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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: Do you bring something when a Korean invites you over? |
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Invited to a Korean's house tomorrow for dinner. There will be Chinese people there, so I'm assuming this has something to do with celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Do I bring something? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Do you bring something when a Korean invites you over? |
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| jst wrote: |
Invited to a Korean's house tomorrow for dinner. There will be Chinese people there, so I'm assuming this has something to do with celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Do I bring something? |
Fruit would not be out of place.
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, take something, stop by the corner store and pick up some juice or something. |
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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| Yes, take something, stop by the corner store and pick up some juice or something. |
Sounds good jvalmer and ttompatz. Thanks. I hope the stores aren't too wild tomorrow. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| Yes. It's the same as when I was back home, unless it was a very good friend and we visited each other often. Rule of thumb: if the person can go into your fridge without asking and vice versa, you don't need to bring presents for each other. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Box of juice, fruit, other food...all good options.
Bringing nothing would be odd and a bit rude. |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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In the USA, we bring bottles of good quality Italian wine and capelloi appetizers..In Korea, they bring bottles cheap liqour and a "fancy ( but bad tasting) cake" from The Corner Bakery Shop.
You know what Iam talking about?
Something is just wrong with this picture. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| cyui wrote: |
In the USA, we bring bottles of good quality Italian wine and capelloi appetizers..In Korea, they bring bottles cheap liqour and a "fancy ( but bad tasting) cake" from The Corner Bakery Shop.
You know what Iam talking about?
Something is just wrong with this picture. |
You bring a retired Italian footballer to eat when you visit someone? Plus he is only an appetizer? What's the main course? You Americans are weird. |
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cyui
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Hotpants
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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A bit too late to chime in here, but if Chinese are involved, offering pears can be bad luck, since the Chinese character for 'pear' has a homophone for an inauspicious word.
Hope you didn't give pears ... |
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Hotpants
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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A bit too late to chime in here, but if Chinese are involved, offering pears can be bad luck, since the Chinese character for 'pear' has a homophone for an inauspicious word.
Hope you didn't give pears ... |
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hamsteRRiFic
Joined: 22 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I bring a hearty appetite.  |
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emmahearst
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Do you bring something when a Korean invites you over? |
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Bring cookies, fruits, or it depends on the person. Wine?
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Invited to a Korean's house tomorrow for dinner. There will be Chinese people there, so I'm assuming this has something to do with celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Do I bring something? |
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