Korean Job Discussion Forums

W.T.Carl · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

I seem to recall that after a large increase in our student population, we had a Curly, Moe, Larry, Shemp, Harpo, Chico, Groucho and Zeppo.

jpal75 · Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Location: NeverNeverLand

Athena for a boy (named by my Korean colleague who said the name suits the kids)

Conan and The Hun both for boys...qute surprisingly well suited too

ratslash · Joined: 08 May 2003

i've got one girl who changes her name weekly. this week it was boa (pop star), last week it was hallo, week b4 it was blue etc etc.

Kwangjuchicken · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject:

Ok. I guess I should finally respond to this thread. At my previous college, in our childrens program, I had a boy about 8 whose name was Fart. That is how he said it. I know they have the Simpsons in Korea (but never on any channels I can get Crying or Very sad

), so I thought he was Bart. So, just in case I asked him if he knew what his name meant. He said yes and then made some farting noises to prove it Shocked

wAS A GREAT STUDENT TOO. After one year he sounded native.

khyber · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction

kazir

while it's a nice name, it isn't EXActly hte most "english" one

i have a 45 yr old who INSIST i call him "billy" not bil, will....billy or death.

onix (the stone) which i suggested he spell correctly with a y. he nearly killed me.

ps rhyst...i had done this topic almost a year ago...so this would be #3 if you're keeping track.

But personally, i don't think this info get's tired as it always seems to change

Kwangjuchicken · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:34 pm Post subject:

gomurr · Joined: 04 Feb 2003

I don't know who hands out the names in my school. I have 1 boy named Polly and another boys name is Claire and I have a girl named Pogo. Talk about being able to mess with their minds.

haxah · Joined: 15 Jun 2003 Location: Bundang

I have the cutest 8 year-old boy named Zeus in one of my classes. He says it's "Zay-oos".

mo · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:16 am Post subject:

Today the Korean helper teacher told me one of the boys wanted to be called "Mango" from now on, because his real name is Min-Hwa. WTF??? Use your real name if you're that bothered, not a bloody fruit! Not that my protestations changed anything... Rolling Eyes

saint_moi · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:09 am Post subject:

Never had an odd name at my acedemy. I however subbed today at an elementary school...

at this school I met Bang-Bang and Sweetie!!!

No kidding! Bang-Bang was a nut and Sweetie was true to her name, and honestly one of the cutest kids I've ever met!

My 50c.

Medic · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

Worked at a hogwon a while back, and was quite surprised to see theboys called "Bonzi", "Jamal", "Juwan", "Antwan", "Dion". There were two new kids in the class, so I promptly called them "Le Baron and Theophilus"

Happy Bear · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Location: Bundang

I refuse to give mine normal English names and only reluctantly use the one's that they have already been given. They're not superman where you change identities. When they ask me for English names, I give them the most screwed up names I can think of. examples:

Dumb and Dumber
Scarecrow
Mr Go-Faster
Birthday Girl
Mr Chubbes, as in chubby

Names they already had:
Mirror Princess
Franchesca
Luis
Smile, I tried to tell him Smiley, but he wouldn't change it.