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thorin
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 Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject: �� and �� |
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| My doctor calls patients over a loudspeaker. Everyone else gets a �� but I'm only a ��. What's up with that? |
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Ekuboko
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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That's interesting. I was at a clinic on Saturday and they've always called me ' ~ �� ' there.
Sorry can't answer your question... |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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Doesn't �� usually follow a title, such as ���� or ����, whereas �� usually follows a person's name? Then again, it does seem unlikely they would call people by title at a doctor's office.
At least they didn't call you �ܱ���. |
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Kimchi Cha Cha
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: was Suncheon, now Brisbane
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
At least they didn't call you �ܱ���. |
Or even worse, �ܱ���. Walked past a group of 20-something fools this evening talking amongst themselves '��, �ܱ����̴�' then progressing to screech 'hi, hi, hi'. 
The girl at Baskin Robbins the other day referred to me as �մ� (guest) which I quite liked.
I hear �ܱ��� sometimes when at stores which I don't mind and find quite amusing. I always feel like going up to the counter and saying, 'Hello, yes, thank you. I'm Mr. �ܱ�' ~ '����ϼ���, ��, �����մϴ�. ���� �ܱ����Դϴ�.' 
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zappadelta
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:25 am Post subject: |
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Kimchi Cha Cha
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| whoops, I'll just fix it up. |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| Kimchi Cha Cha wrote: |
Or even worse, �ܱ���. Walked past a group of 20-something fools this evening talking amongst themselves '��, �ܱ����̴�' then progressing to screech 'hi, hi, hi'.
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Sigh...in Walmart yesterday a table of eleven-year-olds were shouting every random English word they knew (not very many for that matter) at me. I walked up to the loudest and smacked him upside the head. Funny thing was, though lots of people saw it, no one really looked surprised or seemed to indicate they thought I shouldn't have done it.
Wish I'd done it a little harder, in retrospect...  |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Kimchi Cha Cha wrote: |
Or even worse, �ܱ���. Walked past a group of 20-something fools this evening talking amongst themselves '��, �ܱ����̴�' then progressing to screech 'hi, hi, hi'.
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Sigh...in Walmart yesterday a table of eleven-year-olds were shouting every random English word they knew (not very many for that matter) at me. I walked up to the loudest and smacked him upside the head. Funny thing was, though lots of people saw it, no one really looked surprised or seemed to indicate they thought I shouldn't have done it.
Wish I'd done it a little harder, in retrospect... |
Takes real class to smack children |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Kimchi Cha Cha wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
At least they didn't call you �ܱ���. |
Or even worse, �ܱ���. Walked past a group of 20-something fools this evening talking amongst themselves '��, �ܱ����̴�' then progressing to screech 'hi, hi, hi'.
The girl at Baskin Robbins the other day referred to me as �մ� (guest) which I quite liked.
I hear �ܱ��� sometimes when at stores which I don't mind and find quite amusing. I always feel like going up to the counter and saying, 'Hello, yes, thank you. I'm Mr. �ܱ�' ~ '����ϼ���, ��, �����մϴ�. ���� �ܱ����Դϴ�.' |
Reminds me of that Dave Chappelle movie (can't remember the name but it's the one with Jim Bruer):
[guy in a lab coat]: "Er, excuse me janitor, could you come here for a second?"
[DC]:"Hiya scientist, what's up?"
[Gialc]:"Well janitor could you do me a favour and take this prescription down to the second floor, get if filled and bring it back to me ASAP? It's very important."
[DC]: Sure scientist, [hands him a mop] just mop this *beep* up while I'm gone."
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Corporal wrote: |
Sigh...in Walmart yesterday a table of eleven-year-olds were shouting every random English word they knew (not very many for that matter) at me. I walked up to the loudest and smacked him upside the head. Funny thing was, though lots of people saw it, no one really looked surprised or seemed to indicate they thought I shouldn't have done it.
Wish I'd done it a little harder, in retrospect... |
And when the day comes that your child acts like a jackass you'll condone that sort of behaviour from another adult? |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| My girlfriend said that some people think using �� sounds unusual with a foreign name. It could be my girlfriend's apologetical excuse, but she isn't much of an apologist, so it seems pretty valid to me... |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: �� and �� |
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| thorin wrote: |
| My doctor calls patients over a loudspeaker. Everyone else gets a �� but I'm only a ��. What's up with that? |
I went to a different hospital today. Interestingly, the X-Ray guy called out to me using "[Family Name] [First Name] -��" but 5 minutes later the blood test woman called me ""[Family Name] [First Name] -��".
Maybe it was because the X-Ray guy had just been told I was a foreigner, and the blood test woman didn't realize? When written in Korean, my name fits nicely into the 3 part name most Koreans have, so maybe that's why I'm usually addressed as ~��? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:30 am Post subject: Re: �� and �� |
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| Ekuboko wrote: |
| thorin wrote: |
| My doctor calls patients over a loudspeaker. Everyone else gets a �� but I'm only a ��. What's up with that? |
I went to a different hospital today. Interestingly, the X-Ray guy called out to me using "[Family Name] [First Name] -��" but 5 minutes later the blood test woman called me ""[Family Name] [First Name] -��".
Maybe it was because the X-Ray guy had just been told I was a foreigner, and the blood test woman didn't realize? When written in Korean, my name fits nicely into the 3 part name most Koreans have, so maybe that's why I'm usually addressed as ~��? |
omg, you have to tell me your blood type! To quote one of my student's notepad: "I'm very interested in your blood type." |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Sigh...in Walmart yesterday a table of eleven-year-olds were shouting every random English word they knew (not very many for that matter) at me. I walked up to the loudest and smacked him upside the head. Funny thing was, though lots of people saw it, no one really looked surprised or seemed to indicate they thought I shouldn't have done it.
Wish I'd done it a little harder, in retrospect... |
Wow! If I ever saw anyone smacking my kid for whatever reason, I'd probably lose it. |
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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
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Sigh...in Walmart yesterday a table of eleven-year-olds were shouting every random English word they knew (not very many for that matter) at me. I walked up to the loudest and smacked him upside the head. Funny thing was, though lots of people saw it, no one really looked surprised or seemed to indicate they thought I shouldn't have done it.
Wish I'd done it a little harder, in retrospect... |
And when the day comes that your child acts like a jackass you'll condone that sort of behaviour from another adult? |
Indeed! In fact, if my kid starts yelling "ching chong chao" at some Asian at some point, I'd probably smack her upside the head myself. |
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