Korean Job Discussion Forums

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

Term: Cyclist.
Western Meaning: Someone who rides a bike.
Korean Meaning: A shameful person who lost their license for impaired driving.

Term: Party.
Western Meaning: Cramming into an abode and drinking, smoking and carousing with loud music.
Korean Meaning: Having dinner at a restaurant.

Term: Camping.
Western Meaning: Going into the wilds to sleep in a tent.
Korean Meaning: Going to a school or hotel to study.

Term: Panties.
Western Meaning: Sexy female undergarments.
Korean Meaning: Frumpy, large, usually beige garments similar to hot pants (but not hot)

Term: Baked Potato
Western Meaning: A baked potato with sour cream, chives and bacon bits
Korean Meaning: A baked potato with a sundae topping

Term: Rock Band.
Western Meaning: Haggard psychopaths who write and perform music (usually high).
Korean Meaning: Cutesy boy scouts or girl scouts who dance.

Term: Chinese Food.
Western Meaning: Delicious food from China.
Korean Meaning: Korean food.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

You may want to learn how to correctly spell "definitive" before posting your idiotic "guide".

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

Oops, forgot one:

Term: Loser
Western Meaning: indytrucks
Korean Meaning: indytrucks

I guess some things are the same in any language!

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Wow, what a zinger. I'm crying in my Cheerios.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

jinglejangle · Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Location: Far far far away.

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

nice b00bs.

funny thread.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

antoniothegreat · Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: Yangpyeong

picnic

English meaning: packing a lunch, usually sandwiches, and eating at a park
Korean meaning: students going somewhere during the day instead of school, as a planned event organized by the school. (fieldtrip).

Kimchi

English meaning: fermented cabbage with red bean sauce, staple of Korea.
Korean meaning: requirement of daily diet, cures AIDS, cancer, colds, and homosexuality, proof of Koreans higher level of existence.

friend
English meaning: a person you like and meet consistently.
Korean meaning: a person of the same sex and age that you drink soju with.

cheating (1)
English meaning: a dishonorable, disrespectful act of people that cannot succeed.
Korean meaning: a more efficient, easier way of getting something done.

cheating (2)
English meaning: an unforgivable act of not being faithful to your significant other.
Korean meaning: what you do after your wife has given you a son.

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

lawyertood · Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject:

Term: Traffic light

Western Meaning: An electronic device used to safely control the flow of traffic at busy intersections.

Korean Meaning: A roadside device used to bring color to an otherwise drab environment.

lawyertood · Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

Erratum

Kimchi

English meaning: fermented cabbage with red bean sauce, staple of Korea.
Korean meaning: requirement of daily diet, cures AIDS, cancer, colds, and homosexuality, proof of Koreans higher level of existence.

Correction

Term: Kimch'i

Western Meaning: What's that godawful smell coming from your refrigerator?

Korean Meaning: A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation; requirement of daily diet, cures AIDS, cancer, colds, and homosexuality, proof of Koreans higher level of existence.

antoniothegreat · Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: Yangpyeong

sister

English meaning: girl born from same parents.
Korean meaning: girl not of same age.

massage

English meaning: methodic rubbing of skin to help soarness, or quicken muscle recovery.
Korean meaning: I wont answer this...

10 seconds
English meaning: definite amount of time, 1/6th of a minute.
Korean meaning: maximum amount of time allowed to pass before the act of sex must be completed.

Yorkshire terrier

English meaning: cute little dog, often owned by older couples, especially ladies, or people living in apartments and other confined spaces.
Korean meaning: Ferocious dog with FANGS, liable to mutate into a were-puppy at any time and destroy all school girls it can see. often possesses rabies (sp?) and has an unquenchable thirst for blood.

tomato · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:09 am Post subject:

foreign language instruction

Western meaning: receiving thorough conversation practice in a second language, and with minimum interference from the first language
Korean meaning: reciting from the textbook and listening to a teacher lecture in the first language

foreigner

Western meaning: a respectable human being who happens to be born in a different country
Korean meaning: a sort of side show attraction

small town

Western meaning: a community with a population of four digits or less, with very little noise and pollution
Korean meaning: any city that a job applicant hasn't heard of

qualifications

Western meaning: educational background, experience, and references from former supervisors
Korean meaning: age, gender, skin color, hair color, and eye color

learn

Western meaning: to satisfactorily demonstrate an understanding of a concept
Korean meaning: to attend a class in which the material was covered

teach

Western meaning: to present concepts and to facilitate students in satisfactorily demonstrating that they understand those concepts
Korean meaning: to stand in front of a designated classroom at a designated time