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[luckylady]

as an undergrad attending uni in the mountain state of Colorado, and the northern region of Ft. Collins (which some referred to as "southern Wyoming even) most of us after a while considered ourselves pretty outdoorsy and acclimated to the region which, before years of drought and record breaking warm weather set in, was known for intense storms and long periods of bitter cold, especially in the mountains.

a prof told this story in class once about an outfitter (someone who guides hunters on horseback into the mountains/woods) who took 2 city fellows out elk hunting. a storm set in so they camped and waited for it to blow through. the next morning was bright and sunny and the fellows wanted to venture out hunting but the outfitter insisted they stay put another day. thinking he just wanted to extend the trip an extra day, they demanded to go out. he said, no way, I'm staying put but if you want to go, please go ahead and go. then when you start getting a little tired, please lean forward over a log as you fall asleep.

they said huh? why? he replied because it will make it easier for me to haul your bodies back on horseback when you freeze to death.

needless to say, they decided to wait another day before venturing out.

the point was, the outfitter (and those of us in the class that day) all knew that the weather that blew in the storm had cold air behind it and the real danger was how far down it would drop behind the storm - which was easy to miss for newbies due to the sunny skies that came afterwards, confusing those that don't always pay attention to such things. in some regions, tho, not paying attention to the weather can be a deadly mistake.


the hidden agression in many people's speech and conversations isn't just based on ignorance but also on a class system that seems to say that those of us who come to other places other than where we usually live/reside/work are of somewhat a different and more knowledgeable persuasion than the local residents - which often clashes with the local residents' opinion of those who come into an area they know nothing about and putter about as if they do.

both sides are partially correct and often learn from each other, either unwillingly or not. it's how our society evolves and cultures develop and change.

specifically to the chopsticks, I also thought it fascinating how surprised many Koreans would be when I would retort to their remarks about how well I used chopsticks, that many countries use them, not just Korea, and since I was fond of all kinds of different cuisines, which are often easily available in the U.S., I had been using chopsticks for many years.

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[The Sultan of Seoul]

Meh, they can both be classed within one set which becomes meaningful;

'The two sentences have meaning as a pair. They contradict each other and thus are example of a paradox.'

Everything can have meaning as long as it is included in a set of those items that it has a realtionship with that gives it reference.

Nothing is an island and only has meaning if related to something else.

The real question is, what are these things when not being referenced in relation to human consciousness. Do they even exist at all?

These are the conversations we should start having with Koreans when they start their predictable questions and statements. They'll soon stop if they start to realise they're going to get brain fry in retalliation every time.

"Can you eat kimchi? Is very spicy."

"Yes Mr Chang, you've seen me eat it over 96 times now. Actually, I'd like to ask you something.... Do you think anything can be said to have meaning if not considered in relationship with another thing? For example, Borges proposes a fictional world where things themself are made from multiple nouns and can be both nouns AND VERBS at the same time, for example, to experience a lovely sunrise whilst swimming in a lake would be one set in itself known as something like 'Yesterday I part of the earth which is not solid and is wet on my skin wettingly I am in it as smell of tree is treeing and bird, birding sound I feel as eyes experience blue sky, blueing, blueing, 'July to August blueing' would be considered as one 'thing'. Maybe we should discuss this in our grade 3 class? Could you help me with a ppt...?"

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[Son Deureo!]

[The Sultan of Seoul]

[yodanole]

Of course Korea doesn't have the requisite four seasons necessary to qualify. They don't even have a hockey team. How can they have a hockey season?

[brier]

http://www.oxfordtutors.com.hk/games.html

I surprised that this book "Game People Play" hasn't been mentioned. Its uploaded at the above sight. While dated some, and a little cheeky in places, it's spot on.

Have fun!

[The Sultan of Seoul]

[The Cosmic Hum]