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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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 Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:01 am Post subject: Brothers and Sisters.. |
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I get weirded out by everyone calling each other Hyeong, Nuna, Obba, Eonni, and so on.
Like...a woman will call a young waitress older sister, but if a man says nuna, they think he is gay.
I hear the students call each other that all of the time.
Even one of my friends called Nicole Kidman her older sister because she likes her.
Any thoughts? |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| O-bah from a girlfriend is rather disturbing. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| O-bah from a girlfriend is rather disturbing. |
Its standard for a korean girlfriend to call her Korean boyfriend oppa. my g/f does from time to time and I'm cool with it. Now if she started calling me 'APPA' I'd start to get concerned. 
In regards to the OP, I can't see much of a problem. Its part of the language and just a form of the confucian heirachy syatem. The only problem i have is sometimes if I'm speaking Korean I goet my ohnis and nunas mixed up. Thats a bit embarresing. |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| Zed wrote: |
| O-bah from a girlfriend is rather disturbing. |
Dude, this is one of the greatest things about Korea. If a woman starts calling you oppa, then she has accepted you into her life, as a friend, lover whatever the relationship is. Go with it. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:33 am Post subject: |
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I've got no problem with it in a non romantic but close relationship. I think of it as similar to saying,"I love him like a brother".
It's when a guy I'm dating tells me to call him "Oh-ppa" that it feels odd. Unlike maxxx_power I don't like to keep it in the family. 
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| One of the few bones of contention between my girlfriend and me is that she won't call me ,����. |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| One of the few bones of contention between my girlfriend and me is that she won't call me ,����. |
Horror. That would be grounds for breaking up in my book. Really, I am not kidding. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| weatherman wrote: |
| the_beaver wrote: |
| One of the few bones of contention between my girlfriend and me is that she won't call me ,����. |
Horror. That would be grounds for breaking up in my book. Really, I am not kidding. |
But maybe the girl feels silly if she thinks she looks older than Beaver, which is a distinct possibility. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| But maybe the girl feels silly if she thinks she looks older than Beaver, which is a distinct possibility. |
I do look younger (you and I both, katydid, have babyface genes) but with her it's a cultural thing. |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| weatherman wrote: |
| Zed wrote: |
| O-bah from a girlfriend is rather disturbing. |
Dude, this is one of the greatest things about Korea. If a woman starts calling you oppa, then she has accepted you into her life, as a friend, lover whatever the relationship is. Go with it. |
The girls around Suwon station in the windows with the red lights call me o-bah. |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| From down the street |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
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| But maybe the girl feels silly if she thinks she looks older than Beaver, which is a distinct possibility. |
I do look younger (you and I both, katydid, have babyface genes) but with her it's a cultural thing. |
yeah, but you know, oppah = older brother. Weatherman is right...girls call all guys they are close to oppah...unless what you mean is she feels weird bestowing the term to a waygoogin? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| unless what you mean is she feels weird bestowing the term to a waygoogin? |
That's what I mean. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| Well, that's just dumb. Sorry.... |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| katydid wrote: |
| unless what you mean is she feels weird bestowing the term to a waygoogin? |
That's what I mean. |
Then what is her context for relating to you as 'the' boyfriend? Do you ever use Korean in conversation? Are you using Korean cultural norms when dating? I really wouldn't stand for this. |
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