Author: Rolanda Johnson
Transcripts from a "frustrating-when-it's-happening", but "funny-in-retrospect" foreigner-infused Korean workplace. The main characters are the author, Rolanda from the West, and her co-worker, Gaston from Korea.
KMK: Czechoslovakianese?
The 사무실 Transcripts from a “frustrating-when-it’s-happening”, but “funny-in-retrospect” foreigner-infused Korean workplace. Gaston: “Rolanda, Czechoslovakia citizen is what?” Rolanda: “Um, a person who was born, raised and has a passport from the Czech Republic…in Europe.” Gaston: “Please come and look at this resume.” Resume says “Citizen – Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma” Rolanda: “Oh, that’s a native […]
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KMK: The Naked Day
The 사무실 Transcripts from a “frustrating-when-it’s-happening”, but “funny-in-retrospect” foreigner-infused Korean workplace. Gaston : Rolanda how do you say “jjimjilbang” in English? Rolanda : Umm…maybe sauna or steam room or even public bath house. Gaston : Ok. Tells his co-worker to call it a sauna public steam bath. Rolanda : Well…that’s not exactly… Gaston : Interrupts. Rolanda I […]
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KMK: Reading and Writing is Hard!
The 사무실 Transcripts from a “frustrating-when-it’s-happening”, but “funny-in-retrospect” foreigner-infused Korean workplace. Gaston : Rolanda…I should have to ask you to do this. Pleas email _______________________ and tell this person that we will pay for the shipping of the documents. I can’t do it because I need some kind of format that I don’t know it. […]
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KMK: Just Do it
THE 사무실 Gaston : Rolanda, Mr. Smith sent his flight booking schedule itinerary e-ticket, but we have to change our schedules so we can’t to pick him up at the airport. You keep telling us he’s in Italy, he’s in UK, so you don’t know his number, but you should have to ask him. Rolanda […]
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KMK: Sugar Daddy & Momma
The 사무실 Note : Highly edited for your comprehension! Herbert : Rolanda, Ms. Smith needs to FedEx her things to the appropriate office ASAP. Rolanda : OK, well remember she told me she didn’t have any money to do that, so she asked to use our FedEx account, but I had to tell her that […]
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