I made the following comment at the Seoul Times site.
내가 서울 타임즈 사이트에서 다음과 논평했다.
10,000 people protesting the lifted embargo on American beef? People have a responsiblity to be discriminating buyers – it isn’t a proper function of government to interfere with international trade! Korean citizens can make the decision not to eat American beef on an individual basis and patronize establishments that use the beef of their choice. Calling on the government for another embargo is irresponsible and lazy. People were shouting ‘Down with the dictator!’ (with reference to the new president) at this protest – does anyone else see the irony in this situation?
미국산 쇠고기에 대한 금수 조치 해제 1만명 시위? 사람들이 구매자를 구별해야 할 의무가 – 정부의 국제 무역을 방해하는 적절한 기능이 아니 예요! 한국 국민은 개인을 기준으로 미국산 쇠고기 식사를하고 그들의 선택의 쇠고기를 사용하는 사업장 챙겨주는 결정되지 만들 수있습니다. 정부의 다른 금지를 요구하고 게으른 무책임한 일이다. 사람들이 ‘독재자를 타도를 외치고 있었다!’ 이런 상황에서 아이러니를보고 새 대통령에게 레퍼런스 ()이 시위에 함께 – 다른 누구입니까?
http://www.theseoultimes.com (can’t link to the exact article)
There is one other reason for the crackdowns and fines on non-visa English teachers. English teaching is part of the Lucrative Private Education business here in Korea. And so, discouraging Free-lancing foreigners is really another form of Protectionism. The same reason why Chevrolets are as rare as hen’s teeth.
They could just as easily provide a legitimate means for Foreign native English teachers to become licensed and independent. But they don’t and they also don’t properly oversee the Private institutions which have widely differing standards and very little effectiveness in helping their students actually master the Language.