Koreans Studying English Courses

[recanada]

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Mga bro, kabantay mo ba nga grabe nidaghan ang mga koreano ron sa atoa? samot na katong nagtuon ug English, di ba? Nindot unta kay daghan naay trabaho sa atoa nga moteach ug English sa ilaha apan we are actually training them to kill our industry in the near future. Dont you know that they are sponsored heavily by their Government to learn & speak English fluently para ma-launch nila in the near future ang ila business strategy in developing their call-center industry kay they want to grab the market from India who is at present, the leading provider of this service and of course, shunting us out eventually as alternate country-of-choice. In fact, sa Thailand gani, wa cla sugot magtukod ug inganing courses because of that strategic advantage na tumong sa mga Koreans.

Sigh! shortsighted ra sad kaau ato Govt ug ila pa gi-encourage kaning English special courses kay dollars man pero patay sad ta in the near end kay resbak man sad sa atong dollar-earning call center industry.

to give you some insights how Koreans operate here, dont you know that most of those Korean tourguides here in Cebu warns their tour groups na not to go to SM & Ayala kay private club kuno na and exclusive for local residents kay hadlok sila masakpan na triple if not quadruple ila quoted price sa ilahang guests. example lang, ang P75 na lambanog ila baligya sa ila kapwa koreans ug P1,000. Notice that Korean tourists that are being toured by Korean guides are only led into korean restaurants. Kanang mga koreano imo makit-an sa Mall o ordinary restos mao nang mga saag or mostly katong mga students.

Wait, klaro lang nako, im no Korean-basher. matter-of-fact, nakatour sad ko sa Seoul and nearby cities nila but then again, concerned lang ako on what i've seen at present.

[cebu-future]

Whatever! They bring income to the locals, tourism, business etc. So what if they will take over the call center business in the future? Will they be competent when it comes to the salary? Don't be selfish. Let's all support tourism. Besides we are not the only country in the world who need tourists. Thanks!

[cebu-future]

Update your mind bro hehe. Don't be an old man hehe

[recanada]

hehe i think u misconstrued my intent on this thread

[cebu-future]

peace bro hehe

[recanada]

my point is on (1) english program - short-termer ra na kay after most of them have learned english, wala nasad na ang dollar-earning opportunity compared to so many of our call-center employees and support companies nila nga motuwad o mawala na jud sa atoa.
(2) sa ila pagilad sa ilang countrymen - kita man sad maigo kay impression sa mga tourist nga nailad nila, mahal kaau ang pilipinas sa ila mga goods & services so next time around adto na sila sa laing nasod n wala na 2nd visits nila sa atoa

[sassy_jihye]

i once tutored a korean student before and i asked him why they want to learn to speak english.. he said that most big companies in korea (samsung, daewoo, mbc, etc...) are becoming global so they have to keep up with this globalization process... it will be a huge advantage to them if they know how to speak english so that they can work in these prestigious companies...

im not too sure of your call-center theory but i doubt if they can keep up with us... we still have huge advantage over them coz we have been speaking english since we were kids...

[recanada]

well, sass, i do hope ur right since i was posting this concerns since they were also expressed by persons knowledgeable both in the tourism & callcenter industry. Of course, i greatly appreciate and noted your opinion as well.

[Velvett]

well, by the time they dominate the call center industry, if that will really happen, the Philippines will have dominated another industry ani jud ni ang pinoy, flexible kaayu.

i personally wish we'll develop agriculture/aquaculture. my, we have the natural resources. karon murag ang human resources ra man ang gi exploit sa gobyerno.

[giddyboy]

If nag-english study ang koreans presumably to have their own call centers to compete in the future, well, it's good!

COMPETITION IS GOOD!

Usa pud, it's a win-win situation for tourism and other businesses like restos, schools, dorms, stores, etc...creating a ripple effect sa atoa economy...

Another thing, those doing business w/ koreans (like me) will not have difficulty communicating in english anymore. hehe

Regarding sa mga abusive korean tour guides, i think this kind of problems have been already known by the Dept of Tourism & they're trying to put a stop to this kind of practices. Anyone caught violating the tourism guidelines will be dealt with accordingly...sa naay mo-report ug masakpan lang...