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jvalmer
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| wishfullthinkng wrote: |
| foreigners for some twisted reason tend to put a negative connotation with those words when there shouldn't be. just like the words "mr." or "mrs." they can be used to give a younger person a tease but they are not inherently negative. |
It's usually not an issue for men, but many women dread the day people start calling them adjumma on a regular basis. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:12 am Post subject: |
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| ontheway wrote: |
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Adjoshi will simple denote you as "older man" if its used by someone younger outside of a formal setting.
I school, it would be son saeng nim if you are the person's teacher.
Its not rude. |
Right-oh. Good show, old man. |
Why thank you grasshopper...you seem to be learning.  |
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Lazio
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Someone married with children is no question ajhossi or ajumma. It doesn't matter how young they are.
Some might say that after marriage you are already ajumma, ajhossi. But according to my wife for the honeymoon period and untill having a child, she shouldn't be called ajumma 
There are more and more single ones in their late 30s or 40s and others have no way of knowing their marital status so they often face the experience to be called as an ajumma. |
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murmanjake
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="chrisinkorea2011"]
| jvalmer wrote: |
just for the record the terms uncle and aunt have TONS of ways to say them. (it depends on which side of your family and if they are older OR younger than your dad/mom) it can get REALLY confusing
Uncle - 이모부, 삼촌, 고모부, 큰아버지, 작은아버지
Aunt - 이모, 고모, 큰어머니, 작은어머니, 숙모 |
A friend's kids call me 삼촌. It feels endearing and I like it(25 and not married for reference). |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Some of the grade 1s call me ajossi now and then. I think they're clowning me. |
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