tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post6355833432070628796..comments2024-03-08T03:24:19.823-05:00Comments on Where The Hell Am I?: Technology RegressionReginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-8608873684527723062009-10-09T14:39:35.487-04:002009-10-09T14:39:35.487-04:00Hey Sungsik!
First, welcome to the USA! Actually...Hey Sungsik!<br /><br />First, welcome to the USA! Actually, you're on the other end of the spectrum. I'd guess being 2 months in, you're between the honeymoon phase and culture shock.<br /><br />You're right about health care. I'm looking for work. I'm also taking a stab at freelance work. I'll probably also be doing some contract work. None of those scenarios, however, provide health insurance. <br /><br />I miss my doctor. I miss having good cell phone reception. I miss my TV phone too. Well, actually, the phone is here with me, I miss having a working TV phone ;)<br /><br />I hope your adjustment won't be too bad, but, yeah, I miss being in a country that gets it when it comes to both technology and health care. The USA doesn't - we're too busy doing the "democracy" dog and pony show, which isn't democracy at all. It's loud mouth pundits and well-paid lobbyists hijacking the conversation and that sucks.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-21639674848520573622009-10-09T14:31:18.183-04:002009-10-09T14:31:18.183-04:00I am a Korean and I came to US 2 months ago. About...I am a Korean and I came to US 2 months ago. About the graph, I don't feel homesick but I just cannot help feeling sorry to return to the early 1990s. Especially, the health care system which is an absolute nonsense and the poor reception rate of the mobile phone are utterly depressive. I really miss my doctors back home(and their bills) and my TV-phone.Sungsikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919343771065067625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-89728228447768325992009-10-01T22:09:25.033-04:002009-10-01T22:09:25.033-04:00Good luck with school. I honestly feel we're g...Good luck with school. I honestly feel we're going to need to drag some people kicking and screaming into the tech age. It was quirky maybe in the 1990s to be a Luddite. now it's just fucking annoying.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-8669533157529348062009-10-01T19:38:51.728-04:002009-10-01T19:38:51.728-04:00Excellent point Regina I am like we need to catch ...Excellent point Regina I am like we need to catch up as protesting Obama giving a speech in the school isn't helping our children who can not compete on a mathematical or scientific level but it's not just the children it's adults too.<br /><br />Nevertheless it is why I am going back to graduate school next spring to get my information systems degree as it is more important now than ever as the world moves away from industrialized to technology.small41https://www.blogger.com/profile/04219876053474725472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-87920745858677378462009-09-30T22:34:42.853-04:002009-09-30T22:34:42.853-04:00Well, this difficulty adjusting, I think, has a lo...Well, this difficulty adjusting, I think, has a lot to do with the fact that I'm simply frustrated with technology in the USA. People here are simply YEARS behind most. I mean the people working at Google, blogger, social media folks, coders, etc, maybe not. However, the average person? They've not a clue about how far behind the USA is compared to other places.<br /><br />I've resisted for months carrying my checkbook, but I HAVE to now because I've got rent to pay. I can't just do a bank transfer here like I can in Korea. I've got to write a check and either give it to the person to deposit or deposit it into their account. WTF? Is this the 1980s? Korea has covered that and then some!<br /><br />So I'm stuck knowing there are more efficient ways to do stuff but I live in a country among people who don't know or don't care and with industries who also seem not to get it. Sad.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-4499998959186731032009-09-30T17:48:54.816-04:002009-09-30T17:48:54.816-04:00Sounds like you're adjusting pretty well! It&#...Sounds like you're adjusting pretty well! It's werid how we internalise the normal parts of a foreign culture and then just can't get our own! I had the opposite problem with phones 'cause I got used to a culture that says: call the person, say what you want, get it and say goodbye. No offense taken or given whereas back in Ireland you have to talk for 10 mins before you get to the point. Thank goodness for texting for those fast info-calls!Niamh Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711002998015670698noreply@blogger.com