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[tomato]

Here are two isolated morsels for Qinella:

number one:

A small organ located inside known as the amygdala is believed to be the organ which causes sexual arousal to stimuli which are somewhat different but not too different. Thanks to the amygdala, you don't fall in love with our own brothers and sisters, but nor do you fall in love with your vacuum cleaner.

number two:

Do you know where the name "Barbara" comes from?

The Romans called all other tribes barbarians, because all foreign languages sounded to them like "bar bar bar bar." To name a girl Barbara was to imply that she was as lovely and exotic as a girl from a foreign tribe.

[jajdude]

Even I get called "handsome" a good bit. I think they just like to say something in English, and maybe like to compliment. Then again I also get insulted enough too, usually by kids who don't seem to think it's rude to say whatever goes through their heads. Usually this is in Korean, and they probably think it passes me by.

[peony]

[matthewwoodford]

Without being able to read Korean novels, you can take my opinions with a pinch of salt (does this phrase translate well by the way?), but perhaps Korean makes a whole range of distinctions that we consider unnecessary and unimportant in English? And probably vice versa too, thinking of Korean subtitles for instance. We just think differently. Do most Koreans understand that there is no exact English equivalent for '����ִ�', '�����ִ�', or indeed '�ִ�' and '����' in English? Despite the fact that it's barely possible to have a conversation in Korean without using any of these words.

I've several times heard intermediate students express the opinion that English isn't as descriptive a language as Korean. Perhaps it isn't, but I suspect that the main reason they say that is they're trying to find exact translations for Korean words, and they're not advanced enough to be able to describe anything really well in English.

English is supposed to have a huge vocabulary, very little of which is often used.

Oh yeah, and being called handsome or ugly is quite normal here.

[Qinella]

[tomato]

Qinella, I'm not trying to make a point.
Since you brought up the subject of the lure of the exotic, I'm just presenting a couple of isolated facts on the subject.