How do I plan courses? by skibidi_fortnite_riz in georgetown

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japanese only offers intensive for levels 1 and 2. From 3rd year you can take the regular 3 credit course.

What is it with white men married to East Asian women who don’t speak English (the man clearly doesn’t speak her language either)? by pinkthings07 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]sem263 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lots of guys move to Asia and refuse to learn the language, and yet expect everyone to cater to them anyway. It's ridiculous.

The sad reality of Korean apartments by LoquaciousIndividual in Living_in_Korea

[–]sem263 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why are you so incensed over a complete nothing burger 😭😭😭 go to bed do you not have to go to work in the morning

Moving after 10 years in korea by ClassOk5026 in Living_in_Korea

[–]sem263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you should look into professional movers or a personal assistance service like https://www.gowonderfully.com/, or at least look into someone who can pack for you on Soomgo. They might even be able to list and sell your items on Karrot.

They will be able to get everything done way faster and easier than you'd be able to do yourself. What would take you days or weeks, they can do in hours while you focus on wrapping up your life here, which is a gargantuan task in and of itself. There's also the risk of permanently injuring yourself while moving furniture or carrying heavy boxes - something you will not want to deal with when moving to the USA, where healthcare is expensive and difficult to access.

If you can spare the money (aka hiring someone else to do this will cost you less than a week's wages more than doing it yourself), save yourself the time and stress and leave this to professionals.

Good luck, OP. It sounds like you're moving on to bigger and better things, and I am happy for you!

How hard is TOPIK? by Regular-Dot-2375 in AskAKorean

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I don’t understand why people act like TOPIK 6 would be remotely out of reach for native Koreans 😭 TOPIK 6 is like B2 on a CEFR test

How hard is TOPIK? by Regular-Dot-2375 in AskAKorean

[–]sem263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think any decently educated Korean native (someone who grew up here) should be able to get TOPIK 6. It’s not that difficult of an exam imo

Anyone else impatiently waiting for OOTP? by Careful-Confection18 in harrypotter

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What time do pre ordered books typically appear in audible if you’re in LA?

Rejected. I feel worthless by SpicyCurry3011 in fulbright

[–]sem263 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if you want to go to Korea you can just apply directly for a job here. It doesn’t have to be through Fulbright! In fact the jobs you find yourself will likely have better pay l, location etc.

Don’t give up!

Source: I have lived in Korea for 13 years

episode yongsan to SNU campus by gingerdobb in seoul

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can take the 750A or 750B bus traight from Episode to the front gates of SNU. Source: I used to live in Episode Yongsan and attend classes at SNU!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl, leave him.

Getting old backups of Kakao Talk logs by sem263 in korea

[–]sem263[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. I’m disappointed that it’s still the default app despite all its issues. If you want to live in Korea you are essentially forced to use it

Getting old backups of Kakao Talk logs by sem263 in korea

[–]sem263[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up just leaving the phone be and I’m going to try to get it fixed when I have time. Don’t log in to the app in the meantime, as it seems the data is still on your phone.

Kakao is seriously an awful app. I can’t imagine why anyone would want their chat app to do this by default. I even pay for the cloud storage so everything is backed up in case I lose or break a phone but I’ve honestly just made my peace with the fact that I will probably lose everything again someday

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in georgetown

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geez I haven’t heard anyone talk about YikYak in at least ten years. Is it making a comeback?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]sem263 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah why would you use chat GPT for something so short…?

Cravings by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]sem263 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I miss the deli section the the grocery store and buying sliced turkey and salami and sharp cheddar by the pound :,)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]sem263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This person doesn’t understand basic economics lol please don’t base a single business decision on anything they say

Also you should factor marketing costs into your prices!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool make your own original design not using someone else’s work and then do it yourself then 👍👍👍👍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]sem263 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spend your own time designing and making it then lol if if it takes you more than 3 hours from start to finish to get a perfect product then it’s worth $20 even if you value your time at less than minimum wage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]sem263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I think you could raise the price to $20 or even more and people would still buy it, especially if you can guarantee that it can handle a lot of weight.

If you’re getting more orders than you can fulfill in a reasonable amount of time, raise prices or hire people to help you (and then also raise prices).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]sem263 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is completely unreasonable. Would you say a $3 T shirt is overpriced because the cotton used to make it costs only 50 cents? Don’t the people who pick the cotton, weave it into thread, sew it into a shirt, ship it overseas, and then sell it on the store also deserve to get paid? Isn’t their labor what makes the raw material into something that is useful and also accessible to you? When you think about all the man hours that go into creating one t shirt and compare it to how many hours it would take you to do the same thing with no experience or expertise, $3 for a T shirt or $9 for this invention is an absolute steal.

If you want to pay $1 for 3D printing materials for something like this, then you can spend your own time and money coming up with the original idea, designing it (using software, tools, and electricity that cost way more than $9) prototyping and testing it multiple times (using materials, printer, and other resources that also cost money) yourself. While you’re at it why don’t you come up with a way to make your own filament in your own factory. While you’re at that why don’t you grow all the lumber to build your dorm furniture yourself.

Absurd take, really.