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| Topic | Do you think it's SJWism to say the Trail of Tears was evil? |
| Kastrada 09/06/17 6:42:38 PM #38 | The Admiral posted... It was given to the Americans in a Treaty of New Echota You do realize that the US Government dealt with a small minority of Cherokees not even in power to broker that deal right? --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Which "Game of Thrones" leader would make the best POTUS? |
| Kastrada 09/06/17 4:27:40 AM #74 | How can anyone not support Dolorous Edd? From a poor squire to Lord Commander. Great solider (survived Wildlings, giants, wights, mutineers, and White Walkers). Loyal friend to Jon Snow through thick and thin. Not power hungry in the slightest. And the press conferences would be amazing. Vote Dolorous Edd/Ghost in 2020. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 9:34:56 PM #43 | 1337toothbrush posted... Kastrada posted...Ahh no. The video game industry isn't very big here. I don't know a single Korean video game to be honest. Are they? I am so ignorant. My kids are all on Dota, Overwatch and LoL. They mobile games I see them play/ask about they say are Japanese. I'm not a good source of game devs at all though. I'm so out of the gaming circle it isn't even funny. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 8:44:18 PM #40 | Xelltrix posted... Uh, yeah I thought you meant they became actors and made video games and I was like... Ahh no. The video game industry isn't very big here. I don't know a single Korean video game to be honest. There are a few non-ethnic Koreans who are in the entertainment industry but they are pretty rare. Amber from f(x) is really famous and there is this Australian comedian who is really popular. But they are practically native speakers. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 8:20:52 PM #38 | orcus_snake posted... Most just do movies or bomb games. A lot of the ones that come here for traveling or "easy work" just show movies or play bomb games with students. Bomb games are like Powerpoint memory games I think? I've never used them before. And by "just do movies", I didn't mean porn. >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 7:25:56 PM #35 | Dragonblade01 posted... To be an actual English teacher in Japan, you absolutely need to have a firm grasp of the language in order to even have a shot at being successful. But most English teaching jobs in Japan are more in line with assistant work than they are actual teacher work, so the need for competence in the native tongue is less. It is the same in Korea. We have a high turnover rate because "teachers" come and have no experience teaching and never attempt to grasp the language. They last a year before leaving. Most just do movies or bomb games. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 7:15:45 PM #31 | Xelltrix posted... 20-30... US dollars? Euros? Yen? Just 20,000-30,000 ______. You fill in the blank after the number. Some people choose Euros. Some choose US dollars. Some choose doll hairs. It's up to the individual. >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 5:38:43 PM #27 | smoke_break posted... on average how much do these teachers get paid?? I could do this even throw in a little slang and ebonics Korea averages I think about 20,000 to 30,000 a year? --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Wtf Japan lets you be an English teacher even if you don't know Japanese? |
| Kastrada 08/29/17 5:37:48 PM #26 | My husband and I teach in Korea. Legally the native English teacher (NET) is required to have a teacher with them at all times for instructions. Sometimes they will just slip out and let the NET teach by themselves. We teach in a really rural area where English is pretty low but normally there is a least one kid per class that can help translate. That is from kindergarten to high school. China, Korea, and Japan have their own English teachers who focus on grammer and the NETs are more facilitators for speaking and pronunciation. It's like if a foreigner went to America to help with a Spanish or French class. The requirements, at least where I am from, are no criminal backgrounds and at least two years of college. A lot of people come here just to travel and see the culture. Others come to actually teach. So it's a mixed bag. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | I was just told that being half black and half white = being black |
| Kastrada 08/25/17 11:44:36 PM #40 | For the other mixed race people, have you ever had this before? Someone will make a casual comment about your race. When you correct them, they argue with you? And it's never people of color. It's always been white people (obviously not every white person). PoC will simply say "Oh my bad" and correct themselves. But those specific white people will argue until they are blue in the face that you are the race they say you are. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | This 21 y/o Asian Kid won $750,000 for SEX with his Teacher at HORNDOG HIGH!! |
| Kastrada 08/23/17 6:54:55 PM #10 | Tryhaptaward posted... What does his race have to do with this? Or why the race is defaulted to Asian when he is mixed race. Did anyone else laugh at the ex-husband's picture? --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | What are some great series finales? |
| Kastrada 08/23/17 6:51:49 PM #23 | Six Feet Under Parks and Recreation Those two made me cry. Both fantastic in their own way. Nice companion pieces too. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Yale University REMOVES a Stone Carving of a GUN aimed at a NATIVE AMERICAN!! |
| Kastrada 08/22/17 11:49:00 PM #4 | Full Throttle posted... The University in February decided to rename Calhoun College because it's name is derived from former US President John C Calhoun, who was an ardent supporter of slavery --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Huh. Did you know they censor the vagina in Japanese porn? |
| Kastrada 08/05/17 4:07:31 AM #62 | I've never heard that but I wouldn't be surprised. Japan has used Korea as an easy land bridge into China for a long time. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | This 17 y/o Blonde Girl said the FAMILY she BABYSITS bought her a New CAR!! |
| Kastrada 08/04/17 4:29:11 AM #14 | The car is an Olds Bravada. It's about as old as the girl herself. Not worth much really. Maybe 3,000 at most. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Huh. Did you know they censor the vagina in Japanese porn? |
| Kastrada 08/04/17 2:09:29 AM #60 | xyphilia posted... Kastrada posted...xyphilia posted...But with live action japanese porn? The women never talk at all, just whining like a race car engine and crying and being incredibly unappealing. They don't even say a few words most of the time like kimchi or whatever. I live in Korea..... And Korea and China are far more common since Korea uses Chinese hanja counting and names in their language. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Gangsta ass thug murders Indiana cop of the year who tried to help him |
| Kastrada 08/03/17 3:57:06 AM #20 | A former student of mine apparently knows this guy. She and some of his friend's are apparently saying this is a frame job and how he could never do something like this. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Huh. Did you know they censor the vagina in Japanese porn? |
| Kastrada 07/30/17 2:14:49 AM #55 | xyphilia posted... But with live action japanese porn? The women never talk at all, just whining like a race car engine and crying and being incredibly unappealing. They don't even say a few words most of the time like kimchi or whatever. Why would a Japanese woman yell out a Korean side dish whilst having sex? --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Is curb your enthusiasm funny? |
| Kastrada 07/24/17 3:45:37 AM #21 | Old NoiseTank posted... it's pretty, pretty good --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Teens film and mock disabled man who slowly drowned. |
| Kastrada 07/20/17 9:26:06 PM #59 | TheVipaGTS posted... I mean what could you even charge them with? It's unfortunate but there is no legal obligation to help another in need. Charge them for being asshole pieces of shit? Wouldn't that actually be a violation of their free speech if you charge them for what they were shouting? Good Samaritan law or something. Watch the series finale of Seinfeld you uncultured swine. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Would you use a Glory Hole? |
| Kastrada 07/20/17 7:24:18 PM #14 | Darmik posted... Scenario: On your travels you encounter a hole in a wall. It's a charity. You stick your thing through the hole and a pro will service it. So there's no guarantee for the men that do this that the person on the other side isnt a relative? >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | The_Donald gleeful that John McCain has brain cancer |
| Kastrada 07/20/17 5:35:26 AM #31 | dj4242 posted... Kastrada posted...dj4242 posted...Dont act like all of you wouldnt be celebrating Donald getting some terminal illness. Real talk I am very liberal but had McCain chose a better running mate over Palin, I'd have thought long and hard between him and Barack. I really like McCain. How we went from those two guys as possible choices to Hillary and Trump is just --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | The_Donald gleeful that John McCain has brain cancer |
| Kastrada 07/20/17 5:15:00 AM #22 | dj4242 posted... Dont act like all of you wouldnt be celebrating Donald getting some terminal illness. Every day, I pray Trump stubbs his toe. How terrible am I? --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Man, fuck The Land Before Time.. |
| Kastrada 07/11/17 12:01:41 AM #27 | Trigg3rH4ppy posted... BignutzisBack posted...did you know the girl who say yep yep yep was murdered by her dad Double murder/suicide --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Man, fuck The Land Before Time.. |
| Kastrada 07/10/17 11:43:58 PM #19 | Trigg3rH4ppy posted... Holy shit, the executive producers were George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. No wonder the first one was so good. I doubt they had anything to do with the direct to vhs sequels. The first one was so good because of Donald Bluth. Prime Bluth animation is top tier viewing. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | I'm trash. |
| Kastrada 06/21/17 6:49:05 PM #12 | ReggieBush09 posted... a now deceased boy in 1992 stabbed my junk with a pencil cause he felt like it. Reggie openly admitting to murder. Takes --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | College student freed from North Korea has severe brain damage |
| Kastrada 06/18/17 8:40:34 AM #140 | Lorenzo_2003 posted... Kastrada posted...One of the biggest benefits the South got was how much better the geography is with climate, farming, location, etc etc... Plus North Korea has kinda fucked up their land already. I'm just talking abouy history. North Korea had the immediate disadvantage because their land wasn't as conducive and fertile. And the comparison to Japan and Singapore is those nations weren't cut in half. It's more similar to the American Cival War. The North was far better prepared to keep continuing as a country. The South wasn't going to last without the North. Don't get me wrong, what you said is absolutely correct. But South Korea was playing with a stacked deck. Better natural resources and the backing of America. Chung Hee's wheelings and dealing with non-American countries (notably France and Germany) paid dividends. I wouldn't give total credit to the Western Capitalism idea. I mean it gave rise to military dictatorships (at least three) and there was the IMF issue of the late 90's. Edit: No not total credit. I mispoke. More like the western influence did lead the country to some terrible times. Not saying you said this at all but I dislike when people say the western influence was the best thing to happen to Korea. Reeks of colonialism. >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | College student freed from North Korea has severe brain damage |
| Kastrada 06/18/17 7:54:03 AM #137 | foreveraIone posted... Kastrada posted...and if North Korea could be opened to the rest of the world, I'm sure China would reap even more benefits. I'm not entirely sure? But then again I am far from an expert on North Korea. Everything I have read about North Korea's geography is that they kinda got the short end of the stick. One of the biggest benefits the South got was how much better the geography is with climate, farming, location, etc etc... Plus North Korea has kinda fucked up their land already. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | College student freed from North Korea has severe brain damage |
| Kastrada 06/18/17 7:13:17 AM #135 | 26_Sandman_39 posted...
It got far with Kim Jong Il. And Kim Jong Un's government sent their condolences to South Korea after a national tragedy (Sewol) a few years ago. And they have said pretty positive things about Moon Jae In (South Korea's new president). As for China, those two haven't had the best of relations. China, Russia, and North Korea were the communist triumvirate in Asia. But China and Russia always had that rivalry that N. Korea played off of for decades. "Oh well Russia gave us this, what are YOU going to give us?" was North Korea's economic policy for years. But now? North Korea is like China's little brother that it is constantly having to deal with. I'm sure China would LOVE a peaceful resolution to the Korean problem. They have become a massive economic power and if North Korea could be opened to the rest of the world, I'm sure China would reap even more benefits. America on the other hand would be the big hurdle. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | College student freed from North Korea has severe brain damage |
| Kastrada 06/18/17 6:34:00 AM #133 | Kanjo criticizes people for not giving different solutions to North Korea. I do. Kanjo ignores it. Instead he argues semantics with others about what a strawman is and some car analogy. >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Cute girl faces two years in prison for lying about rape |
| Kastrada 06/17/17 9:46:57 AM #14 | Kineth posted... Mystere posted...Kineth posted...Mystere posted...I hope inmates who have actually been through that decide to fuck her up for the disrespect. The implication being that female prisoners who have been raped would beat the shit out of a false rape claimer. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | College student freed from North Korea has severe brain damage |
| Kastrada 06/17/17 5:54:46 AM #105 | 27_Sandman_40 posted... If someone can provide a legitimate solution where North Koreans don't have to suffer anymore and no one innocent has to die, I'm all ears. Sunshine Policy A belief fostered by former President Kim Dae Jung in which both Koreas engage in talks of peaceful reconciliation and open trade talks/reuniting of families. Was on its way to doing at least something until his death and the emergence of a more conservative regime in Korea. It's unique thinking is that foreign countries should stay the fuck out of their relationship/attempts at reconciliation because it was foreign influences (China and America) that caused this whole mess in the first place. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | Damn my anxiety has been getting worse :/ |
| Kastrada 05/22/17 1:12:31 AM #26 | Davjat posted... Find a hobby you can completely lose yourself in. This. Get your ass back to making blends goddammit. The streets* is hungry. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | ive been thinking a lot about teaching english in south korea lately |
| Kastrada 05/10/17 5:06:40 AM #5 | WizardPowers posted... Unless you already have a teaching license you can't get a job at a public school and will only get offers at Hagwons. That's not right. I teach in the southern part of SK and I am one of a handful of people with teaching licenses. They are at public schools too. Hardly anyone has previous experince either. Seoul might be another story but the rural provinces take anyone with a pulse. Hagwons are pretty dicey though. Also Moon Jae In is trying to fix the issues with a Sunshine Policy. So that should trump Trump. Honestly Koreans aren't too worried. >_> --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | what are some shows that stayed CONSISTENTLY GOOD from start to finish |
| Kastrada 04/14/17 7:59:26 AM #31 | Irony posted... Burn Notice went on too long I felt it was getting a little long in the tooth (still good though) but once Jesse was introduced, it reinvigorated the show. A rare case where a shoe-horned in supporting character improves the show. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | what are some shows that stayed CONSISTENTLY GOOD from start to finish |
| Kastrada 04/14/17 7:39:03 AM #27 | Monk Suits Burn Notice White Collar Psych A lot of those quirky shows with likable casts don't really have weak seasons. I would say probably because they don't really take as many chances. For critically acclaimed shows: Mad Men The Sopranos MASH Cheers I Love Lucy The Mary Tyler Moore Show All in the Family All of them are considered pinnacles of TV for their extended greatness. You have a few that are top tier for 99% of the run but have a black sheep season spoiling matters (Seinfeld, Parks and Rec, Breaking Bad).* For currently airing tv shows, The Americans and Fargo (anthology but still) show no signs of slowing down. *All for thier first seasons. I should give BB a rewatch but I remember ending that season with a coldness towards it that was remedied, like the others, with Season 2. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
| Topic | United CEO doubles down, says passenger was 'disruptive and belligerent' |
| Kastrada 04/11/17 2:08:49 AM #60 | Esrac posted... Meanwhile, apparently, Delta is giving inconvenienced passengers free pizza. Delta the GOAT. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD |
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