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kermo
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Inspired by another thread.
I thought it would be instructive to share the ways our textbooks have decieved us.
For instance, my old book (can't remember what it was called), in the first chapter, referred to a 다방 as an innocuous "coffee shop." Even my elementary school students laughed at me for that one. |
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swetepete
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Those Backpack bastards told me Pluto was a planet.
I was crushed when I found out the truth.
Also the told me the Backpack songs were fun. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: Lies My Textbook Told Me |
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| kermo wrote: |
Inspired by another thread.
I thought it would be instructive to share the ways our textbooks have decieved us.
For instance, my old book (can't remember what it was called), in the first chapter, referred to a 다방 as an innocuous "coffee shop." Even my elementary school students laughed at me for that one. |
Some of them are innocuous |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Lies My Textbook Told Me |
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| kermo wrote: |
Inspired by another thread.
I thought it would be instructive to share the ways our textbooks have decieved us.
For instance, my old book (can't remember what it was called), in the first chapter, referred to a 다방 as an innocuous "coffee shop." Even my elementary school students laughed at me for that one. |
Let me guess -- I bet your textbook also translated 안마 시술소 as "massage parlour" and 이발소 as "barbershop". They're just incorrigible, aren't they.
Been in many places that actually call themselves a 다방? I certainly have, as not so very long ago they were far more common than places calling themselves a 커피숍, especially outside the capital. Though they basically all served the same thing: crap instant coffee. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| My Korean text books told me foreigners can't eat spicey food. |
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Hater Depot
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| I learned that California has only one season. |
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formerflautist
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| That if boys wear a flowered shirt they will "appear as the gay." |
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leebumlik69
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Hater Depot wrote: |
| I learned that California has only one season. |
Isn't that true? hehhe *flamethrower* time |
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leebumlik69
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Lies My Textbook Told Me |
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| kermo wrote: |
Inspired by another thread.
I thought it would be instructive to share the ways our textbooks have deceived us.
For instance, my old book (can't remember what it was called), in the first chapter, referred to a 다방 as an innocuous "coffee shop." Even my elementary school students laughed at me for that one. |
My first Korean text book, given to me for free whispered to me "I'm not going to be of any basic use to you at this time" It wasn't a lie. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| formerflautist wrote: |
| That if boys wear a flowered shirt they will "appear as the gay." |
"but pink shirts, even tank-tops, are the very picture of manliness", right?
It wasn't in a textbook, but Koreans assured me that any man who wears a chain (necklace) was a hard-core homo. I quickly took mine off forever. And of course only hookers dyed their hair. Also, tattoos are the exclusive preserve of gangsters, gangster b1tches, and sailors. I fully agree with that one, though. |
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