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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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I took a cursory glance at the comments, and I didn't notice anyone referring to me as "개새끼" so I don't think they were too offended.
I don't think they mean any harm, just curious about what we genuinely think (and learn English too, so killing two birds with one stone).
By the way, why did one of their posters put up this picture?
Who is she? And how does she figure into a discussion about small faces? |
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capebretoncanadian
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:24 am Post subject: Re: "Small Face" |
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| Omkara wrote: |
| Help me to find an equivalent term or expression in English which sounds as strange to Koreans as having a "small face" does to us. |
That's a compliment dude. |
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capebretoncanadian
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Troll_Bait wrote: |
I took a cursory glance at the comments, and I didn't notice anyone referring to me as "개새끼" so I don't think they were too offended.
I don't think they mean any harm, just curious about what we genuinely think (and learn English too, so killing two birds with one stone).
By the way, why did one of their posters put up this picture?
Who is she? And how does she figure into a discussion about small faces? |
She is one of K top models. and her face is extremely small compare to other Ks. |
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capebretoncanadian
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Things Koreans think are attractive that we don't:
big nose
pale (as in deathly pale) skin |
At previous workplaces, Korean women always complained that my skin was too pale. How could that be when my makeup wasn't even close to their whiteness of theirs? Plus, I purposely try to make myself look darker, how dare they say I look pale!  |
They are jealous of your skin. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| Troll_Bait wrote: |
Having a small face is considered very good here. Once a young woman held up her hand so that it covered my face, and said, "Oohh, Troll_Bait has such a small face," in a tone that overflowed with admiration. I've actually heard that comment quite a few times, and it feels weird that I'm attracting young women with my "small face." 
Koh Ara is only 17
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So then why does it say 19 where her chin ends? |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: Re: "Small Face" |
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| capebretoncanadian wrote: |
| Omkara wrote: |
| Help me to find an equivalent term or expression in English which sounds as strange to Koreans as having a "small face" does to us. |
That's a compliment dude. |
I know it's a compliment. But it only makes sense in Korean. There is no idea within English that gives the English expresson "small face" anything but a funny meaning. So, to express how this sounds strange, I'm looking for another english phrase that would sound really funny in Korean.
An example would be "chemestry." It sounds strange in Korean when it means attraction. But it doesn't meet the mark of sounding as strange or funny as "small face" does in english. |
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