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Youngben88
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 Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:52 am Post subject: Being called 'handsome' sarcastically |
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Years back I remember being in Hongdae standing with a group of people I didn't know that well but had been partying with. Anyway, one of the Koreans on the fringe of the group pointed at me and said 'hey you, you handsome' and burst out laughing.
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| And yes I am aware they say everyone is handsome but this seemed to be done sarcastically as if to suggest he knew I wasn't handsome. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe he saw you touching a girl in a bar, and that was his way of trying to get in on the action |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:28 am Post subject: Re: Being called 'handsome' sarcastically |
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| Youngben88 wrote: |
Years back I remember being in Hongdae standing with a group of people I didn't know that well but had been partying with. Anyway, one of the Koreans on the fringe of the group pointed at me and said 'hey you, you handsome' and burst out laughing.
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He was just showing off to the others, demonstrating his high level of English proficiency, and laughing proudly and nervously.
By the standard of Korean English teachers:
.... Beginners: stare blankly when spoken to, but can say "game" in class.
.... Advanced beginners: say "hello" to foreigners.
.... Intermediate level: "I'm fine, thank you, and you."
.... Advanced level: "You handsome." or "Teacher, pretty."
Then, with this limited vocabulary, they proceed to teach complicated, useless and often incorrect grammar rules in middle and high schools, all in Korean, and attempt to solve multiple choice problems where there is often no correct answer, or several correct answers, or errors in the problem itself making the problem unsolvable.
Few Koreans have the necessary English proficiency to be sarcastic. |
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big_fella1
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:42 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry to inform you sarcasm isn't part of Korean culture.
Handsome means tall, don't let it go to your head. Laughing is a sign of embarrassment in Korea, that's all. |
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:57 am Post subject: |
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| They were taking the piss |
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beentheredonethat777
Joined: 27 Jul 2013
Location: AsiaHaven
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Being called 'handsome' sarcastically |
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He was just showing off to the others, demonstrating his high level of English proficiency, and laughing proudly and nervously.
By the standard of Korean English teachers:
.... Beginners: stare blankly when spoken to, but can say "game" in class.
.... Advanced beginners: say "hello" to foreigners.
.... Intermediate level: "I'm fine, thank you, and you."
.... Advanced level: "You handsome." or "Teacher, pretty."
Then, with this limited vocabulary, they proceed to teach complicated, useless and often incorrect grammar rules in middle and high schools, all in Korean, and attempt to solve multiple choice problems where there is often no correct answer, or several correct answers, or errors in the problem itself making the problem unsolvable.
Few Koreans have the necessary English proficiency to be sarcastic. |
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^^.This. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Youngben88 wrote: |
| They were taking the piss |
Yes they were mocking you. I have suffered it too. They are hard to get over. However, you have to take the high road on this one. There's no other way. BTW, serves you right for hanging around with children.  |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:54 am Post subject: Re: Being called 'handsome' sarcastically |
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| Youngben88 wrote: |
Years back I remember being in Hongdae standing with a group of people I didn't know that well but had been partying with. Anyway, one of the Koreans on the fringe of the group pointed at me and said 'hey you, you handsome' and burst out laughing.
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Maybe he's gay. I'm only half joking. |
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