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[ana(효정)]

[Topic 1] You Might Be a Workaholic If...

It's a frequently asked question: Do we live to work, or work to live?

A growing number of Americans are finding that they live for work, and some of them are popping up at Workaholics Anonymous meetings nationwide. Unlike people who simply work very hard, which quite frankly is most of us, workaholics never punch out. They always feel like they are on the clock, 24/7, physically, mentally and emotionally working.

What Are the Trouble Signs?

If you're a workaholic, you can't stop thinking about work. Work issues distract you from relationships and those thoughts speed through your mind as you lie in bed at night. A part of you is always longing to get back to work. Nothing — not eating, socializing, sleeping — is as satisfying. Here's a good way to think of it: An ordinary hard worker will be on the job, thinking about shopping with friends. A workaholic will be out shopping with friends, but will be thinking nonstop about work.

Workaholics are very controlling. T

hey can't delegate and are not usually interested in being team players. They are perfectionists and nothing is ever good enough for them. Workaholics would rather handle everything themselves, which doesn't always produce the necessary results because often we need the input and help of others.

A workaholic also has a troubled personal life.

Typically workaholics don't have many friends or hobbies. Their personal relationships are in disarray. They have difficulty with intimacy because work is always on their minds. And of course, there is a ripple effect in the families of workaholics. Research done by the University of North Carolina found that couples in a workaholic marriage tended to have twice the divorce rate as those who were in nonworkaholic marriages. We know that all marriages take work, but that's not the type of work that a workaholic wants to focus on

Solutions to Kick the Habit

Like any addiction, it's challenging to kick and the person needs a support system to help. First, a workaholic must recognize and admit the problem. Take this quick personal survey: Ask yourself, on a scale of one to five — five being truly satisfied — how you'd rate your satisfaction and happiness in each of these key areas of your personal life: Your family? Your friendships? Your health? Your hobbies? Your spirituality?

Discussion Questions

1.        How often do you work overtime? What are some common reasons?

2.      How tiring is your work at your company? Do you plan to stay long term?

3.       What are some good ways to stay awake during working hours?

4.      Have you ever gotten sick because of too much work? Explain.

5.      What is your opinion on Korean working culture? Share the pros ans cons.

[Topic 2] Can K-pop break the U.S.?  The Korean Wave stateside

As part of the Korean Wave, K-pop has enjoyed considerable commercial success outside of South Korea. Groups such as KARA and Girls’ Generation have made major inroads in Japan and other Asian countries, with the latter selling 232,000 copies of their first Japanese album to top the charts. In Europe, K-pop made the news in June when a concert in Paris by Korean record company SM Entertainment sold out in just 15 minutes.

But despite K-pop’s increasing global appeal, comparable commercial success in the holy grail of markets, the U.S., has so far proved elusive. Attempts by BoA and Wonder Girls, among others, to penetrate the American mainstream have produced underwhelming results. Some modest success by groups such as JYJ stateside has come at the expense of sacrificing defining elements of the genre. Despite the setbacks, fans and many within the industry remain confident of big things to come for K-pop in the most important market of them all.

Discussion Questions

1.  Who is your favorite singer and why?

2.  In your opinion, why K-pop stars have many fans in overseas countries?

   especially in Asia (nowadays, even in France, the K-pop dance contest is held)

3.  In this article, the writer says that K-pop stars failed to be popular in U.S despite the success in Asia  countries, why this result came in? and to solve this problem, what we must to do?

4.  consider about the benefits we can get from this trend

[jaguar]

과연 나는 워크 홀릭인가? 생각해보게 됩니다...^^ 여러분은? 한류도 할 이야기가 많겠네요..^^

[Teddy(斗熙)]

나는 사무실 홀릭~ ㅎㅎ 일찍 퇴근하고 싶은 맘이 없어 ㅋㅋ

[Gina(진아)]

굳굳~ 땡큐 아나♥

[으라차차세이]

i like.. far east movement... nice song ^^ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[sujiQ]

워크 홀릭이고 싶진 않으나...여유도 부리고 싶으나...
일속에서 나만의 여유를 누리려고 노력중TT

[Teddy(斗熙)]

여유 여유 커피한잔의 여유~ ^^

[까미]

쌩유^^

[Teddy(斗熙)]

올꺼구나? ^^

[접니다]

정참요... sorry, pass.......!!만 주구장창 외칠듯...ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

[Teddy(斗熙)]

질문지 한번 읽어보시고 집에서 답을 한번 써서 와 보아요~ ^0^

[Jake(가슴이띈다)]

안녕하세요? 처음으로 참석해 보려고 합니다.
잘 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다.

[Teddy(斗熙)]

환영합니다~ 영어 공부에 도움이 될수있었으면 좋겠습니다~ ^^

[똘똘이]

안녕하세요.. 처음 참석해보려고 합니다.. 잘 부탁 드립니다..

[Teddy(斗熙)]

즐거운 시간이 되었으면 좋겠습니다~ ^^

[white1394]

저도 오늘 처음 참석합니다..ㅠㅠ잘 부탁드려요 ~ㅎㅎ

[Teddy(斗熙)]

반갑습니다~ 좋은시간 가져 보아요~ ^▽^

[Teddy(斗熙)]

어서오세요~ 좋은 시간이 되길 바래요~ ^^

[Justin]

오늘 처음 참석해요~ 잘 부탁드립니다 ^^

[Teddy(斗熙)]

외국인 친구들과 좋은시간 보내 보아요~ ^^

[Ahamada]

저도 오늘 처음 참석해봅니다 잘부탁드려요 ^^

[Teddy(斗熙)]

환영합니다~ 저녁때 보아요~ ^^

[블랙스완]

Do I live to work, or work to live? 생각하게 되는 글이네요~