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Maneki Neko
Joined: 15 May 2009
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: |
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What is 2mb? Seriously, just as your not going like everyone/nor like you;
no one can please everyone in life. In other words, sometimes things are just a no-win/(right or worng) answer in life.
I guess the bigger question would be:Why would you even care? |
2MB = the President of Korea (Lee Myeong Bak)
I got two offensive remarks from members that I have a bad grammar this week. And I got another offensive remark from a guy when we discussed about 2MB.
I'm not really in the mood today. Sorry. |
This is Dave ESL cafe, you gotta have tough skin when you're posting in this forum. Sarcasm, rudeness, narcissism is rampant around here. Watch out for the grammar nazis, they are the worst. |
"is rampant", should be 'are rampant'................  |
see what I mean?......  |
Sentence fragment......That should be, "do you see what I mean?"
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Eamo on top form.
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Steelrails

Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Also I'd say to the OP that this is Dave's. You gotta be able to roll with the punches. Understand that everyone here in a way is sorta a big family. I mean you get people and all sides of the spectrum, but really we're reacting to the excesses of the other. People who seem like they are ripping are not necessarily haters. I'd say it takes a good year of posting on here before you get a good sense of the regular posters and where they lie and even then, like I said, often they are just responding to excesses or pushing a niche issue. The point is what makes Dave's great is when you get into the whole "family" aspect of it and you are able to recognize each individual poster and their personality and can argue with them and go back and forth but at the end of the day understand that they contribute something to this form and prevent it from being dull and a bunch of non-offensive, middle of the road, postings of emptiness.
At least people here are somewhat real. All shapes, all sizes. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure the leadership in North Korea hate Kyopos. |
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methdxman
Joined: 14 Sep 2010
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Does anybody here hate Gyopo? |
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It seems that I get a lot of offensive remarks about me. Some people say that I have a bad grammar. Some people say that I don't think like any other foreigners in Korea because I hate 2MB.
So really. Does anybody really hate me? |
Are you talking about in person or on this forum?
Things could get tough for a gyopo here, but if your Korean is half decent you should be fine.
If you're talking about this forum, I think gyopos are treated like any other foreigner unless you try to do what they perceive to be as defending Korea, then you're their worst enemy.
If you're an English teacher and you have bad grammar you should be called out on it every single time. |
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calicoe
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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LOL...Okay Linguo the Robot...
As for Grammar Nazi's all I have to say is..."Grammar Power!"
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| When I hear the words gyopo guy, the first thing that comes into my mind is, cockblocker. |
As opposed to the rest of the men of the world who are like "Hey, how's it going? You wanna have sex with my date?"
And what, you think the gyopo girls are dying to have you rub yourself against them for 10 minutes while you swivel off-beat and spill a Jack & Coke down their back?
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This post is rolling-in-the aisle, screechingly funny. You should write movie scripts. You are like a post, post mod Kermit, lol.
To the OP: Is there any hope for you at all, seriously?
(We are just pulling your coat a little, all in good fun). |
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carpetdope
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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LOL...Okay Linguo the Robot...
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T-dot

Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: bundang
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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As far as employment, I think a lot of gyopos get an unfair shake because there is an overabundance of Overseas koreans or recently immigrated
Koreans masquerading as eesay gyopos.
OP, I'm going to guess that you immigrated to America in elementary school or middle school. |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: Daegu, South Korea
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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As far as employment, I think a lot of gyopos get an unfair shake because there is an overabundance of Overseas koreans or recently immigrated
Koreans masquerading as eesay gyopos.
OP, I'm going to guess that you immigrated to America in elementary school or middle school. |
Or he might be 2nd or even 3rd generation korean-american.... |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Location: In front of my computer, again.
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:49 am Post subject: |
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I got two offensive remarks from members that I have a bad grammar this week. And I got another offensive remark from a guy when we discussed about 2MB.
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In the first sentence you added 'a' when you should have said "have bad grammar"
In the second sentence you added 'about' when you should have said "discussed 2MB"
So, honestly, until you're ready to stop making errors, expect that a bunch of people who are trying to assert their ability to teach English (despite a lack of formal training in the majority of cases) will get on your case... esp. if they had a bad day. |
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comm
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| Cedar wrote: |
| NohopeSeriously wrote: |
I got two offensive remarks from members that I have a bad grammar this week. And I got another offensive remark from a guy when we discussed about 2MB.
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In the first sentence you added 'a' when you should have said "have bad grammar"
In the second sentence you added 'about' when you should have said "discussed 2MB"
So, honestly, until you're ready to stop making errors, expect that a bunch of people who are trying to assert their ability to teach English (despite a lack of formal training in the majority of cases) will get on your case... esp. if they had a bad day. |
Right. As has been pointed out by those actually responding to the OP, this is good English for someone raised in Korea, but worse grammar than most high-school educated native English speakers. Your race really doesn't have anything to do with it. |
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Died By Bear

Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| calicoe wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
LOL...Okay Linguo the Robot...
As for Grammar Nazi's all I have to say is..."Grammar Power!"
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| When I hear the words gyopo guy, the first thing that comes into my mind is, cockblocker. |
As opposed to the rest of the men of the world who are like "Hey, how's it going? You wanna have sex with my date?"
And what, you think the gyopo girls are dying to have you rub yourself against them for 10 minutes while you swivel off-beat and spill a Jack & Coke down their back?
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This post is rolling-in-the aisle, screechingly funny. You should write movie scripts. You are like a post, post mod Kermit, lol.
To the OP: Is there any hope for you at all, seriously?
(We are just pulling your coat a little, all in good fun). |
Also true. I am white, and a very light drinker. I've noticed exactly how he describes it on many, many occasions. Just callin' them like I saw them. Never once in five years saw a Korean guy cockblock anyone that didn't have it coming. That doesn't mean however, that there aren't rude Korean guys that get in the middle of a white guy and his date just because you and I have never witnessed it. I will agree with the 90%. Most Gyopos are very cool and friendly. As long as you're not an ahole, most will treat you decently. |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| I think a white gene would prob get more action then a Korean one. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| carpetdope wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| hondaicivic wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| hondaicivic wrote: |
| NohopeSeriously wrote: |
| cyui wrote: |
What is 2mb? Seriously, just as your not going like everyone/nor like you;
no one can please everyone in life. In other words, sometimes things are just a no-win/(right or worng) answer in life.
I guess the bigger question would be:Why would you even care? |
2MB = the President of Korea (Lee Myeong Bak)
I got two offensive remarks from members that I have a bad grammar this week. And I got another offensive remark from a guy when we discussed about 2MB.
I'm not really in the mood today. Sorry. |
This is Dave ESL cafe, you gotta have tough skin when you're posting in this forum. Sarcasm, rudeness, narcissism is rampant around here. Watch out for the grammar nazis, they are the worst. |
"is rampant", should be 'are rampant'................  |
see what I mean?......  |
Sentence fragment......That should be, "do you see what I mean?"
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"Sentence fragment" is also a sentence fragment. |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it was seen not long ago that any Korea that left Korea was not a Korean, he couldnt have the "jeong" with the other Koreans or he didnt have to go to the army, so he couldnt share the same experiences, which basically, makes sense here, because guys dont bound over hobbies or interests like we do in the west, the bond over what groups they belong too.
I feel bad for any gyopo, esp if their parents still have the idea that a Korean is a Korean, so kyopo girls may feel they have to marry a K-guy but the culture is waaaaaay different. Us kyopo girls would largely NOT want to kiss here MIL tail and the guys? well, they have this major guilt thing of not being "Korean" enough went they get old enough to have to "honor" their fathers.
Korea is one hell of a controlled society, much more than Japan (who have alot more individual freedom) and China (also, being such a big, mobile country, with the new feeling of a rising world star).
Korea is a fine place. They need to learn English, we can teach it, but I dont think any signifigant change will happen for at least one or two more generations. At least, until everyone born b4 1988 are gone and its all memories...they all have a havey stone around their necks called Korea... |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| That's too bad about the gyopo thing. It truly is. I don't particularly like being called "weiguk," but it is what it is. Suffer, dude. |
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