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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: The question many females deal with ---- Are you Russian? |
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I have heard many foreign women get asked if they are Russian.
I read something funny from an article:
�Are you Russian?� asked a middle-aged Korean man hopefully to an American English teacher. Translation: are you a prostitute?
�Are you Japanese?� she retorted. And that was that.
It�s the best rebuff I�ve heard to the bevy of Korean men who equate blonde hair with instant gratification. But why did it repel him with such shear efficiency? Or, put another way, what�s so bad about being called Japanese?
http://ecoworldly.com/2008/03/01/korea-vs-japan-theres-no-sex-in-whaling/ |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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I think the "Are you Japanese?" retort is a very good way to handle it, even though the Korean would probably be allowed to sue you for slander after.
Actually I've been asked if I was Russian once. Not sure what that implies. Dock worker? |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
Actually I've been asked if I was Russian once. Not sure what that implies. Dock worker? |
Pimp. They probably wanted to meet your 'sister'. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't imagine what the mix-up could be...the Russian chicks are usually hot. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| wrong tense man, at least out here or in busan...change it to WERE hot. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, my doctor asked me if I was russian....  |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| wrong tense man, at least out here or in busan...change it to WERE hot. |
Here at Everland most of em are pretty hot. Show girl hot! |
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redeye
Joined: 21 Nov 2007
Location: Southside
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| JustJohn wrote: |
| Hmm, my doctor asked me if I was russian.... |
Hmmm. My doctor asked me if I was Russian too. Actually assumed . . . she said, "So, was your baby born in Russia or Korea?" "Um, neither." said I. She looked confused . . . as if she was wondering, did she have him on the airplane? Ha ha.
Maybe they treat Russians patients differently. Anyway, a Korean co-worked who recommended the doctor was very offended by the docs question. I thought it was funny, regardles of what was possibly implied. I've had the question from many a man too. I love the response suggested by the OP. I'll try that next time. |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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In my case, I think when korean man asks western woman "are you Russian?" it in fact means, "Do you want to have a sex?"
Many foreigner woman have problem with his, but some could think like it is a compliment. |
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DRAMA OVERKILL
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| genezorm wrote: |
In my case, I think when korean man asks western woman "are you Russian?" it in fact means, "Do you want to have a sex?"
Many foreigner woman have problem with his, but some could think like it is a compliment. |
A compliment???
Oh yeah, I forgot. This approach is a no fail in Park Min "the gigolo" Su's "How To Sweep A Western Woman Off Her Feet - 101"
"Are you Russian?" = "Do you want to have a sex?"
Ahhh, these hopelessly romantic middle-aged Korean men... Great insight. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| genezorm wrote: |
In my case, I think when korean man asks western woman "are you Russian?" it in fact means, "Do you want to have a sex?"
Many foreigner woman have problem with his, but some could think like it is a compliment. |
Good way to earn extra cash too. Given how much Korean men are willing to shell out. Sometimes two million at a room salon I can't understand why more ladies aren't up to it. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| I once asked a woman if she was russian in english and she didn't reply, then I asked her in Russian. She talked for an hour. She WAS Russian and told me her Korean husband once punched a guy in the face for asking if she was "available." |
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flummuxt
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Western English teacher = prostitute?
How could any Korean get such an idea? |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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"Are you Russian?" isn't always a slur. I used to get asked by shop clerks, a hairdresser, and once in a while, by Russians. That kind of thing was just idle curiosity and didn't much bother me.
It's the random drunk ajoshis that are equating Russian with available, and I found the best response was to simply avoid them, don't make eye contact etc. Seriously, how often do wildly drunk people say anything that isn't inappropriate to the sober people around them? |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
I think the "Are you Japanese?" retort is a very good way to handle it, even though the Korean would probably be allowed to sue you for slander after.
Actually I've been asked if I was Russian once. Not sure what that implies. Dock worker? |
I met an Uzebki guy who wouldn't believe that I wasn't Russian once. That was strange... |
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