Bring your kids to the bar

[corle1]

Drinking beer in front of children? oh noes.

[dipinprint]

shit thats not fair i wish my teachers would have had a beer with me. thats bull shit

[itsanthonyhere]

I'm pretty sure if alcohol wasn't made so taboo around kids, they wouldn't binge drink the first night away from home.

[42317]

I don't think so. Germany allows the consumption of beer and wine at age 16 (liquor at 18), and you can pretty much say that Germany is a liberal culture when it comes to beer and allowing people even below that age a cola-beer or two, since "it won't hurt".

Drinking habits imho are a matter of parental influence, and strictly prohibiting alcohol is as wrong as encouraging its consumption.

[Omegalux]

When i was in my 6th form class in England, our business teacher came up town with us and had a few drinks and laughs, we were 18 at the time however it is still something people seem to gasp at, like "thats not right" however he was one of the best teachers i have ever had and i will be the first to admit some of that is due to the fact he was so down to earth and on the same level as us.

In my view, i wouldnt have deemed it so bad if it was outside and just a small drink. Depends i guess.

[Degenskonto]

Holy shit. Howd they kids even get in?

[ichigomentos]

Hey Kevin what was up with those fish at the end? I spotted the fugu, then I think I saw a halibut, crab and then the dead triggerfish. Where was that at? A restaurant? Thanks.

[kaorimaiko]

nOoOo fuguuuuu lol

[daichensworld]

wow, that's pretty fucked up. What a jack ass

[Mobbs1]

As Phil Collins says (sings) ; 'There are always two sides to every story'.

So perhaps he was a teacher and also a secret agent, and he had to spy on a certain Canadian... a certain Canadian Teacher... *glares*... at the same time.

[BusanKevin]

hehe...that is a plausible theory!

[DerSchnurrbart]

That guy must have been the "cool teacher" lol.

But seriously, Kevin-teacher has awesome stories and its great when he makes videos narrating them.

[BusanKevin]

he must have been taking "cool teacher" to the next level ;)

[krnx213]

i havent been there for like5 years so i dont know where that is~

is it the big gongwon with the mini zoo?

[ElevenColors]

Funny thing. I thought only us Americans got judgmental about drinking because we only every drink to get drunk.

I'd be curious to know what country the guy's from, what the drinking culture is in the country he's from. My last job, I had lunch a few times with a few coworkers from France, Denmark, Sweden... a beer with lunch in the middle of the workday was no big deal for them.

[BusanKevin]

That is true for sure. When I used to work at a software dev company years ago, the owners would occasionally give us beer in the middle of the afternoon while working.

I don't think there is anything wrong with a beer at lunch time depending on the job you have. Having a beer while you are supposed to be responsible for a group of children is an entirely other matter though.

I think it came down to someone who didn't take their job very seriously. I

[ElevenColors]

Again, as upset as I get about the heavy drinking of folks I know, I'd still like to know where the guy's from, what the story is behind holding class in a pub. I don't know what the guy's story is, so I don't feel like I can judge the guy, sorry.

[BusanKevin]

in 2002, if he was there on a proper E2 teaching visa, he would have been from either Canada, the U.S., England, Ireland, Australia, N.Z. or South Africa.

Ahhhhh...your bagel video inspired my wife to make homemade bagels for the first time! They were awesome :) I owe you thanks!

[ElevenColors]

BusanKevin,

Hmmm.... England, Ireland, Oz, or NZ, or maybe South Africa. Wonder what Hiko would say if he saw that same scene?

Heh. The Bagel Network begins. Did she boil before baking? Do they go well with beer?

[BusanKevin]

she did boil them....yes! As for the beer, dunno, I'm on antibiotics until Friday :(

[uglyengineer]

"...would occasionally give us beer in the middle of the afternoon while working. "

Ok, I'll take that job.

As for the douche, he sounds like a guy who was drummed out of his teaching job in his own country and some how finagled a job in Japan.

Hey, I thought you had to be 20 to buy alcohol in Japan. But I guess they let children in bars?

[krnx213]

my family lives in ilsan

[BusanKevin]

It's a nice place. I like Lake Park!

[Quintaxos]

I would never want to see my teacher drink. Even when I finnished high school and had a party after that with the whole school. I didn't want to see my teachers get wasted. After all, they are someone who you look up to and don't want to see desperately flirting with young girls.

[N1GHTWALKER823]

lol

[denitson777]

that,s one crazy teacher and not in a good way ;(

[dylbyl1234]

lmao tht would kinda be awsome here in americ if my history teacher would buy me a beer well i guess since the kids were drinking coke it was ok because if u look at it thru the kids eyes it would be like a reward fo doing good but thru our eyes its really weird

[CuttyP123]

well, I'd say that's a bit irresponsible :P

I remember when I was in 10th grade or so, we would have a beer with our teacher after class. But teaching to smaller kids in a bar sounds real crazy even to me :D

[Ampex101]

Wow that's really unacceptable and crazy.

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Only story i have is before i graduated my class and 3 of my teachers(i went to culinary school) We booked a 48hr boat trip dinner and drinks and all that good stuff,even even 2 of the teachers got drunk Hehe,but then again we where all 18 to 20 all legal to drink

(where i live) and it was off school time ,well sorta we all bailed school one day Early :P

Maybe bit off topic but id thought i share a a story:)

[robertsel]

So...the children didn't learn a lesson ?

[AjikanPanda]

That is very irresponsible...

I don't think a teacher should be setting that example for his students.

[APOKALYPSE34]

what a douche bag ! what a tard!

[gregsdaone]

I love your blogs, but this story is crazy dude.

[gregsdaone]

Kev, Wouldn't a responsible person over the age of 15 have stood up and said "hell 2 the Naw!"

[mostawesomestjes]

wow. That is interesting for sure. I love that you put douche and douchebag as tags. hehehe

[BusanKevin]

for sure! hehe :)

[jsatchg3]

wow....that's very irresponsible of him to do a thing like that...oh, and i liked your random moment at the end w/ the fish!

take care~

jsg3

[kansaiPJ]

I guess the moral of that story is that the teacher guy should have ordered the kids beer instead of cokes. LOL! ;-)

Seriously thought, it's sad that this does not at all sound unbelievable to me...

[gregsdaone]

I agreel.sounds like an older japanese person over the age of 15 would have went the hell off on this person. but what do I know? I"ve never visited Japan. but highly unlikely.

[Mafiadaughter]

Woah that is craaaazy! 10-12 years old. Wouldnt the teacher get sacked for doing that?

[BusanKevin]

One would think. One would hope. In Korea in 2002....I doubt it.

[Gimmeabreakman]

Stop making fun of my dad.

[BusanKevin]

haha...sorry....I couldn't help myself!

[blankppr]

I can't believe he would do that AND get away with it.

BTW were those blowfish at the end??

[BusanKevin]

Yep....the guy did! he probably did get away with it too.

Yep toses are blowfish...."fugu" in Japanese.

[bestiaccia]

Yes, crazy it is!!!!

Those fish are huge!

[BusanKevin]

They were. I didn't eat at that restaurant. Just when I stopped filming my story, I happened to be standing in front of the tank :)

[dbc6060]

wow, that guy is really weird. btw, is it socially acceptable to bring kids to a bar in Korea?

Awesome video as always. Keep up the good work.

[BusanKevin]

It is socially acceptable to bring kids to bars in Korea. i saw it all the time. It was of course, parents brining their kids there while they had a few drinks. By western standards, a little odd, but it is a different culture.

The point I was making was that this was a teacher. Not a parent. these weren't his children and he took them to a pub for a lesson. If I were one of their parents, I would have been furious!

[ID2Japan]

i think its funny that a teacher takes you to different places like a bar lolXD

[ID2Japan]

here its no problem to go to a bar with your kids as long as they dont drink alcohol

[BusanKevin]

I do indeed understand that. I think it would be ok to stop at a pub with your family for a bite to eat. the point I was making was that it was crazy for a teacher to bring his young students there....that was crazy!

[ID2Japan]

Yes indeed i get your point in this case the childeren were 12 you said so it is indeed very strange, espcialy during clas hours. But the thing is where i live alcohol is allowed to be served to 16 year olds (only drinks below 15% alchol percentage). So for me it isnt that strange for "Childeren" to go to a bar. But with a teacher is a whole other story.

[freeofgreed]

3:49 did that fish have a hole in it's side?

[Kaiserks3338]

Its ok, i mean, as long as the parents agree with it.... Hah

[BusanKevin]

haha...I bet they didn't even know. I doubt there are too many childrens' language schools who ok their teachers drinking beer during class :)

[ericsurf6]

All right Kevin, I must confess. For a lesson, I took a private student to an English speaking hostess club for his birthday.

[BusanKevin]

hehe...BUT, I bet he was an adult.

[glasseyelashes]

you gotta wonder about the people working there thought.

[BusanKevin]

yeah...but, they served him!

[JoeCubicle]

I would have made friends enough with the guy to know where he teaches then wrote an anonymous letter.

[BusanKevin]

Now that is a clever idea! I should have thought of that one. Hindsight 7 years too late :(

Hope you're doing well!

[syke54]

The word, "douchebag" tagged on the links there is absolutely correct.

I could imagine you being soooo livid sitting there tryin to relax after teaching. What ever happened to common sense, eh?

[BusanKevin]

Common sense isn't so common after all I suppose!

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Like you said.. riff raff!

[BusanKevin]

for sure. He was a prime example of some of the freakshows I met there years ago. There weren't many like that, but the ones I did meet are hard to forget!

[MicknFumi]

wtf yep, that aint right, in that he was actually supposedly teaching at the time.

[BusanKevin]

exactly what I thought. In some lines of work, it's ok to have a beer during work hours, but not this line of work!

[ThePacificCrossing]

Hey maybe thats the reason they make the kids beer in Japan!

[Last7Azn]

wait? I know I'm gonna sound like a douche but it sound "normal" lol.

Like a away from school class.

At least he wasn't drunk right?

Ahhh I don't understand the concept. Maybe the beer a lttle. but the kid wasn't drinking it.

Someone explain this to me. lol

[BusanKevin]

A teacher brought kids to a bar and drank beer (the teacher....not the kids) while teaching! You'd be fired and banned from teaching anywhere if you were caught doing that in Canada, the U.S., England, or almost any other country! Very irresponsible, unprofessional and dangerous on the teachers' part.

Looked to my friend and I as if he had taken the kids from school to an outside spot for class a mini field trip). It didn't appear to be a private class.

[syke54]

In the video you said he didn't have a BOTTLE of beer (not that would of made a difference), he had a PITCHER to his face!

[BusanKevin]

yes ....a pitcher. I think even one bottle would have been irresponsible. If I were teaching in Canada and had a beer during work hours I'd bee fired faster than you can believe!

[Last7Azn]

BusanKevin Quote "Very irresponsible, unprofessional and dangerous on the teachers' part."

That Makes alot more senses now lol.!

[BusanKevin]

yep! Very much an irresponsible git!

[treetopteresa]

When I was in high school I used to smoke pot with one of my teachers before class. Of course that was the 70's; oh my how times have changed.

[BusanKevin]

haha! I suppose they have indeed. I bet you can't imagine having a beer with your teacher in grade 4 though!!! hehe

[BLITZENOVA]

hahahaha. no way. thats awesome

[qiranger]

That's crazy!

[BusanKevin]

Yep! Couldn't believe my own eyes.

You going out to celebrate halloween tonight! I wish i could, but still a little under the weather and finishing a course of antibiotics. No beer for BusanKevin this Halloween :(

[qiranger]

We went out last night. I'm staying in today!

[Graehaus]

What pisses me off, is the bar didn't do anything. The dude is a douche, but the bar should of not serve him.

[BusanKevin]

Very true, but in Korea, it is common for people to bring their kids to the bar when they go for drinks. I was shocked at how COMPLETELY irresponsible that was for a teacher! it was nuts!

[AJSensei]

I agree it was nuts, but I guess its less nuts if he told the parents and they agreed. Ten the real oouche bags are the parents.

[hnklee]

Not sure why we are diverting from the insane foreigner in the story and discussing the possibility of parents being even more douche bags, but in response I would say that I seriously doubt that the parents agreed.

[BusanKevin]

I think any parent that would agree to their child receiving an english lesson in a bar would need to get their head checked!

[BusanKevin]

I have a feeling he didn't tell any parents. I can remember in the past taking my class to a park to look at plants when our topic was plant life. We've also gone to check out ponds when we were discussing insects. He probably told the school director something like that and then took them to a pub!

[hnklee]

I agree that the bar shouldn't have asked him something like "Where are the parents for these kids?" or should have done something to prevent this nonsense.

But unfortunately many Koreans, perhaps Japanese too, sometimes feel less empowered even in a situation like this because it is still the foreigner's language in which the locals (in their own state) need to communicate with him/her to prevent/fix the problem.

[hnklee]

For instance, you often see situations like a foreigner making a mistake (not necessarily with a bad intention but because he/she is a foreigner unfamiliar with the local customs) and the Korean (the victim or the official who needs to address the problem) running away to look for another Korean who could speak English a little better than him/her.

[Heretic4450]

That's truly insane! XD

[BusanKevin]

yep! I agree. i couldn't believe it either. I suppose that is why i remember the story so well.

[JoesProductions]

2:54

That's right =D

[BusanKevin]

that's right!