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‘Irish alcoholism nature’ reason for job rejection for Irish teacher in South Korea
BBC News Northern Ireland ^ | 6 November 2014 | Last updated at 05:31 ET | Ciarán McCauley

Posted on 11/07/2014 9:02:03 AM PST by Olog-hai

A teacher from the Republic of Ireland has been turned down for a job in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of Irish people.

Katie Mulrennan, from County Kerry, had applied for a teaching job in Seoul. She was told by an agency that their client did not hire Irish people due to their perceived drinking habits.

The 26-year-old told the BBC that she could not believe the email was real at first. […]

Last week, she received a reply that said: “I am sorry to inform you that my client does not hire Irish people due to the alcoholism nature of your kind”. …

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: ireland; noirishneedapply; southkorea
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To: Olog-hai

Well, the Obama civil rights crowd will be all over this like a rash.

Not.


41 posted on 11/07/2014 10:13:22 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: PoloSec

Better to look like a lawyer than to look overqualified.

The latter excuse was often used during those dreary days in 1983 and 4 when I lost my job in the oil industry and tried to find employment.

I still thank God daily that the business turned around not long thereafter.


42 posted on 11/07/2014 10:21:42 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: wardaddy

Not everybody in Ireland drinks a lot. I have been there and many Irish do not drink alcohol or drink very little. HOWEVER, the ones who do imbibe too much drink large quantities. That is why the per capita alcohol consumed in Ireland is high, but the rate of alcoholism is among the lowest in Europe. BTW, there are temperance halls in all over Ireland. The Irish are also the biggest tea drinkers in the world.


43 posted on 11/07/2014 10:23:05 AM PST by forgotten man
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To: GeronL

44 posted on 11/07/2014 10:27:47 AM PST by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: dfwgator

Must have sold well!

:p


45 posted on 11/07/2014 10:38:21 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: PGR88

“Yes, but we are highly functioning alcoholics”

I’ll drink to that. :-)


46 posted on 11/07/2014 10:56:04 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Still Thinking
50% of the food they eat is gross fermented stuff.

If you're talking about kimchi, I'll say "fermented, yes. gross, no." A liking for kimchi is something I brought back from Korea.

47 posted on 11/07/2014 11:51:03 AM PST by JoeFromSidney (Book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Available from Amazon.)
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To: forgotten man

I’ve been there too..a lot

Kinfolks in Mayo

Ireland is a drinking country....pub life...daily drinking

Per pure alcohol per capita extrapolated from types of drinks

Ireland is 12 litres a year per person 15 or older

The US is 8

France is nearly 13....highest

Eastern European is highest binge or drunk nations... they and South Korea


48 posted on 11/07/2014 11:53:17 AM PST by wardaddy (todays republicans are worse than reconstruction era.....and that takes effort)
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To: Olog-hai

Funny.

Koreans drink like fish.


49 posted on 11/07/2014 12:31:46 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: BerryDingle

American military brought Coke along and set up bottling operations. I am sure they viewed it as the invaders drink.


50 posted on 11/07/2014 12:35:22 PM PST by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suck at the tit of Capitalism.)
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To: GeronL
no kidding, with all the Mohammedans moving into Ireland
51 posted on 11/07/2014 4:16:21 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama ----> Fredo smart)
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To: JoeFromSidney

Not kimchi specifically. Koreans eat all sorts of fermented stuff.


52 posted on 11/08/2014 7:38:53 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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