SeoulPodcast #36: The Beer Survival Guide
Podcast January 8th, 2009
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The Dokdo Holy Sights Seagull Greeting Committee
PANELIST
Rob Titley (Home Brew Korea)
MAIN TOPIC
Beer Survival Guide
NEWS AND STUFF
More Scuffles at the National Assembly
Rep. Gang Ki-gap: “If I Had a Hammer…”
Korean Girl Set on Fire in Moscow Attack
Xenophobia, Multiculturalism and Sexual Harassment at SNU
Seoul-Incheon Canal Construction to Start in March
Chosun Desk on Hebei Spirit Case and Indian Boycott Movement
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Dokdo Billboard Threatening Japan Appears in Dallas
Korea shoring up Dokdo’s defenses.
YouTube – Do you know Dokdo?
Yea, the song’s here! The comments are hilarious!
Beatin’ the fingerprint scanners in Japan
Woman Commits Suicide Over Wrong Information
Sexual Assaulter of Daughter Gets 2-Year Jail Term
”However, the court reduced the sentence because, though a little late, he felt deep remorse, did not have any criminal record and his wife dropped the complaint.”
Kindergarten must pay compensation for burning students with hot soup.
Over Half of Korean Female Employees Sexually Harassed
Civil Servants Swindled by Threats Over Affairs
EXPAT COMMUNITY
ATEK Warns Against New Anti-foreigner Bill
New immigration problems on the way?
Korea Beat’s translation of Stephanie White’s story
South Korea, Ireland sign pension deal.
English Teacher Stabbed in Hongdae Club
Gay Korean Movie Star Rescues USFK Soldier Who Burned Down His Restaurant
The worst part about foreigner neighborhoods is the foreigners.
Read this again and replace the word “foreigner” with “black” and tell me if you still find it acceptable
This year, the government is expected to spend some 180 billion won to employ about 4,500 – 5,000 foreign teachers at elementary and secondary schools nationwide. A native English speaker who has just started to teach English in Korea can receive a salary equivalent to that paid to a Korean teacher with five years of experience, an official said.
TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK
In Videos: Robocop Fried Chicken Commercial from Korea (1980s)
My list of the ten most hated English phrases in Korea.
Commercial Fail – The Wonder Boner
Great for keeping track of the KRW
The underwear… man, the underwear
Check out the small writing in the middle
FULLOPAIN
Yes… they have a blog.
New Way to Watch Korean Dramas Online
PLUGS
Buy Us a Beer
Life of the Party
(those who have donated at least $20)
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Aaron Shearin
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain
Ex-Pat Living (The Korea Herald)
ESL Planet Recruiting
Twitter
SEOUL Magazine
ZenKimchi.com
KOTESOL
NEXT WEEK
Panelists: Rachel Hui, Stafford Lumsden
MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Robin Stine
Chi Young-hui
ChungChungMori
David Gielan
DJ R Qubed
Michael Martin
Mark Jungers
Fortune for Tune
Sleaze Patrol
curious hands
Chris Townsend
Joe Sibol
January 10th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Between the job of the week and Jen’s reading I had people running into my cube to figure out want I was laughing at!
Great podcast!
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January 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
That was a classic, classic JotW.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Joe,
As an avid cigar smoker of mostly cuban cigars, I’m not exactly sure how I feel about someone else sponsoring cuban cigars to my beloved Seoul Podcast. I’m not quite sure if I’m embaressed that I didn’t think of it first or what, but I will be curious to see what cigars you recieve. Please take pictures and post so I may determine an appropiate course of action.
Signed,
feeling jilted.
P.S. Where is the spell checker link? I’m an engineer and can barely spell my own name correctly.
January 12th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Man, I’ve never heard someone sound so Canadian (re: Rob) and I’m from the East Coast. heh
But I am interested in getting into homebrewing now.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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Notice anything familiar? Now you know what that vaginal seal was all about!
January 12th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Thanks Ian. Makes a lot more sense now.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
[...] been meaning to plug this site for a while, but Rob Titley, the owner of Home Brew Korea, asked me to hold off until the site got good and [...]
January 14th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Being on an H1B visa in the states, I can confirm there’s no medical test or police check required. If you apply for greencard status that’s a different matter.
The pension thing. Many people sort of treat it like it’s party cash for after Korea. However, remember in many countries the pension you will theoretically collect from the government at 65 is based upon how much you’ve paid into it. If you’re in Korea for a sizable portion of your life, you’re not paying into the Canadian or American government pension. Hence, your benefits will be less down the road. Consider ear marking the pension money you get back from the Korean government for an RSP back at home. However, also consider waiting until you’ve worked a full year back at home to get the maximum tax benefit. If you come back half way thru the calendar year, you’re going to be only earning half a year of salary in Canada or the USA and your tax will be less the first year back. So sit on it for the next calendar year.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:21 am
If you open a pitcher of beer and drink a little, then freeze it and then let it defrost it actually tastes a little like veggie drink…Tastes so much better than Korean Beer.