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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: Back home but do you find you still bow to people? |
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| I was at funeral tonight and I kept bowing to people. And then at a job interview, I bowed several times to my prospective employer (even though he was a whitey). |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| When I was back home for the summer for a few weeks, I did the head bow thing. Kind of embarrasing when they look at me with the WTF look. |
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ceesgetdegrees
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I did it to a bunch of whiteys at the wolfhound when i asked one dude for a light. They all laughed and said "dude...do you realise you just bowed to us" i didn't really, it's just a natural thing now. |
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bovinerebel
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| After living in asia for 5 years I still find I take my shoes off at times when I visit other people. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Back home but do you find you still bow to people? |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I was at funeral tonight and I kept bowing to people. And then at a job interview, I bowed several times to my prospective employer (even though he was a whitey). |
Did you wear slippers into the office? Hand over a white envelope stuffed with bills to the bereaved family? Offer the prospective employer a kick-back if they gave you the job? Spit in the street and shove your way on to the bus when going to the interview?
Dear God!! It's spreading!! "The Ajosshi Strain" |
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livinginkunsan
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Back home but do you find you still bow to people? |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I was at funeral tonight and I kept bowing to people. And then at a job interview, I bowed several times to my prospective employer (even though he was a whitey). |
Did you walk? Take the bus? crawl?
Never mind, I dont care.  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:18 am Post subject: Re: Back home but do you find you still bow to people? |
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| ED209 wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I was at funeral tonight and I kept bowing to people. And then at a job interview, I bowed several times to my prospective employer (even though he was a whitey). |
Did you wear slippers into the office? Hand over a white envelope stuffed with bills to the bereaved family? Offer the prospective employer a kick-back if they gave you the job? Spit in the street and shove your way on to the bus when going to the interview?
Dear God!! It's spreading!! "The Ajosshi Strain" |
In a software office shoes are generally considered too dressy. Bare feet are preferred. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:26 am Post subject: Re: Back home but do you find you still bow to people? |
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| livinginkunsan wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I was at funeral tonight and I kept bowing to people. And then at a job interview, I bowed several times to my prospective employer (even though he was a whitey). |
Did you walk? Take the bus? crawl?
Never mind, I dont care. |
Your questions are the definition of non-sequitur. I'm glad you're reconsidering your ability to ask insightful or amusing questions. It's best for you. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| I find I'm able to resist the urge to bow, but one thing I still do when in Canada is accept money with two hands and give it with my left hand under my right forearm. I know I shouldn't but I can't get over how impolite it feels to do it otherwise. |
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teachingld2004
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: do you bow? |
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Yes, I bow. It has become automatic.
Some Korean has crept up in my conversations.
I also take off my shoes when I enter some ones house.
I can't bring myself to put toilet paper on the table. Napkins are still
what I use. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| bovinerebel wrote: |
| After living in asia for 5 years I still find I take my shoes off at times when I visit other people. |
What kind of degenerate animal were you before when you weren't taking your shoes off?  |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| What kind of anal-retentive hoity-toity considers leaving one's shoes on to be animalistic? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| crash bang wrote: |
| What kind of anal-retentive hoity-toity considers leaving one's shoes on to be animalistic? |
It really depends. I was raised a shoe taker offer. Some people are raised shoe leaver oners. I see nothing wrong with either. |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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It didn't become an issue for me once I stepped foot in New York. I knew I was in the US and it didn't even cross my mind. But...I did find a Korean grocery down the street from my Mom's house and was excited and bowed to the guy that owned it and said hello to him in Korean, asked if he had black bean tea... He was amazed and started speaking to me in Korean very quickly and gave me a free container of Bacchus-D drink!!  |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| What kind of anal-retentive hoity-toity considers leaving one's shoes on to be animalistic? |
The kind that doesn't live in squalor. The kind that ain't white trash. The kind that would punch someone for smoking in their house. The kind that cleans their house from time to time. |
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