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| What's your biggest addiction? |
| Sex |
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14% |
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| Tobacco |
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13% |
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| Alcohol |
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10% |
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| Mast*rbation |
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17% |
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| Drugs (prescription or non, class A-C to count out coffee etc) |
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8% |
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| Caffienne |
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14% |
[ 10 ] |
| My I-pod |
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1% |
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| Dave's ESL Cafe |
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7% |
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| OTHER - Please explain |
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13% |
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bixlerscott
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Near Wonju, South Korea
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 Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:13 am Post subject: |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
I agree with Tzechuk, it's "Odeng" to us on this board. Foreigners in Korea, if they've been here any length of time and have mixed with other expats -- especially long-timers -- will almost necessarily begin to call it Odeng. Just as we say Ramyeon and not Ramen, and Tubu instead of Tofu after a few months here. And I don't mean just English speakers; I have German friends who I don't believe I've ever heard say Ramen or Tofu or Oden. Not when we're referring to the food we buy and eat here in Korea. And we call them by the Korean terms all the time, not just when speaking Korean to Koreans. It's not done to impress the locals or each other with our ... our "with-it-ness". Recognised internationally or not, it's what the stuff is called where we live & post. Now, if I met some FOB waegook, I might try and remember to use the "International Standard Terms" for these things.
Main Addiction: Coffee. Strong, black, and in a cup. No frills, no million-won Italian contraptions taking up surface space. Just a humble Braun coffeemaker and a little wooden burr grinder. Heaven. |
Well, like I said, I knew nothing about odeng/oden until I came to Korea - I don't believe I even saw anything remotely resembled oden/odeng in the UK... There is something similar in Hong Kong but it goes by a different name altogether...
So, I am sorry for not knowing the *international standard name*, but obviously it wasn't international enough to make it all the way into the UK supermarkets...
p.s. thanks, guru. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: |
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ice cubes
i went into withdrawl when I realized the freezer was empty, filled the trays and scooted a quarter way across town to get my fix: i'm hooked |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Now I'm back at school, I'm addicted to this site again.
I though I was cured
Groan...
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Ebay. I can't stay off that site even for a day. |
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