Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Ryst Helmut]

[katydid]

[TheMrCul]

Yeah, the ChungChongDo accent (Saturi) is my favourite - it's always been. Koreans laugh when they hear me do it. It's really easy. Almost exactly like the Seoul accent, except when you end every sentance with "yo" (요) like ship-o-yo 싶어요 you say "yoo" instead like ship-o-yoo 싶어유~
It sounds so sweet and sexy. But theres negative things that go with it. People in the Chung-chong province (traditionally and generally) speak slower, and with the yoo~ part at the end, so other Koreans think that they're a bit slow. Also, finding a girl who will speak to you in the accent is hard (congrats to anyone who can) because it's embarrassing for them - other Koreans will thing they're slow or stupid.

There are some unique words aswell, like ShiBang (시방) instead of now (JiGum 지금).

[katydid]

[Hotel Cheonan]

Take no offense Katydid, I'm not saying that about foreign female teachers-it's just that you know, and everyone else as well, what Koreans think of most western women.

[Ryst Helmut]

[oldfort]

Thanks for the accent info, Ryst & Co. Someday, I'll be able to understand Korean well enough to pick up on these things...someday....

[Zyzyfer]

I've seen the previews on TV, but I haven't seen no white chicks. Is it some sort of super-mystery or something?

[Hotel Cheonan]

Probably wouldn't interest the Korean audience. I remember when Rush Hour 2 came out here, Chris Tucker wasn't in any of the advertisements, just Jackie.

[HardyandTiny]

I'm waiting for the english teacher/US army private kills prostitute/korean mafia/TV actor/black marketing mystery comedy.

[HardyandTiny]

[just because]

Today mt g/f found out about it and wants to the cinema when it comes out. I can imagine a foriegner going in to watch this movie. I'm going to wince as you know everyone will look at you because you are English and it has something to do with learning English.

However, i have seen many Korean movies at the cinema and while I get the odd stare from time to time, nothing to bad, just surprise.
One time though my friend and I went to see Jungle Juice at the cinema and the usher came up and said, thsi Korean movie, you know and checked our tickets. We cracked ourselves laughing and he ran off in emabarresment.

[Corporal]

Just saw this movie last night, at a drive-in. It was funny, I guess, but you could see everything coming a mile off. I thought the Australian chick was terrible casting. A lot of the situations were not realistic. (Do you guys get to end your classes early and send your students home when they get on your nerves?) The Australian "teacher" spoke Korean at will, in and out of class, and seemed to understand Korean spoken to her only when she chose. Someone would rattle off Korean at high speed and she'd understand perfectly, then later someone would ask her a brief question in Korean and she'd be confused. The conclusion was soooooo predictable.

But, it WAS entertaining; it was nice to see Koreans and foreigners interacting in a movie, even if only on a superficial level. Basically, it's harmless fluff. If you speak/understand Korean, you'll enjoy it a lot more, but even if you're a beginner, you should be able to get a lot out of it.

[Joe Thanks]

Since when has Korean entertainment depicted foreingers in Korea realistically?

Joe

[weatherman]