Ben has gotten another job with Michaels help. I am glad for Ben, he needs to travel more away from Shippensburg. The town that Ben is transferring to is called Sacheon. According to Michael, this town is in the middle of no where, he called it a village. I guess Ben didnt understand Michael because for some reason he thinks its going to be a small and more like his home town. What I think Michael meant was, "Ben, your going to be the only person who speaks english in Sacheon." I think I am pretty accepting of other people but certain groups of people get on my nerves, naive people top that list. There is also something to be said about people who admit their naivety and make an effort to learn more about a topic. Ben has been a little on my nerves recently simply because he believes he is an expert on how other people ought to be living. He is having a hard time adjusting to the Korean lifestyle, which I think is the U.S. lifestyle plus Korean language. Sure the food is a little spicy and not everywhere serves hamburgers but that is not an invitation to criticize a complex culture. I guess I am just frustrated because I can see Ben leaving Korea with a bad taste in his mouth for the rest of the world. He reminds me of those people you met that say things like, "Yeah, those people didnt know what they were doing" or "I went there once, they are a really backwards people". I understand that people do things differently in different places and that South Korea is not a state in the United States. I have been trying to impress this fact on Ben but he is reluctant to accept that we are on the exact opposite side of the world. I wonder if he did any research before he got on that plane?
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