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freebeerandchicken
Joined: 02 May 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:32 am Post subject: hilarious konglish shirts... |
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Where can I find 'em?
I've been keeping an eye out for the past 3 months and I NEVER find any, anywhere. People say "oh yeah they are in the subway stations", well which ones, cuz I aint seeing them. Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, been to 'em and didn't find a thing. The Lonely Planet Korea book mentions a shirt that says "North Korea - Where's The Beef?" I would friggin LOVE to find something like this!! A recent K-Scene talked about one "Bang Bang The Morning Glory", thats pretty hilarious too. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think there is any particular place that specialises in Konglish shirts as their very nature dictates that Koreans aren't aware that the slogans are incorrect. Therefore you can find them everywhere and anywhere from the top fashion label houses to the street merchants. I recommend heading to a department store and I guarantee you'll find your fix of bad English shirts! |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: hilarious konglish shirts... |
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| freebeerandchicken wrote: |
Where can I find 'em?
I've been keeping an eye out for the past 3 months and I NEVER find any, anywhere. People say "oh yeah they are in the subway stations", well which ones, cuz I aint seeing them. Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, been to 'em and didn't find a thing. The Lonely Planet Korea book mentions a shirt that says "North Korea - Where's The Beef?" I would friggin LOVE to find something like this!! A recent K-Scene talked about one "Bang Bang The Morning Glory", thats pretty hilarious too. |
Most of the good tshirt engrish is on women's tshirts. Check out the first floor of the fashion towers at Dongdaemoon. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| WhoAU sometimes has some good ones. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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My favourite:
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| WhoAU sometimes has some good ones. |
the name WhoAU is konglish itself. Its supposed to sound like "who are you" which of course it does not, unless spoken with a heavy Korean accent.
As for the shirts, yeah, i was disappointed by the correctness (or blandness) of the english on shirts here too. There's no one place to look, just keep searching and you'll find some gems. If you really want a challenge, try to find a shirt that has korean written on it. |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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As mentioned before, look in the Dongdaemun buildings like Migliore and APM - you should be able to find ones for guys on the men's floors higher up. However, you might have to wait until spring if you want t-shirts.
Other places I see funny/mangled English or French or German on tops are the generic fashion stores in any town or suburb, like Fashion Mart or locally-owned ones that are not part of a chain.
If you are male, you might not find them as easily, because sometimes the ground floor is make-up/accessories/girls' stuff. Clothes will either be upstairs or at the back of the shop, and should have a men's section, too. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I saw a girl wearing a shirt that said "I F~ While Drunk" in big block letters. Whoever makes t-shirts like that must be laughing his ass off that people wear that. I wonder how many travelling Koreans have been barred from public places in English speaking countries for wearing offensive t-shirts. I know my father certainly wasn't impressed when he came here and saw all the mangled and/or offensive English. |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: |
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One of my students had one the other week that said "PORN NEEDS ME"...
Still haven't found it in any underground shopping areas, but I'm lookin. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| I saw a girl wearing a shirt that said "I F~ While Drunk" in big block letters. Whoever makes t-shirts like that must be laughing his ass off that people wear that. I wonder how many travelling Koreans have been barred from public places in English speaking countries for wearing offensive t-shirts. I know my father certainly wasn't impressed when he came here and saw all the mangled and/or offensive English. |
I've seen that too. The best was black letters on a yellow tshirt that was basically a profanity laden transcript of a tongue lashing a woman might typically give a cheating boyfriend. |
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