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Everything you need to know
about Teaching English in Korea

Dating and the Social Scene
in Korea

What is the social scene like?

There are a lot of English teachers in Korea. The number of course depends on the size of the city you are working in. The author lived in a fairly small city, by Korean standards anyway– population about 200,000. Yet in that small community there were 10 to 15 language institutes, numerous public schools and 2 universities that hired native speakers.

That particular community has a very good network for teachers. Most keep in touch through a Yahoo community group website. It is a very sociable group of people who frequently have parties, get-to-getters, planned touristy excursions, and pub crawling on a regular basis. Most Koreans are friendly and like to spend time hanging out with their English teachers, especially if you work in a private language institute.

The professional and social relationship that a institute teacher has with students is much more relaxed than if teaching at public schools or universities. After all, you are not grading or flunking students in private institutes. Because of this, it is quite common for teachers and students to go out after the last class and have dinner or a drink or two or more. As a single institute teacher the author frequently went out with students after class. As a professor at the university he almost never met students after class, although on occasion other professors would get together for a meal.

Is it possible to date Koreans?

Many younger Koreans are amenable to dating foreigners, though Korea is a very homogenous population as a whole. There is a historical cultural belief that blood should not be mixed. This is especially true among older Koreans, but that view is slowly changing among younger people. Just be careful of who you date.

Private language institutes have many high school and college students in attendance, with the same views on dating people too young, as most cultures do. One young man was fired after a week or so on the job because he couldn’t resist going out with his young students.

Traditionally, pre-marital sex is taboo in Korea. However, as in most countries, this view has also changed slowly over the last 10 years or so. (although many Koreans may not publicly admit that). Sex is a topic that is not often openly talked about in Korea, at least not between Koreans and foreigners, and especially not between sexes.

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