously they will be denied employment for being Irish. This isn't a smorgasbord where you get to pick and choose.
Quote from: Tyr on November 06, 2014, 04:53:26 PM
How's that? :hmm:
Maybe I leaped to an assumption. When you said they can only understand people in Disney movies, were you referring to Americans or Koreans?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 06, 2014, 04:55:27 PM
Quote from: Tyr on November 06, 2014, 04:53:26 PM
How's that? :hmm:
Maybe I leaped to an assumption. When you said they can only understand people in Disney movies, were you referring to Americans or Koreans?
Koreans.
I don't know about Korea, but in Japan at least there are a lot of native teachers who have this thing about American English being the only real English, its what the kids are used to and it is what they teach so foreign teachers from anywhere else are detrimental.
At my school I had one or two people a bit like this, if I'd had a stronger accent at the time I dread to think how it would have gone. I've got a Jamaican friend who drew a real short straw with such a woman being in charge of English at his school and completely screwing up his life.
From my impressions of Korea I guess things are even worse there since it is such an Americanised country.
Very well. Carry on. :)
Up which mildly humorous pass?
I am interviewing with Samsung in 30 minutes. I will make sure not to mention Irish heritage.
Quote from: Valmy on November 06, 2014, 05:38:54 PM
I am interviewing with Samsung in 30 minutes. I will make sure not to mention Irish heritage.
Try not to drink too much between now and then.
Quote from: Martinus on November 06, 2014, 03:39:22 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
Are you for real defending racism because of "bad apples"?
Does it look like I'm defending anything? I'm just explaining how a lot of people think here.
Yeah Tyr, English speakers with strong accents are rare here, so you always take note when you run into one.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
Great. So now with you over there, they'll think all Americans are retarded, gimpy Turtledove fans.
At least he's not a loser being led around by a pair of tits young enough to be his daughter.
Quote from: Zoupa on November 06, 2014, 10:57:33 PM
At least he's not a loser being led around by a pair of tits young enough to be his daughter.
:)
Quote from: Zoupa on November 06, 2014, 10:57:33 PM
At least he's not a loser being led around by a pair of tits young enough to be his daughter.
I would not mind being that kind of loser.
Quote from: The Brain on November 06, 2014, 04:51:27 PM
If they want to be kissed for being Irish then obviously they will be denied employment for being Irish. This isn't a smorgasbord where you get to pick and choose.
Did you say orgasm board?
Quote from: Zoupa on November 06, 2014, 10:57:33 PM
At least he's not a loser being led around by a pair of tits young enough to be his daughter.
Is dps one or did I miss something?
My local "Oirish" bar has a St Paddy's t-shirt on the wall that reads "I'm not Irish but tonight I'll drink like one." You want to drink like an adjective? I want to beat the designer about the head with a shillelagh for that nonsensical grammar.
This penchant for violence shows you're Irish too, Brazen. :ph34r:
Quote from: dps on November 06, 2014, 07:15:03 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2014, 10:54:22 AM
Not too surprising, a lot of people here assume that a foreigner is a complete representative of all people from that country and if they behave one way then everyone else from that country does as well. It only takes one bad apple to poison the well for a decade.
Great. So now with you over there, they'll think all Americans are retarded, gimpy Turtledove fans.
I don't limp often, have never mentioned Turtledove, and they think I'm a wise educator.
Quote from: Martinus on November 07, 2014, 01:52:22 AM
Quote from: Zoupa on November 06, 2014, 10:57:33 PM
At least he's not a loser being led around by a pair of tits young enough to be his daughter.
Is dps one or did I miss something?
It's ok, Languish seems much more interested in Ed's 10 year age difference than DPS's 30ish year difference. :hmm:
Wait, Dps got someone 30 years younger? AWESOME
I still think dps is cooler than some French loser. 😛
You insult like a fag now.
Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2014, 03:44:40 AM
I still think dps is cooler than some French loser. 😛
Nobody cares what you think dude.
Somebody is grumpy.