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Papa Smurf
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: Pet hate |
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it makes me cringe when foreigners are over polite to service people. you know the type. specifically, when they press their hands together in a prayer motion and bow, buddhist monk style, when a waiter or shop assistant gives them their change, or brings their food etc. why do people do this?
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| when they press their hands together in a prayer motion and bow |
Maybe they forgot they weren't in Thailand anymore?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_greeting |
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Papa Smurf
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| maybe they're just tree hugging douche bags of the highest order. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:33 am Post subject: |
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When a couple of my friends has just arrived, after a month in Thailand, they had trouble not doing that anymore.
In Korea, it's only done for monks. So the reactions from random people they would ask for directions were pretty classic. |
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Papa Smurf
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:36 am Post subject: |
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When a couple of my friends has just arrived, after a month in Thailand, they had trouble not doing that anymore. |
douche bags. tree hugging ones. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Papa Smurf wrote: |
| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
When a couple of my friends has just arrived, after a month in Thailand, they had trouble not doing that anymore. |
douche bags. tree hugging ones. |
You think that's bad, when I visited Paris after my first four months in Korea, I accidentally did a little bow to an airport worker who showed me to a cab. |
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Papa Smurf
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| Papa Smurf wrote: |
| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
When a couple of my friends has just arrived, after a month in Thailand, they had trouble not doing that anymore. |
douche bags. tree hugging ones. |
You think that's bad, when I visited Paris after my first four months in Korea, I accidentally did a little bow to an airport worker who showed me to a cab. |
you're a douche. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| not as bad as foreigners who have been here to long. they start talking to other foreigners like we are retarded and don't understand English LOL |
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Papa Smurf
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| not as bad as foreigners who have been here to long. they start talking to other foreigners like we are retarded and don't understand English LOL |
Check: Do they only do that to you? |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Or douche behgs, as EngrishTeacherRyan would say..... |
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UrbanStyle
Joined: 23 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Ha i never saw anyone do that in korea other than for monks, they probably just got back form a long stint in thailand |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Electron cloud
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah when I was back in England for a while I found myself notbowing but saying hello, please, thank you and goodbye, even have a good day in shops.
Can be unfulfilling a lot of the time when you get no response back. You sometimes get ignored or looked at as though you're strange. In classy places it goes down well though and can make you a popular customer.
It's kind of become a habbiit to me now.
Yeah I can't stand the tree hugging pseudo hippy types. Have been in Korea a year, they bow to atm's and service people but still ask for the prices in dollars and can barely pronounce 'anyeong hasseyo.'
I once walked into Cannif's apt and say him actually hugging some trees he'd bought specifically for that purpose. I was jealous. |
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dalem
Joined: 30 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:21 am Post subject: |
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... is it strange to say have a good day to the shopkeeper where you're from?? I just assumed that would be normal.
Added note: I'm from a farming area of Canada. Maybe that's why |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| not as bad as foreigners who have been here to long. they start talking to other foreigners like we are retarded and don't understand English LOL |
There is a teacher a work with who does the same thing. Enunciates every word slowly and clearly. Guess it's because he has a Korean wife!
I was in the States shopping at Wal Mart with my Mom when she ran into someone she knew. She introduced me and I shook his hand....AND BOWED!!!! I felt like a moron...  |
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