Відео

My people, go where you are loved. Stop wasting your money, time and talents on countries that don't appreciate you or want you there. There is a solution.

you pulling out that whiskey got me dead 😆😆

You really really stated the situation so well 😭

Nice place😀

This is nice 😍

I've never been outside of Texas, and as a Black American woman, I've never felt fully accepted here. I don't expect it to be different abroad. When visiting other countries, we should respect the locals and their way of life, but we shouldn't forget who we are. I've been learning about Korean culture and the language for about three years now. If people feel they can't integrate well within a culture or country, maybe they should consider leaving. I know it can be tough for Black Americans to connect with other Black foreigners, but I think it's because we both can be a bit too proud. This video has given me better insight into foreign relations in South Korea, and I appreciate that.

You know, you are the trouble maker. I hear your definition of 'shucking and jivin'", and think that isn't what I thought it meant. So I look it up: "Shuckin' and jivin' (or shucking and jiving) is slang for joking and acting evasively in the presence of an authoritative figure. It usually involves clever lies and impromptu storytelling, to one-up an opponent or avoid punishment." And that's what I thought - jive talk is about fooling people and excluding them, not acting happy to please a sl*ve owner. Maybe your definition was right about 5 or 10 generations ago, but it has changed. Still, you take the self-pitying definition, and THEN you poison the minds of table full of people she has to work with, all the while thinking you are the good guy.

Listening to you sharing the interactions you had with your superior, I can't help but find you very combative. You seem to think that it happened to you because you're black but all I can see is that the only reason why you kept you job for that long is because you're a foreigner and your boss was being as understanding as they can. Challening your boss for raising their voice is unthinkable in korean culture. While listening to you, I was like 🤯🤯🤯 people actually behave that way in the workplace??? Literally unthinkable in South Korea

That night show was amazing, but the other beach was pretty sad to see the trash in the water. How much was it to rent the bikes ? Thank you for giving your honest reviews.

I really agree with the idea of the video and the talking points but idk if Id say eating Korean food makes you a Koreaboo or liking Korean music.... 😅 Koreaboos are extreme and try to become Korean and are obsessed and fetishize Koreans and Korean culture. To not enjoy aspects of the place you live make it difficult to live here long term. But then again I guess I'm an outsider of the foreign community here since I don't talk to ppl. Being a foreigner isnt a bad thing, you are not a citizen of the country. Yea I also stopped trying too hard to be friends with other foreigners for various reasons, not always negative. Sometimes its just a matter of different reasons for being here and different lifestyle.

Many would say visiting Korea is better than immigranting in the workforce. It is true alot of hagwons are poorly managed. In China it is also the same but in China a teacher might get threatened to leave or threatened if they want to leave. I think the best advice for teachers who take jobs in SK should not run away from your agent after getting the job and keep a backup plan and find another job maybe you want to do within the next month incase things go viral during the beginning of your contract.

I have been here 9 years and everything you say is so spot on. There is a lot of judgement in the foreigner community and cliques. The people who know korean well vs dont, the ones who got non teaching jobs vs those who teach, people with many korean friends vs none. Many of my foreign friends who have come and gone have said the foreigners in Korea are weird. As time goes on, I have found it easier to discern good people who are authentic and sincere from the rest. I thinks its important to say theres good people out there but yes theres definitely a lot of ???. My theory is that we all on some level are reminded daily we are foreign, and I think many of these people are reacting to those feelings by trying hard to fit in more, and somehow feel on a level above the foreigners who supposedly dont do this well or who outwardly express their frustrations. I have found many people who “make it” so to speak into a dream job and lifestyle in Korea, who claim they love their life arent actually happy either. I think a lot of foreigners generally hide their frustrations in an effort to fit in more.

Just move out.... lmao

I'm not saying it wasn't because you're black, because I've seen how racist Korean people can be, but I would like to share my experience in Korea. I'm a large (6'1", 350 lbs) white guy, and I got a lot of the same comments about appearing angry, kids being scared of me, and Korean staff members being scared of me. Korean culture is one that encourages submission to authority and punishes too much independence and confidence, so a large foreign man speaking confidently and authoritatively can be intimidating to them regardless of skin color.

I'll be back in Korea soon for a few months and OMG everything you said was exactly how I felt in May when I was in Korea! Idk about everybody else but I want Black friends and community in Korea when I'm there lol (it made me sad when I would try to be in community with Black people I met and they wouldn't even return the nod 😭)

at least as an african american you don't have to worry about police killing you or being arrested for fitting the profile of being black

That is called ignorance, homogenous societies are primitive to a degree. You do not grow that way

I've been looking for black male teachers besides people being interviewed. Thank you so much for this information. I'll be definitely going through more of your videos.

My hagwon is looking for a teacher to start in mid September. It’s a really nice school. We are actually looking for a male teacher so if you’re interested lmk

That’s a sick apartment, way better than my current one. What academy did you apply through?

Actually, this kind of thing is one of the biggest pitfalls of working at a hagwon. Misperceptions, biases and miscommunication, seem to be at the heart of the business model! I had a good experience, followed by bad ones. I worked for over 2 years at a large kinder-elementary in Dongtan. I got to know the kids. They liked me. I got to know the curriculum very well. The director wanted me to stay for a third year, but the owner said no. The next job was at a hagwon that taught essay-writing to elementary and middle school kids. However, their kids were mostly 8-10 in Korean years. I am known for being superb at correcting essays. I got a warning letter for crossing out something in an essay. That job lasted 3 weeks. The next job was very different. The boss was nice. But I was to teach tiny kids in diapers. That job lasted 4 months because a new boss appeared, and wanted CHANGE!

Great video thanks for this information.

Nice place! I used to live in that same area!

Pattaya ?? The boat ride looks very uncomfortable, and the guy singing was very entertaining. LOL The dinosaurs were the best.

It’s because you a black man. That’s why. Which you already know. Just like yt people be scared of any black man in America, those that have never been exposed to the real world in their little bubble. Over there I can imagine even worse

I was in a black women only group chat a few years ago. I had to leave because they were xenophobic and Islamophobic. They thought my name was fake and kept bullying me for months about it. When I left and told the admins my side of the story, they didn’t care at ALL. Completely took the bullies side and said it was best to leave so I didn’t cause any more problems..

Lots of communications problems with the Korean teachers

12:31 "so let's provide a solution to this, it's really simple, we are going to say this: Where are you from?" Amazing!!!!! 👏👏👏👏 Loved the video!!!!

Not just in Korea, it's prevalent here in the States as well. I'll never be fully accepted in a Korean community. That's my experience. But I've come to learn Be Yourself. Great video.

did you do all this, when you were in korea? unfortunately, theres no u.s. embassy in los angele

For those going to Ocean World, I'd like to recommend hopping across the street before heading home. There's a great underground plaza loaded with restaurants, amusement park rides (if you have children), and other things to see and do.

Can you tell us the difference between African from black? Us it really offensive to address you as African

What is kirewnboo, boss boo? Can you tell me cos im not an English native speakers

The root of the problem is that Korean history is revised on the West. That *allows* foreigners to manipulate narratives about Korea to cater to their insecurities.

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I like how you put the appropriation there. Glad to know I’m not the only one that sees it.

Welcome to Thailand

wanna go there too😭

I now want to try some of that kfc lol. Looked like a nice vacation.

I lived in Korea before, your points resonate with me a lot. I think of out of Japan, China and Korea which I have all lived in, Korea was socially the most difficult and isolated place of the three to be in regarding my interactions with other foreigners(mostly white people) and native Koreans.

Love this apartment!

Lovely apartment.

Everything you said was about foreigners and that woman who made the comment "Shucking and Jiving ), is racist. She ain't slick.She has no class.Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for the video! You come across as a very gentle and respectful man, so it must have been prejudice and fear. You tried to be nice to her and she did not appreciate it. Her loss. I'm glad that you have another position and I wish you well and that you got your ring back. Best of luck to you.

I have a friend from the USA who used to be a teacher in South Korea. She was a very scary person. Despite being from the USA, she hated Americans and assumed that Americans were sleeping around with Korean men. She talked badly about foreigners in South Korea and did not allow me to talk with any American friends who were teaching in South Korea at that time. I still don’t understand why.

what do you think about officetels compared to a 1 bed

ever tried the honey butter chips those are good

It's a shame the foreign community can be so toxic and I often wonder why it's that way. Most of the foreigners I've met here are insecure and competitive to the point that hearing things like "my co-teachers told me they hated the teacher who was here before me" is a regular occurrence. Like, they'll say it with a hint of relief in their voice like they're happy their new Korean colleagues are bad-mouthing the previous teacher because somehow it takes the pressure off them? I've sat through a lot of not-very-nice conversations where teachers will just sit there and bitch about other teachers, often people they've never even met which is wild to me. Another thing I've seen a lot is teachers being needlessly competitive. I work in public school so there's usually only one foreign teacher per school and yet foreign teachers will meet up outside of work and bang on endlessly about what they did in their classes but the vibe always seems very negative and like people are trying to outdo each other. It's exhausting. All I can think is that maybe it stems from the slight myth (depends on your experiences and perspective I guess) that Korean teachers don't respect us and think we're under qualified. I do understand it to some extent, especially with jobs and visas being tied together so that people feel pressure to reinvent the wheel and be the world's best teacher because they think that if they're not they'll get fired. Personally, I have to try really hard to not get sucked into conversations about previous teachers and the work competitiveness because in the past when I've spent time with people and it's been hours and hours of that talk I'd always come away from the situation feeling drained and feeling bad about myself. It seems like the foreign community don't have much compassion for each other sometimes. Also, I had a really weird experience about two years ago, where I was going to a new school and the previous teacher was at the bus stop but said she couldn't remember which bus it was I had to get there. No worries, she got on her bus and I went and spoke to a bus driver...turns out he was the bus driver for the bus she was on and I could also get that bus, so he gets on and then I start to get on the bus. The teacher is sat right at the front and as I'm walking up the steps she grabs my arm to stop me, turns to the driver and starts speaking to him in Korean. The only conversation I've ever had with this woman was five minutes ago when she told me she couldn't remember the bus number, so I was caught off guard by her over familiarity. It was so unbelievably rude I just stood there dumbfounded and the driver looked confused because I'd already spoken to him. Basically, for some reason she had assumed that I didn't speak any Korean and that I needed her help, so without any prompting from me whatsoever she jumped in. In my opinion, when it comes to speaking Korean, just leave other foreigners alone. If someone asks for your help then help them if you can but don't take it upon yourself to get into other people's business. All that woman did was complicate and confuse the situation through her arrogant assumption that I don't speak the language. Sometimes foreigners can be quite aggressive about the language issue and I get that people have strong opinions about it but actually inserting yourself into a situation seems a bit much, especially when you haven't been asked to help. The condescension was breath-taking and, again, I can only surmise that it comes from either insecurity or competitiveness. It's like it's not enough for people to be personally proud of their own achievements, they need the rest of the community to know what they did in class or how much Korean they speak etc etc. I have met people here who are really nice and that I've kept in touch with for years after they've left though and generally those people seemed content with who they are as people, more positive, happy to encourage others etc so they were easier to get along with. Maybe people are more insecure nowadays? Who knows, but it's great when you find someone who's worth hanging onto. ^^

Honey. I dont wanna hear about divide between African Americans and Africans, i be hitting Korea in 2 years and imma hit you up. Don't deny me now XD

Great video bro. This was very relatable as a black guy living in korea rn. I have had many of the same struggles but i had no idea about the among foreigner beef part. The tea is HOT lmao. As always it be ya own 🥷’s