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wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

Trying to read the romanisation in this thread gives me a headache! Crying or Very sad

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

marsha marsha marsha · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 5:55 pm Post subject: What I do

Well, I am not in Korea anymore but this still happens to me here in Egypt. The same people call every single day and have no clue what I am saying to them. So I just start throwing out random words that are fun to say. My favorites are Uijongbu and vasectomy. They just sit there then finally hang up. Then a few hours later, we start the whole thing over again. This time I usually throw in some crazy phrases like poly cotton blend. But this being Egypt, they know the word cotton. They just repeat that word over and over until I confuse them with another phrase. I sometimes speak Korean to them or even answer the phone with Yoboseyo. That is always good for a laugh...at least on my part.
Ah, the joys of non English speaking telephone conversations.

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

maryk · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 4:20 am Post subject:

a woman once stayed on the line through 17 fake farts of varying length, volume and pitch. swear.

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Middle Land

I tried the encoding thing.

Didn't work.

Crying or Very sad

ah well...

[edit]

Nevermind. I got it.

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billbile · Joined: 10 Apr 2003

Yes, I get this a lot, people ringing the wrong number.

After all the yabaseyo-ing, they somes even switch to nuguseyo.

"...nuguseyo?"

"Oh, who am I? Oh, I'm Bill."

"?"

like that will help. Knowing the name of somebody you obviously don't know since he speaks in a strange foreign language you don't understand.

Another interesting thing is when you have an office. Of course, putting to one side the countless times when people bowl straight in without knocking at all, the weirdest thing is when they knock extremely loudly AS they are entering the room. I mean, to quote Basil Fawlty, what is the bloody point?

mysteriousdeltarays · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 12:10 am Post subject:

I was so inspired by this thread that I actually turned my phone back on.

I loved Rike's idea. I don't think I'm bother with my day. I'll tell them about my life. Riefenstahl continues to amaze me along with "Well it seemed like a good idea at the time." Yesterday she pops up with "We both seemed to have had promissing pasts!"

Incidently if anybody watches TV. The Pianist is good. What isn't clear from the film is that is that it based upon two diaries, found by the son of the "pianist" twenty years after his death. The 2nd diary which is published in the original book was that of the Nazi officer who helped him in the very last days before the Red Army arrived. He knew it was the end and gave it to the 'pianist."

Both diaries tell the same story day by day from different perspectives. Yet both diarists are simultaneously coming to the same philosophical conclussions.

Anyway I love the idea of just babbling to the people on the phone! It never occurred to me!

If anybody cares I'm working at some hillbilly University that I plan to leave off my resume. I still teach kids too. And the kids here are really nice.

I may be bored, lonely, and terminally depressed but well it is a change!

I just turned the phone on again, I can hardly wait for the next caller! Today I'm in the mood to talk about Da Nang!

Velvet Sea · Joined: 09 Jun 2003

When I moved into my apartment, I would always receive calls from people asking for English, Japenese, or Chinese lessons. At least 3-6 calls a day. After this going on for 10 months, finally just last week a Korean that spoke some English called and asked for Japenese lessons. I asked where he got this number and he said that the YBM CISA website had my number listed as a contact number. I have yet to call them and tell them to change their damn website, but it will be a happy day when I do!!!!! OH HAPPY DAY!

makushi · Joined: 08 Jun 2003

me: Yoboseyo
Korean: yoboseyo
me: nay, yoboseyo
Korean: Kim Duk ku kesayo? (is Du Ku Kim there?)
me: yoboseyo?
Korean: nay, yoboseyo
me: malsum maseyo (speak!)
Korean: Kim Duk ku kesayo? ((is Du Ku Kim there?)
me: YOBOSEYO?
Korean: Yoboseyo
Me: Nay, yoboseyo
Korean: Kim Duk ku kesayo? ((is Du Ku Kim there?)
Me: Nuguseyo (who?)
Korean: Kim Duk ku
Me:Yoboseyo

I have had this same conversation many a times, and often times it will continue for several minutes before they get tired and hang up. Funny thing is, I have also heard the same conversation on buses, in the subway, in taxis etc. It's like two stutters that get stuck saying "yoboseyo" and each one can't get to the next base. Gotta love it.

I'm amazed out how quickly get on with phone conversation when I go home.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Today someone sent me a K-text message saying "I'm at home". It was nice to know, though I've no idea who the number belonged to.

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

I always just explain that I'm American and there are no Koreans here. They apologize and I say no big deal. No sweat.

One time, however, this kid kept calling me because he seemed to think I was his teacher. He would call on Saturday morning and ask why I hadn't come to school that week. I could hear his mom in the background. After a couple of weeks I guess they got the message.

Porter_Goss · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Location: The Wrong Side of Right