i hate americans

and canadians.

okay, sometimes.

so i’ve been fortunate in that most of the ones i’ve befriended have been cool so far. but many, especially the women, love to complain and talk shit about living in korea. this girl i met over the weekend was really chill except for this (rather huge) flaw. she couldn’t stop griping about how koreans don’t understand her, can’t speak english, aren’t accomodating enough, and was also talking shit about some aspects of the culture here. (to be fair, i’ve done my share too. but i’m over it now; plus, i was mostly frustrated with myself. she, on the other hand, has been living here for 4 months and has 6 more to go.)

first off, in terms of the language issue, the whole time she was talking, i was thinking to myself, dude, you’re in a foreign country, learn the fucking language. i don’t see WHY anyone in korea should have to accomodate her. yeah, she’s a foreigner so it’s harder for her to get around, but she chose to come live here. just because she teaches english doesn’t mean everyone around her is obligated to know and speak english. she can’t expect everyone around her to understand her foreign language in this country. this is not america (or canada, in her case). moreover, i think this is entirely bullshit, because the entire public transportation system, restaurants, and so many other public places have english translations available.

secondly, as far as the cultural aspects, i think the intolerance on her part is terribly immature. that she had these glamorized expectations of how koreans should treat her is bullshit. there is no reason why anyone should be obsequious or deferential to her. the fact that she’s so often rude to people here is fucked up in itself. just because she’s white and american/canadian doesn’t merit her special treatment. finally, korea is not a fucking third world country (in fact, it is one of the richest), so don’t treat it like one (not that you should treat third world countries poorly, but that’s the way many americans’ think and behave..).

what was also funny about all of this is that she’s supposedly done a lot of traveling around south america, where i doubt anyone spoke english. sure she learned spanish, so why doesn’t she try to learn the language here?? or if her idea of traveling is hanging out with only english-speaking people, she needs a serious reality check.

i’m going to write it off as being partially due to the fact that the girls aren’t getting as much ass as the white dudes here, but this is definitely a large disparity i’ve noticed between the white men and women since i’ve gotten here. the white dudes love love LOOOVE korea, while the white girls think it’s only so-so. but man, the white superiority complex is really killing me..

no wonder americans get hated on around the world. this is the exact type of shit i hate about our country. ignorant, pompous bastards.