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viper007
Joined: 22 Sep 2014
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 Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:21 pm Post subject: Funny Stories of Expats Returning Home |
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Can anyone here relate to this scenario of returning home after living the expat life? ㅋㅋㅋ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TKu_TxNnd4 |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Nope. Not at all.
In fact, I found the video totally annoying. I've been here for years, but don't act like that. I'd cringe if someone returned after a year in Korea... and brought toilet paper to a restaurant.  |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I dont think most people in Korea even act like that. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I liked it. It's obviously hyperbole, but she seems to at least understand Korea rather than simply fetishize it, unlike a certain rather annoying blogging couple. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| You can tell she's faking it near the end when she has a drink of soju and reacts like it's a glass of fine wine. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Not the slightest bit realistic. At the table she should have eaten like a pig, coughed all over her friends' food, hacked, yelled into her phone, and a whole host of other objectionable behavior.
She is kind of cute, though. So she's forgiven. |
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isitts
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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I liked it. The reaction of the friends and other bystanders was good.  I think it should have cut at 3:25, though. The whole, "Ahhh...I'm back in Korea again" seemed a little heavy handed. Took itself too seriously after doing a decent comedy routine. |
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Paddycakes
Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I've actually fallen victim to asking for "Cider"... that one I could relate to...but the rest no. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:54 am Post subject: |
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That was pathetic!
After more than 13 years here, I have never, and will never, act like that. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| Paddycakes wrote: |
| I've actually fallen victim to asking for "Cider"... that one I could relate to...but the rest no. |
I've asked for it at Korean restaurants in the States and then I get pissed when they bring me Sprite. It's just not the same! |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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She forgot to comment on the friend's "brackness" and how much she misses eating dog soup.
Could have been done much better. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:35 am Post subject: |
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I used "handphone" a lot when I went back home.
Any English speaking foreigner who ever uses "fighting" should be taken out back and beat with a very big stick.
But, I'd LOVE it if we could do the "shout out" to waiters/waitresses in bars and casual restaurants back home. Not the nice places of course, but definitely bars and Bennigan's type places. |
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