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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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 Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:26 am Post subject: Does anyone else hate hearing foreigners speak Korean? |
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No, I'm not jealous. I admit it, I don't know a lot of Korean, it's not a big deal to me. However, at least in my office, when I hear it spoken it is like nails on a chalkboard. I can't explain the feeling I get when I hear it, but I just try to tune it out or turn the volume up in my headphones as loud as I can.
Just one example, when I'm with some foreigners and they answer their phone(obviously knowing the person they are speaking knows English) and they feel compelled to say 'hello' in Korean.
Don't practice your Korean around me!  |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:35 am Post subject: |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:36 am Post subject: |
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i know what u mean. like when they're in a group of other english speakers and they'll throw out a "jinjja??" it's not cute.
also, puns on the word seoul are annoying too. seoul sister, ORIGINAL! seoul seeker, ORIGINAL! seoul man, SO ORIGINAL!!!
sorry, i drank a bunch of hatorade.
but in any case, i understand, they're in a new country, they're in their honey moon phase. wish i could go back to those days. |
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hwa jang shil
Joined: 20 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| I'm afraid my fantasy football team is called 'Ahhhh Seoul', a pun but I quite liked it. |
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kimdeal54
Joined: 28 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:40 am Post subject: |
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For me, it depends on how good their Korean is. If they're speaking fluidly or actually holding their own in a conversation, it impresses me... and I get jealous.
If it's a badly-pronounced word or two in the middle of a sentence... annoying as hell. |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Go back under your bridge, troll. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickBateman wrote: |
Go back under your bridge, troll. |
Your thread title is equally trollish. |
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Quack Addict
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| To answer your question: No. |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| PatrickBateman wrote: |
Go back under your bridge, troll. |
Your thread title is equally trollish. |
Stop trolling.
If you're not going to answer the question, piss off. |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| No, I can honestly say that that has never bothered me. |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Appreciate the honest posts. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: |
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Only when the wanks do it on TV to get attention.
In regular situations, I use it too. |
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Xylox
Joined: 09 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| I came to korea so I could burn on people speaking korean, its how hardcore I am. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:36 am Post subject: |
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| It only bothers me when mispronounced. I couldn't care less about the grammar if communication is achieved. Korean is exceedingly easy to pronounce, so when it's wrong, it's like nails on a chalkboard. Otherwise, why hate? |
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misher
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| Korean is exceedingly easy to pronounce |
um no.
You're just lucky that people you speak with can make out or even guess what you're trying to say. Just because they can do that doesn't mean your pronunciation is ace nor that it is easy.
And if you're claiming that your pronunciation is just that good, unless you studied and lived here for years, I'd like to call BS on that. |
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