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eui.yun
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 Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: Texting/calling a guy/girl for "first snow"? |
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| Is there some kind of a Korean cultural custom to contact a guy/girl when it starts to snow? I swear, 2 other girls other than I had native guys text us when it began to snow tonight. I thought that was sorta weird.... dunno if this is some kind of Korean thing of it was just a big coincidence.... |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: |
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complete guess, but it sounds like its related to this:
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| First snow on Wolchulsan, the Koreans say, the time when lovers promise many things... fidelity, commitment to meeting again on the next first snow, swanky new cellphones? |
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=105478 |
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chocolacharat
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:18 am Post subject: |
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haha! I got a call from my boyfriend (who is korean) when it started snowing too. He told me he doesn't know why they do it but they usually only do that to their boyfriends/girlfriends. =D
But my guess would be to agree with you guys. |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Dunno if it's just a Korean thing, but don't you think that maybe anywhere in the world where snow happens in winter it might be just a little bit, um, for want of a better word ...
sweet?
I grew in sunnier and in more temperate climes, where you had to drive to the mountains to see snow. You can expect snow on the ground every year here, and since I've lived here I tend to give a shout when I see the first flakes dropping. I've even sent 5 or 6 texts to pals all around ...
"Look out the window! It's snowing!
By the way, I hate winter, I really do, because I don't like to be cold, not even for a few minutes. It is a thing to be endured and nothing about it is worth celebrating. Except snow, and only when it's fresh and clean and white and new ...
There was rain tonight and it was very cold. As I walked there were soggy patches of white dropping down among the drops. I don't know if it qualifies as the first of the year, but I called my lady up on the phone. |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| I dunno know but, thank God, I can stop wearing this stupid flower dye on my fingertips. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| I dunno know but, thank God, I can stop wearing this stupid flower dye on my fingertips. |
Yeah, but now you gotta start making kimchi. That delicous homemade crap. |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| Masta_Don wrote: |
| I dunno know but, thank God, I can stop wearing this stupid flower dye on my fingertips. |
Yeah, but now you gotta start making kimchi. That delicous homemade crap. |
"And I put my hands into the stink of 5000 years." |
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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: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm. Well, my taekwondo master texted me last year on the first snow. And last night he specifically called me out of class to see it. But there is nothing romantic going on.
I texted my boyfriend when I saw it, but I don't know why. |
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JustJohn
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I got a call from one of my students.  Wait. Should I be worried? |
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JMO
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| I got an accusatory text from my girlfriend today, saying it snowed yesterday. Yet another failure in my boyfriendhood, after my refusal to wear the couple t, carry the bag or buy her a tigger. Well actually I did the last one but was a little wierded out by her absolute adoration of it.. |
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nateium
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Texting/calling a guy/girl for "first snow"? |
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| eui.yun wrote: |
| Is there some kind of a Korean cultural custom to contact a guy/girl when it starts to snow? I swear, 2 other girls other than I had native guys text us when it began to snow tonight. I thought that was sorta weird.... dunno if this is some kind of Korean thing of it was just a big coincidence.... |
Yea. I just learned about this too. It was a disaster for me. I have a female Korean language tutor (no, seriously that's it) who comes to my apartment twice a week. After the lesson she noticed it was snowing. I didn't think it was a big deal, but I humored her and we went to the window to watch and chat.
Less than ten minutes after our lesson finished my doorbell rang, and it was a girl I've been seeing exculsively for a few weeks. She looked suspicious and asked me "what are you [both] doing?" I answered innocently"watching the snow." Big mistake......
(I looked at my phone later and noticed I'd had 3 messages from hewr about the snow and she was coming to watch it with me) |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Hah. Good story. I like it. |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| The Bobster wrote: |
Dunno if it's just a Korean thing, but don't you think that maybe anywhere in the world where snow happens in winter it might be just a little bit, um, for want of a better word ...
sweet?
I grew in sunnier and in more temperate climes, where you had to drive to the mountains to see snow. You can expect snow on the ground every year here, and since I've lived here I tend to give a shout when I see the first flakes dropping. I've even sent 5 or 6 texts to pals all around ...
"Look out the window! It's snowing!
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me, too. then i went to high school in colorado and it wasn't as big a deal. then back to virginia. big deal again.
i still really like snow and i get excited when it snows. |
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mateomiguel
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| wow so I guess its a good thing that I texted this girl that I liked and told her there was first snow. And she replied and then I called her and we talked for a while and made plans for celebrating Thanksgiving. I wondered why she was so enthusiastic when she'd been somewhat distant before. Cool! |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| mateomiguel wrote: |
| wow so I guess its a good thing that I texted this girl that I liked and told her there was first snow. And she replied and then I called her and we talked for a while and made plans for celebrating Thanksgiving. I wondered why she was so enthusiastic when she'd been somewhat distant before. Cool! |
Hah, way to pull a smooth one in complete oblivion. Some people have all the luck. *shakes head wistfully* |
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