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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| waggo wrote: |
| Alyallen wrote: |
| Ody wrote: |
| i usually say nyc, sometimes miami, florida. people get a wow look on their face with either answer. nodding their heads and smiling they usually then ask, "how long have you been in korea?" |
Almost ditto...
I usually say NYC, sometimes Jamaica. People get a wow look on their face with either answer. Nodding their heads and smiling they usually then ask, "how long have you been in korea?
Sorry Ody, I'm lazy  |
Im confused ...i thought you ARE in New York City |
I am but when I WAS in Korea that's the response I would get.
Sorry about that... |
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lepid gecko
Joined: 28 May 2004
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"Where you from?"
nam-aprikka..
 Nam-aprika???
or,
when I told some of my students in english, they kept hearing saudi arabia. 
nowadays, i just say mars, and let them try and figure it out. |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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The communication barrier is just as much our fault as theirs.
So let me ask another question:
What can we do to help break the ice? |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| tomato wrote: |
The communication barrier is just as much our fault as theirs.
So let me ask another question:
What can we do to help break the ice? |
after they ask how long i've been here, i often offer personal information; then i ask them a question or two. this is not unlike the way i chat with strangers/neighbors anywhere.  |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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when koreans ask me where I am from..
I say.. IM from BUNDANG!!!
they stand there confused for a second.. then SAY! NO NO! what country are you from?
then I say where are you from?
they look shocked.. and proudly say! KOREA!!!
im ohhhhhhh really!!
they say! hahah why where did you think I was from?
I thought you were from JAPAN!
then they say! NOWAY!! im korean!!!
ohh ok...
hahahhhhha... |
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lao_ocean_girl
Joined: 27 Jan 2004
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"Where are you from?"
--The United States
"But your face is Korean!"
--Yes, I know. My home is in the U.S., but my mother and father are Laotian.
"What?!? Where?"
--Do you know where Vietnam is, or Cambodia?
"What???"
--Ok, I'm from Tae-gook
"Oh, yes! Very nice"
----------> That's what I say when I'm lazy. It's close enough for me. |
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rawiri
Joined: 01 Jun 2003
Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:11 am Post subject: |
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me- nieuu gealanduuu (new zealand)
koreans- nederland? okok hiddink good good
me- ok yeah actully he's my uncle |
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Arthur Fonzerelli
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| "Why the hell are you here???" |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Arthur Fonzerelli wrote: |
| "Why the hell are you here???" |
Arthur Fonzarelli, you get that the world over, as well as family reunions and your mother's birthday-you're special that way.
HTH |
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