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Do you feel used for English by Koreans?

 
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Do you feel used for English by Koreans?
Koreans always make me feel used for English.
22%
 22%  [ 6 ]
Koreans sometimes make me feel used for English.
33%
 33%  [ 9 ]
I never feel used for English by Koreans.
44%
 44%  [ 12 ]
Total Votes : 27

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lostandforgotten



Joined: 19 Sep 2006
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:40 pm    Post subject: Do you feel used for English by Koreans? Reply with quote
If your Korean is better than a Korean's English, it would only make sense that you are compelled to speak Korean for convenience. But Koreans will continue to inconvenience the other by speaking in English even though the other person can speak Korean well. Anyway, do you feel used for English by Koreans?

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Pligganease



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about "Koreans never make me feel used for English?"
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lostandforgotten



Joined: 19 Sep 2006
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pligganease wrote:
What about "Koreans never make me feel used for English?"


Gotcha! Just edited.
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SeoulShakin



Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That option seems to be lacking.

Seems as though someone wanted to conduct a poll, but wants to make sure the results show only one thing. We don't all feel the same way you do. Smile
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The_Conservative



Joined: 15 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Where's the poll option for "Never"?

As soon as my co-workers learned that I can speak some Korean they insisted on me speaking Korean to them as much as possible.




EDIT: Ah you put it in before I posted. You must have lighting-quick fingers or something. Laughing

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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If someone speaks better English than I speak Korean, I would speak English to them. However, if they don't, and they insist on speaking English, I just speak extremely quick and use lots of slang. Then they switch back.
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SPINOZA



Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
lostandforgotten wrote:
Pligganease wrote:
What about "Koreans never make me feel used for English?"


Gotcha! Just edited.


Can you re-edit for seldom/rarely? Sometimes is like 25% and that's way too high. We're talking 5-10% of the K-people I've met, maximum.
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lostandforgotten



Joined: 19 Sep 2006
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SPINOZA wrote:
lostandforgotten wrote:
Pligganease wrote:
What about "Koreans never make me feel used for English?"


Gotcha! Just edited.


Can you re-edit for seldom/rarely? Sometimes is like 25% and that's way too high. We're talking 5-10% of the K-people I've met, maximum.


Sorry. To late to re-edit. Once the vote is up, it's too late.
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kat2



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I voted never. But thats b/c I don't let them use me for English. Although I've been approached more tiems than I can count. I hate how they pretend they want to be friends, jsut so they can practice thier bad English.

I work at a large elementary school with nearly 100 staff and faculty members. People are constantly asking me out to dinner even though they speak very little English and know my Korean is not conversatoional. I always tell them I'm busy, then they never ask again.
Of course, i've also been chatted upby random people on the subway, in emart, wherever, just so tey can practice. I usually make an excuse and walk away.
The only time I'll let them practice their English for free is when they give me a ride home! Razz
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)