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Triban

Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:22 am Post subject:

ssuprnova wrote:

A cab ajosshi once asked me if we have many kangaroos in Canada. I said yes.
A few days later in my coworkers class a girl asked her if kangaroos are from Canada.

My goal now is to raise a generation of Koreans who will go to Canada expecting to see kangaroos roaming the streets.

Epic.

CentralCali

Joined: 17 May 2007

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:26 am Post subject:

Clinton wrote:

According to Google Translate - Young-Guk means England.

But if you ask it to translate Britain, it says Young-Guk.

So.... Anyone have an answer?

Google Translate allows you to contribute to its translation database. Simply click on the word in the translation that you consider incorrect and type in the correct translation.

myenglishisno

Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:42 am Post subject:

The Goalie wrote:

Canada is a poor country... like Southeast Asians we have to come to Korea to make money.

Canadians under 30 years old are mostly struggling with poverty, even the well educated ones. That's why I keep running into people I know over here Laughing

jammo

Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:25 pm Post subject:

Samurai Blur wrote:

This thread makes me think of a time I was in Daegu, clothes shopping at 'David' and one of the guys working there asked me where I was from. I told him I'm from America and he said, "Ahh! Stevie Wonder!" while giving me two thumbs up. I wanted to face/palm.

Gold

jammo

Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject:

Konglishman wrote:

nosmallplans wrote:

I guess its not really my country but...

Mexican Fried Chicken.

When did Mexicans start making fried chicken? Roast chicken, sure. Fried, no.

They got Mexico confused with Kentucky?

I don't think so. There is a popular fried chicken delivery called mexicana. Sometimes i wonder if anyone on this board actually lives in Korea lol

Triban

Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:14 pm Post subject:

jammo wrote:

Konglishman wrote:

nosmallplans wrote:

I guess its not really my country but...

Mexican Fried Chicken.

When did Mexicans start making fried chicken? Roast chicken, sure. Fried, no.

They got Mexico confused with Kentucky?

I don't think so. There is a popular fried chicken delivery called mexicana. Sometimes i wonder if anyone on this board actually lives in Korea lol

Swwwwoooooooooooosssshhhhhhh.

(That was the sound of the comment going over your head, in case you didn't understand that either.)

jammo

Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject:

Dear Pikachu, The omission of the 'a' was the source of the confusion obviously.

nukeday

Joined: 13 May 2010

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject:

jammo wrote:

Dear Pikachu,

The omission of the 'a' was the source of the confusion obviously.

No. There is another (small) chain called Mexican Fried Chicken.

And I think you're still not getting the comment.

Triban

Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:32 pm Post subject:

jammo wrote:

Dear Pikachu,

The omission of the 'a' was the source of the confusion obviously.

DOUBLE Swoosh!!

Pikachu used tail wag. It's super effective!!! 메롱!

jammo

Joined: 12 Dec 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject:

white flag

Triban

Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject:

jammo wrote:

*white flag*

The conditions of surrender are to ask five Koreans today why the chicken is mexican. Accept or be destroyed.

Kaypea

Joined: 09 Oct 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject:

Triban wrote:

jammo wrote:

*white flag*

The conditions of surrender are to ask five Koreans today why the chicken is mexican. Accept or be destroyed.

Awesome ^^ A new topic idea for advanced middle school conversation class.

Cliff for King

Joined: 09 Oct 2006

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:58 am Post subject:

Clinton wrote:

Cliff for King wrote:

My Co-teacher: Just tick the box for your country.
Me: But there is only a box for England.
Co-teacher: That's your country, right?
Me: Not exactly. I'm from Scotland.
Co-teacher: Oh. But it's in England?
Me: Near to England, yes. Not actually in England.
Co-teacher (in horror): But how did you get your visa?
Me: Scotland is in Britain, yes, but not in England.
Co-teacher: Ah. So you can tick England then?

OMG, this I have to ask. I got in a drunken debate with a Korean girl just last night who likes James McAvoy. I told her about how he was faking his English accent in X-Men because he's from Scotland, and she said he's from Young-Guk.

I took this to mean England and even asked her as much and she said yes. Well, through our language barrier it was kind of hard to figure out.

According to Google Translate - Young-Guk means England.

But if you ask it to translate Britain, it says Young-Guk.

So.... Anyone have an answer?

Britain/England it's all the same really. We Scotch just like to be awkward and pedantic.

Konglishman

Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:19 am Post subject:

jammo wrote:

Konglishman wrote:

nosmallplans wrote:

I guess its not really my country but...

Mexican Fried Chicken.

When did Mexicans start making fried chicken? Roast chicken, sure. Fried, no.

They got Mexico confused with Kentucky?

I don't think so. There is a popular fried chicken delivery called mexicana. Sometimes i wonder if anyone on this board actually lives in Korea lol

Yes, I have lived in Korea off and on for a little over 4 years. Anyways, now that I think of it, I noticed one such restaurant near my old apartment.

crisdean

Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:25 am Post subject:

Cliff for King wrote:

Clinton wrote:

Cliff for King wrote:

Britain/England it's all the same really. We Scotch just like to be awkward and pedantic.

Renton - "It's shite being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low! The scum of the ----ing Earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilisation! Some people hate English. I don't! They're just wankers! We, on the other hand, are colonised by wankers! Can't even find a decent culture to be colonised by! We're ruled by effete arseholes! It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy! And all the fresh air in the world won't make any ----ing difference"

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