tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post1080956259925352301..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Parents can't help but be shocked when it turns out drug criminals are teaching their kidsmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-34440553978505677212014-01-14T12:03:58.707+09:002014-01-14T12:03:58.707+09:00"I can't think of what that might be righ..."I can't think of what that might be right now, though"<br /><br />See "Gattaca" (1997) for a user's guide on how to game the system.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-88019915581345879202014-01-14T11:19:59.826+09:002014-01-14T11:19:59.826+09:00Ah. That is different. At the clinic back home, th...Ah. That is different. At the clinic back home, the nurse would stand outside the bathroom that is used only for drug testing. You can't even flush the toilet inside the bathroom, just to make sure someone doesn't try to get rid of some sort of evidence of cheating (I can't think of what that might be right now, though). The only door to get into that bathroom is in the room that the physical takes place in.Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081601569273318588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-59271570295834166642014-01-13T21:43:34.836+09:002014-01-13T21:43:34.836+09:00"That is generally not allowed."
Could ..."That is generally not allowed."<br /><br />Could have easily been accomplished when I did it last year. I was sent down the hall and around the corner while the nurse stayed in her own small lab and tended to other matters. I was alone for several minutes completely unobserved. When I say slack, I really mean slack!<br /><br />Anyway, I am drug-free myself but I personally see merit in arguments that marijuana usage could actually improve the classroom experience for a certain type of native ESL teacher here. Life in Korea can indeed be stressful for many an expat, and moderate usage of the herb could help promote a more relaxed orientation towards one's daily reality; the only other legal alternative is drink, and honestly I've seen far too much alcoholism here among expats to think that that's any better (at a recent early lunch among colleagues, someone was even drinking beer at 11:30am, which strikes me as a rather quick start). I also think marijuana can allow one to step outside of one's own cultural values and perspective in the proper conditions, which is also useful when teaching students from a radically different culture like that of Korea's. I don't mean to suggest that getting high in the classroom is a good idea, but outside during one's own free time and in a positive setting? Not at all the "social evil" that local authorities seem to think it is.<br /><br />Perhaps they simply fear the unknown? Perhaps they could use some themselves? Certainly we must show great compassion for those who go through an entire lifetime without praying at the alter of ganja at least once, right?King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-14743204010495440352014-01-13T14:16:05.915+09:002014-01-13T14:16:05.915+09:00@King Baeksu:
I worked at a clinic that did a lot...@King Baeksu:<br /><br />I worked at a clinic that did a lot of pre-employment drug testing before I came to Korea. It is pretty standard to send the person into the bathroom alone.<br /><br />You could easily switch your urine sample with someone else's. But the doctors would know that it was switched. If you bring in someone else's sample, then it will not be body-temperature. The first thing the hospital does when they get a urine sample is check the temperature. If it is room temperature, they mark that on their sheet, you have to come in and do a re-test, and they might put someone in the room with you this time. Or they could decide to cut off a little bit of your hair and test that instead.<br /><br />To fake the test, you'd have to bring in a heater. And some people were caught with heaters while I worked there. But it is far from "easy" to switch urine samples unless the other person is in the bathroom with you and peeing at the same time. That is generally not allowed.Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081601569273318588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-90175748296097781612014-01-12T12:13:33.093+09:002014-01-12T12:13:33.093+09:00One thing they excel at: Dicking around with their...One thing they excel at: Dicking around with their dumbphones.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-37214785493454098512014-01-11T15:11:10.979+09:002014-01-11T15:11:10.979+09:00@KB - a friend of mine used to say (often say) tha...@KB - a friend of mine used to say (often say) that he was amazed at how koreans "strive(d) for mediocrity"... bdhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683187263173175208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-90651469921173040932014-01-10T14:30:53.265+09:002014-01-10T14:30:53.265+09:00Daegu is not exactly a cultural mecca. What else a...Daegu is not exactly a cultural mecca. What else are expats to do besides pound s(Hite) outside the local CU?<br /><br />Anyway, one thing that struck me was how slack testing was here in Kyongbuk. Last Fall I was simply handed a paper cup and allowed to go into the bathroom alone to pee in it. I could have easily switched my urine sample with someone else's if I'd had something to hide.<br /><br />Slack nurses, slack hiring standards, an overall slack pedagogical environment and, of course, far too many slack "journalists." Garbage in, garbage out! Is there really any reason for anyone to be "shocked" by any of this? King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com