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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| You know that in western culture, the prefix "Ms" has only been around for 30 years or so. It used to be a BIG deal. The Korean language itself has been a big barrier to women here. Maybe they can come up with something like the English language did...somehow combining "ajuma" and "ajumoni"...maybe "ajumi"??? |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ajuma wrote: |
| You know that in western culture, the prefix "Ms" has only been around for 30 years or so. It used to be a BIG deal. The Korean language itself has been a big barrier to women here. Maybe they can come up with something like the English language did...somehow combining "ajuma" and "ajumoni"...maybe "ajumi"??? |
How about pre-juma? |
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dnamkung
Joined: 09 Apr 2004
Location: Victoria British Columbia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:07 am Post subject: |
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in an office setting, it's actually considered really rude if you call people ajosshi or adjumma or even agashi-- you call them by their title.
I.E.: director lee, manager kim, account manager Rho.
People without titles, you just call them "david" ssi.
I got in trouble when i first arrived at my office for not using titles. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| dnamkung wrote: |
in an office setting, it's actually considered really rude if you call people ajosshi or adjumma or even agashi-- you call them by their title.
I.E.: director lee, manager kim, account manager Rho.
People without titles, you just call them "david" ssi.
I got in trouble when i first arrived at my office for not using titles. |
So, it's not really sexual harrassement. Could it be possible that younger women hate the term because of their own prejudices against older women? |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Guess I have to get a stop watch now. |
Nah. You're fine. As long as you break up the 30 seconds to give different spots equal time....
!shoosh
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| dnamkung wrote: |
in an office setting, it's actually considered really rude if you call people ajosshi or adjumma or even agashi-- you call them by their title.
I.E.: director lee, manager kim, account manager Rho.
People without titles, you just call them "david" ssi.
I got in trouble when i first arrived at my office for not using titles. |
This is why foreign teachers are always called by the first (or given) name. You can call foreigners anything, right? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| dnamkung wrote: |
in an office setting, it's actually considered really rude if you call people ajosshi or adjumma or even agashi-- you call them by their title.
I.E.: director lee, manager kim, account manager Rho.
People without titles, you just call them "david" ssi.
I got in trouble when i first arrived at my office for not using titles. |
This is why foreign teachers are always called by the first (or given) name. You can call foreigners anything, right? |
YOU set the guidelines. I insist that my students call me Mr. Myth, or (for the kindies) teacher, NEVER Teacher Urban. If you allow them to call you by the first name then that's what they will do. See here, don't be passive and let Korea or Koreans dictate how you are treated. Try standing up for yourself once in a while. It might make you feel a whole lot better about yourself and Korea. |
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