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ewlandon
Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Location: teacher
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:47 am Post subject: |
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nautilus wrote: |
I also feel no guilt at taking other peoples umbrellas if I so need. |
so this is ok? |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:31 am Post subject: |
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I started saying "yea yea yea."
I started saying "ok ok ok." |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Some things deeply ingrained in me now that carry over on my visits "home":
--bowing (more like a nod, acknowledging a greeting)
--breaking eye contact (after initial contact), which I know makes some westerners suspicious
--using my right hand to hand things to people |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Nolos wrote: |
NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
I'm over 30, married, and have short hair�I am an ajumma. I've learned how to toss my bag to "reserve" a seat on the train. I'll give it up for someone ancient, male or female, of course, but middle-aged people aren't fragile little things unable to support themselves.
I also say "ooooaaa" a bit more than I'd like. |
What is oooooaaaa?
Is it like how Koreans say wow? |
Yes it is. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:42 am Post subject: |
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schwa wrote: |
Some things deeply ingrained in me now that carry over on my visits "home":
--bowing (more like a nod, acknowledging a greeting)
--breaking eye contact (after initial contact), which I know makes some westerners suspicious
--using my right hand to hand things to people |
That does become ingrained after a while. |
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rainman3277
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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JustinC wrote: |
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Another clueless jackwad. I don't care if you just ran a marathon--those seats are not for you and even if you do sit in them you should give them up if an old person gets on and wants to sit down.
Where do you guys learn this stuff? Must be taught in your homes growing up. Sad. |
Another habit I have is clubbing baby seals and stealing candy from babies
The righteous indignation is strong in this thread. |
Seals are overpopulated anyway, and what monster would give candy to a baby anyways??!! Choking hazard! |
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rainman3277
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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T-J wrote: |
No_hite_pls wrote: |
1. using scissors in the kitchen
2. hiking weekly
3. driving threw red lights
4. making fruit shakes
5. bowing to people
6. wearing a shinny suit every once in awhile
7. talking slowing and softly
8. I smile a lot here and didn't before |
Losing your English.
I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
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I wonder why educated people don't pull this stuff? ESL teachers love pointing out spelling and grammar mistakes. I never heard an engineer point out the structural problems of a building while sitting in a coffee shop. This is a habit A LOT of people in this country have to break. |
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everything-is-everything
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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rainman3277 wrote: |
T-J wrote: |
No_hite_pls wrote: |
1. using scissors in the kitchen
2. hiking weekly
3. driving threw red lights
4. making fruit shakes
5. bowing to people
6. wearing a shinny suit every once in awhile
7. talking slowing and softly
8. I smile a lot here and didn't before |
Losing your English.
I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
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I wonder why educated people don't pull this stuff? ESL teachers love pointing out spelling and grammar mistakes. I never heard an engineer point out the structural problems of a building while sitting in a coffee shop. This is a habit A LOT of people in this country have to break. |
I can absolutely see an engineer making a comment about the structural conditions of a building.
Engineers are some of the most smug people out there.
And don't get me started on psychiatrists. Plenty of professionals make comments on others based on the knowledge they've acquired. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Location: We Are The World!
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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I've been trying the reverse head nod. Instead of lowering my chin I raise it, usually with raised eyebrows and a hint of a smile but without the eyebrows or mouth also engaging I think it comes across as polite but not friendly, or maybe even slightly arrogant.
This is something that back home would be normal. Usually in a pub if there was another drinker who you saw regularly (or in a shop you go in a lot) but didn't know well enough to say "Hi Keith" or what ever you'd give them a nod. At Christmas you'd maybe slightly accentuate the nod, some raised eyebrows and an "Alright mate".
Of course you can't say "Alright" to a non-native speaker so the chin, eyebrow and corner of mouth raises should be accompanied by a "Hi" or "Hello" if you're wanting to communicate verbally at all. I haven't tried the reverse head nod with an "An nyoung" yet, I think mixing the cultures could prove to be messy and confusing. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012 Location: We Are The World!
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Now, who reading that didn't try physically raise their chin? |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Location: Easy Street.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:29 am Post subject: |
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I cock my head to one side and suck in my breath. But only to students. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Knowing when to shut up and listen. This is almost directly related to when I'm speaking in Korean situations, but I'd say it's a useful skill even when engaging others in one's native language(s). Started learning all about this little deployed skill when I was in the Army, but I have honed it here in Korea. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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I've started bowing a lot and saying "aigoooo". I have also started making anju when I want to have a beer.
rainman3277 wrote: |
I wonder why educated people don't pull this stuff? ESL teachers love pointing out spelling and grammar mistakes. I never heard an engineer point out the structural problems of a building while sitting in a coffee shop. This is a habit A LOT of people in this country have to break. |
You don't know enough engineers. Some of us loves complaining about these kinds of things, but I guess we mostly complain to other engineers. My local bridge, which falls apart every summer, is a reoccurring topic. |
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