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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| While it's fun to jump someone's bones for using "Corea". . . |
It's fun to jump someone's bones in general, but I'm not sure that's what you meant. It might be just Newfie English, (if so, sorry!) but doesn't that phrase mean sex? |
You are correct but "to jump ON someone's bones" is to pulverize into minced meat.
His point got across though.
Cheers,
Joe |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| It's fun to jump someone's bones in general, but I'm not sure that's what you meant. It might be just Newfie English, (if so, sorry!) but doesn't that phrase mean sex? |
Only if you're a perv. Perv. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Yaya & jajude: Yeah i admit i do criticize the country a bit on here, its an outlet for negative feelings i guess. Maybe I should learn enough korean to express my opinions on the way things should be directly to Koreans themselves....
Drakoi: I don't disagree that Koreans do have happy and merry relationships in their home and family lives, and I've enjoyed this with my own korean friends. But the point you make is precisely what I dislike: the lack of warmth in their public face, their awkward and stunted work relationships/ treatment of anyone not in their immediate social circle... It just seems that way to me.
Obviously my lack of Korean doesn't help in the day-to-day scenario of chatting to new people. But it does seem that they are less relaxed and colder even to eachother in a variety of settings, than I or westerners can be in their home countries.....
Because of the variety of confusing and unusual factors associated with being a monolingual in their country, I guess its hard to form an accurate perspective.. It sounds like you may be married to a Korean, in which case you will have experienced a lot mor home and family life than me. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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To Zyzyfer, Joe Thanks, and Peppermint:
jump someone's bones
Or: jump his/her bones, colloquial phrase meaning to engage in sexual intercourse with someone. See copulation for synonyms.
Quote: Rena (Prunella Gee) and Keogh (Michael Caine) in The Wilby Conspiracy (1974):
-- Rena: 'You have a pleasant face Keogh, but your bones are arranged all wrong.'
-- Keogh: 'And your bones are arranged all right, all over, and I'm about to jump all over those beautiful bones.'
http://216.58.107.91/FMPro?-db=SXLX_Dictionary.fp5&-layout=FirstPage&-format=bodies.htm&-RecID=45416&-Max=10&-Find
Euphemisms for Sexual Intercourse
Impale someone. Introduce Charlie. Invade someone. Jab someone. Jiggle someone. Join paunches. Juice someone. Jump on someone's bones. Lay some pipe. Lie feet up. Lift a leg on someone. Light the lamp. Look at the ceiling over a man's shoulder. Lose the match and pocket the stake. Lubricate someone. Make baskets. Make ends meet. Make feet for children's shoes.
http://usa.internations.net/contents/behindthescenes/euphemisms_sexywords.htm |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a beautiful dictionary entry, but I've got an entire metropolitan area that would understand me pretty fine. |
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chi-chi
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| It is a Seoul thing, agreed. I've never been to a city that had more of a manic depressive vibe to it. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:03 am Post subject: |
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It seems to me a lot of Korean's mask their true feelings around people they don't know.
My students are always smiling, but I wonder if they are just masking the fact they feel miserable, tired, frustrated, or something else other than happy.
I also don't think it is a Seoul thing either. I have lived in Seoul for about 6 years now and have met more people who "appeared" happy than those who didn't. I say "appeared" as I believe a lot of Koreans mask what they really feel, so I can't be sure. However when you see Koreans with bad looks on their faces, the situation must be pretty grim for their "mask" to come off. |
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HardyandTiny
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:05 am Post subject: Re: Koreans are miserable! |
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Anyone agree? I mean i try my best to be a happy, warm and no problems person. But everyday, koreans are putting the damper on me.
It starts from the moment you walk into the office. The long faces, the receptionist who looks positively morbid, the sharp faced beaky supervisor, the boss and his unnaproachable air of god- like superiority. If there isn't some problem or silly politics happening, then they create some. Its a sad and stressful life. They all feel the need to keep up appearances- be it the best worker, or themost switched-on don't mess with me look.
but it extends to your average person on the street, or the shopkeepers, bus drivers, day to day people.
And then theres the poor oppressed waygook minority, generally wound up over some irritation or other. its all so oppressive!
I think a lot of people are missing the point...We only have one short life. Stop being stressed and sad! Look on the bright side! Lets all do our best for the kids and eachother, and enjoy the little things in life with this short time we have on earth!
Thank God for the happy kids! |
I agree with you 100%.
It's the big difference..the FATALISM.
Nothing can go smooth.
To see it you have to do nothing more than turn on the TV and look at the soap operas, PLAYED THROUGH PRIME TIME HOURS.
Everyone has a problem and everyone is either fighting, screaming, crying or pouting.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a Korean Jerry Springer show?
Koreans are not capable of that yet.
That can't admit what is wrong in their society and YELL about IT, publicly at other Koreans!
Everything has a method.
Put on the headband-yell and then rush the police, the police do not crack our heads they just push back.
It's all a game
nothing is real here.
In the end nothing is accomplished. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
Yaya & jajude: Yeah i admit i do criticize the country a bit on here, its an outlet for negative feelings i guess. Maybe I should learn enough korean to express my opinions on the way things should be directly to Koreans themselves....
Drakoi: I don't disagree that Koreans do have happy and merry relationships in their home and family lives, and I've enjoyed this with my own korean friends. But the point you make is precisely what I dislike: the lack of warmth in their public face, their awkward and stunted work relationships/ treatment of anyone not in their immediate social circle... It just seems that way to me.
Obviously my lack of Korean doesn't help in the day-to-day scenario of chatting to new people. But it does seem that they are less relaxed and colder even to eachother in a variety of settings, than I or westerners can be in their home countries.....
Because of the variety of confusing and unusual factors associated with being a monolingual in their country, I guess its hard to form an accurate perspective.. It sounds like you may be married to a Korean, in which case you will have experienced a lot mor home and family life than me. |
Wow, a non-attacking post from rapier! That said, it seems a lot of your posts center on the same complaints over and over again. If you're not used to Korea by now, you may consider leaving. Seriously! If all you can do is constantly blast the people and the country, do yourself and Korea a huge favor and leave. I personally don't care much for LA, but I did choose to come here and so forth, so I'm making the best of it. There is a LOT to complain about LA and I did so in the beginning, but I'm making the best of the situation and focusing on the positive aspects.
And whether you wanna admit it or not, there are a LOT of positives to live in Korea - free housing, relatively stress-free job compared to one in the US, ability to save money, more lively social life, etc. |
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Drakoi
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
Location: The World
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