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[ajuma]

I find if I say "I'm not angry at you...it's the situation" (maybe more than once), it reassures your Korean handler. And asking your handler to agree with you "Gee, the landlord is really stupid, isn't he?" helps. Just because someone knows the language doesn't mean they understand all of the cultural nuances of a rant!

[some waygug-in]

You got your water problem fixed and then you complain about it.

Yeah, that landlord is awful.



Chances are, he's not thinking you're angry, he's just thinking you're

another whiney waygookin who complains about everything.