My Racist Experience Teaching English in Korea
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Not all school are like this one. But they are definitively out there.
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Well.. that was quite shocking. I heard so much bad stuff about Korea and racism. Sometimes you're not foreign enough and other times you are too much of a foreigner.
I'm confused by that stupid logic 😐
I lived in Korea for 8 years. I didn't see any racism because I wasn't looking for it. Many people throw the racism word around like candy, especially in the US. Most of the time there isn't any racism involved, it is just people taking it the wrong way.
@@JasonManners Interesting. I hear this a lot from white people.
You can even be Korean and born in Korea and they will discriminate you because you don’t use whitening cream
@@briannarichardson1596 its probably that way with every race but white people since they are considered the standard of beauty.
I had expected the racism to come from students. But to have it come from an adult, much so an elder, it's very disgusting and very very terrible
sometimes... in asian countries, the elder racism is much worse
its usuallly the other way around
Racism is a learned bias, not natural. Little children are usually much racist in homogeneous society because parents have less opportunity to indoctrinate them with such bias but gradually they will learn it growing up.
But not unusual
Old people have had their beliefs for a long time and it is harder for them to change so that is not surprising. You would think life experience brings wisdom but it isn't always the case especially when your life experiences were limited.
was nice listening to a 36 minute rant without "like... um.. ah... like... you know", thumbs up for that
Phi Almighty The magic of jumpcuts
Yea he speaks very good english and not a bunch of "like" and "you know what i mean". I watched this whole video without skipping.
He should definitely be a voice actor!
I heard several "you know" "I mean" "like" fillers and I justed skipped around listening to bits. Perhaps fewer than the average young youtuber but still several in there.
SSMarrow They were just a few, like a normal person would talk. If he cuts them he would sound like a robot...
I had an experience before in Japan where I was invited for an interview for a teaching job. This involved teaching young kids English and exposing them to a foreign culture. The employer was very eager to have me signed while we were talking on the phone though he knew I come from the Philippines and my picture was also on the resume I sent to him. Later on, I discovered that I was just a spare tire in case the British guy did not show up for the interview (but he did). The school head talked to both of us at the same time. He offered the British guy a contract right away and turned to me and said, "Sorry. But I have to be honest here. When it comes to you and this guy, of course, I would prefer a native speaker." I was shocked at his honesty. Though I did not expect to get the job after seeing who the competition was, I somehow expected him to be a bit subtle---to tell the guy he was the one he accepted after I left. The thing that I was so upset about was, though he had no intention of interviewing me anymore, he still invited me to come to his school together with the British guy and offered the guy a higher rate, more than advertised, while I was listening. We were both seated on the same couch! He did not interview me anymore. After the guy accepted his offer, he took us both back to the nearest train station. That was when I ran to the ladies' room and cried there. I think I cried for like twenty minutes or more. When I went out of the ladies' room I saw the British guy waiting outside for me! I was shocked again. He apologized repeatedly. I told him it was not his fault that he should not feel guilty about it. I thought that would be it. That he would let me be on my own. But he went with me all the way to Osaka then just took another train back to his destination. I really appreciated his effort. To make the story short, he did not stay long in that school. I think he quit after a month, and the school head phoned me again to ask me if I was available to cover for their British teacher. I flatly said no.
Thanks for sharing your story. This happens to me nearly everyday as a Filipino outside of ph in an English-speaking country . Since I do marketing and writing in English and am not an English native speaker, it’s harder to get a job and always being judged. Take care KABAYAN.
Edit: It's different though when it comes to healthcare jobs. Filipinos are more accepted in that regard but not when it comes to competing with them in their own native language like communications jobs. I think that's where they draw the line and consider you a threat. I think the hiring manager of the Korean English teacher was jealous of the Korean's English skills and her discrimination toward him was out of envy -- not racism perse but envy, which can stem from insecurity. It's important that when you are interviewing, you have to determine the attitude of your boss right away. You have to find out if he or she gets jealous of your skills. It's a delicate balancing act. You can be smart but not smarter than your boss, if he or she is insecure.
Good! Thats Pinoy pride,nek.nek nyo...but I think these foreigner can only do this if you give them that vibe.
A sweet story, as soon as the hiring person was so rude and unprofessional I thought “well obviously that was not the kind of place you want to work, no great loss there.” You could have been hired and spent months working there having your spirit worn down little by little each day. :( But the fact that the other person who interviewed with you was concerned about you and was so thoughtful, it makes your story feel ultimately heartwarming and it seems that when you are the stranger who goes “abroad” you will meet all kinds of people and sometimes the good ones can more than make up for the bad ones. I hope to have the opportunity one day to do something nice for someone who’s having a bad day the way that British guy did for you.
good to hear the solidarity from the british guy toward you.
Should've ghost them when they asked you 😆
Imagine having Terry as a teacher..
I'm getting some kinky ideas sorry 😂
😂😂😂😂 I wouldn't pull any strings. He seems really mature and sharp.
Victoria Cornelio NAMJOOOOOONNKKHHHJOJHDDUU
I wish
Victoria Cornelio same honestly
Gee! I listened to you for 30 minutes without getting bored. Very nice monologue! In spite of the shabby treatment you've go,t you're still well mannered. Bravo!!!
I didn't I got bored 20 seconds in. Still bravo though, most anyone has ever gotten me to.
me too
Discriminated for not being different...how ironic.
Oh how the tables have turned.
He’s half white, that’s the racist part
Followyourideas (Aikido Shodokan) Yeah. So strange. You would think that they’d like someone like them
Yup. Sounds about right. They'd rather have a Russian or Swede who speaks broken english than a brown person speaking fluent english.
That's terrible. But once it really backfires them they will understand. I hope...
why does your sentence sound like a insult for some innocent people?
@@redbetta2191 No
@@redbetta2191 yes
@@redbetta2191 yeah, I wish too
My dad told me that that's how they handle things in Asian countries when they want someone to quit.
They give you overwhelming amount of work until you quit.
So it really seems like she's trying to make you leave.
That is just so messed up! Luckily there are many teaching jobs around so we can always find another one.
They do it in western societies too. They put pressure on you with work loads, or try and make you feel miserable until you quit yourself. If you still don't quit, they'll make shit up to make you become "redundant", like, the company is "cutting costs". Next thing you will hear they hired someone else straight away.
this is f*cked up, it can lead to Depression and someone commiting suicide because they can't take it anymore and they think they aren't good enough, just fire them
IsThisRealLife when you realize it’s happening to yourself. 🙃
River Walker lmao. If you realise it's happening to yourself, sabotage the business before you go. Why not?
your voice is so calm. it's so soothing to hear u talk
Kim Mirae I swear I was gonna say the same thing!!! It's true stuff.
I thought the same. He sounds like a professional talk radio host.
You do look like a Korean movie star.
not sure if compliment or hating
He's a handsome man.
@@ohhi5237 pretty sure it's a compliment
@@devjoshi12 oh you know her?
@@ohhi5237 I am her
Sad to say but my sister was bullied by a Korean students. I'm thankful that we left korea for good and stay in the Philippines. Many people expect that korea is always the best but not all.
I hope all korean come here in Philippines so I dont have to come to S. Korea 🇵🇭 you’re always welcome here
@@danching6057 she's a koreaboo obviously
Good for you @Dan Ching,because your country is rich, good in social specialy in economy✌✌✌my beloved 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 😪still fighting..
@@irishconcepcion2900 who?
marelyn
This is sad. He is polite, well-spoken, and educated, it is stupid to act like that isn't a big deal. Another thing, this guy is clearly very handsome, if I were Jenny I would get some glasses because if he doesn't have "the right look," I don't know who does.
But the point is that looks aren't supposed to matter in language instruction. If it's not right to prefer a Caucasian look, then why would it be right to prefer a handsome look?
苑安雄 I was saying that looks don't matter because he has the legit qualities of a teacher. I only metntioned the good looking part as a joke.
It doesn't matter whether he is handsome or not, the problem was that he didn't look "foreign" enough per say and he obviously doesn't look English or American.
One Potato Lol I know that obviously it was just a side note / joke
tumblekelly Aye my bad then, apart from sarcasm british people aren't exactly known for their sense of humour.
The students were probably disturbed by such a beauty.
I know right, She was a FooL to rid His Fine-ass Off.
I know, right? He's effing beautiful. Foolish woman.
Word, I would have perfect attendance to his clasd
I was low key thinking the same 😂
Victor Hugo da Silva lmao
Am I the only one who thinks Terry is soooooo well articulated?? Like damn he speaks so well!! I'd love him to be my English teacher!! He explains himself so well.
Seriously? He says "I felt outcasted" and "she outbursted", and also does air quotes when it doesn't make sense.
at least he doesn't interject with 'like' or 'um' every other second
If he was white, you wouldn't say that
LetsNeverPlayAgain Yes. Yes I would. That's why I said it. Lots of people don't pronounce their words properly that's the whole reason I commented. His race never crossed my mind and it shouldn't have crossed yours either. He's an American who's first languages is English. If he was white I'd say the exact same thing. Chill dude.
I don't need to chill, I said eight words. Yall the one who needs to come to terms with the fact that he treats people of a different race differently. Chill, dude.
So basically Jenny is a Karen....asian Karens do exist....they are out there.
My neighbours are examples of Filipino Karens!
Same here
Jesus ofcourse there are racists in every culture or colours people. Its not at all a typical white thing and I can talk about it because I have experienced racism against me as white person so yea xD
What is Karen?
yeah... true..
"right across the river was NORTH KOREA"
Forget that I’m swimming to south :)
Lol i used to live at theborder too and yes, there IS a lake
As a black man who has no problem with anyone and just recently retired, I have gone through that a lot.
It may surprise you but me as a White guy I had both bad and good experiences of being white. Also in some areas I do not feel different. Even once somebody said to me.. look.. that place Is good but you know.. full of white people. He looked at me and said.. Maybe it could be good to live there though.
I did not say anything because I was thinking that at least we had some common ground. I know it may sound strange or funny to you but what can I do? I am where I need to be. I talk to whoever I need to talk. My major criteria of judging people is their attitude towards me. I know people are different. Different colours, sizes, attitudes, education, interests, experiences and many, many more. You have to deal with it. What If you met someone from outer space? Would you complain too? If you have to deal with someone then try your best . If you survive it is very good. If you enjoy it and get something out of it then awesome.. After some time it gets very different I had a Chinese girlfriend (most of girlfriends were Chinese or else) and I had to remind myself she was Chinese because to me she was my girlfriend and not someone with this or that identity. Just sharing with you, so you feel better.
Robert Brozewicz what’s was the point of this? He can’t relate to any of this or even apply it to his daily life
Robert Brozewicz, no one cares🤦🏻♀️
Coral63 haha
@@coral6325 I do
so he was too korean,
in korea.....
It's the same thing in China. They would prefer to hire some fob eastern european with a prototype Caucasian face over a versed educated Asian-American who can actually speak english fluently. In fact, hired asian-faced english teachers make less, on average, compared to their white counterparts holding skill variation constant. Kind of sad
arvin bhattacharya and i thought about when i would teach there not to be korean enough...
Nobody knows what the word racist means including those who peddle that shit.
arvin bhattacharya lol that's what I thought too
uh.....huh....
As a 15 years old korean I want to say really sorry to people that experianced racism in our country. These days it is getting better but still, it is serious. I feel so ashamed...
I really hate people who judging people with color and appearance. I think our society have many people like that.😔
Yea it's a bad stereotype to have. As a 15 year old African American I agree, i definitely see it getting better :) it seems its because this generation was brought up better
Not getting better. It's getting worse
@@Cocoonel well I would simply say it's getting recorded more. But when you think about it, it cant possibly be getting worse.
its weird in this case. his Korean boss didn't like his Korean side. but she was doing it mroe so for her school since the moms would complain but she knew better than that
Multi-cultural, immigrant countries with supposedly enlightened attitudes can't get this right, how can we expect a homogeneous country like your's to do better? I'm glad he found a place that welcomed and valued him. You can be proud of that!
She basically thought you were too Asian looking to be an English teacher :O that's messed up
true same with brown skinned people.
36 minutes to say that. ok thanks!.
I am also have European and Asian ancestry, and I find that a lot of more unenlightened people are just uncomfortable with people of mixed race. We kind of shatter the idea that you can put groups of people in separate boxes and that your cultural identity will never change.
Antón it's a good guide to how to teach there. everybody wants a Seoul appointment... until III kicks off! yikes!
Antón it's a good guide to how to teach there. everybody wants a Seoul appointment... until III kicks off! yikes!
Hello Terry, I totally understand where you are coming from. I am a black guy from New York City who has taught in china and found it difficult to continue working there because they assume that all Americans look like Brad Pitt. So even though I have a degree and teaching experience, I still get overlooked for 99% of jobs because I am not white. On paper I am everything they want, the phone interviews always go well, until they see you and then they are disappointed. I get emails every week based on my profile on ESL jobs cafe but I cant get hired once I do the video interview when they realize I am black. Being born and raised in the USA, speaking great English, and having all the qualifications, unfortunately isn't enough when you don't fit the image. I landed a gig initially for two reasons: 1) I was willing to work in a small city that couldn't attract many foreigners and 2) I met two US-based Chinese recruiters who interviewed with in person and they were able to vouch for me. I had a Chinese American friends who had similar experiences while we were over there. So I truly want to thank you for doing this video as there are many people who face this type of discrimination when looking for a job teaching in Asian countries.
They were just telling you ''Hey, look, lad, it's the 21st century. Go full Michael Jackson or stay in America.'' xD
No ones going to care about your experience because it’s not Korea. Only Koreans are racist to these people’s eyes.
James wee you need to travel more.
yippykiay13 I’m being sarcastic.
I am Chinese and live in US right now. I totally understand your experience, many people in Asia still have the image that America or any western countries are white people countries which is true in reality to some degree. Many parents and the owner of the school only care if the teachers look white. Owner of the schools wants to make their school looks more international and professional. Even through many of foreigner are losers or fuckboy. They aren't even from a english-speaking country or have no teaching skill, but parents don't know. Hopefully things will get better as China develops and Chinese people get expose to western world more.
I worked at an english school in Japan (I'm blonde-haired and Causasian American female) and realized a few months in that I was being paid MORE than all my Asian coworkers, as well as never being monitored/critiqued in how I was even teaching or what I was even doing (in other words I could have been doing a terrible job and nobody would know) not to mention, no teaching degree and no resume were asked for. In other words, I was hired on the basis of my racial identity alone.
Aside from being constantly sexually harassed by my boss, used as more or less the image boost for the company and forced to teach mostly male students, I felt exceedingly uncomfortable and more and more sure of the fact that being an english teacher in Asia was not nearly as simple and fun as I thought it would be.
Racism feels uncomfortable even when you're benefiting from it. And it's definitely not just Korea.
Leaholea Valuable words, Im a half black and half white from Colombia, my life is easier than my black friends cause I have clear skin, it sucks even if you are "beneficiated"
Leaholea sexually harassed? Teaching majority male students? Wtf!! First I was like, "oh well done privileged little white girl" but you had an awful experience.. I'm so sorry you had to face that 🙄🙄
Racism alert, Christina!!!
Mixing with different ethnicities being sick was also something Hitler said btw
Love Debby She should be grateful for being sexually harassed?? What is wrong with you?
Christina x You’re a dumb bitch. A very dumb bitch. People like you shouldn’t mix with anyone, including ‘their own’. Disgusting.
He is literally a gentleman. He is so professional, polite, patient, genuine and so much more. I don't get why so kind-hearted people are getting treated so unfairly :( I'm happy that u got another job and enjoyed it! and li te ral ly i'm so proud that you started youtube!
''How to bribe them with candy...''
Flammeous *-Terry 2017*
Flammeous Hello, my name is Candy Vexilla :)
*Hops in back of van*
Issa Joke!
Flammeous LMAOOOO IKR 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Maybe Jenny needed some candy
"too Korean in Korea."
Yeah, Korean Natives are very rude and racist to English Speaking Koreans. Another UA-camr who was also Korean got sh** in a Korea restaurant for speaking English.
sweethearts 86, I had this experience when I was 15 years old when I was having a conversation with my friend and this passerby chinese rascal overheard us and by sound he heard knew that we were speaking in English then he used the most vulgar low class cantonese language to f... me up. My friend is a Malay boy and I am chinese. Imho this rascal is suffering from an Inferiority Complex. It look like this kind of event happened everywhere in the world.
if I were you I would just tell to eat shit no need to be polite to people like him
sweethearts 86 you don't know what racist actually means.. And it's a meaningless term anyways!
I was born and raised in America but Im still Korean so I came over here. yet I Fuckin hate Korea please save meh.
Your voice is so nice, I wish you were my ebook textbook reader.
As an English teacher myself (in Austria) who had his fair share of difficult bosses and toxic teaching environments, i have to say. I wouldn't have been as respectful with Jenny in the end. Being a teacher for 10 years now has taught me that people don't deserve respect for exploiting you. They only understand one language and that's the honest, brutal truth of how incompetent they are and how bad of a role model for their students they are.
I'm glad it all worked out for you in the end!
It's so nice to listen to a well-educated and mature young man here on youtube who doesn't start his sentences with YOOOOOO!!! 😂
Fic Read Yo...thats not cool yo I'm offended..... lol j/k
this made me laugh yooo 😂
Hitman.. Okay I'll stop😅
Fic Read lol
Yoooooooooooo
Why can't people just be decent human beings to others? Its not that hard.
Nia's Bae that’s the million dollar question....
Your voice and story telling ability are fantastic. I watched the video all the way to the end. Keep it up, Terry. Thanks for sharing:)
Very much agreed. Terry, you are very much talented in story telling.
I don't wanna insult koreans but i found it funny how education is their 1st priority when they(some of them) have so much to learn about human rights and how to respect other people
Lol i was also thinking that ,,,,
Why parents don't teach there children about , whatever is the culture you should respect and show some humanity , and treat everyone as humans
yeah this kinda sucks... blessed living in Singapore
Maybe it's because of how proud they are of their own country and of themselves and less interested in other countries. I had a korean bf and he....jesus....the way he acted was as if they are the centre of earth. Also others who live in my country distance themselves from others and give off the vibe of: I'm looking down on you.
Disclaimer: this is my opinion based on my experience and observations so don't be butthurt and say :'OmG sTaHp Generalizing'.
I agree that many Koreans are not considerate ad disrespectful to other culture, one example this Korean lady that happened to be studied English in the Philippines. She so ungrateful that when people noticed that when she speak English, people says that her accent is like a Filipino,... And she is mad when people say it to her....by the way, Filipino English accent is one of the best in the world.
Haha. Agree.. Like how they are crazy to learn english language in american accent but they didn't even know the word "RESPECT"
You need to do voice acting omg your voice is amazing! 💕
I was thinking the same thing. He's got that smooth robotic voice I swear I've heard in hundreds of UA-cam videos.
Not really it sounds normal
Well-modulated and tempo, but not boring.
not only his voice is amazing 😉
TBH I think hes like 5'5" and maybe 120lbs. More a gym goal for me than a date goal. 😂
Ugh it's even harder because of how heavily important Koreans put surface looks to be. Image and outward appearance is so huge and it's really annoying when people gauge your qualifications by how you look. I'm sure Jenny would've had a different impression if you bleached your hair blonde and wore blue contacts. 😒
What a nazi
NamiiCho single?
Lewis Mahandar As a White man I love asian women and I fucking hate our white women who hate men.
Lewis Mahandar somewhat true. A lot of men dont want the girls of their own ethnicity & strive to be with white women. And the asain, blacks, hispanics, etc girls are left feeling unwanted with low self esteem and a lot of the time settle for guys who dont treat them right.
Imagine having one of those talks with Jenny, and then a contact pops out....Awkward....
i taught in Korea for a year and I can tell you the racism is real. Everything seems to be about "face" literally and figuratively. People are openly racist towards other asians especially, but also towards other people like africans/middle eastern. They love white people but you are still treated as an outsider and kept out of the loop from most things. I always said that I felt more like a clown or entertainer or something.
It's the same here in China too! Am sick of this just because I am a non-Chinese who looks Chinese/Korean/Japanese kinda.
Brandt Johnson I hate that saving face shit
Well you are an outsider. Imagine if you were considered an outsider (POC) of the country you were born and raised in (Canada/US/UK etc)
Clearly being considered an outsider in where you are from is terrible, and in Korea many people who are born there but do not look Korean are also treated that way. A friend of mine has a child who is half Korean and he had to deal with that. I can't even imagine if you lived only in Korea and only knew Korean language but you didn't look at all like Korean what you would be treated like. It would be terrible.
Sounds like an anime plot.
racism in Korea as soon as I landed - i was in line for the portable wifi at the airport. the european guy who came before me got all the smiles and special treatment from the girl at the counter, when it was my turn the attitude turned very cold and i could literally feel her rolling her eyes and sighing without actually doing it.
Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh they must have been rude sorry for what you experienced 💞
is it weird that Im brown,and had a pretty good experience in Korea?
@@Random-qi3vv I am brown too /south Asian and I wanna go to Korea but idk if I will face racism😞I lived in the west since I was like 11 and never faced racism so idk what’s it gonna b like in South Korea
@@whooopsiesssssssss9770 Well,i've spent time with some guys and girls. All of them were pretty cool.Its good as long as you respect their culture and are confident with yourself.
@@Random-qi3vv yeh yeh I understand that😁I am pretty confident but I wanna improve my Korean a bit more before I go since I don’t wanna go to their country without knowing basic Korean
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TERRY, you are very lucky in the sense that you don't have to suffer double or triple discrimination. You are very lucky that you have good luck and a very fair skin. People with a so called ugly look, darker skin or even average look have to suffer surreal and look/appearance discrimination day in day out beside the racist experiences.
So you offer $$$upport? Or just support_hose?
I have experienced crazy racism from a Korean owned company in LA. My last name is “Yu” so they assumed I was Korean. When I walked into the room, I saw all their faces dropped. The interview was super awkward as I could tell they had something on their mind. At the end of the interview, they asked me if I was Korean. I told them I was Chinese and that was that. Finally on the follow up call, they told me that I was fully qualified (over even) but they wanted a Korean person. I’m glad you made your story public. I wish this lady would be called out and made accountable. Your English is fantastic and they were lucky to have you.
They could tell you weren't Korean by looking at you?
Michelle Yu LMAO when you said their jaws dropped I thought you’d be black or something 😂😂
ToolShed BootyGoon lmao
@@nono7105 East asian look very similar, but there are difference on dressing style and mould. especially Korean, Since south korea is a small country, young males tend to have similar hairstyle and dressing style
thats not racism..Maybe you are because you got offended easily because they thought you were korean.
It sounds so weird to listen to someone who doesn't say "um, erm, uh"
arry starks AND I LOVE IT THO
arry starks Trudeau
He cut it and edit the "um, erm, and uh", that's why
It sounds amazing when people can concentrate on what they're saying and not trying to multitask or just do something as simple as talking.
14:43 dude
Terry, I watched this ENTIRE video. I intended to watch a part of this, but I was hooked! Your story was like a soap opera. I just watched a black woman's account of teaching in South Korea. She hated it and went through so many racist issues. It is interesting to see that YOU experienced the same type of racism she did! Your voice is AWESOME! You should consider voiceover work! I am now SUBSCRIBED to you! I love your vibe and your heart! I know this video is old, but I wish you the best and I am going to check your other videos because your story is beautiful! I'm old enough to be your mom, but I would have been so proud to have such an intelligent, thoughtful son!
I agree
When you talked about how Korean schools prefer "foreign looking teachers" I immediately went back to my experience teaching in China. The very first thing they would compliment was how white my skin was or how much they liked my hair, even before starting the actual interview to see if I could teach! They'd say I looked very English (which I'm not) like it was the only thing that mattered.
Esther Díaz are you Hispanic? Is your skin color white or tan
Yes and I'm VERY white, and that's what it seems to only matter unfortunately.
Esther Díaz I get where you're coming from. I'm also Hispanic and my skin are three shades of pale skin. My face is a light honey color, my arms are a very light honey color, and my legs are white af. My hair are also not the "typical black thick Mexican hair", I have dark to golden brown color. Everyone in my school thinks I'm white, even though my lastname is in Spanish. They all were shocked when I speak Spanish or when I tell them that I'm Hispanic. It hurts me to the point where I think of dying my hair black.
Hang in there buddy :) The language-teaching world can sometimes get excruciatingly racist but it's up to us to stand up for our background and fight :)
I think you missing the point here. The reason we aka Asians said that because complimenting people is our nice tradition. We like white skin and we really admire the beauty of foreigners. It was a totally harmless conversation especially with Chinese ppl and you were being so serious about it.
We call those backhanded complements were they are saying something "nice" but it's a underhand insult. I get "you're cute for a black girl" quite a bit
You're cute as you!
Damn girl I'm sorry: (
I don't think they're trying to insult you. They don't understand that its a backhanded compliment. They live in a homogeneous society and some of them rarely see people with dark skin. As a society they just don't find it as attractive as pale skin so when they see a black girl they think is pretty of course it shocks them. They aren't used to thinking of people with dark skin as beautiful. I know that sounds fucked up but I really don't think they mean it in a malicious way
Wtf black girls are cute
Oswald Thatendswald I agree their way of thinking is taught, as all things are. But just because they don’t “mean it maliciously” doesn’t mean it’s not wrong and ignorant. It still hurts, regardless of intention.
articulate, ice white, smart.. vampire confirmed
InViKTus 😂
You forgot goodlooking
InViKTus ice white? Where?
Red eyes, thin eyebrows
this comments full of unattractive girls and gay guys
it's kinda funny how Koreans are really serious about bullying cases and they want to be respected when they are abroad (as they should, it's your right), but when it comes to foreigners in their country, most when these foreigners don't look Americanized enough, they outcast them or shout doors for them. I mean, US is one of the countries with the most cultural diversity of all the globe. Thanks to immigration, they have almost all races in their country. How do you expect every American to be white and to have blue-green eyes?
i'm not hating, sorry if someone took it that way
It didn’t sound like you were hating. You were just making your point.
well it's not immigration only US army is not full of white ! it's the white people who create this kind of superieur human of the earth ... you sound ignorant not hating but your name sound hispanic so maybe you just don't know like some people...
@saphirefoxie Chan a single clear drop of water can't make a puddle of dirty water clean.
but many white Americans still hate black people
for example if you are stoped by police and you white and start talking desrespectfully police wont do anything serios to you unless you broke law
but if you black and start talking disrespectfully there a chance that polls will arrest and even shot you for no reason
@saphirefoxie Chan well good for u. for some ppl life in south korea was hell. literally a terrible country with terrible ppl. good food tho
I am white and I taught with Epik and honestly some of the schools do the same thing. EPIK would never admit it but they definitely do. The schools are almost never happy if they get a black, Asian or brown teacher sent instead of a white teacher. The co-teacher I worked with (Korean) told me how much of a better teacher I was than the guy before (Chinese Canadian). I mean it's possible he *was* a bad teacher but she also got really mad that the guy who replaced me was Vietnamese American (but from California). She told me she didnt think his English would be good enough and mine was better. Honestly that's the first and ONLY time anyone has ever said my Alabama accent was better than a California accent lol. Lots of my black friends when I lived in Korea had stories of harassment from their school and also just in public on occasion, esp outside Seoul (keep in mind this was 2011-12, and some of my friends had been there since 2009ish).
But what did you do about it, you see every experience in life suppose to teach you something, do you help these people who were suffering these prejudices, did you stick your neck out for them or were you the silent coward type who just listened and felt better to be the ones not in that position. Change happens when the silent majority speak against these issues.
Timemaster f Who is a white guilt ridden moron? I don’t understand.
And I grew up in a “white” country where many of my classmates in kindergarten were Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese/Cambodian who grew up speaking English. Some even went on to major in literature. So in my experience, I don’t agree with your statement that “many times they DO have worse English”.
Especially in countries that have experienced a huge influx of immigrants in the last 30-40 years, and where one of the official languages of the country is English, it’s not a stretch to say that most of the new generations raised in these countries will have a much firmer grasp of English than they would their parents’ language(s).
Thank you OP for sharing your perspective.
I know a Pakistani female who was ridiculed for her brown complexion. TBh she looked hotter than any skinny pale Korean model. She did not know Korean when was new at the university and no one would help her. They always used to give preferential treatment to Europeans and white people in general. Talk about modern discrimination in a developed country like Korea. smh!!
Ah yes, the polite passive aggressiveness of Asia. I'd say you had an excellent experience. Not ideal, but a big eye opener on the culture. Racism is common place in Asia as well, expressed through this polite passive aggressiveness.
That is so weird!! I thought they were gonna hate on him for being too "American"
Ella Mary ironic you mean?
Whut?
he means it is ironic, not weird
lashleeyy
Ahhh well yeah
Nah it's the other way around in Asia. White people are put on a pedestal. Even more so with regards to teaching English in Korea and Japan. Irrespective of one's abilities or mastery of the language. The more Korean you look. The more prep you have to do. The more classes you have to teach. You're examined and tested and under the scrunity of the microscope. You don't get weekends off. You're coerced to work on Saturdays and then Sundays. Less breaks. Depends from one school to the next. But that's literally the major concensus. That's why I pretended not to speak Korean during my whole tenure. Even when they had their doubts. I continued with that...excellent acting on my part for keeping it up as long as I did. Which brought more money. Weekends off. And more breaks. Got caught 1 month before contract expired. Was asked to come on the weekends? I said hell nah, homie don't play that. And booked my ticket back. Reverse migration also means reverse racism in Korea.
America isn't only white people! This is coming from a white American! We need to stop claiming being American means being white! Technically Native Americans are the true natives of America! We need to stop judging people on their looks!!! Its about your personality and skills you have acquired! Looks are just a bonus! But shouldn't be judged!!
Yeah, that’s ridiculous. I’m glad that some people in the world have sense.
Who said anything about America? English is a white language
Yes and I think that’s why Asian countries treat whites in such a high pedasyils especially back in the day. There’s multitudes of ethnic groups but like most of the world, the darker your skin the worse your treated. It’s defiantly improving bummed to hear it’s still like that over there. I’m only interested I. Japan. Never thought about visiting S. Korea now hearing so many experiences imma pass
This is so true. I've seen many videos of African Americans vlog about their experience of not getting the teaching jobs over in Korea because they aren't white even though they have all the qualifications and even then some. It's really crazy how most Koreans only think of white Americans as American.
@@kuroe-chan5190 do you mean pedestal? Sorry just thought 💭 hhhuh? What’s that no disrespect!
He's so handsome
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@loona stanner 27 lol😂😍
ikr like hes what i envision when i think of a hot asian guy lol.
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Litterly what i was thinking the whole video lol
I hated teaching in a hagwon. The kids were tired and needed to go home after a full day at regular school. I had kids who would fall asleep mid sentence in class. I let them sleep. I didn't like the hours at all. In the evening I want to be home having dinner and relaxing, not lecturing a room full of tired kids.
E Mack thought u were gonna say Hogwarts
I kinda proves that Korean kids are basically getting tortured daily and it eventually leads to suicide..:(
Ya know, I don’t even consider you a bad teacher, and that’s saying a lot
Is it true that in asia, students don't have break like summer break or winter break?
I heard that they do have a break but have to go to school to study during break if they want to. Is that true?
ZquaDirectioner Forever It’s pretty much true.. unfortunately. I haven’t lived in korea that long to fully give you a decent statement but korean kids basically don’t get a “break” since all the parents in korea (the majority) enforces even more studying during break. Korea is fucked, I’m telling you straight up
As a half Korean working in a hakwon currently, this story really spoke to me and I am experiencing a lot of the exact same treatment. Seeing this video made me feel better because I know that I'm not the only one who has had this issue. It's unfortunate that many of these hakwons place such a high value on appearance. I'm glad that things worked out for you in the end despite all of the struggles! Hoping the same thing for myself
@Halfaamazing I am a Chinese and I find that we have such similar defects in our people. I mean Chinese and Koreans, in the way how they discriminate against their own people. I knew a UK born Chinese lady who was teaching English in China while her American white husband was also teaching but he got a way higher salary than her. But thinking a little more deeply, I figured out the trick here. Most Chinese or Koreans speak lousy English and have no way of telling whether a person really speaks good English. So for a private school who's lifeline is its popularity, it is difficult and inefficient to explain to it's customers why a Korean/Chinese looking teacher speaks an English just as perfect as a native would. The easiest credential for the teacher than becomes the race. If I were a non-English speaking parent who is going to send my kid to an English school, how am I going to make sure that the high fee is not just going down the tube ? I don't want to take the trouble of paying another native English speaker to check whether the Korean guy in School speaks proper English. So I would just select a teacher that is certainly from an English speaking country. That would be fail-proof. Am I right ?
That is a valid point from the standpoint of the school. However, it further illustrates the underlying systematic issue that "English speaking" has to be associated with a certain skin color and appearance.
Exactly. Once I heard a Chinese young guy referred to American white people, while he was talking to a white guy, as " real Americans", as in contrast to Asian Americans whom this clumsy English speaking Chinese implied would never become "real Americans".
Bro this video has 3 years already, and your story doesn't get old. It's very, very interesting.
Thanks for bringing this up. I had a similar experience applying for teaching abroad. When I applied to Korean and Chinese schools, they were very excited after speaking to me on the phone and seeing my applications and qualifications. Then they required that I send them my photo. I was 22 at the time. I was a young, attractive, smart and college educated black woman who had previously had experiences living and studying abroad. As soon I they saw my race in the photo, they told me that they could not accept me. I eventually ended up teaching in Japan. At that time, I was intensely hurt from that experience since you could not be judged by the content of your character or your actual qualifications. However, now that I am older, I realize that the most interesting and pleasant people I have met are those people who have had the opportunity to meet others different from themselves and to learn where possible from others. The future belongs to those who are adaptable and learn from others. I also learned that you cannot force people to be wise. However, in every culture there are good people, people who know instinctively was is moral and what is right. When I think about this, this keeps me going.
Beware of racism in japan too
At least in Japan the racism is usually held in. I feel like Korea you could encounter people avoiding you, calling names, ect. I spent the summer in Japan and it was no worse than loving as a black female in America. Actually most of the Japanese i met (especially in Tokyo) seemed to love me😂
MeliMeli66 thank you for this. I'm a black (British) woman aswell who's interested in teaching abroad (I'm currently going a bachelors in English) and I'm worried that my skin tone is going to hold me back 😩 but nonetheless I will try when I finish uni
I am dealing with something, as a Thai American that only speak English I am having a hard time getting a job as an English teacher in Bangkok Thailand
@@SuperCynthia333 Why not try your luck in the Philippines in International schools here? The Philippines might not be as super technologically advanced like Japan or Korea but the people are friendlier and more "Westernized" in terms of attitudes and acceptance of people who are different. Even gays are "accepted". Just as long as you behave responsibly and sensibly and do not break any laws.
I'm Indonesian who's been living in Spain for 31 years and teaching English to the Spanish for 28 years. I teach kids, teens and adults of any level. My experience has been super so far as the Spanish don't care about your origin neither physical appearance but your nice personality and being very good at teaching. My nice and helpful co- workers aren't only Spanish but some are also English native speakers. Our Spanish director of the institution where I work for is real understanding. So Terry, wish you all the best as there are still lots of people who are real " smart " which means open- minded.
Hum, Spanish are quite racists,too, if you are black......
@@wandtrollig Do you live in Spain?
Hi Suzy! I am very glad to read your post. I am an Indonesian woman who has taught English as a second language in Toronto, Canada for more than 30 years. My adult students come from all the continents of the world, except Australia. For the most part, I have had no experiences of racism with some exceptions. Racism in Canadian workplaces towards those who are non-white is generally subtle.
Thats the most bullshit thing I’ve ever heard. The Spanish can be very racist.
If you were a Moroccan or a Sub-Saharan African working in the fields picking up vegetables, your experience would be very different.
Korean American here who lived west of Nampo-dong, Busan, can totally relate to a lot of your video. I love Korea, but while it's developed very quickly in many aspects since the Korean War, there are still issues with racism and homophobia that need to be addressed and are currently being worked on.
I think that is prevalent in many Asian countries. It seems like the nations have advanced more in technology than the society for the change to be meaningful. The way Most Asians look at Black people is something that reminds me of 19th century America. My family would tell me to not bring my Black (not African but Asian black) inside the house because it is wrong for people below our caste to come in. The way Japan treats Koreans living in Japan with contempt, the way women are portrayed in Mangas and Anime, and they all ask why Japan and Korea have such big suicide rates. China is the same, Indians hate the same neighbor living 2 street down. The western ideals always put worth how great east Asian nations are and how futuristic but by doing that, many people forget the bad thing still lingering around so we have no way to combat the problem if no one is willing to say what the problems are.
Maybe this is just a result of Homogenous ethnic group isolated by culture, innovated by power.
Nizte Nitze this makes me sad :/
Truth. I love living in Korea! But I also had similar experiences sometimes. I taught at Pagoda in Shincheon, Seoul back in 2009 -2011. Guess hasn’t changed much. Although we have serious racial issues in America, at least we work at it. And we are actually lightyears ahead of some countries, like Korea, where racism isn't really even yet recognized as an issue.
Who thought you would've been "too Korean"... In Korea?
Most Asians in Asia are racist.
cannot believe this kind of comment still exists in 2018
Devin Where are you from Devin?
devin, just travel to foreign countries. racism is EVERYWHERE, and it is PROMINENT.
That Jenny tiger woman wanted to nail a "true foreigner" for her own face and ego. To her way of thinking no doubt, landing a person of "Korean" appearance would have made her come across as having not tried hard enough. It would have been more impressive if she had found someone who fitted the stereotype as seen in glossy mags or Hollywood. A certain brand of racism does stem from people who hold the belief that all societies are supposed to be homogenous. It would be interesting to see how overall she presents "her school" to the public eye.
“How to bribe them with candy”-Terry the Cherry-
This is the same in Japan.
I haven't had a teaching experience, but I had to move to Japan when I was 12.
I'm half Japanese half Turkish, was born raised in Australia. I also barely knew any Japanese before I moved.
We had to move to Japan for family reasons.
When I first moved I could only speak English, but because of my Asian appearance everyone would stare at me (not in a good way) whenever I spoke English. I really felt uncomfortable. It was when my American uncle visited Japan when I realized the racism. My uncle has the American look (tall, blond etc) that Japanese people would call "foreigners". Whenever he would speak English everyone would look kind of amazed, but if I was just with my Japanese mum they would stare at me making me feel very bad as if I was showing off my English.
Ever since I hated speaking English outside, I had a big fight with my mum because I didn't want to speak English outside but my mum didn't want me to care what people thought about me. Now I can understand why my mum was angry at me, but back then i just couldn't handle the feeling, I had anxiety speaking English outside. Ever since we haven't spoke in English as much which I really regret. You do forget if you don't speak the language.
Japan I think is getting better very very slowly. But still there is a lot of racism that I can't even start writing down. Maybe because Japan is a homogenous nation.
Well, from my point, Japanese are really hard working but at the same time, they are stubborn and slow to change or accept new things. I hoped that the young generation of japan is better at this aspect but unfortunately they dont compare to the previous generation. So that mean this situation will not really getting better at all
Yeah I feel sorry for what you have experienced in Japan. They need to learn to have more accepting attitude as much as possible. But I still think Japanese are better than Koreans, If you were in Korea instead of Japan there would be high possibility that you would get bullied or hated just cuz of you being a foreigner. I just hope the situation will get better in the future,
Just a little about your last sentence. "Japan is a homogenous nation" is a common misconception. For instance the "mountain people" are often seen as a different culture from people from say Tokyo. Different dialects and everything. A lot like southern whites and northern whites in the USA*. There's the Ainu people, who were native when the Japanese people came there. There's also people of Ryukyu, the southern islands, AKA Okinawa and its surrounding islands. The people of Okinawa et al. are mostly descendants of Korean and Chinese who came there and colonized the Ryukyu islands before Japan annexed it.**
The reason almost all of these people are called Japanese is that once someone is born (or Naturalized) in Japan***, they are listed as Japanese ethnically. The Japanese government conflates national identity with racial identity, and this is, from my limited reading and viewing on the topic, because of the ideas of early Imperial Japan. It was the end of the feudal era and the government wanted to create a national identity, so they codified a national religion (Shintoism) and said everyone in Japan is ethnically Japanese.
All this accomplishes, from a race relations viewpoint, is covering up the problems with how people are viewed and treated.
*Haven't been to Japan, and haven't read on the experiences or troubles of moving from city to city and the cultural clashing that can happen (such as being forced to work longer, etc.) The comparison between Southern and Northern whites is probably not very accurate based on history; it's just how I see the situation.
**Okinawa used to be known as the Ryukyu Kingdom, which owned the archipelagos south of Japan. It had its own language and that language is still in use today. It's like Spain annexing Portugal and saying all the people living in Portugal are ethnically Spanish, even though they speak Portuguese. This is also just a comparison. I remember reading it was closer to Spanish vs Russian in language roots.
***Not sure what being Naturalized in Japan means. Would be interested to hear from anybody who's a second generation immigrant, and if you see yourself as Japanese or if you are allowed to say you're a different race on documents or if the government decides you're ethnically Japanese.
Dan, (I guess Leo now because you changed your name) I may just come off as an angry Korean to you but are you aware how Koreans and Chinese are treated in Japan. Your comment just shows how ignorant you are about Korea and Japan. All countries including mine deserve criticism like this in order to progress but do not put Japan on a pedestal while doing so. I think you are just letting your personal bias get to you.
Japan isn't better than Korea, both countries worship whites because of heavy western influence and hate everybody else. Japan is a homogeneous nation. Korea also has regions with different dialects and has problems with regionalism so I guess by your definition Korea isn't homogeneous as well? I also busted you spreading anti Korean fake news around, you have no credibility.
Dan I think you are Japanese or a Japanophile, you are subscribed to a lot of weeb shit and channels only a Japanese person would be able to find.
I think whoever that freaking girl was just envious. You have a great english vocabulary plus your voice sounds handsome that complement to your handsome face.
You are a Good person Terry. Despite of facing all the negativity even though you were working so hard, you still held your dignity. You are definitely a good role model as a teacher. Cheers :)
Mr.Rankings11 If this guy is ugly for you,do you think that your plastic korean boys will do better.He looks natural at leadt thst those ghost looking korean boys you call handsome.He is a sweet soul ,so take it or go cool off yourself----in a transformer. Korea is becomming a land known for rascism, such a nice trademark. Do not complain if you face the same in other countries. Koreans nedds to get more exposure to the real world.They live and think still like people from the dark ages,yet this is 2017. I blame those that wants to travel to your country.I hope they close those english programmes ,so that young people will stop having the temptation of comming to korea thinking,everything is as they said it on paper.
Mr.Rankings11 😂😂😂😂 you done did fuck up your fucking brain to not clearly see that Terry is beautiful.
"Calm thyself"
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"You already kicked the door down... Might as well step in." - Terry
I'm so proud to support a respectful and strong person like you, Terry. ❤️ Thank you for sharing your stories and inspiring so many. The toast army will always be here for you!!
You want the D so bad.
Ms Chin You want attention so bad.
Do you ever just get random recommendations from random channels and watch them at 5am when you know you should probably sleep?
Me rn bro 🤦♂️. Good episode though .
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Yes, just in this moment
idk why but I lost it when he said "and right there was NORTH KOREA"
I dont know what it is about his voice, its just calming
I was just about to comment on that. then i scrolled down to see if anyone else felt the same way. haha
Ugly things that happen often at English school in Asia, if you look Asian and Black, either the staffs don't respect you or the bratty kids saying things about you in their language. I was studying in those extra english classes with guaranteed "foreigner" teachers when i was young, preparing for my IELTs and english skills in general. I'd been in both an Asian looking and a Black teacher's class. And it drove me insane whenever the kids said shit about my "black" teacher and didnt listen to him and asked him about those bad slangs and made it awkward as hell for him. Same things happened with the Asian one, he was adopted and also wanted to get in touch with his vietnamese root, and still they questioned his ability every single day. So rude, and I am really sad about that and honestly I would try my best to change that and encourage pp to be more open and just stop being racist for a better world
they re just primitive , but they re not representatives of that particular country , good ol polite , open-minded folks exist among side them as well , so chin up
Similar to other Asian countries. They wanted more “white” blue eyes 😔
Boi you are very lucky if you got Terry as an English teacher
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Thank y’all for your nice comments :)
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I am very impressed by the way you handled a difficult situation. You acted in a mature , professional , and respectful manner. Racism is an ugly beast , it takes on many forms. I'm glad your new employer hired you for you qualifications , and not on your appearance. They should remember that not all native English speakers are Caucasian/white. It all worked out in your favor , the school lost out on a qualified English teacher.
Exactly, I'm not white yet I speak English.. Someome assumed I was Mexican, but I'm not.. (My race is black, NOT mixed.. I'm just light...)
When I told them I wasn't Mexican, and that I was in fact black they then assumed I was from Nigeria...
(I was born in Detroit Michigan, either way it was cringe worthy how quickly they assumed my race and where I was from..)
Racism in the U.S. is an everyday thing and sadly it's part of their culture at this point. Funny how it takes for these people to go to a country with a totally different perspective of life, different culture, and not as open minded like South Korea to finally realized the harm racist acts can cause to a person or an entire community.
Most of the American teachers in South Korea I've seen online are black females.
story telling skills on point
Jatziri Quinn ikr
Jatziri Quinn true that
Wow, that Jenny must've not known about the "after school" schools here in the Philippines where Filipinos tutor Korean students in their English subjects. I used to do that. Glad it all worked out for you then. And you do speak English very well.
even though im fully chinese, a lot of people think im mixed when they first see me. i went to china this past summer to visit my family (my parents, my sister, and i live in the US, but the rest of my family lives in beijing, china) and when my aunt and uncles came to pick us up from the airport, and i started speaking and replying to them in chinese, they were shocked. they kept asking, “oh did you learn chinese just for this trip? i didn’t know you could speak chinese” even though they had visited in america a few years back and i went to china when i was 6 too. off the bat i was caught off guard. at home, my parents have this rule where i will have to speak chinese to them, and they will reply in chinese or english, so they can develop their english skills, and i can develop my chinese. of course, i still spoke “chinglish” (chinese with a few english words here and there” i was still pretty fluent. after that, my little cousin asked the same exact question to me and i was caught off guard again. i kept asking myself “do i really not look like i can speak chinese? do they look down upon my mom so much that they think she cant teach my chinese (all my family in china is my dad’s side, my mom only has a brother left and her parents died)” so i explained to her that i have to speak chinese at home, and my little cousin was really surprised. she kept saying, “really??? i didnt think you would know or learn chinese, you americans are weird” and i got really offended because her choice of words in chinese and tone implied that she didn’t think i was culturally chinese at all. of course i am american, but i embrace my chinese ethnicity and im surrounded by people of the same culture and other east asian cultures. then the whole time we were going around, people we met would always speak chinese to my dad or sister (my mom didn’t come because she physically couldn’t handle a 14hr plane flight) and then speak broken english to me, and i would always have to say and explain i can speak chinese. we went around one day and we were walking towards a shop, and schools in beijing just started getting out at the time, and my sister and i could hear these two girls saying, “wow do they think theyre cool or a rebels because they didn’t go to school and were shopping around,” because all the schools have uniform, and i was wearing shorts and a crop hoodie, and my sister was wearing shorts and a crop top too, then her friend said, “look at them, they’re obviously some foreigner, even the way they walk and dress” which okAY DO PEOPLE NOT WEAR CROP TOPS AND SHORTS ??? WHERES THE LOGIC but anywaY. then i got my hair bleached in china, and my hairdresser was the first person to have ever met me in china to not assume i couldn’t speak chinese or that i was a foreigner he actually thought i went to school in beijing because he was like, “aren’t you breaking your school rule by getting your hair bleached” (bc most schools in china require you to have your natural hair color and no bleached/colored hair) and this was the first time i had to explain that i went to school in america, and that im only visiting china because the rest of my family lives here, and i could actually explain to him how our school system worked and how we had a summer break (they dont in china) and my hairdresser was GENUINELY INTERESTED and asked so many questions and was like, “so they really allow you guys to dye your hair whatever you want?” and he was saying how that was so cool and he wished china was like that, and he pointed to his hair (which was bright pink) and said, “so if i walked into your school with this, i wouldnt get in trouble?” and i appreciated him so much. it’s kinda sad that throughout the whole two weeks i was in china, people thought they could talk about me because they thought i couldnt understand chinese, and they were always assuming i didnt know what things were or i couldn’t communicate with them. only one person, throughout my whole two weeks in china that i spoke to, thought i was chinese. only one person that i spoke to, didnt treat me differently or think i couldnt understand anything. and its sad for people to think that because i looked foreign, i couldnt understand anything. dont get me wrong, those two weeks in china were great, but the amount of people who thought treated me differently because of how i looked was absurd. but also thanKS IF YOU READ THROUGH THIS LOL IT WAS A LOT.
I can relate, now imagine me a 6'1 Jamaican black guy that studied the language in school (and still knows some things ) and occasional uses it when around chinese people and having them look at you and laugh or be astonished, or worse scared.... i feel for you so much cause i hate when people assume your stupid or ignorant... I guess ima have to deal with this again, im also leaning korean cause I've manage to make some korean friends and wanna make them feel more comfortable when they visit , i hope you've hadn't had to deal with this much lately stay awesome!
Wow, that would be troubling & I'd be offended. It doesn't sound like they felt the need to apologize either!! I'm glad you enjoyed China overall though.
I totally feel you, but ironically, I experience this in America anyway. I'm Chinese born in America and where I live, there's a huge Chinese community. Unfortunately, I didn't learn Chinese, though I can understand a little if I listen, but I'm fluent in a dialect of Chinese since that's what I grew up with at home (barely anyone knows the dialect though). My family always goes out with other Chinese family friends and it's annoying bc they treat me the same way. They'll same something about me and think I won't know what they're saying, but I know enough Chinese to understand. It doesn't also help that I work in a Chinese restaurant bc they also do the same and sometimes a shoot back comments that they say in Chinese and they get surprised I understood what they were saying. They all call me American bc I don't know Chinese, but my co-workers' daughters and sons are called Chinese bc they know Cantonese or Mandarin even though they're still American born? It's so stupid. Even more ironic is that I can bet my life that I'm more culturally Chinese compared to then bc my parents are fairy traditional Chinese and doing praying, celebrating the solcists, and all that stuff at home while when I mention any of that to my other Chinese counterparts that can speak it, they say they don't do that and don't know much about tradition. Like what the heck. I totally get you, but not to the extent of what you experienced in China. All I can say is that I can confirm that that happens in the US too (apart from some of the social standards like what you mentioned with dying hair.... though Chinese people here will still talk of you and spread stupid rumors if you dye your hair. Unless you're old and get your hair dyed to hide white hairs lol)
I totally understand. I’m chinese born American too and I looked mixed. My parents are from canton so I only learned Cantonese rather than Mandarin. They look at you so differently or just straight up assume you don’t know any chinese.
there is no pure chinese. learn chinese history
Well... You should try teaching English in a Spanish spoken country, that would be an amazing experience for you and there are pretty few racist people in those countries. I'm Venezuelan and I had English teachers from different countries around the world: America, Egypt, Colombia, Nigeria, even Venezuelan people who lived or are currently living in America, the UK, etc. None of them was treated badly here even though I wouldn't recommend to you to come here right now because of the social crisis.
Same! I'm from Dominican Republic, and the old Institute I used to go (to learn English) had teachers from different nationalities (British, Haitian, Dominicans, Americans, etc) because the principal wanted the students to learn from different perspectives and accents, and nobody was being racist towards them. Everyone enjoyed it (most people did). But I guess it's because we are a VERY diverse country. But that does not mean there's racism, cause there is in EVERY country, of course.
I am praying for Venezuela. I am so sorry to hear what is happening there...
Thank you so much, this is a really hard time for all of us, the ones who left the country and those who can not escape from here... But, as always, there's hope!
Moisés Vílchez Montero im sorry if i had to ask this but what exactly is going on? :( i havent heard much news about it.
Well... Basically Maduro, who is Venezuela's current president, is trying to throw our constitution to the garbage and stablish his own ideals of government as the new laws, because of this and the high inflation, lack of medicine and food scarcity there are large and dangerous riots all around the country where civilians get killed, mostly young students, including teenagers. I apologize if I made some mistakes, I'm still learning English. You can watch some videos on the internet about what's happening in here.
Terry's intros are aesthetic worthy
TERRY, you are very lucky in the sense that you don't have to suffer double or triple discrimination. You are very lucky that you have good luck and a very fair skin. People with a so called ugly look, darker skin or even average look have to suffer surreal and look/appearance discrimination day in day out beside the racist experiences.
Yeah... that’s the downside about Korea. They have a huge tendency to judge you based on your appearance. There’s this socially embedded idea of Caucasians being superior(?) in their minds. Koreans do tend to treat you based on appearance. Money is obviously a strong driving force in Korea, and generally, employers don’t treat contract workers too well. The laws are really weak regarding these workers and there are some Koreans who are really disrespectful. The fact that your ex-employer watched over you and literally stalked you is disgusting. I’m a Korean who’s a Canadian citizen and I did have a similar experience moving to Korea for the first time. Your experience wasn’t entirely the same as mine, but I’m really sorry that you had to go through that shit :( There are horrible people everywhere🥲
Its true, I am superior, I am amazing, true, true 😎
Jenny better not come on my block
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Jenna gonna get hurt tonight 👌
still Jenny from the block
I see what u did there😏😏
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They have to go to **TWO** schools in one day, I feel sorry for those kids
At least they're
educated
true, although they dont have to do that, like he said their parents arrange it and its a common thing to do, but its not something mandatory
I understand why suicide rate is higher in Asian countries though, although education is great, the way education is heavily emphasized on the youth, it seems like it has caused a great deal of anxiety for some. All the standards that they have to live by sounds like its very taxing.
American schools are easy compared to mine in Kazakhstan
What a horrible experience! You handled it very maturely.
Good for you Terry. I have a cousin who taught English in South Korea and she is Maori from New Zealand. As a Maori we have a brown/light brown complexion sort of like Latino/Hawaiian complexion. Fortunately she didn’t have a bad experience like you did, in fact she had a wonderful time & even met new Korean & foreign friends in SK. I have read & watched a lot of UA-cam Videos of how Foreigners are treated in SK esp if yr not pale-skinned so I’m quite happy that my cousin was treated good. I liked how you mentioned that you have no regrets because your experience only made you stronger👍🏽this is so true.
I am incredibly late but, it's good to go through some of your older videos. It feels good
Shook Jin ARMYMMYMYMYMY TOO
Crap I didn't realise it was a half hour long story. Got so absorbed in this, and stories about awful bosses resonate with me pretty heavily. Good video dude :P thought I'd only been watching for 10 minutes by the time it was over...
Terry, try voice acting in America. I think you'll like it better.
Terry I love you for sharing this! I am half Mexican /half Spanish born and raised in San Francisco. I moved to Spain where my dad was born and raised at the age of 28 and was paid less because of the way I looked as well as was given less hours. I am so sorry you had to deal with a similar experience but at least know that you're not alone. Now I run my own online academy which my students love. I'm really happy you found success in the end.
I've realized though that often times, other Spanish people are envious of my success or opportunities. I hate to say it but perhaps Jenny was secretly jealous of your American education and upbringing.
As a biracial Korean, this situation is the exact reason why I don't ever want to teach or even visit Korea.
It's insulting. I was raised in America which is not my own fault. Me wanting to visit my roots and learn more should be praised rather than looked down upon. Like what the actual fuck.
Sydney Schenian We’re in the same boat! Not to mention I’m not skinny and that’s a huge insecurity that would stand out there :(
Do exercise, you plumpy lass! xD
Illyasviel von Einzbern sorry I don't remember you being her doctor? Take a fucking seat moron. Hop off my thread. Your rude comments are not welcome here.
I was born and raised in LA and lived in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood where I was literally the only korean kid in the area and was probably the only East Asian kid in the school aside from a couple of Vietnamese kids. I faced heavy heavy racism from them all throughout my school years until college. But guess what, I still have love for them and I never put them in one basket. I noticed people are so emotionally driven by everything and will judge the entire country and people over a few incidents.
Terry’s experience isn’t your experience. Everyone has different experiences. I have plenty of friends who are non-korean that has had no problems teaching in Korea. My friend’s mom got robbed at gunpoint and beaten by 3 black guys literally on the first hour and first visit to America when she came to visit her daughter from Korea. Even with this horrible experience she still plans to visit and doesn’t hold a grudge against black people over it.
james wee I want to be that way and typically, I am. But after getting kicked out of Sunday school for not speaking Korean, and getting looks by the old women at the Korean store for bringing my friends in with me who are not Korean, and from all of the racist Korean people I met at college it's really difficult to process. A lot of them hate that I am biracial. It's hard to get over the fact that someone thinks you're this impurity. And these are just the Koreans in America which is why I am super scared of going to Korea ever. Because if this is how a majority of them have treated me when unprovoked, how would I be treated in their home country.
I try to see the best in people and I have met a lot of very sweet Korean people. But it's still unsettling that a majority of the Korean people I have met, have hated that I am biracial.
“Calm thy self” I love this guy lol
Ahahahhaa this made my day
A super video, you are a great speaker, person and a dynamic individual. I have an an opportunity to teach ESL myself for many years in the US and was a public school administrator and a headmaster of a private school. I would have considered it an honor to have had a person like you to have been a teacher at my schools. The director of the school you were at was a very biased and poor judge of what a good teacher is. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. Aubrey Wood North Caarolins
I actually listened to you until the end of the video! You are a very engaging story teller, Terry! And just subscribed too! Thank you for sharing your experience!
That was exactly the same thing my friend experienced. I studied in Busan for 6 months as an exchange student and that time my Asians friends wanted to earn money by teaching an English class but even though her English is really really good (She lived in the US for 10 years), just because she is from Vietnam she got rejected. While my white friends who are not that good in English (including pronunciation) got selected because they are white.
I agree, but in your case I feel like it might be that Koreans stupidly want to learn from the 'best' and 'natives' even when its completely unnecessary - and your English, whilst MUCH better than most Koreans, I feel like most Koreans would be able to tell isn't native (not from your accent obviously as I have no idea what it sounds like, but your grammar - 'this Koreans' 'speaks English' and capitalising 'Accent') As a Korean, I apologise on behalf of any Koreans that were rude to you! I just wanted to clear up any misgivings around their motivations for coming off as snobbish :)
You are FAKE NEWS!
Asians are insane. Just the worst race. Terry has a white dad and he still gets rejected by Koreans for being too Asian looking. And then Asian women complain about yellow fever and don’t realize the image that Asians have created for themselves is just a disaster. I’m half Asian like him and I’ve heard “no Asian guys” from Asian women!!! I mean it’s like they are just dying to be white and marry the absolute worst white guys in an attempt to do so!!!!
Å L it isn't racist if it pertains to the same race.
Phurichy Yi. 😐
"A female woman (31:17)"
- Terry 2017
I said that once in a presentation
My last 2 brain cells be like:
Took me a second as well
I dont get it, isnt it redundant?
lol
Blond, blue eyed, pale skinned pretty females are on the top of their list even if they are not native English speakers.
Handsome caucasian males are second. Blacks, yellows or browns would be hired only when there are no whites. That's the reality in Korea.
Same in Japan.
Stop reinforcing a bad stereotype. First of all a lot of blacks have respect and are beautiful, famous or not. Also saying pretty blue eyed blond is over stated. There are many beautiful brown haired and brown or hazel green eyes.
@@underated17 Talking about Korea. As a black person living in Seoul he is not wrong.
That’s why I’m upset my friends got hired. Like they don’t care that they are fluent in the language and are certified to teach. They got hired because no one else wants the job
@@underated17 in most Asian countries the stereotype is alive and well sadly
She just got jealous of you, probably because she thought you had more potential, and that she wouldn't be able to control you. I had the same kind of manager, got out of that company quick.
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Your voice is very soothing. Also, very happy things worked out for you.
Terry you should probably go into modelling. Like, seriously.
He has a great voice, too. Also, doesn't speak to fast or too slow like in so many videos.
Coming from a fellow Korean American I am so sorry you went through this. I remember as a kid my aunt in Korea made a big deal that my cousin had a White teacher and believed that he would learn English faster. That still sticks to my mind when I think about how Korean society views White people. They think having a white teacher is the most authentic experience which is something that doesn’t make sense to me when America and Canada are both very diverse nations with a huge Asian population. Korea perpetuates this White savior complex and most people don’t even know it. Many Koreans complain about discrimination abroad yet perpetuate the same system of discrimination against not only their own but also towards people who are not white. I love Korea but the current society is honestly full of hypocrites and fakes
I'm Irish and I want to go and teach English in South Korea and now I'm put off because there was an Irish woman who was refused a teaching job there because they assumed all Irish are drunks whether they drink or not. Apparently they only really value white AMERICAN teachers also. It saddens and annoys me how wrapped up in stereotypes the Asian nations seem to be.
Andrew Harland every Irish person I've ever heard of is a drunk soz m8
"Stereotypes exist for a reason"... Asian media is just Western Media with the western twist of subliminal, propaganda marketing 👍
I highly doubt you've ever even met an Irish person.
What is the intention of your comment?
Andrew Harland probably just to troll...
crap.
his voice is so soothing.....
Disabled Poptart yeah. Every second comment here seems to be about his looks. Then theres me and I can only think about this amazing voice. I want to sound like this 😐
Disabled Poptart lmao "crap."
Retro Bit Baby RBB your profile pic deadass made me think I had an eyelash on my phone screen
Army？
Army.
I heard once that Koreans never fire employees instead they do keep tiring them until they resign by themselves
Why do they do that? Should be based on merits
@@fantasyxgrl784 the employment laws are really fucked up. It's almost impossible to fire someone after three months on the job.
That's fucked up
But if they hiring someone and right of the bat the employer is trying to get that person to quit. Isn't that crazy?
@@fantasyxgrl784 if that person isn't adequate so you have to fire that person, you have to give that person 3 months pay even if that person only worked 1 day. So obviously they would prefer if you quit instead. Most stupid human actions come from even stupider government regulations. Korea isn't an exception.
I have been through a very similar experience in 2 combined occasions, one for teaching on a private English school in Brazil and another regarding racism/xenophobia and Korean beauty standards. So I can relate to many things you said, still I can't even think about how you felt, this was all really sad and I am happy that things turned out well in the end. You deserve all the best and I'm truly sorry you had such a bad experience on your first days in Korea. As someone who has watched your videos almost since the beginning of it all, I could never guess you were going through so much. I'm happy for where you are now and that things are doing well ❤️