Q. Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
1. Losing a lot of money
2. Moving house
3. Moving to another country
4. Losing your job
5. A new boss
6. New neighbours
7. Driving abroad
8. Getting married
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Q: Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
R: Loosing my job
If I looes my job, I am disappointed.
I can't have a self-confidence and I can't challenge other things.
So I am supposed to spoil everything in my life.
In the case, I will shrink in everymetter.
200600097 Yunah Koh
hello professor!
the situation i would find the most difficult to deal with is to get married. because you have to take responsibility not only of yourself, but also of your wife and children.you have to change your life style.it is serious step.
thank you.
have a perfect days.good luck.
Alexandr Nam
The situation I would find the most difficult to deal with is losing a lot of money. Because I'm not a rich person, so losing big amount money will lead me to the depression. I would be stalking the trace of the money for a week. When I found out that it's gone, I would be standing and thinking about all the things I could've done with the money. I would be blamming myself for the rest of my life. I really hope this won't happen to me.
Thank you. Have a nice day~!
200500110 Bum-Jong Ko Mon. Per 3/4
The most significant change for me unitl now has been moving back to Korea, after living in the States for seven years. I Thought moving to America would be a big change, but coming back to my own country was more critical. Because I went abroad when I was nine years old, I was young and able to adapt to the new environment quicker than I'd expected. I was able to pick up the language,culture, and lifestyle of the new country. However, living in the States during my teenage years, my consciousness and way of thinking was developed based on the American culture, not Korean. That's why when I came back my sophomore year in highschool, I had much diffitulty understanding and following the culture and life of Korea. Therefore, I think the most significant change in my life has been moving back to Korea.
Hyo Jin Choi
I would say it is 'getting married'. As you may know once we decide whom we get married to, we live together till "the end of our life". It could be more than 30 years. And I believe love will not last forever. So when we have to choose our lifetime parter we gotta consider many things such as personality, habit, educational backgrond, wealth, and family etc.
And frankly it is really hard to find one who meets every conditions that we want our love to have. I would say marriage is not matter of "love", but matter of "live". Marriage is not a romantic fantasy in movies and dramas. It is one of the biggest challenges we would face in our life. We gotta think long and hard to take care of this matter. And that's why I believe getting married is the most difficult situation to deal with.
Thank you.
Take warm care and hava a nice day.
200300907 Hakyeong Kim (김학영)
Hello. My name is In-keun Lee.
The situation I would find the most difficult to deal with is to get married. Actually, thing most important in marriage is mutual love. However, for marriage, the element that we shall take into consideration is too much. For example, money, study, work, religion, children, etc. Moreover, marriage is "Contact of a family and a family" in Korea. Even if someone loves his fiance, but it is tired situation to see her family.
Thank you. See you on Friday ^^
200402539 In-keun Lee
I think moving to another country is the most difficult thing to me. Last year, I've been Australia for two months. Eventhough it was just two months, I missed Korea so much. I couldn't adapted myself to new circumstances. The price level was too high, and weather was so hot. Sometimes it was really hard to understand their pronunciation. I felt language barrier. I could express what i want, but I couldn't understand what they said.
And moving to another country means that I have to part from my family or friends. And I must fit into new life with giving up old ways. It would be not easy to me.
200400311 Kim Mu-Hyun (Fri 1,2)
I think losing a job will be a difficult situation for me to deal with. Because, it would be very stressful for me trying to find another job and also I would have to survive without an income for weeks. Plus, telling interviewers that I lost my last job would not give me a positive image. (Especially if it was my fault that I had lost the job)
200503568 하주형 (Mon 34)
The most difficult situation for me to handle with would be moving to another country. My 24 hours of the day would become completely different and it takes time to adapt. Although eating and sleeping is not a problem, adjusting to the culture may not be easy. I should learn their habits and communication style such as what the rude gestures are or how to ask for help in that country. Also, understanding what the local people want and dislike would take some time and adjustment.
Living abroad means there are less people to whom I can share my ideas. It takes time to make new friends nearby and doing activities on my own would not be pleasurable. If I go abroad, I think I would miss my hometown.
200400533 김영돈 (FRI 12)
I think that 'losing my job' is the most difficult situation for me to deal with. Nowadays, Korea economy is in a slump. Under these circumstance, it is so hard for us to get a new job. Furthermore, I don't have enough qualifications which are required to apply for job. So when i find a job, i have to prepare more perfectly than the other job seeker.
That's why i'm afraid of it.
Thank you, good day!
N BAEK JONG HO
Q. Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
As far as I am concerned, obviously it's the last option--getting married. There are reasons can account for this.
First, I have to prepare a lot for the wedding, it will cost me much time and money for that.
Secondly, actually marrige is a complicated thing that I have to deal with the relationships between two families, which means there are many unexcepted things invloved in it.
What's mover, it's very hard for me to find a right person to get married, whom I can believe in and get along well with all my lifetime.
Last but not least, due to the high divorce rate, I don’t have confidence to face the marrige. I become to believe that marrige is flexible and it’s easy for people to say goodbye to someone he loved. It seems that marrige is just a game among the adults.
Thanks for reading.
200981554 WANG CHAO 왕초
For me, the most difficult situation is moving to another country.
If I go abroad, I have to give up too many things.
First, I couldn't see my family and old friends as now.
Some people might say we can use the internet to contact with the person whom I love.
But it doesn't equate to meeting directly.
Second reason is the korean food.
Nowadays, although we eat those food in other countries, it's not delicous nor diverse.
Finally, I could have some problems because of the difference of many customs such as the style of dressing, the way of thinking and the method of speaking etc.
So moving to another country is very complicated matter for me.
200403059 Spanish 정수정(SuJung Jung)
Hello professor.
I read your question and below is my answer:
The most difficult thing I think is 'getting married.' The reason is that it is fundamentally different from other choices(in my opinion). Losing your job, moving to overseas, all those kinds of hardships can be dealt with minds; if I don't get frustrated to myself, or flinched by what is coming next, all will have fine conclusion. But marriage is what I cannot do by myself. It is managed by two person, and in most cases, it lasts forever. So many things are there for me to care about my wife. That was my explanation about the choice.
200902696 이종호 (Lee Jong Ho)
I think 'getting merried' is the most diffcult situation to deal with.
If I lost the money, I could earn the money.
'Moving house' or 'moving to another country'?
time will help..
I can try or control other things. but 'getting merried' is so difficult to be controled by myself. and it govern my life.
also it is easy to recover other's fail. but the fail of marrige is not recovered easily.
Jeong Jabeom
In my case, 'moving house' is the most difficult situation to deal with. Because moving house is not only the problem of how to move but also of where to move! Once the place where you're moving to is decided, I think packing up all the stuff is not that difficult although it will take a few days. As for me, however, now I'm actually considering moving to another space but I'm not even sure about where to go! I have to consider what will happen after my graduation i.e. my workplace or marriage. For these reasons, moving house is the most difficult situation to deal with to me.
Dongki Yoon
I think that getting married is the most difficult situation to deal with.
First, marriage is a huge decision that is very difficult to reverse compared to the other situations given. It is a sacred promise to spend the rest of our lives with the person you love and thus requires much more work and thinking than when dealing with the cases of losing money or losing a job.
Second, marriage does not only include a sacred vow of commitment between a man and a woman, it also represents the union of two families. Thus this requires the coordination of interests between the different families as well as accepting the different cultures that each family possesses. This coordination makes the already difficult process of getting married more difficult.
Thus for these reasons I believe getting married is the most difficult situation to deal with.
Kim Ye Lim
I think 'getting married' is the most difficult situation to deal with for me. I chose this for two reasons.
First of all, it is difficult to find right partner, because it's not easy to meet the the person who has perpect match with us.So we have to be careful before we decide the marriage. Also,the other reason is that getting married means we have new resposibility to take care of other person and complete independence from the parents as a real adult. It requires maturity that we have to have to understand others. Furthermore, it is more difficult since this situation needs our hormony with the partner.
So I think 'getting married' is the most difficult situation not only among these situatons but also our whole life.
200600626 Kim Yoon Joo
‘Moving to another country’ is the most difficult thing to me. Because I am a incapable person that learn a foreign language. It`s so hard to me. Come to think of it, When I was a middle and high school student, especially I was not good at English. Furthermore My Canadian English Teacher was very beautiful. ( Every time I face a attractive woman, I can't even open my mouth. SSSSSSo shy... )
Another problem of the greatest importance is the 'Food'. I love a salty and hot taste. The reason is I was conditioned to like that taste by my mother who is from ‘Jeolla-do’. Her food is very hot, so delicious.( Mom... I love you^^)
So, I Think that 'Moving to another country' is the most difficult to deal with.
200201301 박종덕 (Fri. 3 , 4)
Q. Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
A.
My respond is 'a new boss'
My experience I have got a part-time job. I do my task by my own style. Some times I was contrary style with my boss's command. It is so tough situation. Need to communicate with each other. then the conclusion is acceptable, I change my style. but not acceptable, it is so hard to do following his command.
A boss's character is very critical point. a reasonable and logical boss may have many supportable employees. it means employees should follow boss's opinion, so his control ahd communication style is so important. employees cannot force to change boss's command. Have a consensus with firm's members, it's the best way to run business in effectively.
So I think 'a new boss' is so difficult to deal with.
200303655 홍길표(Hong kil pyo)
Q. Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
well,my respond is "moving to another country"
in 2009, I go to japan in working holyday.
I spent very interested time and studied japanese.
but, I also work diligently. because I had to earn money to my life in japan.
and I couldn't speak to any japanese.
because I had no japanese skill.
but, after that, It has made me stronger.
Also, I could learn japanese society too.
Finally, I am satisfying 2009's my life in japan.
200401851 Ahn hwi sung
(FOR HUR JAE DO)
I think moving to another country is most difficult to deal with.
Because every country has unique culture. I am used to my country's culture.
I heard that it is difficult to change my habit.
There is the old saying ' A man's hobby is carried to grave.
The culture is also our habit!
And It is also confusing that having relationships with foreigner.
I can't even communicate with them. I can't say what i want to say!
Lastly, food is also big problem.I have my own preference. So it is possible
that taste of another country doesn't suit to my taste.
For these reasons, moving another country is most difficult to deal with.
HUR JAE DO
Q : Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why ?
A : Getting married
Now, I'm concerned many things such as what am I doing to make a living , or Which job area is well adapted to me and so on. All those of them Getting married is the hardest thing for me. There is very different from making girl friend. Love is very important but the other facts also be considered as family, job, personality and etc which I have or I've done
It looks like life's midterm. If I got married I should pass this exam successfully.
Because Getting married requires my whole abilities, That is the most difficult problem for me
200502534 JaeHoang LEE
loosing lots of money.
of course i don't mean i can't live loosing lots of money but upon the questions you've posted ma'am loosing lots of money will be the hardest for me to deal with.
since earning money is one of the hardest thing to do for a mankind to do while living, loosing money is like loosing blood.
in Korea, it's even hard for a kid to get a job!
so with all reasons loosing lots of money will be the hardest thing to deal with.
Kim, Da Han 200600284
Definitely getting married
I think all the other things above getting married are not a big deal but I don't know getting married is just not my thing. Many guys in Korea they have a kind of fantasy that they would get a pretty wife and adorable kids and then live happly ever after... but I think I just simply don't buy it.
200202826 TaeHyun Jang
The situation I would find the most difficult to deal with is losing my job. I don't have a job yet. But I dont't know what I'd do if I lost my job. And it's so difficult that find another job also I have to survive without fee for weeks or months. That's why I believe losing my job is the most difficult situation to deal with.
200501026 min-su Na
As many Students answered i think the most difficult thing to deal with would be
"Losing my own job".Yet we're students and spend our days studying in the University.
That's why we could barely know how desperate it would be if we lose our jobs but once we lose it we'll recognise how much it meanse to us because it is directly related to the cost of living. Of course there are a lot of important things in our lives but i'm sure "Job" belongs to one of them. Job represents our abilities,goals,reason for being and how we deal with our lives.
I might place higher value on Job than other people, but i do not doubt many people will agree with me.
Taeho Kim 200400839
Getting married
I think getting married is most difficult and important thing in the list. Other things if I do my best I can handle it. But getting married it isn't just on me.
Jae woong Rim
I think it is getting married. I mean for women marrige is the biggest event of a whole life. We tend to worry agian and agian about our broom. We continuously quesition ourselves whether this is the right one for us. I also as a woman, put a lot of emphasis on the marriage and has always been dreamt of it. For me I would not want to divorce my husband so when I have to choose the one I would put all my effort to decide.
200503050 JEONG SINAE
In my opinion, marriage is the most difficult
thing to deal with.
Although I was never married, I have seen my two sisters live after marriage.
It felt like as if the whole idea required
so much commitment and devotion. You can not
find your own time, and even if you want to
exercise, there are tons of problems that you
have deal with. When there is a kid it becomes
even worse.
I will be married one day. However, it think
it will take sometime before I get used to it.
Jake Joo yeol Lee
200402601
Q. Which of these situations would you find the most difficult to deal with and why?
A. In my opinion, the most difficult to deal with is moving to another country. Because when we arrive foreign country for first, we might suffer from language and culture. If we cannot speak their language, we can't live even basic life such as shopping.
Also the difference of culture might be a problem. Each country has different culture. In ohter words, we should follow their own culture to live there.
However, if we try to adapt thier culture and language, these tough era will be done in a year.
200503108 Jaeil Jung
A: Getting married.
Becuz marriage is a everlasting promise between two people. It couldn't be happened by myself. Every time I fell in love with someone, I was very happy with them and felt love between us. It feels like we can stand every hard time and various obstacles. But, marriage is quite different with our love. Many people said if they got married with love, they need many other promises, feelings. It's totally different. I can't imagine about getting married seriously until now.
Nowadays, many married couple are getting divorced also. They are almost 40% in Korean couple. This number is very high. It shows many couple have some problems with their marriage life. We should be serious and considerate about this topic "marriage". No need to be hurry, I think. I'm not ready yet.
200403017
DONKWOOK JUNG
I think losing a job or getting married would be the two most stressful events. I mean, you can always earn more money and money comes and goes, but a career is something you have to build on your entire life and losing a job can mean a big set back. Marriage can be that stressful,too, because it is simply life altering. You are pretty much not yourself anymore, especially when kids come in to the picture.
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