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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Busan
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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Best Apartment Name |
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| Morning Ville. 모 닝 필 |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 2:39 am Post subject: |
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I lived in 시티빌 in my first year here.
For those of you who can't read Korean, that's $hittyville. |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 3:40 am Post subject: |
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| Trump World. |
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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: Sun May 13, 2007 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| Star Dong Apt. |
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JAWINSEOUL
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| I just walked past a place called 제일 (Jail). |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| I'm in Happy House but its not an apartment. |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| The Rexion. |
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semphoon
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Where Nowon is
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| JAWINSEOUL wrote: |
| I just walked past a place called 제일 (Jail). |
Im sure you know this, but 제일 means "first." You see it in quite a few places.
*If I am wrong on this keep your mouth closed. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: |
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So "best" means goofiest. Okay.
| Corporal wrote: |
| Trump World. |
What's so funny about that one? There's Trump World Tower in NYC. Though it's unnecessary to put his name on any particular building. After all, it's Trump's world; we're just living in it.
There's no end to the bizarre & humorous names Koreans give their housing, though most cringeworthy are the "Ain't we rich!" ones. Richville, Richfield, and (gaah... the worst) Richensia.
Sadly, it's inevitable. It's a stage. Koreans just haven't been developed or wealthy enough, for a long enough period of time, to grasp what crude vulgarians they come off as in this regard. Well, in any regard. The nouveau riche here do not incur any of the (often healthy) scorn & contempt they might receive in more advanced countries. Hence Koreans can live in "Golden Luxuria Apartuh" or "Noblesse-pia Billa", and far from barfing in their own mouths every time they write their address, actually feel a sense of pride and privilege.
The only time I recall Koreans taking an active dislike to the name of their housing was waaaay back when the tenants of the old (built in the '70s) "AID 아파트" protested & petitioned to have the name changed. They hated that people might associate their apartments with "homo disease". |
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ruffie
Joined: 11 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Here are my suggestions for further visual blights on the Korean landscape.
Oppulantiss
Uppercrustia
Newmoneyville
Afflueville
Elitetown
Hoipoiloitowers
Jetsettia
Cremedelacondo
Glamorisse
Gentrytown
Glitterativille
Prosperhouse
Brassringissenziaville
Excessia
Garish Castle
Splenditowers
Pizzazzia
Ostentatia
Vulgaress
Sparklinghappydiamondskyhub
Luxurlife
Gradhighclassgreenlifespacetower
PompousAssia
Brazendisplayofwealthia
Shagrilaparta
whitewishville
Celestialconcretia
HighbornDream
Loftyambitenzz |
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semphoon
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Where Nowon is
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: |
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How about;
Iboughtthisapartementforonemilliondollarsandistillhavetenfloorsabovemeifiwasinnorthamericaicouldhaveboughtanicehousewithsomelandandabloodyswimmingpool Ville
Can anyone type that in Hangeul for me? |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| "IWant" apartments. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| ruffie wrote: |
Here are my suggestions for further visual blights on the Korean landscape.
Oppulantiss
Uppercrustia
Newmoneyville
Afflueville
Elitetown
Hoipoiloitowers
Jetsettia
Cremedelacondo
Glamorisse
Gentrytown
Glitterativille
Prosperhouse
Brassringissenziaville
Excessia
Garish Castle
Splenditowers
Pizzazzia
Ostentatia
Vulgaress
Sparklinghappydiamondskyhub
Luxurlife
Gradhighclassgreenlifespacetower
PompousAssia
Brazendisplayofwealthia
Shagrilaparta
whitewishville
Celestialconcretia
HighbornDream
Loftyambitenzz |
haha niceuh! |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| swetepete wrote: |
| "IWant" apartments. |
"Apatuh GibuhMe" |
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Lao Wai
Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Location: East Coast Canada
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Ne Sarang Bil...or, My Love Villa. Unfortunately, there was not much lovin' going on for me while I lived there. 
I was always embarassed to tell taxi drivers where I lived. |
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