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chest rockwell
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Sanbon
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| kermo wrote: |
The host at Open Mike at the Big Electric Cat boasts that he can sing the chorus to John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Road" in Korean. Sorry I don't have Hangul on this computer.
Tekke me home,
Cuntly loads,
To de perrace
I be-wrong!
Wessuh Pageenia
Mountenna momma,
Tekke me home,
Cuntly loads. |
HARG!!!!!!!! For the Xmas party at my Hagwon, my students and I learnt that song. Cher for the memories  |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| and my favorite is when korean teachers choose English names for students, spell them incorrectly or just give them names that are non-existent, and then refuse to correct them. dip sh its. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| and my favorite is when korean teachers choose English names for students, spell them incorrectly or just give them names that are non-existent |
My name is Daggi. Her name is Feter.
Pleased to meet you. I'm Chelly.
Meet my friends, Murdum and Trilf. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Anyway, all that matters is who you boted por on erection day.
silly joke 
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Sadly, I have some students with more than a year of hagwon English experience unable to say the letters 'V' or 'F' correctly.
It's berry unportunate (sorry, couldn't help myself there)
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One of the Korean English teachers often asks me to pronounce words, usually quite simple words, so she can see how my mouth moves when I say them. The other day, she asked me to say "ring," and then wondered how I could pronounce it so easily. I don't know, maybe just a few years of practice helped? |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
Anyway, all that matters is who you boted por on erection day.
silly joke
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Sadly, I have some students with more than a year of hagwon English experience unable to say the letters 'V' or 'F' correctly.
It's berry unportunate (sorry, couldn't help myself there)
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One of the Korean English teachers often asks me to pronounce words, usually quite simple words, so she can see how my mouth moves when I say them. The other day, she asked me to say "ring," and then wondered how I could pronounce it so easily. I don't know, maybe just a few years of practice helped? |
I just exaggerate my tongue, Gene Simmons style, to show the L, and say no tongue, and do an Elvis upper-lip to show the R. They can easily see the difference at that point, and repeat ad nauseum for X number of years, and hopefully they learn it. We have no Korean teachers at our school, so the kids don't get the wrong pronunciations. |
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Barking Mad Lord Snapcase
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| Who cares. I'm sure you guys are able to pronounce Korean words without an accent |
Being an excellent mimic, if I cared enough to learn Korean, I'd pass for native on the phone. And if I weren't an excellent mimic, I'd get over it, like maybe you should get over people laughing at the human condition. |
Yeah because learning Korean is such a waste of time, since you live in Korea and everything. |
Hey, what about that Dr Hwang! Ain't he a scream and a half?
Good ol' whacky Korea!!!  |
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Endesu
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: |
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I'll be gone in a year, two at most, so beyond the half dozen polite phrases, and since my inherent interest in the country/culture is middling, and since I have a rich inner life that occupies me fully, yeah, it would be a waste of time to learn a language I could in no way become fluent in during my time here and for which I'll have no use someday before too long. Thanks for asking. |
You make me proud  |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Let me point out in no uncertain terms that the average Korean person's pronunciation of English is about one hundred times better than the average Japanese person's pronunciation of English. Boy it's really freaky bad over here. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| and my favorite is when korean teachers choose English names for students, spell them incorrectly or just give them names that are non-existent, and then refuse to correct them. dip sh its. |
Yeah I had a student called "Rola" once. It took a little while to figure that one out. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| and my favorite is when korean teachers choose English names for students, spell them incorrectly or just give them names that are non-existent, and then refuse to correct them. dip sh its. |
Yeah I had a student called "Rola" once. It took a little while to figure that one out. |
Were they aiming for "Laura"?
When you've got all sorts of weird made-up "English" names like PINKL and JELL Deli, etc., nothing sounds dumb or unlikely anymore. There was a company a few doors down from us who asked my help with an English-language fax they were sending. The company had recently changed its name, but had no new letterhead, no new sign up yet. I asked the secretary for the exact new name.
Her: It's "Grarber Engineering & Design".
Me: It's what?
Her: "Crowrber"?
Me: "Crowbar"?
Her: Yes!! That's it!
Me: No, that can't be it. "Crowbar Engineering & Design"? No way.
Her: "Grober.... Crowber...."?
Me: Sorry, I'm just not getting it. Could you write it for me?
Her: (writes the name in hangul)
Me: Huh... Looks like "Grover" (I write "GROVER" in English), but that can't...
Her: YESSS!!! "Grover"! I know it's "Grover"!
Me: Really?  Why "Grover"? Who's Grover? Anyway, we got it.
So I rewrite her fax letter, then she's got some other correspondence that I help with. All faxes & letters go out "Grover Engineering & Design". This went on for half a year, I'd translate or rewrite their English correspondence. Then one day I happened to look closely at their sign on the wall in the lobby, which had Hangul in big letters and English below it in very smaller letters: "Global Engineering & Design". Oh shit!  GLOBAL! |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Seems some people are assuming the vocalist is Korean.
To me the song sounds exactly the same as the version
used over the end credits to the great Japanese anime 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'
Seems like the vocalist is more likely Japanese than Korean
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49
"Ending Theme:
#01: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Claire
#02: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #5 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep 5)
#03: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #6 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep 6)
#04: "Fly Me to the Moon -4 Beat Version-" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 7,12)
#05: "Fly Me to the Moon (Aya Bossa Techno Version)" by Aya (eps 8,22)
#06: "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Acid Bossa Version)" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 9,13)
#07: "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Version)" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 10,14,21)
#08: "Fly Me to the Moon -4 Beat Version (Off-Vocal)-" by [Instrumental] (ep 15)
#09: "Fly Me to the Moon (Off-Vocal Version)" by [Instrumental] (eps 16,24)
#10: "Fly Me to the Moon (Aki Jungle Version)" by Aki (ep 17)
#11: "Fly Me to the Moon -B22 (A-Type)-" by [Instrumental] (ep 20)
#12: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #23 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep 23)
#13: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #25 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep 25)
#14: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #26 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (ep 26)" |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:01 am Post subject: |
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There are no greater language butchers than English. We mangle with the best of them. Just look at Paris for example. Koreans get it right and we don't.
However that being said, it's still funny to hear Koreans mangle our language too.  Especially since Korean is such a b*tch to pronounce, at least for me. Maybe that's why I appreciate Japanese so much. Seems so much easier. Just got to learn more Kanji and I'll be much better. Anyone know a good place to learn Japanese in Seoul geared for foreigners?
Oh and when I was in Okinawa on my vacation the English spoken there was generally excellent. Very few problems, especially since they seemed to understand my Japanese anyway.  |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Hee hee. Favourite student names given by Korean teachers that I can remember.
Bred (Which he insisted was pronounced Brad). All the Koreans called him 빵. 
Rolly (Who was a little fat anyway so I thought this was cruel)
Milhouse (Hee hee)
Jinny (For a boy)
That's all I can think of for now. |
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KittyLover
Joined: 20 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Japanese guy trying to sublet his apt to Korean friend:
"yeah, and theres free F------ everywhere!"
Yeah, but what about parking? |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:01 am Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| JongnoGuru wrote: |
And ret me pray among the stars
Ret me see what Spring is rike
On Jupiter and Mars
In udder words,
Horde my hand |
MAZ |
Not "maz." No "z" remember?
Maybe "Maj-uh" or "Mo-ji." |
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