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Lovely music and...snorting.

 
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011

PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:31 pm    Post subject: Lovely music and...snorting. Reply with quote

Once a week a guitarist comes into my school (the English classroom, actually) to teach classical guitar to some teachers. He is super-talented and can play the guitar very well. He can also sing well. Sometimes he'll play a lovely piece and I'm thinking "Wow, that's lovely." But the moment the song ends he's snorting, hacking and what have you. And when there's no vocal component to the song he does the snorting, hacking and throat clearing during the performance. Weird. You'd think people who like refined things would be refined. I'm charmed and repulsed at precisely the same time. Only in Korea.

It's like sitting down at a fine restaurant in Apgujeong and watching well-dressed people, who are paying a good price for their meal, chomping, slurping and clearing their throat throughout the meal.

Confused
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yodanole



Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida

PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Contact Dewey, Fleecem and Howe and sue the pig Shocked
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Lucas



Joined: 11 Sep 2012

PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Once a week a guitarist comes into my school (the English classroom, actually) to teach classical guitar to some teachers. He is super-talented and can play the guitar very well. He can also sing well. Sometimes he'll play a lovely piece and I'm thinking "Wow, that's lovely." But the moment the song ends he's snorting, hacking and what have you. And when there's no vocal component to the song he does the snorting, hacking and throat clearing during the performance. Weird. You'd think people who like refined things would be refined. I'm charmed and repulsed at precisely the same time. Only in Korea.

It's like sitting down at a fine restaurant in Apgujeong and watching well-dressed people, who are paying a good price for their meal, chomping, slurping and clearing their throat throughout the meal.


It's an indirect way for him to hint, to you, to get out of the room.

He only does it when you're there.

I sense a Smithington breakdown before Christmas.


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optik404



Joined: 24 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smithington complaining on the internet? Say it ain't so.
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe he has a medical condition. Maybe he's hinting that he'd like a glass of water. Maybe, as lucas posted, he wants you out. Maybe he's signalling you to stand away from the ventilation grate.

Just enjoy the tunes!
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Troglodyte



Joined: 06 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:44 am    Post subject: Snorting Reply with quote

I thought this thread was going to be about blow.
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